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* 24 [[Ricky Hendrick]]
* 23 [[Bill Nicholson (footballer)|Bill Nicholson]]
* 17 [[Ray Boone]]
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* 10 [[Ken Caminiti]]
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==[[October 31]], [[2004]]==
*[[National Football League]], Week 8:
**The [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] behind rookie quarterback [[Ben Roethlisberger]], defeat the [[New England Patriots]], 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. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241031023 (ESPN)]
**The [[Philadelphia Eagles]] remain the only undefeated team in the NFL after defeating the [[Baltimore Ravens]], 15-10. [[Terrell Owens]] had the Eagles' only touchdown. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241031021 (ESPN)]
**The [[New York Giants]] defeat the [[Minnesota Vikings]], 34-13. Vikings' wide receiver [[Randy Moss]] 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. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241031016 (ESPN)]
*[[NASCAR]]: 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]] wins his seventh race of the season (and third straight) at the [[Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?id=1913505 (ESPN)]
==[[October 30]], [[2004]]==
*[[Rugby league]] [[2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations|Tri-Nations]]: Australia defeat Great Britain 12-8 at the [[City of Manchester Stadium]] 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]]==
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]: [[FA Premier League|English Premiership]] club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] cancels the contract of [[Romania national football team|Romanian international]] [[striker]] [[Adrian Mutu]] after he tests positive for [[cocaine]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3960807.stm (BBC)]
==[[October 27]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]: The [[Boston Red Sox]] break the alleged [[Curse of the Bambino]], by winning their first [[World Series]] title since 1918, beating the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], 3-0, in Game Four of the [[2004 World Series]].
==[[October 26]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]] - [[2004 World Series]], Game 3: [[Manny Ramírez]] homers and [[Pedro Martínez]] pitches seven shutout innings as the [[Boston Red Sox]] 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]] history was these very same Red Sox, last week in the [[2004 American League Championship Series|ALCS]]. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/specials/postseason/2004/10/26/bc.bbo.worldseries.ap/index.html (CNNSI)]
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[FA Premier League]] club [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] announce they have severed ties with manager [[Gary Megson]] after Megson informs the club he will not extend his contract with them beyond the [[2004-05 in English football|2004-05 season]]. [http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/041026/2/78x2.html (Reuters)]
==[[October 25]], [[2004]]==
*[[Ice skating]] - [[Russia]]n ice skater [[Tatiana Totmianina]] is released from a [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] area [[hospital]], after being admitted days earlier, with a [[head (anatomy)|head]] concussion suffered after a fall during a competition. [http://www.boston.com/news/necn/Nation_World/ (Boston.com)]
*[[National Football League]] Week 7, [[Monday Night Football]]: In their first ''MNF'' appearance in over a decade, the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] upset the [[American Football Conference|AFC]] West division-leading [[Denver Broncos]] 23-10. It had also been fourteen years since their last ''MNF'' win and fifteen since their first <nowiki>Monday</nowiki> night home game. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241025004 (ESPN)]
==[[October 24]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]] - [[2004 World Series]], Game 2: The [[Boston Red Sox]] 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. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/specials/postseason/2004/10/24/world.series.game2.ap/index.html (CNNSI)]
*[[Cross-country skiing]]: World Cup 2005 season opening in [[Düsseldorf]], [[Germany]]: The Ladies' 6×0.8 km Team Sprint relay race is won by the [[Norway|Norwegian]] No.1 team ([[Marit Bjørgen]], [[Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen|Hilde G. Pedersen]]), with [[Germany]]'s No.2 team ([[Manuela Henkel]], [[Evi Sachenbacher]]) and [[Italy]]'s No.1 team ([[Arianna Follis]], [[Gabriella Paruzzi]]) taking the 2nd and 3rd place. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&raceid=8238 (FIS-Ski Results)] In the Men's 6×1.5 km race, [[Norway]]'s No.1 team wins ([[Håvard Bjerkeli]], [[Tor Arne Hetland]]), while [[Germany]]'s No.1 team ([[Tobias Angerer]], [[Axel Teichmann]]) and No.3 team ([[Toni Lang]], [[Andreas Stitzl]]) finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&raceid=8237 (FIS-Ski Results)]
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] defeat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 2-0 at United's [[Old Trafford (football)|Old Trafford]] [[stadium]] in [[Manchester]], ending the [[London]] club's [[unbeaten streak]] in the [[FA Premier League]]. Arsenal's unbeaten run had stretched a record 49 matches and included the entire [[2003-04 in English football|2003-04 season]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3727552.stm (BBC)]
*[[Formula One]]: In the [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazilian Grand Prix]], the last race of the [[2004 Formula One season|2004 season]], [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] wins his final race for the [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] team, holding off future [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] teammate [[Kimi Räikkönen]]. [[Rubens Barrichello]] finishes third. [[Michael Schumacher]], who had long since clinched his seventh series championship, finishes seventh. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3949687.stm (BBC)]
*[[National Football League]] Week 7:
**The [[Kansas City Chiefs]], in a 56-10 romp over the [[Atlanta Falcons]], set an NFL record for most rushing touchdowns in a game, with 8. Four were scored by [[Priest Holmes]] and four by [[Derrick Blaylock]]. [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20041024012 (Yahoo!)]
**The [[New England Patriots]] set another NFL record with their 18th consecutive regular-season victory, 13-7 over the [[New York Jets]]. 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. [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20041024017 (Yahoo!)]
**The [[Philadelphia Eagles]] also remain undefeated with a 34-31 overtime win over the [[Cleveland Browns]]. [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20041024005 (Yahoo!)]
**The [[Miami Dolphins]] stun the [[St. Louis Rams]] 31-14 for their first win of the season. [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20041024015 (Yahoo!)]
**The [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] stun the [[Indianapolis Colts]] 27-24 on a last minute 50-yard field goal from [[Josh Scobee]]. [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20041024011 (Yahoo!)]
**[[Deion Sanders]] has his first interception return for a touchdown since 1998 as his [[Baltimore Ravens]] beat the [[Buffalo Bills]] 20-6. [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20041024033 (Yahoo!)]
**[[Emmitt Smith]] rushed for 100 yards for the 78th time in his career, surpassing [[Walter Payton]] en route to a 25-17 [[Arizona Cardinals]] victory over the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241024022 (ESPN)]
*[[NASCAR]]: [[Jimmie Johnson]]'s sixth win of the 2004 NASCAR season, at the [[Subway 500]] at [[Martinsville Speedway]] near [[Martinsville, Virginia]], is overshadowed by the crash of a private plane today belonging to his racing team, [[Hendrick Motorsports]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?id=1908642 (ESPN)] All 10 people on board the plane were killed, including four relatives of team owner [[Rick Hendrick]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?id=1908619 (ESPN)]
*[[Ice skating]]: During an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[televised]] competition, skater [[Tatiana Totmianina]] suffers a fall after her partner slipped off his right foot. She remains unsconscious for some minutes, and is hospitalized with damage to her head, neck and eyes.
==[[October 23]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]: [[2004 World Series]], Game 1: Hosting the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] on a cold night at Fenway Park, the [[Boston Red Sox]] 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]]'s two-run home run in the bottom of the 8th provided the winning margin. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241023102 (ESPN)]
*[[Cross-country skiing]]: World Cup 2005 season opening in [[Düsseldorf]], [[Germany]]: The 0.8 km Ladies' Sprint race is won by [[Marit Bjørgen]] (NOR), with [[Anna Dahlberg]] (SWE) and [[Gabriella Paruzzi]] coming in second and third. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&raceid=7957 (FIS-Ski Results)]. The 1.5 km Men's Sprint race is won by [[Peter Larsson (cross country skier)|Peter Larsson]] (SWE), with [[Tor Arne Hetland]] (NOR) and [[Cristian Zorzi]] (ITA) coming in second and third. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&raceid=7956 (FIS-Ski Results)]
*[[Rugby league]] [[2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations|Tri-Nations]]: [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] defeat [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] 32-12 at [[Loftus Road]], [[London]].
==[[October 21]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[2004 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]], Game 7: The [[St. Louis Cardinals]] advance to the [[World Series]] with a 5-2 win over the [[Houston Astros]]. In the sixth inning, [[Albert Pujols]] ties the game with an RBI double, and [[Scott Rolen]] gives the Cardinals the lead for good with a two-run [[home run|homer]] on the next pitch. Pujols is named Series MVP. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241021124 (ESPN)]
*[[Basketball]]: [[Denver Nuggets]] guard [[Carmelo Anthony]] is cited for possession of [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1906525 (ESPN)][http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3839592/detail.html (TheDenverChannel.com)]
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]: [[UEFA Cup]] 2004-05 Group Stage, matchday 1 [http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UefaCup/index.html (UEFA.com)]:
*Group A:
**[[Feyenoord Rotterdam|Feyenoord]] 3 – 0 [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]
**[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke]] 1 – 1 [[FC Basel]]
*Group B:
**[[Athletic Bilbao]] 2 – 0 [[Parma A.C.|Parma]]
**[[FC Steaua Bucuresti|Steaua Bucharest]] 2 – 0 [[Standard Liège]]
*Group C:
**[[Real Zaragoza]] 2 – 0 [[FC Utrecht]]
**[[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]] 3 – 2 [[Club Brugge]]
*Group D:
**[[Panionios NFC|Panionios]] 0 – 1 [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
**[[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]] 0 – 2 [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
*Group E:
**[[Egaleo FC|Egaleo]] 0 – 1 [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
**[[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] 1 – 1 [[Villarreal Club de Futbol|Villarreal]]
*Group F:
**[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] 0 – 0 [[Grazer AK|GAK]]
**[[Amica Wronki]] 0 – 5 [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
*Group G:
**[[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]] 1 – 5 [[VfB Stuttgart]]
**[[Sport Lisboa e Benfica|Benfica]] 4 – 2 [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]
*Group H:
**[[Alemannia Aachen|Alemannia]] 1 – 0 [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
**[[FC Zenit St Peterburg|Zenit St. Petersburg]] 5 – 1 [[AEK Athens FC|AEK Athens]]
*[[2004 Summer Olympics|Olympics]]: A three-judge panel of the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] upholds the awarding of the gold medal in the [[gymnastics]] men's all-around to [[United States|American]] [[Paul Hamm]], rejecting the appeal of [[South Korea]]n [[Yang Tae-young]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=1906397 (ESPN)]
==[[October 20]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[2004 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]], Game 6: The [[St. Louis Cardinals]] come back to beat the [[Houston Astros]] 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]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241020124 (ESPN)]
**[[2004 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]], Game 7: The [[Boston Red Sox]] defeat the [[New York Yankees]], 10–3, going on to the [[World Series]] 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. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241020110 (ESPN)] [http://www.thebostonchannel.com/sports/3837599/detail.html (TheBostonChannel.com)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=televisionNews&storyID=6563530 (Reuters)]
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]: [[UEFA Champions League]], Group Stage, Matchday 3
**Group E: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] 2 – 2 [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
**Group E: [[Rosenborg B.K.|Rosenborg]] 1 – 2 [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
**Group F: [[AC Milan]] 1 – 0 [[FC Barcelona]]
**Group F: [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] 3 – 0 [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
**Group G: [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] 1 – 2 [[Werder Bremen]]
**Group G: [[Valencia C.F.|Valencia]] 1 – 5 [[Internazionale Milano F.C.|Inter Milan]]
**Group H: [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] 2 – 0 [[PFC CSKA Moskva|CSKA Moscow]]
**Group H: [[Paris Saint-Germain]] 2 – 0 [[FC Porto]] [http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UCL/index.html (UEFA.com)]
*[[Women's boxing]]: [[Laila Ali]] denies rumors she will be fighting in [[Kinshasa]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]] on [[October 30]], the 30th anniversary of [[Muhammad Ali|her father's]] [[The Rumble in the Jungle|legendary fight]] against [[George Foreman]] in the same city. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=1905405 (ESPN)]
==[[October 19]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[2004 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]], Game 6: The [[Boston Red Sox]] defeat the [[New York Yankees]], 4-2, becoming the first team in [[Major League Baseball]] 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. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241019110 (ESPN)]
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]: [[UEFA Champions League]], Group Stage, Matchday 3
**Group A: [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 0 – 0 [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]]
**Group A: [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]] 2 – 1 [[Olympiacos CFP|Olympiacos]]
**Group B: [[Bayer Leverkusen]] 3 – 1 [[AS Roma]]
**Group B: [[Real Madrid]] 1 – 0 [[Dynamo Kyiv]]
**Group C: [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]] 3 – 0 [[Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC|Maccabi Tel-Aviv]]
**Group C: [[Juventus]] 1 – 0 [[Bayern München|Bayern Munich]]
**Group D: [[Fenerbahçe SK|Fenerbahçe]] 1 – 3 [[Olympique Lyonnais]]
**Group D: [[AC Sparta Praha|Sparta Prague]] 0 – 0 [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/FixturesResults/index.html (UEFA.com)]
==[[October 18]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[2004 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]], Game 5: The [[Boston Red Sox]] outlast the [[New York Yankees]] to win 5-4 in a 14 inning marathon. [[David Ortiz]] is a hero once again with the game-winning [[run batted in|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. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241018102 (ESPN)]
**[[2004 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]], Game 5: The [[Houston Astros]] 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. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241018118 (ESPN)]
*[[National Football League]] Week 6, [[Monday Night Football]]: Spurred by a 93-yard [[fumble]] return by [[Adam Archuleta]], the [[St. Louis Rams]] defeat the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] 28-21. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241018014 (ESPN)]
==[[October 17]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[2004 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]], Game 4: The [[Boston Red Sox]] stay alive in the series with the [[New York Yankees]] 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 (baseball)|closer]] [[Mariano Rivera]], and win on a [[walk-off home run]] by [[David Ortiz]] in the 12th. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241017102 (ESPN)]
**[[2004 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]], Game 4: The [[Houston Astros]] 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 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). [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241017118 (ESPN)]
*[[National Football League]] Week 6:
**The [[New England Patriots]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and [[New York Jets]] remain the NFL's only undefeated teams, by beating the [[Seattle Seahawks]], [[Carolina Panthers]] and [[San Francisco 49ers]] 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. [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-nflrdp&prov=ap&type=lgns (Yahoo!/AP)]
**The [[Buffalo Bills]] get their first win of the year by beating the [[Miami Dolphins]] 20-13. The Dolphins, at 0-6, are the NFL's last winless team in 2004.
**[[Minnesota Vikings]] quarterback [[Daunte Culpepper]] throws five touchdowns for the third time this season, setting an NFL record. The Vikings defeated the [[New Orleans Saints]] 38-31. [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20041017018 (Yahoo!)]
*[[Motorcycle sport|Motorcycle racing]]: [[Valentino Rossi]] wins the World [[MotoGP]] title for the third successive year, the first year for [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]] 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. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/3750434.stm (BBC)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/3750702.stm (BBC)].
*[[Golf]]: [[Ernie Els]] wins the [[World Match Play Championship]] at [[Wentworth Club|Wentworth]], beating [[Lee Westwood]] 2 and 1. It's a record sixth title for Els, and the third in a row. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3750898.stm (BBC)]
==[[October 16]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[2004 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]], Game 3: The [[Houston Astros]] defeat the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] 5-2 behind [[home run]]s by [[Jeff Kent]], [[Carlos Beltrán]], and [[Lance Berkman]]. [[Roger Clemens]] pitches seven innings for the win, which leaves the Astros trailing 2-1 in the series. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241016118 (ESPN)]
**[[2004 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]], Game 3: The [[New York Yankees]] take a 3-0 series lead over the [[Boston Red Sox]], pounding out 22 hits in a 19-8 win. [[Hideki Matsui]] and [[Alex Rodriguez]] each score five runs, and Matsui also drives in five runs. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241016102 (ESPN)]
*[[Rugby league]]:
** [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] draw 16-16 in the opening game of the [[2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations|Tri-Nations]] at the [[North Harbour Stadium]] in [[Auckland]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/3747624.stm (BBC)]
** [[Leeds Rhinos]] defeat [[Bradford Bulls]] 16-8 in the Grand Final of [[Super League (Europe)|Super League IX]] at [[Old Trafford (football)|Old Trafford]], to win their first league championship for 32 years. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/3746300.stm (BBC)]
*[[Snooker]]: During the second round of qualifying for the UK Championship, [[Jamie Burnett]] achieves a [[highest snooker break|break]] of 148 against [[Leo Fernandez]], the first time a player has made a break higher than the nominal maximum of 147 in a professional match. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3750162.stm (BBC)]
==[[October 15]], [[2004]]==
*[[NBA|NBA pre-season]]: In the first NBA game ever played in [[China]], the [[Houston Rockets]] defeat the [[Sacramento Kings]], 88-86, despite a half court shot made by the Kings' [[Chris Webber]] at the end of the third quarter.
*[[Baseball]]: Game 3 of the [[2004 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]] between the [[New York Yankees]] and [[Boston Red Sox]] is postponed due to rain at [[Fenway Park]]. 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]]==
*[[Baseball]]:
** [[2004 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]], Game 2: The [[St. Louis Cardinals]] beat the [[Houston Astros]] 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 [[home run]]s from [[Albert Pujols]] and [[Scott Rolen]]; Rolen also hit a game-tying homer in the fifth inning. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241014124 (ESPN)]
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]:
**[[FIFA World Cup]] Asian Qualifying
***[[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] 0 - 1 [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]]
**FIFA World Cup South American Qualifying
***[[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] 3 - 1 [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]]
[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/sc/index.html?year=2004&month=10&day=14 (FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)]. Next matchday: [[17 November]].
*[[NBA|NBA pre-season]]: The [[Washington Wizards]] defeat the [[Charlotte Bobcats]], 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]]==
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[2004 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]], Game 2: The [[New York Yankees]] take a 2-0 lead over the [[Boston Red Sox]]. In a 3-1 win, [[Jon Lieber]] outpitches Red Sox star [[Pedro Martínez]]. [[John Olerud]] hits a two-run [[home run|homer]] for the Yankees. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241013110 (ESPN)]
**[[2004 National League Championship Series|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 [[Houston Astros]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241013124 (ESPN)]
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]:
**[[FIFA World Cup]] Asian Qualifying
***[[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] 2 - 3 [[Iran national football team|Iran]]
***[[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] 3 - 0 [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]
***[[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] 2 - 0 [[India national football team|India]]
***[[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] 2 - 0 [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]]
***[[Tajikstan national football team|Tajikstan]] 2 - 1 [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]]
***[[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] 1 - 0 [[China national football team|China PR]]
***[[Oman national football team|Oman]] 0 - 1 [[Japan national football team|Japan]]
***[[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] 3 - 0 [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]]
***[[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] 2 - 1 [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]]
***[[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] 1 - 2 [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]]
***[[Laos national football team|Laos]] 2 - 3 [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]]
***[[Syria national football team|Syria]] 2 - 2 [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]]
***[[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] 1 - 1 [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]
***Uzbekistan, Japan, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia clinch first place in their group, and advance to Stage 3.
**FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
***[[Italy national football team|Italy]] 4 - 3 [[Belarus national football team|Belarus]]
***[[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] 3 - 1 [[Finland national football team|Finland]]
***[[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] 0 - 4 [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]]
***[[Armenia national football team|Armenia]] 0 - 3 [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
***[[Moldova national football team|Moldova]] 1 - 1 [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
***[[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]] 0 - 0 [[Spain national football team|Spain]]
***[[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Serbia and Montenegro]] 5 - 0 [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]]
***[[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 [[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.
***[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/sc/index.html&year=2004&month=10&day=13 (FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)]
==[[October 12]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]
**[[2004 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]] Game 1: [[Mike Mussina]] of the [[New York Yankees]] has his [[perfect game]] broken up in the 7th inning, and the [[Boston Red Sox]] rally to within 8-7, but the Yankees win 10-7 to take a 1-0 series lead. [[Mariano Rivera]], 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]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241012110 (ESPN)]
*[[Basketball]]
**[[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. [http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/recap?gameId=241012014 (ESPN)]
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]:
**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]] [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/sc/index.html?year=2004&month=10&day=12 (FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)]
==[[October 11]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[National League Division Series]]: The [[Houston Astros]] 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 [[home run]]s. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241011115 (ESPN)]
*[[National Football League]] Week 5, [[Monday Night Football]]: [[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]]==
*[[Formula One]]: 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. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3730640.stm (BBC)]
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[National League Division Series]]:
***The [[Atlanta Braves]] even their series with the [[Houston Astros]] 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]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241010118 (ESPN)]
***The [[St. Louis Cardinals]] win their series against the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], 3 games to 1, with a 6-2 win. [[Albert Pujols]] breaks open a 2-2 game with a three-run homer in the fourth inning. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241010119 (ESPN)]
**[[New York Yankees]] [[closer (baseball)|closer]] [[Mariano Rivera]] returns to [[Panama City]], [[Panama]] after two relatives of his wife were electrocuted while cleaning the swimming pool at his home there. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2004/news/story?id=1898875 (ESPN)]
**1996 [[National League]] [[Most Valuable Player]] [[Ken Caminiti]] dies of a heart attack at age 41. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20041011/lo_kgtv/2407126 (KGTV via Yahoo!)]
*[[National Football League]] Week 5:
**The [[New England Patriots]] set a record for the number of consecutive NFL games ever won, at 19, after beating the [[Miami Dolphins]] 24-10.
**The [[Seattle Seahawks]] take their first loss of the season, against the [[St. Louis Rams]]. 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 [[Atlanta Falcons]] also take their first loss, to the [[Detroit Lions]]. The [[San Francisco 49ers]] get their first win by beating the [[Arizona Cardinals]] 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. [http://www.istanbulmarathon.org/sonuclar/26_avrasya.htm (Istanbul Marathon)]
*[[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-double]] with 15 points and 11 rebounds. [http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/recap?gameId=241010014 (ESPN)]
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]:
**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 [[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Côte d'Ivoire]]
***[[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]] [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/match/index.html?st=zone&zone=all&tm=all&ym=200410 (FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)]
==[[October 9]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[American League Division Series]]:
***The [[New York Yankees]] 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 [[home run]] from [[Rubén Sierra]]. In the top of the 10th inning, [[Alex Rodriguez]] scores the winning run on a wild pitch. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241009109 (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 [[Jose 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]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241009119 (ESPN)]
***The [[Houston Astros]] 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. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241009118 (ESPN)]
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]:
**FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
***[[Macedonia national football team|FYR Macedonia]] 2 - 2 [[Netherlands national football team|Holland]]
***[[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] 1 - 0 [[Romanian national football team|Romania]]
***[[Finland national football team|Finland]] 3 - 1 [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]]
***[[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]]
***[[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] 2 - 2 [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]
***[[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] 4 - 1 [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]]
***[[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] 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 [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
***[[Belarus national football team|Belarus]] 4 - 0 [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]]
***[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] 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]]
***[[Spain national football team|Spain]] 2 - 0 [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
***[[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia Herzegovina]] 0 - 0 [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Serbia and Montenegro]]
***[[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
***[[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] 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]] [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/match/index.html?st=zone&zone=all&tm=all&ym=200410 (FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)]
==[[October 8]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]: [[American League Division Series]]
**The [[Boston Red Sox]] 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, [[David Ortiz]] hits a two-run [[walk-off home run]] to win the game 8–6, ending the series. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241008102 (ESPN)]
**The [[New York Yankees]] 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 [[Hideki Matsui]]. [[Kevin Brown]] pitches six innings for the win. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241008109 (ESPN)]
*[[National Football League|NFL]]: The league announces that [[Jamal Lewis]], who pleaded guilty yesterday to trying to set up a [[cocaine]] 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 [[United States dollar|$]]760,000. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1897721 (ESPN)]
*[[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-double]], scoring 11 points and dishing out nine assists. [[Katie Douglas]] leads the Sun with 18 points. The Storm are led by [[Betty Lennox]] with 17 points and [[Lauren Jackson]] with 16. [http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/recap?gameId=241008018 (ESPN)]
**[[Los Angeles Sparks]] [[center (basketball)|center]] [[Lisa Leslie]] is named the league's MVP for the second time. [http://espn.go.com/wnba/news/2004/1008/1897822.html (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]]
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]:
**FIFA World Cup African Qualifying
***[[Libya national football team|Libya]] 2 - 1 [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/match/index.html?st=zone&zone=all&tm=all&ym=200410 (FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)]
==[[October 7]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]: [[National League Division Series]]
**The [[Atlanta Braves]] even their series with the [[Houston Astros]] 4-2 in 11 [[inning]]s. 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]]: [[Baltimore Ravens]] star running back [[Jamal Lewis]], who was scheduled to go on trial on federal charges of conspiracy to deal [[cocaine]], 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. [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=1897117 (ESPN)]
==[[October 6]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]:
** The [[Houston Astros]] open their [[National League Division Series]] matchup with the [[Atlanta Braves]] 8-3. In the later games, the [[New York Yankees]] needed 12 [[inning]]s to defeat the [[Minnesota Twins]] 7-6 to even their [[American League Division Series|series]] at one game apiece and the [[Boston Red Sox]] defeat the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Anaheim Angels]] 4-3 and take a 2 games to 0 lead.
** [[Sammy Sosa]] is fined [[United States dollar|USD]] 87,400 for arriving late to the [[Chicago Cubs]] final game of the [[regular season]] and for leaving the game early. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1896675 (ESPN)]
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]:
**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]] [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/match/index.html?st=zone&zone=all&tm=all&ym=200410 (FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com)]
==[[October 5]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]: 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 [[Boston Red Sox]] defeat the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Anaheim Angels]] 9-3, and the [[Minnesota Twins]] defeat the [[New York Yankees]] 2-0, in the opening game of their respective [[American League Division Series]]. The Twins break a post-season record with 5 [[double play]]s and the Cardinals break an NLDS record with 5 [[home run]]s.
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]: The draw for the group stage of the 2005 [[UEFA Cup]] takes place at UEFA headquarters in [[Nyon]], [[Switzerland]]. [http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UefaCup/index.html (UEFA.com)] Results:
**Group A: [[FC Basel|Basel]], [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]], [[Feyenoord Rotterdam|Feyenoord]], [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]], [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke]]
**Group B: [[Athletic Bilbao]], [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]], [[Parma A.C.|Parma]], [[Standard Liège]], [[FC Steaua Bucuresti|Steaua Bucharest]]
**Group C: [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Vienna]], [[Club Brugge]], [[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]], [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]], [[Real Zaragoza]]
**Group D: [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]], [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], [[Panionios NFC|Panionios]], [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]], [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting Lisbon]]
**Group E: [[Egaleo FC|Egaleo]], [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]], [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], [[FK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]], [[Villarreal Club de Futbol|Villarreal]]
**Group F: [[Amica Wronki]], [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]], [[AZ Alkmaar]], [[Grazer AK]], [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
**Group G: [[SL Benfica|Benfica]], [[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]], [[Dinamo Zagreb]], [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]], [[VfB Stuttgart]]
**Group H: [[AEK Athens FC|AEK Athens]], [[Alemannia Aachen|Alemannia]], [[Lille OSC|Lille]], [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], [[FC Zenit St Peterburg|Zenit St. Petersburg]]
*[[Basketball]]:
**[[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. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1895410 (ESPN)]
**[[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]]. [http://aol.wnba.com/games/20041005/SACSEA/recap.html (WNBA)]
*[[NASCAR]]: [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] is fined [[United States dollar|$]]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. [http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?id=1895384 (ESPN)]
==[[October 4]], [[2004]]==
*[[Boxing]]: [[Ricardo Mayorga]] retires from boxing, following his eighth round knockout loss against [[Felix Trinidad]].
*[[National Football League]] Week 4, [[Monday Night Football]]: The [[Kansas City Chiefs]] defeat the [[Baltimore Ravens]] 27 to 24.
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]: [[FC Zurich]] 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. [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=312520&cc=5901 (ESPN)]
==[[October 3]], [[2004]]==
*[[National Football League]] Week 4:
** The [[New England Patriots]] tie an NFL record by winning their 18th game in a row, 31-17 over the [[Buffalo Bills]]. [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20041003002 (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]]. [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20041003034 (Yahoo!/AP)]
*[[Baseball]]:
** On the last day of the season, the [[Houston Astros]] 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. [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/tor/news/tor_news.jsp?ymd=20041003&content_id=881011&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp (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]].
*[[Rugby league]]: The [[Canterbury Bulldogs]] defeat the [[Sydney Roosters]] 16 to 13 to win their first [[National Rugby League|NRL]] championship.
==[[October 2]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]: The [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] defeat the [[San Francisco Giants]] 7-3 on a [[Walk-off home run|walkoff 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, [[Felix Trinidad]] rises from a knockdown in round three and drops [[Ricardo Mayorga]] three times in round eight to score an eighth round [[knockout]]. [http://www.boxing-central.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5041 (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]].
==[[October 1]], [[2004]]==
*[[Baseball]]: [[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. [http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpNWZic251BF9TAzI1NjY0ODI1BHNlYwN0aA--?slug=ap-mariners-suzuki-hitsrecord&prov=ap&type=lgns Yahoo! Sports]
* [[List of magazines|Sports magazines]]: [[Sports Illustrated]] releases its 50th anniversary issue.
* [[Basketball]]: [[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 [[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 expired.[http://aol.wnba.com/games/20041001/SEASAC/recap.html (WNBA)]
==Past sports events by month==
[[2004 in sports]]: [[June 2004 in sports|June]] [[July 2004 in sports|July]] [[August 2004 in sports|August]] [[September 2004 in sports|September]] ''(for earlier sports events, see May 2004 and preceding months)''
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