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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in October of 2008. Deaths
10: Sid Hudson 13: Alexei Cherepanov 15: Tom Tresh 15: Chris Mims 17: Nick Weatherspoon 20: Gene Hickerson 20: David Myers 26: Pablo Montes 27: Heinz Krügel 30: Valentin Bubukin
Current sporting seasons
American football
2008 NFL season NCAA Division I FBS
Auto racing 2008
Formula 1 Sprint Cup Nationwide Craftsman Truck World Rally Championship FIA GT WTCC V8 Supercar Superleague Formula A1 Grand Prix GP2 Asia Series
Baseball 2008
Nippon Professional Baseball Major League Baseball
Basketball 2008
NBA Euroleague Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup
Canadian football
Canadian Football League
Cricket 2008–09
Football (soccer)
2007–08 Ecuador 2008 Brazil Japan MLS Norway Sweden AFC (Asia) Champions League CAF (Africa) Champions League 2008–09 England Germany Italy Spain France Argentina UEFA (Europe) Champions League UEFA Cup 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Golf 2008
PGA Tour European Tour LPGA Tour
Ice hockey
National Hockey League Kontinental Hockey League
Motorcycle racing 2008
Superbike
Rugby union 2008–09
Heineken Cup English Premiership Celtic League Top 14
Winter sports
Alpine skiing world cup
October 31, 2008 (Friday)
Cricket Australia in India: 3rd Test in New Delhi, day 3: 613/7d; 338/4. Australia trail by 275 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings Kenya in South Africa: 1st ODI in Bloemfontein: 336/7 (50 ov) def. 177 (49.1 ov) by 159 runs. South Africa lead 2-match series 1–0 ICC Intercontinental Cup Final in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, day 2: 250 and 14/2; 195/9. Namibia led by 69 runs with 8 wickets remaining
Rugby league Rugby League World Cup in Australia: Group C: 12–20 in Penrith
October 30, 2008 (Thursday)
American College football NCAA BCS Top 25: Cincinnati 24, (23) South Florida 10
Basketball Euroleague, week 2: Group A: Olympiacos 83–72 Unicaja Málaga Group A: Maccabi Tel Aviv 90–83 Air Avellino Group A: Le Mans 54–58 Cibona Zagreb Group B: Žalgiris Kaunas 67–93 Montepaschi Siena Group B: Regal Barcelona 90–66 Panathinaikos Group C: Fenerbahçe Ülker 82–73 ALBA Berlin Group C: Olimpija Ljubljana 90–91 TAU Cerámica Group C: Lottomatica Roma 85–71 DKV Joventut
Cricket Australia in India: 3rd Test in New Delhi, day 2: 613/7d, 50/0. Australia trail by 563 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings Gautam Gambhir (206) and V V S Laxman (200 not out) become the first Indian players to score double centuries in one test innings. ICC Intercontinental Cup Final in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, day 1: 241/9 vs
Football (soccer) U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand Group C: 3–2 Group C: 6–2 Group D: 0–3 Group D: 1–2 Women's Euro 2009 qualifying playoff, second leg:(aggregate score in parentheses; teams in bold advance to the final tournament) 1(4)–2(4) Russia advance on away goals rule 2(5)–0(0) 3(4)–0(1) 2(4)–0(0)
October 29, 2008 (Wednesday)
Baseball Major League Baseball Postseason: 2008 World Series: Completion of Game 5: Philadelphia Phillies 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3. Phillies win series 4–1. Pedro Feliz's seventh-inning single scored pinch runner Eric Bruntlett with the eventual winning run, and the Phillies claim Philadelphia's first major sports title since the 1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers. Pitcher Cole Hamels is named MVP.
Basketball Euroleague, week 2: Group B: Asseco Prokom Sopot 91–62 Nancy Nancy outscored 59–31 in second half for their second lopsided defeat Group D: Panionios 52–86 CSKA Moscow Group D: Partizan Belgrade 81–77 Real Madrid Group D: AJ Milano 71–81 Efes Pilsen CSKA and Efes Pilsen improve to 2–0 record
Chess World Chess Championship in Bonn, Germany: Game 11, Viswanathan Anand (W) vs. Vladimir Kramnik (B), drawn. Anand wins 6½–4½ Viswanathan Anand successfully defends his world champion title.
Cricket New Zealand in Bangladesh: 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 5: 262/6d & 79/1, 169/9d – Match drawn. New Zealand win the 2-match series 1–0 Australia in India: 3rd Test in New Delhi, day 1: 296/3 (89.0 ov)
Football (soccer) News: Former Argentine football legend Diego Maradona is appointed as coach of Argentina national football team. U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand Group A: 1–1 Group B: 0–5 Group B: 1–1 Women's Euro 2009 qualifying playoff, second leg:(aggregate score in parentheses; teams in bold advance to the final tournament) 2(3)–1(1)
October 28, 2008 (Tuesday)
Baseball Major League Baseball Postseason 2008 World Series Game Five, which was scheduled to resume on Tuesday evening with the score tied at 2–2 in the middle of the sixth inning, is postponed due to bad weather until Wednesday at 8:35 PM US EDT (0035 Thursday UTC)
Basketball NBA season Opening Night: Boston Celtics 90, Cleveland Cavaliers 85 Chicago Bulls 108, Milwaukee Bucks 95 Los Angeles Lakers 96, Portland Trail Blazers 76
Cricket New Zealand in Bangladesh: 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 4: 262/6d; 13/3 (10.4 ov). Bangladesh trail by 249 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Football (soccer) U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand Group A: 0–1
October 27, 2008 (Monday)
American football National Football League Week Eight Monday Night Football: Tennessee Titans 31, Indianapolis Colts 21 The Titans improve their league best record to 7–0. NCAA football: Tyrone Willingham was fired at the University of Washington effective at the end of the season.
Baseball Major League Baseball Postseason: 2008 World Series: Game 5: Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies. Phillies lead series, 3–1. The game was suspended with the score tied at 2–2 after 5½ innings due to rain, the first time that this has happened in World Series history.
Chess World Chess Championship in Bonn, Germany: Game 10, Vladimir Kramnik (W) def. Viswanathan Anand (B). Anand leads 6–4 Kramnik manages his first win in the match, but still needs to win the last two games to force a tie-break.
Cricket New Zealand in Bangladesh: 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 3: Rain prevented any play for the 3rd consecutive day. The match is destined for a certain draw.
Rugby league Rugby League World Cup in Australia: Group C: 20–22 in Sydney
October 26, 2008 (Sunday)
Alpine Skiing Men's World Cup: Giant slalom in Sölden, Austria: (1) Daniel Albrecht 2:15.78 ( 1:07.30 + 1:08.48) (2) Didier Cuche 2:15.92 ( 1:07.56 + 1:08.36) (3) Ted Ligety 2:17.03 ( 1:07.57 + 1:09.46)
American football National Football League Week Eight: Carolina Panthers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23 Dallas Cowboys 13, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 Philadelphia Eagles 27, Atlanta Falcons 14 Miami Dolphins 25, Buffalo Bills 16 New York Jets 28, Kansas City Chiefs 24 Baltimore Ravens 29, Oakland Raiders 10 New England Patriots 23, St. Louis Rams 16 New Orleans Saints 37, San Diego Chargers 32 at London, England Washington Redskins 25, Detroit Lions 17 Houston Texans 35, Cincinnati Bengals 6 Cleveland Browns 23, Jacksonville Jaguars 17 New York Giants 21, Pittsburgh Steelers 14 Seattle Seahawks 34, San Francisco 49ers 13 Bye week: Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings.
NCAA BCS Top 25: (19) Tulsa 49, Central Florida 19.
Auto racing Sprint Cup Series: Pep Boys Auto 500 at Hampton, Georgia (1) Carl Edwards (2) Jimmie Johnson (3) Denny Hamlin World Touring Car Championship: Round 11 at Okayama International Circuit, Japan Race 1: (1) Rickard Rydell (2) Jörg Müller (3) Andy Priaulx Race 2: (1) Tom Coronel (2) Augusto Farfus Jr. (3) Sergio Hernández IRL: Nikon Indy 300 in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia: (1) Ryan Briscoe (2) Scott Dixon (3) Ryan Hunter-Reay Briscoe becomes the first Australian driver in the 18-year history of the race to win their home race. V8 Supercar: The Coffee Club V8 Supercar Challenge in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia (1) Jamie Whincup (2) Garth Tander (3) Mark Winterbottom Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 11 at Hockenheimring, Germany: (1) Timo Scheider (2) Paul di Resta (3) Jamie Green Final standing: (1) Scheider 75 points (2) di Resta 71 points (3) Mattias Ekstrom 56 points
Baseball Major League Baseball Postseason: 2008 World Series: Game 4: Philadelphia Phillies 10, Tampa Bay Rays 2. Phillies lead series, 3–1. Led by two Ryan Howard home runs and another from pitcher Joe Blanton, the Phils take firm control of the series.
Chess World Chess Championship in Bonn, Germany: Game 9, Viswanathan Anand (W) vs. Vladimir Kramnik (B), drawn. Anand leads 6–3 Kramnik now must win the three remaining games to force a tie-break series.
Cricket New Zealand in Bangladesh: 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 2: Another day completely lost due to rain
Figure Skating Skate America at Everett, Washington: Ladies: (1) Kim Yuna 193.45 (2) Yukari Nakano 172.53 (3) Miki Ando 168.42 Ice dance: (1) Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder 187.64 (2) Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto 186.53 (3) Sinead Kerr / John Kerr 180.20
Football (soccer) Premier League: Chelsea's 86-match unbeaten home run, dating back to February 2004, comes to an end with a 1–0 defeat by Liverpool, the ninth-minute goal being scored by Xabi Alonso.
Golf PGA Tour: Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, Arizona: Winner: Cameron Beckman 69–66–64–63=262 (−18) European Tour: Castelló Masters Costa Azahar in Castellón, Spain: Sergio García wins his first European Tour event since 2005, at a course where his father is the club professional. His 20-under-par total of 264 gives him a three-shot win over Peter Hedblom . LPGA Tour: Grand China Air LPGA in Haikou, China Helen Alfredsson erases a five-shot deficit entering the final round with a 7-under 65, giving her a three-shot win over Yani Tseng .
Motorcycle racing Moto GP: Valencian Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain: (1) Casey Stoner (2) Dani Pedrosa (3) Valentino Rossi Final standing: (1) Rossi 373 points (2) Stoner 280 points (3) Pedrosa 249 points
Rugby league Rugby League World Cup in Australia: Group A: 30–6 in Sydney Group B: 18–36 in Canberra
Tennis ATP Tour: Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland: Final: Roger Federer def. David Nalbandian, 6–3, 6–4 Federer wins his native city tournament for the 3rd consecutive year. Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon in Lyon, France: Final: Robin Söderling def. Julien Benneteau, 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–1 St. Petersburg Open in Saint Petersburg, Russia: Final: Andy Murray def. Andrey Golubev, 6–1, 6–1 WTA Tour: Generali Ladies Linz in Linz, Austria: Final: Ana Ivanovic def. Vera Zvonareva, 6–2, 6–1 Fortis Championships Luxembourg in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg: Final: Elena Dementieva def. Caroline Wozniacki, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)
October 25, 2008 (Saturday)
Alpine Skiing Women's World Cup: Giant slalom in Sölden, Austria: (1) Kathrin Zettel 2min 22.99sec (1:09.98 + 1:13.01) (2) Tanja Poutiainen 2:23.97 (1:09.83 + 1:14.14) (3) Andrea Fischbacher 2:24.47 (1:10.71 + 1:13.76)
American college football
NCAA BCS Top 10: (1) Texas 28, (6) Oklahoma State 24 (2) Alabama 29, Tennessee 9 (3) Penn State 13, (9) Ohio State 6 The Nittany Lions win in Columbus for the first time since 1978. (4) Oklahoma 58, Kansas State 35 (5) Southern California 17, Arizona 10 (7) Georgia 52, (13) LSU 38 (8) Texas Tech 63, (23) Kansas 21 (10) Florida 63, Kentucky 5 Other games: Louisville 24, (16) South Florida 20 Rutgers 54, (17) Pittsburgh 34 Virginia 24, (18) Georgia Tech 17 Indiana 21, (22) Northwestern 19 In a 34–7 win over SMU, Navy becomes the first major-college team to not attempt a pass since Ohio did so in a 1997 win over Akron.
Baseball Major League Baseball Postseason: 2008 World Series: Game 3: Philadelphia Phillies 5, Tampa Bay Rays 4. Phillies lead series 2–1.