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October 31, 2004 (Sunday)

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

, Week 8: **The

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...

behind rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, defeat the

New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...

, 34–20, ending the Patriots' win streak at 21 games. It is the first time in over a year that the Patriots have lost a game
(ESPN)
**The

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...

remain the only undefeated team in the NFL after defeating the

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...

, 15–10. Terrell Owens had the Eagles' only touchdown
(ESPN)
**The

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

defeat the

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansion ...

, 34–13. Vikings' wide receiver

Randy Moss Randy Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee ...

left the game early with continued tightness in his right hamstring. The Vikings were nearly shutout at home for the first time in over 40 years before scoring two touchdowns late in the fourth quarter
(ESPN)
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NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...

: Just a week after a plane crash killed ten people including members of Hendrick Motorsports and team owner Rick Hendrick's family, team driver

Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver. A seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, he competes part-time in the series driving for Petty GMS Motorsports. Johnson's seven Cup championships, ...

wins his seventh race of the season (and third straight) at the

Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 The Ambetter Health 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. William Byron is the defending race winner. This race was originally Atlanta's second race of the season and was run as a late- ...

(ESPN)

October 30, 2004 (Saturday)

Rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

Tri-Nations: Australia defeat Great Britain 12–8 at the

City of Manchester Stadium The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England, also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the home of Premier League club Manchester City F.C., with a domestic football capacity of 53,400, making it the 6th-largest ...

and qualify for the Tri-Nations Final, where they will play either New Zealand or Great Britain, depending on results over the next three weeks.

October 29, 2004 (Friday)

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

: English Premiership club Chelsea cancels the contract of

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striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant *Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America People wi ...

Adrian Mutu after he tests positive for

cocaine Cocaine (from , from , ultimately from Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''kúka'') is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant mainly recreational drug use, used recreationally for its euphoria, euphoric effects. It is primarily obtained from t ...

(BBC)

October 27, 2004 (Wednesday)

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

: The

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

break the alleged Curse of the Bambino, by winning their first

World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...

title since 1918, beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 3–0, in Game Four of the

2004 World Series The 2004 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2004 season. The 100th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National Leag ...

October 26, 2004 (Tuesday)

–

, Game 3:

Manny Ramírez Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican Americans (Dominican Republic), Dominican-American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 seasons. He played with ...

homers and Pedro Martínez pitches seven shutout innings as the

defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4–1 to take a 3–0 series lead. The only team to come back from a 3–0 deficit to win a best-of-7 series in

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

history was these very same Red Sox, last week in the

ALCS The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the two winners of the American ...

(CNNSI)
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Football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

FA Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

club

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...

announce they have severed ties with manager

Gary Megson Gary John Megson (born 2 May 1959) is an English former football player and manager. He has previously managed Norwich City, Blackpool, Stockport County, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers and ...

after Megson informs the club he will not extend his contract with them beyond the 2004–05 season.
(Reuters)

October 25, 2004 (Monday)

* Ice skating – Russian ice skater

Tatiana Totmianina Tatiana Ivanovna Totmianina (russian: Татьяна Ивановна Тотьмянина; born 2 November 1981) is a Russian former competitive pair skater. With partner Maxim Marinin, she is the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time World champion, ...

is released from a

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

area hospital, after being admitted days earlier, with a

head A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Some very simple animals may ...

concussion suffered after a fall during a competition
(Boston.com)
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Week 7,

Monday Night Football ''ESPN Monday Night Football'' (abbreviated as ''MNF'' and also known as ''ESPN Monday Night Football on ABC'' for simulcasts) is an American live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games currently airing on ESPN, AB ...

: In their first ''MNF'' appearance in over a decade, the

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...

upset the AFC West division-leading

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquart ...

23–10. It had also been fourteen years since their last ''MNF'' win and fifteen since their first Monday night home game
(ESPN)

October 24, 2004 (Sunday)

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, Game 2: The

achieve another home-field victory over the St. Louis Cardinals 6 to 2. Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling earns another win playing through his ankle injury, despite Boston committing four errors. Games 3 through 5 are slated to be held in St. Louis starting Tuesday
(CNNSI)
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Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

: World Cup 2005 season opening in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

, Germany: The Ladies' 6×0.8 km Team Sprint relay race is won by the Norwegian No.1 team (

Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen (born 21 March 1980) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with 114 individual victories. Bjørgen is also the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country W ...

Hilde G. Pedersen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (born 8 November 1964) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Her first Olympic medal was a silver 4 × 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she took the br ...

), with Germany's No.2 team (

Manuela Henkel Manuela Henkel (born 4 December 1974 in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Bezirk Suhl) is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Her best indiv ...

Evi Sachenbacher Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (; born 27 November 1980) is a retired German cross-country skier and biathlete from Reit im Winkl who has competed since 1998. She was born in Traunstein, West Germany. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won five me ...

) and Italy's No.1 team (

Arianna Follis Arianna Fernanda Follis (born 11 November 1977, in Ivrea, Piedmont) is an Italian cross-country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at Turin in 2006. Foll ...

Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi (born 21 June 1969 in Udine) is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the G.S. Forestale. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004. Eq ...

) taking the 2nd and 3rd place
(FIS-Ski Results)
In the Men's 6×1.5 km race, Norway's No.1 team wins (

Håvard Bjerkeli Håvard Bjerkeli (born August 5, 1977) is a Norwegian cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who competed between 1996 and 2006. He won a silver medal in the individual sprint at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fie ...

Tor Arne Hetland Tor Arne Hetland (born 12 January 1974) is a Norwegian cross-country skiing coach and a former professional cross-country skier. Hetland was born in Stavanger. He now lives in Trondheim. While active he represented Byåsen IL ski club. He was co ...

), while Germany's No.1 team ( Tobias Angerer,

Axel Teichmann Axel Teichmann (born 14 July 1979) is a German cross-country skiing coach and former skier. Background Teichmann started cross-country skiing at the age of ten. He completed his secondary education at Bad Lobenstein and, from 1993, at Oberhof ...

) and No.3 team (

Toni Lang Toni Lang (born April 22, 1982 in Hutthurm) is a German former biathlete. In 2008, he ran his first single World Cup Race. After Biathlon World Cup 2010/2011 he retired from active biathlon sports and started studying dentistry. He is the ...

, Andreas Stitzl) finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively
(FIS-Ski Results)
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Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

defeat

Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

2–0 at United's

Old Trafford Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310 it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wemb ...

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, ending the London club's

unbeaten streak A winning streak, also known as a win streak or hot streak, is an uninterrupted sequence of success in games or competitions, commonly measured by at least 4 wins that are uninterrupted by losses or ties/draws. Although sometimes claimed as a ...

in the

. Arsenal's unbeaten run had stretched a record 49 matches and included the entire 2003–04 season
(BBC)
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Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

: In the

Brazilian Grand Prix The Brazilian Grand Prix ( pt, Grande Prêmio do Brasil), currently held under the name São Paulo Grand Prix ( pt, Grande Prêmio de São Paulo), is a Formula One championship race which is currently held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace ...

, the last race of the 2004 season, Juan Pablo Montoya wins his final race for the Williams team, holding off future

McLaren McLaren Racing Limited is a British motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor, the second oldest active team, and the second most successful Formul ...

teammate

Kimi Räikkönen Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (; born 17 October 1979), nicknamed "The Iceman", is a Finnish racing driver who competed in Formula One between 2001 and 2021 for Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus, and Alfa Romeo. Räikkönen won the 2007 Formula One Wo ...

. Rubens Barrichello finishes third. Michael Schumacher, who had long since clinched his seventh series championship, finishes seventh
(BBC)
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Week 7: **The

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The tea ...

, in a 56–10 romp over the

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...

, set an NFL record for most rushing touchdowns in a game, with 8. Four were scored by Priest Holmes and four by

Derrick Blaylock Derrick Blaylock (born August 23, 1979) is a former American football running back of the National Football League. Blaylock was drafted in the 5th round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Blaylock also played for the New York Jets. ...

(Yahoo!)
**The

set another NFL record with their 18th consecutive regular-season victory, 13–7 over the

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...

. The loss is the first of the year for the Jets, while the Patriots remain undefeated. Jets running back Curtis Martin moves into seventh place on the all-time career rushing yards list
(Yahoo!)
**The

also remain undefeated with a 34–31 overtime win over the

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

(Yahoo!)
**The

Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team pla ...

stun the

St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). They played in St. Louis from 1995 to the 2015 season, before moving back to Los Angeles, where the team had played from 1946 to 1994. The arri ...

31–14 for their first win of the season
(Yahoo!)
**The Jacksonville Jaguars stun the

Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 ...

27–24 on a last minute 50-yard field goal from Josh Scobee
(Yahoo!)
**

Deion Sanders Deion Luwynn Sanders Sr. (born August 9, 1967) is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach at the University of Colorado Boulder. Nicknamed "Prime Time", he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons ...

has his first interception return for a touchdown since 1998 as his

beat the

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...

20–6
(Yahoo!)
**

Emmitt Smith Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys. Among other accolades, he is the lea ...

rushed for 100 yards for the 78th time in his career, surpassing

Walter Payton Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953Although most sources at the time of his death gave Payton's birth year as 1954, reliable sources subsequently state he was born in 1953. – November 1, 1999) was an American football running back who played ...

en route to a 25–17

Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play t ...

victory over the

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as ...

(ESPN)
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's sixth win of the 2004 NASCAR season, at the

Subway 500 The Xfinity 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. The race is traditionally held in the fall and has been run in every NASCAR Cup Series season, starting with the sixth event in the inaugu ...

at Martinsville Speedway near Martinsville, Virginia, is overshadowed by the crash of a private plane today belonging to his racing team,

Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) is an American professional auto racing organization that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in 1984 as All Star Racing by Rick Hendrick. Hendrick Motorsports has won a NASCAR-record 291 Cup Seri ...

(ESPN)
All 10 people on board the plane were killed, including four relatives of team owner Rick Hendrick
(ESPN)
* Ice skating: During an

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televised competition, skater

suffers a fall after her partner slipped off his right foot. She remains unconscious for some minutes, and is hospitalized with damage to her head, neck and eyes.

October 23, 2004 (Saturday)

, Game 1: Hosting the St. Louis Cardinals on a cold night at Fenway Park, the

won the highest scoring Game One of Series history, 11–9. The Red Sox took a 7–2 lead in the third inning, but the Cardinals tied it by the 7th.

Mark Bellhorn Mark Christian Bellhorn (born August 23, 1974) is an American former professional baseball infielder. In his ten-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Bellhorn was best known for being the starting second baseman for the Boston Red Sox during t ...

's two-run home run in the bottom of the 8th provided the winning margin
(ESPN)
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: World Cup 2005 season opening in

, Germany: The 0.8 km Ladies' Sprint race is won by

(NOR), with

Anna Dahlberg Anna Olsson (born 1 May 1976 as Anna Dahlberg in Kramfors, Ångermanland) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1996 to 2010. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the team sprint (with Lina Andersson) at Turi ...

(SWE) and

coming in second and third
(FIS-Ski results)
The 1.5 km Men's Sprint race is won by Peter Larsson (SWE), with

(NOR) and

Cristian Zorzi Cristian Zorzi (born 14 August 1972 in Cavalese, Trentino) is an Italian former cross-country skier who excelled at sprint ski races. He is nicknamed Zorro, for his exuberant character. Biography Zorzi's first major success was at the 2000 Cr ...

(ITA) coming in second and third
(FIS-Ski results)
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Tri-Nations:

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

defeat

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

32–12 at Loftus Road, London.

October 21, 2004 (Thursday)

: ** National League Championship Series, Game 7: The St. Louis Cardinals advance to the

with a 5–2 win over the

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

. In the sixth inning,

Albert Pujols José Alberto Pujols Alcántara () (); born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball first baseman, designated hitter and third baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Machine", ...

ties the game with an RBI double, and

Scott Rolen Scott Bruce Rolen (born April 4, 1975) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds. He was an eight-t ...

gives the Cardinals the lead for good with a two-run

homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...

on the next pitch. Pujols is named Series MVP
(ESPN)
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guard Carmelo Anthony is cited for possession of

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(ESPN)
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3839592/detail.html (TheDenverChannel.com)] *

UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...

2004–05 Group Stage, matchday
(UEFA.com)
*Group A: **

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

3 – 0 Hearts **

Schalke Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rh ...

1 – 1

FC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 20 times, Swiss Cup winners 13 times, and ...

*Group B: **

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...

2 – 0

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

** Steaua Bucharest 2 – 0 Standard Liège *Group C: **

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

2 – 0

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб «Дніпро́», ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Dnipro. The club was owned by the Privat Group that also owns BC Dnipro and Budivelnyk Kyiv. In 2018 FC Dnipro was forced in ...

3 – 2

Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062.

*Group D: **

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

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Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

Dinamo Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi is a sports club from Tbilisi, Georgia. It was founded in 1925. Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2–1 i ...

0 – 2 Sochaux *Group E: **

Egaleo Aigaleo or Egaleo ( el, Αιγάλεω ) is a suburban municipality in the western part of Athens, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo. Its population was 69,946 at the 2011 census. Ge ...

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1 – 1 Villarreal *Group F: ** Auxerre 0 – 0 GAK ** Amica Wronki 0 – 5

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*Group G: ** Beveren 1 – 5

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

** Benfica 4 – 2 Heerenveen *Group H: ** Alemannia 1 – 0

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...

** Zenit St. Petersburg 5 – 1 AEK Athens *

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: A three-judge panel of the

Court of Arbitration for Sport The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; french: Tribunal arbitral du sport, ''TAS'') is an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland and its co ...

upholds the awarding of the gold medal in the

gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...

men's all-around to American Paul Hamm, rejecting the appeal of

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n Yang Tae-young
(ESPN)

October 20, 2004 (Wednesday)

: ** National League Championship Series, Game 6: The St. Louis Cardinals come back to beat the

6–4. Jim Edmonds drives in the winning runs with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the twelfth. This series is all tied up at 3–3 and the stage is set for a dramatic Game 7 in St. Louis on October 21
(ESPN)
**

American League Championship Series The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the two winners of the American ...

, Game 7: The

defeat the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

, 10–3, going on to the

for the first time since 1986. The Red Sox won four games in a row, winning the series 4–3. They become the first team in Major League Baseball, and the third team in North American professional sports, to win a postseason series after trailing three games to none
(ESPN)(Reuters)
*

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...

, Group Stage, Matchday 3 **Group E:

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

2 – 2

**Group E: Rosenborg 1 – 2 PSV **Group F: A.C. Milan 1 – 0

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...

**Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk 3 – 0

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**Group G:

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...

1 – 2 Werder Bremen **Group G:

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...

1 – 5

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Football in Italy, Italian professional Association football, football ...

**Group H: Chelsea 2 – 0 CSKA Moscow **Group H: Paris Saint-Germain 2 – 0

F.C. Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...

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* Women's boxing: Laila Ali denies rumors she will be fighting in

Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...

DR Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

on October 30, the 30th anniversary of her father's legendary fight against

George Foreman George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister and author. In boxing, he was nicknamed "Big George" and competed between 1967 and 1997. He is a two-time world heavyweight champio ...

in the same city
(ESPN)

October 19, 2004 (Tuesday)

: **

, Game 6: The

defeat the

, 4–2, becoming the first team in

history to force a Game 7 in any postseason series after being down 3 games to 0. Curt Schilling pitches seven innings on a hurt ankle, giving up only one run on four hits
(ESPN)
*

, Group Stage, Matchday 3 **Group A:

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0 – 0 Deportivo La Coruña **Group A: AS Monaco 2 – 1

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

**Group B: Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 1 AS Roma **Group B:

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

1 – 0

Dynamo Kyiv Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Union, Soviet Dynamo Sports Club, Dynamo Sports Soc ...

**Group C: Ajax 3 – 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv **Group C:

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

1 – 0

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

**Group D: Fenerbahçe 1 – 3

Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a men and women's French professional football club based in Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The men play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. Founded in 1950, th ...

**Group D: Sparta Prague 0 – 0

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October 18, 2004 (Monday)

: **

, Game 5: The

outlast the

to win 5–4 in a 14 inning marathon.

David Ortiz David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975), nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former designated hitter (DH) and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played in the American League (AL) from 1997 to 2016, primarily wit ...

is a hero once again with the game-winning RBI, driving in Johnny Damon. New York now leads the best-of-seven series 3–2. The game lasted 5 hours and 49 minutes, the longest by time in postseason history
(ESPN)
** National League Championship Series, Game 5: The

defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 3–0. Jeff Kent drives in the winning runs with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth. Houston leads the best-of-seven series 3–2
(ESPN)
*

Week 6,

: Spurred by a 93-yard

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return by

Adam Archuleta Adam Jason Archuleta (born November 27, 1977) is a former professional American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football at Arizona State, and was selected in the first round o ...

, the

defeat the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...

28–21
(ESPN)

October 17, 2004 (Sunday)

: **

, Game 4: The

stay alive in the series with the

with a 6–4 win in 12 innings. The Sox, who now trail 3–1 in the series, tie the game in the bottom of the ninth against Yankees closer

Mariano Rivera Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969) is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" and "Sandman", he spent most ...

, and win on a walk-off home run by

in the 12th
(ESPN)
** National League Championship Series, Game 4: The

even the series with the St. Louis Cardinals at two games apiece with a 6–5 win. Carlos Beltrán supplies the winning margin with a solo

home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

in the seventh inning. Beltrán ties records for the most home runs in a single postseason (eight) and most consecutive postseason games with a home run (five)
(ESPN)
*

Week 6: **The

and

remain the NFL's only undefeated teams, by beating the

Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. T ...

and

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

respectively. New England's win tied an NFL record for consecutive regular-season victories, at 17, and continues their record of most consecutive NFL games won (including playoffs) to 20
(Yahoo!/AP)
**The

get their first win of the year by beating the

20–13. The Dolphins, at 0–6, are the NFL's last winless team in 2004. **

quarterback

Daunte Culpepper Daunte Rachard Culpepper (born January 28, 1977) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at UCF and was selected ...

throws five touchdowns for the third time this season, setting an NFL record. The Vikings defeated the

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...

38–31
(Yahoo!)
*

Motorcycle racing Motorcycle racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles. Major varieties include motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Ot ...

Valentino Rossi Valentino Rossi (; ; born 16 February 1979) is an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer and nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. Nicknamed ''The Doctor'', he is widely considered to be one of the greatest motorcyc ...

wins the World

MotoGP Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ...

title for the third successive year, the first year for

Yamaha Yamaha may refer to: * Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below). ** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...

since 1992, when he wins the Australian MotoGP, one race before the end of the series. He is only the second rider to win successive titles for different teams
(BBC)(BBC)
*

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

: Ernie Els wins the Volvo World Match Play Championship at

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, beating

Lee Westwood Lee John Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on five continents – Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Oceania – including ...

2 and 1. It's a record sixth title for Els, and the third in a row
(BBC)

October 16, 2004 (Saturday)

: ** National League Championship Series, Game 3: The

defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 5–2 behind

s by Jeff Kent, Carlos Beltrán, and Lance Berkman.

Roger Clemens William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "Rocket", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Boston Red Sox. Clemens was one of the most dominant pi ...

pitches seven innings for the win, which leaves the Astros trailing 2–1 in the series
(ESPN)
**

, Game 3: The

take a 3–0 series lead over the

, pounding out 22 hits in a 19–8 win.

Hideki Matsui , nicknamed "Godzilla", is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played baseball in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Matsui pl ...

and Alex Rodriguez each score five runs, and Matsui also drives in five runs
(ESPN)
*

: **

and

draw 16–16 in the opening game of the Tri-Nations at the North Harbour Stadium in

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(BBC)
**

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headi ...

defeat Bradford Bulls 16–8 in the Grand Final of

Super League IX Tetley's Super League IX was the name of the 2004 Super League championship season due to sponsorship by Tetley's Bitter. This was the 110th season of top-level professional rugby league held in Britain, and the ninth championship decided by Super ...

, to win their first league championship for 32 years
(BBC)
*

Snooker Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sports, cue sport played on a Billiard table#Snooker and English billiards tables, rectangular table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six Billiard table#Pockets 2, pockets, one at each corner and o ...

: During the second round of qualifying for the UK Championship, Jamie Burnett achieves a break of 148 against

Leo Fernandez Leo Fernandez (born 5 July 1976 in Limerick) is an Irish former professional snooker player. Snooker career Fernandez finished second on the PIOS Order of Merit in 2007 gaining promotion to the Main Tour for the 2007–08 season, although he fai ...

, the first time a player has made a break higher than the nominal maximum of 147 in a professional match
(BBC)

October 15, 2004 (Friday)

* NBA pre-season: In the first NBA game ever played in China, the

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...

defeat the Sacramento Kings, 88–86, despite a half court shot made by the Kings' Chris Webber at the end of the third quarter. *

: Game 3 of the

between the

and

is postponed due to rain at

Fenway Park Fenway Park is a baseball stadium located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, near Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home of the Boston Red Sox, the city's American League baseball team, and since 1953, its only Major League Base ...

. Games on Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October 17 will be played as scheduled, and a make-up game will be played if necessary on Monday, October 18. The Yankees lead the series 2 games to 0.

October 14, 2004 (Thursday)

: ** National League Championship Series, Game 2: The St. Louis Cardinals beat the

6–4 and take a 2–0 lead in the series. The Cardinals break a 4–4 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning with back-to-back

s from

and

; Rolen also hit a game-tying homer in the fifth inning
(ESPN)
*

: **

FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...

Asian Qualifying ***

Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...

0 – 1

Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...

**FIFA World Cup South American Qualifying ***

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Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

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Next matchday: 17 November. * NBA pre-season: The

Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast D ...

defeat the

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, 128–126 in double overtime, despite Jason Hart's game tying three-point shot with one second to go in the first overtime.

October 13, 2004 (Wednesday)

: **

, Game 2: The

take a 2–0 lead over the

. In a 3–1 win,

Jon Lieber Jonathan Ray Lieber (born April 2, 1970) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He stands tall and weighs . He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1994–1998), Chicago Cubs (1999–2002 and 2008), Ne ...

outpitches Red Sox star Pedro Martínez.

John Olerud John Garrett Olerud, Jr. (; born August 5, 1968), nicknamed "Johnny O", is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays te ...

hits a two-run

for the Yankees
(ESPN)
** National League Championship Series, Game 1: In the series opener, the St. Louis Cardinals break open a 4–4 game with six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and hold on for a 10–7 win over the

(ESPN)
*

: **

Asian Qualifying ***

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

***

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

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United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

***

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

2 – 0

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

***

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

***

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

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Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

***

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

1 – 0 China PR ***

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***

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

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***

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

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Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

***

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

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Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

***

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

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Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

***

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

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Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

***

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

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***Uzbekistan, Japan, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia clinch first place in their group, and advance to Stage 3. **FIFA World Cup European Qualifying ***

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***

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Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...

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Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

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Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

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Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

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***Cyprus national football team, Cyprus 0 – 2 France national football team, France ***Azerbaijan national football team, Azerbaijan 0 – 1 England national football team, England ***Portugal national football team, Portugal 7 – 1 Russia national football team, Russia ***Latvia national football team, Latvia 2 – 2 Estonia national football team, Estonia ***Kazakhstan national football team, Kazakhstan 0 – 1 Albania national football team, Albania ***Iceland national football team, Iceland 1 – 4 Sweden national football team, Sweden ***Bulgaria national football team, Bulgaria 4 – 1 Malta national football team, Malta ***Andorra national football team, Andorra 1 – 0 Republic of Macedonia national football team, Macedonia ***Ukraine national football team, Ukraine 2 – 0 Georgia national football team, Georgia ***Norway national football team, Norway 3 – 0 Slovenia national football team, Slovenia ***Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland 2 – 0 Faroe Islands national football team, Faroe Islands ***Denmark national football team, Denmark 1 – 1 Turkey national football team, Turkey ***Wales national football team, Wales 2 – 3 Poland national football team, Poland ***Northern Ireland national football team, Northern Ireland 3 – 3 Austria national football team, Austria **FIFA World Cup South American Qualifying ***Paraguay national football team, Paraguay 1 – 1 Peru national football team, Peru ***Chile national football team, Chile 0 – 0 Argentina national football team, Argentina ***Brazil national football team, Brazil 0 – 0 Colombia national football team, Colombia **FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Qualifying ***Guatemala national football team, Guatemala 1 – 0 Honduras national football team, Honduras ***Mexico national football team, Mexico 3 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago national football team, Trinidad and Tobago ***Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team, St. Kitts and Nevis 0 – 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team, St. Vincent / Grenadines ***Canada men's national soccer team, Canada 1 – 3 Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica ***Jamaica national football team, Jamaica 0 – 0 El Salvador national football team, El Salvador ***United States men's national soccer team, USA 6 – 0 Panama national football team, Panama ***United States, Guatemala and Mexico clinch places in the final stage of qualifying. *
(FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)

October 12, 2004 (Tuesday)

Game 1: Mike Mussina of the

has his Perfect game (baseball), perfect game broken up in the 7th inning, and the

rally to within 8–7, but the Yankees win 10–7 to take a 1–0 series lead.

, who attended the funeral of two members of his wife's family in Panama earlier in the day, returns in time to record the save (sport), save. Red Sox key starting pitcher Curt Schilling is markedly off his game, due to an ankle injury which was aggravated during the American League Division Series, ALDS
(ESPN)
*

**Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA Finals: The Seattle Storm defeat the Connecticut Sun 74–60 behind 23 points from Betty Lennox. The Storm won the best-of-three playoff, best-of-three series 2–1, and Lennox was named Finals Most Valuable Player. Storm coach Anne Donovan becomes the first woman to coach a WNBA champion
(ESPN)
*

: **FIFA World Cup South American Qualifying ***Bolivia national football team, Bolivia 0 – 0 Uruguay national football team, Uruguay **FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifying ***Indonesia national football team, Indonesia 1 – 3 Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia]
(FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)

October 11, 2004 (Monday)

: **National League Division Series: The

win a postseason series for the first time in the franchise's 43-year history, crushing the Atlanta Braves 12–3 in the fifth and deciding game of their series. Carlos Beltrán leads the Astros' offense with two

s
(ESPN)
*

Week 5,

: Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair completes 15 of 26 passes for 206 yards as the Titans give the Green Bay Packers their third consecutive home loss 48–27.

October 10, 2004 (Sunday)

: In a dominating performance, Michael Schumacher wins his 13th race of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix. His brother Ralf Schumacher, Ralf holds off Jenson Button for second
(BBC)
*

: **National League Division Series: ***The Atlanta Braves even their series with the

at two games apiece, ending the Astros' 19-game home winning streak with a 6–5 win. Rafael Furcal scores the winning run in the ninth on a single from J. D. Drew
(ESPN)
***The St. Louis Cardinals win their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3 games to 1, with a 6–2 win.

breaks open a 2–2 game with a three-run homer in the fourth inning
(ESPN)
**

closer

returns to Panama City, Panama after two relatives of his wife were electrocuted while cleaning the swimming pool at his home there
(ESPN)
**1996 National League (baseball), National League Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti dies of a heart attack at age 41
(KGTV via Yahoo!)
*

Week 5: **The

set a record for the number of consecutive NFL games ever won, at 19, after beating the

24–10. **The

take their first loss of the season, against the

. St. Louis scores 17 points in the final six minutes of regulation to tie the Seahawks, and go on to beat the Seahawks 33–27 in overtime. **The

also take their first loss, to the Detroit Lions. The

get their first win by beating the

in overtime. *Marathon (sport), Marathon: Eurasia Marathon: David Kiptanui, (26) from Kenya wins in 2:18:19 before Konstantin Permitin (Константин Пермитин), (36) of Russia (2:18:25) and Yuriy Hychun, (27) from Ukraine (2:18:35). In the women's category, Russian Svetlana Demidenko (Светлана Демиденко), (28) wins in 2:36:44 before her compatriots Zhanna Malkova (Жанна Малкова), (36) in 2:39:36 and Olga Glok (Ольга Глок), (21) in 2:42:45
(Istanbul Marathon)
*Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA: The Seattle Storm even their best-of-three championship series with the Connecticut Sun at one game apiece, winning 67–65. The Sun's Nykesha Sales sets a WNBA Finals record with 32 points, but misses a three-pointer at the buzzer that would have won the game. Betty Lennox leads the Storm with 27 points; Lauren Jackson racks up a Double (basketball)#Double-double, double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds
(ESPN)
*

: **FIFA World Cup South American Qualifying ***Ecuador national football team, Ecuador 2 – 0 Chile national football team, Chile **FIFA World Cup African Qualifying ***Guinea national football team, Guinea 1 – 1 Morocco national football team, Morocco ***Uganda national football team, Uganda 0 – 1 South Africa national football team, South Africa ***Togo national football team, Togo 1 – 0 Mali national football team, Mali ***Benin national football team, Benin 0 – 1 Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast ***Liberia national football team, Liberia 0 – 1 Senegal national football team, Senegal ***Angola national football team, Angola 1 – 0 Zimbabwe national football team, Zimbabwe ***Congo national football team, Congo 2 – 3 Zambia national football team, Zambia ***Ghana national football team, Ghana 0 – 0 Congo DR national football team, Congo DR **FIFA World Cup North / Central American & Caribbean Qualifying ***Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team, St Vincent & the Grenadines 0 – 1 Mexico national football team, Mexico ***Trinidad and Tobago national football team, Trinidad and Tobago 5 – 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team, Saint Kitts and Nevis]
(FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)

October 9, 2004 (Saturday)

: **American League Division Series: ***The

win their series against the Minnesota Twins, 3 games to 1, with a 6–5 win in 10 innings. The Yankees come back from a 5–1 deficit with four runs in the eighth inning, capped by a three-run

from Rubén Sierra. In the top of the 10th inning, Alex Rodriguez scores the winning run on a wild pitch
(ESPN)
**National League Division Series: ***The Los Angeles Dodgers stay alive in their series against the St. Louis Cardinals, winning 4–0 behind a complete-game shutout by José Lima. The Dodgers, who now trail 2 games to 1 in the series, get their runs via a two-run double from Steve Finley and two solo homers from Shawn Green
(ESPN)
***The

win their 19th consecutive home game to take a 2 games to 1 series lead over the Atlanta Braves, winning 8–5. The Astros' offense is sparked by Carlos Beltrán, who goes 2-for-5 with a two-run homer
(ESPN)
*

: **FIFA World Cup European Qualifying ***Republic of Macedonia national football team, FYR Macedonia 2 – 2

***

1 – 0 Romanian national football team, Romania ***

3 – 1

***Albania national football team, Albania 0 – 2 Denmark national football team, Denmark ***Turkey national football team, Turkey 4 – 0 Kazakhstan national football team, Kazakhstan ***Ukraine national football team, Ukraine 1 – 1 Greece national football team, Greece ***

2 – 2 Portugal national football team, Portugal ***Slovakia national football team, Slovakia 4 – 1 Latvia national football team, Latvia ***

0 – 4 Russia national football team, Russia ***France national football team, France 0 – 0 Republic of Ireland national football team, Rep of Ireland ***Israel national football team, Israel 2 – 2 Switzerland national football team, Switzerland ***Cyprus national football team, Cyprus 2 – 2 Faroe Islands national football team, Faroe Islands ***Slovenia national football team, Slovenia 1 – 0

***

4 – 0

***

0 – 1 Norway national football team, Norway ***Austria national football team, Austria 1 – 3 Poland national football team, Poland ***Azerbaijan national football team, Azerbaijan 0 – 0 Northern Ireland national football team, Northern Ireland ***England national football team, England 2 – 0 Wales national football team, Wales ***

2 – 0 Belgium national football team, Belgium ***Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team, Bosnia Herzegovina 0 – 0

***Croatia national football team, Croatia 2 – 2 Bulgaria national football team, Bulgaria ***Malta national football team, Malta 0 – 0 Iceland national football team, Iceland ***Sweden national football team, Sweden 3 – 0 Hungary national football team, Hungary **FIFA World Cup South American Qualifying ***

2 – 5 Brazil national football team, Brazil ***Colombia national football team, Colombia 1 – 1 Paraguay national football team, Paraguay ***Bolivia national football team, Bolivia 1 – 0 Peru national football team, Peru ***Argentina national football team, Argentina 4 – 2 Uruguay national football team, Uruguay **FIFA World Cup African Qualifying ***Sudan national football team, Sudan 1 – 1 Cameroon national football team, Cameroon ***Gabon national football team, Gabon 1 – 1 Nigeria national football team, Nigeria ***Cape Verde national football team, Cape Verde 1 – 0 Burkina Faso national football team, Burkina Faso ***Rwanda national football team, Rwanda 1 – 1 Algeria national football team, Algeria ***Botswana national football team, Botswana 2 – 1 Kenya national football team, Kenya ***Malawi national football team, Malawi 2 – 2 Tunisia national football team, Tunisia **FIFA World Cup North / Central American & Caribbean Qualifying ***Panama national football team, Panama 1 – 1 Jamaica national football team, Jamaica ***Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica 5 – 0 Guatemala national football team, Guatemala ***El Salvador national football team, El Salvador 0 – 2 United States men's national soccer team, USA ***Honduras national football team, Honduras 1 – 1 Canada men's national soccer team, Canada **FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifying ***Sri Lanka national football team, Sri Lanka 2 – 2 Turkmenistan national football team, Turkmenistan]
(FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)

October 8, 2004 (Friday)

: American League Division Series **The

complete a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Anaheim Angels. The Red Sox take a 6–1 lead after six innings, but the Angels even the game with five runs in the seventh, punctuated by a home run, grand slam from Vladimir Guerrero. The game goes into extra innings; in the bottom of the 10th inning,

hits a two-run walk-off home run to win the game 8–6, ending the series
(ESPN)
**The

take a 2–1 lead in their series against the Minnesota Twins with an 8–4 win. The Yankees erase an early 1–0 Twins lead with three runs on four consecutive two-out singles in the second inning, and later add home runs from Bernie Williams and

. Kevin Brown (right-handed pitcher), Kevin Brown pitches six innings for the win
(ESPN)
*National Football League, NFL: The league announces that Jamal Lewis (American football), Jamal Lewis, who pleaded guilty yesterday to trying to set up a

deal in 2000, will be suspended for two games without pay, and in addition will be fined two weeks' salary. This action will cost Lewis approximately US$760,000
(ESPN)
*Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA: **In the first game of the best-of-three championship series, the Connecticut Sun beat the Seattle Storm 68–64. Sun rookie Lindsay Whalen barely misses a Double (basketball)#Double-double, double-double, scoring 11 points and dishing out nine assists. Katie Douglas (basketball), Katie Douglas leads the Sun with 18 points. The Storm are led by Betty Lennox with 17 points and Lauren Jackson with 16
(ESPN)
**Los Angeles Sparks center (basketball), center Lisa Leslie is named the league's MVP for the second time
(ESPN)
The All-WNBA team is also named; Leslie is joined on the first team by: ***Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm ***Tina Thompson, Houston Comets ***Sue Bird, Seattle Storm ***Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury *

: **FIFA World Cup African Qualifying ***Libya national football team, Libya 2 – 1 Egypt national football team, Egypt]
(FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)

October 7, 2004 (Thursday)

: National League Division Series **The Atlanta Braves even their series with the

4–2 in 11 innings. Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal hits a game-winning walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to even the series at one game apiece. **The St. Louis Cardinals take a 2–0 lead in their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning by the same 8–3 score as in Game 1. *National Football League, NFL:

star running back Jamal Lewis (American football), Jamal Lewis, who was scheduled to go on trial on federal charges of conspiracy to deal

, pleads guilty to a lesser charge of using a mobile phone, cellular phone to set up a drug deal. Under the plea agreement, Lewis will serve four months in a federal prison and two months in a halfway house after the end of the 2004 NFL season
(ESPN)

October 6, 2004 (Wednesday)

: ** The

open their National League Division Series matchup with the Atlanta Braves 8–3. In the later games, the

needed 12 innings to defeat the Minnesota Twins 7–6 to even their American League Division Series, series at one game apiece and the

defeat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Anaheim Angels 4–3 and take a 2 games to 0 lead. ** Sammy Sosa is fined US$87,400 for arriving late to the Chicago Cubs final game of the regular season and for leaving the game early
(ESPN)
*

: **FIFA World Cup North / Central American & Caribbean Qualifying ***Mexico national football team, Mexico 7 – 0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team, St Vincent & the Grenadines]
(FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)

October 5, 2004 (Tuesday)

: The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8–3 in the first game of a best-of-five National League Division Series, while the

defeat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Anaheim Angels 9–3, and the Minnesota Twins defeat the

2–0, in the opening game of their respective American League Division Series. The Twins break a post-season record with 5 double plays and the Cardinals break an NLDS record with 5

s. *

: The draw for the group stage of the 2005

takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland
(UEFA.com)
Results: **Group A: FC Basel, Basel, Ferencvárosi TC, Ferencváros,

, Hearts,

**Group B:

, Beşiktaş J.K., Beşiktaş,

, Standard Liège, Steaua Bucharest **Group C: FK Austria Wien, Austria Vienna,

, FC Utrecht, Utrecht,

**Group D:

, Sochaux, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Sporting Lisbon **Group E:

, FK Partizan, Partizan Belgrade, Villarreal **Group F: Amica Wronki, Auxerre, AZ Alkmaar, Grazer AK,

**Group G: Benfica, Beveren, Dinamo Zagreb, Heerenveen,

**Group H: AEK Athens, Alemannia,

, Sevilla FC, Sevilla, Zenit St. Petersburg *

: **National Basketball Association, NBA: Scottie Pippen, who starred alongside Michael Jordan for all of the Chicago Bulls' six NBA championships in the 1990s, announces his retirement
(ESPN)
**Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA: Sue Bird recovers from a collapse the day before, and the Seattle Storm defeat the Sacramento Monarchs, 82–62, to win their series, 2 to 1 and advance to the WNBA Finals, against the Connecticut Sun
(WNBA)
*

: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is fined US$10,000 and penalized 25 championship points for cursing during a television interview after his Sunday win at Talladega Superspeedway. The points penalty knocks him out of the lead in the race for the series championship
(ESPN)

October 4, 2004 (Monday)

*Boxing: Ricardo Mayorga retires from boxing, following his eighth-round knockout loss against Félix Trinidad. *

Week 4,

: The

defeat the

27 to 24. *

: FC Zürich striker Cleonicio dos Santos Silva, better known as Renato, is killed by gunmen attempting to steal his car in Rio de Janeiro. His girlfriend is also injured
(ESPN)

October 3, 2004 (Sunday)

Week 4: ** The

tie an NFL record by winning their 18th game in a row, 31–17 over the

(Yahoo!/AP)
**The Houston Texans win two games in a row for the first time in franchise history with a 30–17 win over the Oakland Raiders
(Yahoo!/AP)
*

: ** On the last day of the season, the

clinch a playoff berth with a 5–3 win over the Colorado Rockies at Minute Maid Park, their 18th straight victory at home. ** Seattle Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martínez goes 0 for 4 in his last career game. ** Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher and sportscaster, broadcaster John Cerutti dies of natural causes at age 44
(Toronto Blue Jays)
** The Montreal Expos play their last-ever game under that moniker, losing 8 to 1 to the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. *Cycle sport, Cycling **2004 UCI Road World Championships ***2004 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Men's road race: (1) Óscar Freire , (2) Erik Zabel , (3) Luca Paolini *

: The Canterbury Bulldogs defeat the Sydney Roosters 16 to 13 to win their first National Rugby League, NRL championship.

October 2, 2004 (Saturday)

: The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the San Francisco Giants 7–3 on a Walk-off home run, walk-off grand slam from Steve Finley. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Anaheim Angels defeat the Oakland Athletics 5–4. The Dodgers and Anaheim clinched the NL West and AL West division titles, respectively. The Athletics were eliminated from playoff contention. *Boxing: in what some experts are already calling the fight of the year, Félix Trinidad rises from a knockdown in round three and drops Ricardo Mayorga three times in round eight to score an eighth round knockout
(Boxing Central)
(See: Trinidad versus Mayorga) *Former WBO world Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko also recovers from a knockdown, to defeat DaVarrill Williamson by a fifth round technical decision. *Cycle sport, Cycling **2004 UCI Road World Championships ***2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, Women's road race: (1) Judith Arndt , (2) Tatiana Guderzo , (3) Anita Valen

October 1, 2004 (Friday)

: Ichiro Suzuki sets the major league record for base hits in a season, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old record of 257 base hits.
Yahoo! Sports
* List of magazines, Sports magazines: Sports Illustrated releases its 50th anniversary issue. *

: DeMya Walker of the Sacramento Monarchs sinks a shot as time run out in overtime, to lift the Monarchs to a 74–72 win and a 1–0 lead over the Seattle Storm, in their Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA western conference finals series. Walker's shot seemed to have gotten stuck on the back of the rim, then the ball moved slightly and went into the basket as time had expire
(WNBA)
*Cycle sport, Cycling **2004 UCI Road World Championships ***2004 UCI Road World Championships – Junior women's road race, Junior women's road race: (1) Marianne Vos , (2) Marta Bastianelli , (3) Ellen van Dijk

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