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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in October of 2006. Deaths
28 Red Auerbach 28 Trevor Berbick 27 Joe Niekro 18 Marc Hodler 12 Johnny Callison 11 Cory Lidle 9 Paul Hunter 9 Glenn Myernick 7 Julen Goikoetxea 6 Buck O'Neil 6 Bertha Brouwer 6 Charlie Bradberry 5 Don Thompson 5 George King 4 Vic Heyliger 3 Peter Norman 1 André Viger
Sporting seasons
Auto racing 2006:
D1 Grand Prix NASCAR; 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup; Busch; Craftsman Truck World Rally Championship American Le Mans Series Le Mans Series FIA GT
Basketball 2006–07: Euroleague Philippine Basketball Association Australian National Basketball League
Cricket 2006–07: Australia South Africa
Cyclo-cross: 2006/07 Cyclo-cross World Cup
Football 2006–07: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League 2006–07 UEFA Cup
Rugby union 2006:
2006–07 Heineken Cup 2006–07 English Premiership 2006–07 Top 14 2006–07 Celtic League 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying
Speed skating 2006–07: Essent Cup 2006–07
Volleyball 2006:
Men's CEV Champions League 2006–07 U.S. and Canadian sports 2005–06:
2006 CFL season 2006 US college football season 2006 NFL season 2006–07 NHL season 2006–07 NBA season
31 October 2006 (Tuesday) NBA 2006–07 Opening Night Games: Chicago Bulls 108, Miami Heat 66. The Heat receive their championship rings from last season. Kirk Hinrich, who signed a five-year contract extension earlier today, scores 26 points for the Bulls and Chris Duhon adds 20. The Heat suffer their worst opening-night loss ever and the worst opening-night loss for a defending NBA champ, with Dwyane Wade (25 points) their only player in double figures. Los Angeles Lakers 114, Phoenix Suns 106. The Suns hit their first nine shots and take a 19-point lead in the first quarter, but the Lakers, without the injured Kobe Bryant, come back, led by Lamar Odom with 34 points and 13 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa scores 30 in a losing effort. Football: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 Group A: Barcelona 2–2 Chelsea Group A: Levski Sofia 0–3 Werder Bremen Group B: Spartak Moscow 0–1 Inter Milan Group B: Bayern Munich 0–0 Sporting Group C: Liverpool 3–0 Bordeaux Group C: PSV Eindhoven 2–0 Galatasaray Group D: Roma 1–1 Olympiakos Group D: Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Valencia
30 October 2006 (Monday) NFL Monday Night Football: New England Patriots 31, Minnesota Vikings 7. Tom Brady throws for 372 yards and four touchdowns, each to a different receiver, as the Patriots cruise to their sixth consecutive regular-season road win. Rugby league: Rugby League Tri-Nations. Controversy breaks out when it emerges that New Zealand fielded an ineligible player in last Saturday's match against Great Britain. Nathan Fien had claimed eligibility to play for New Zealand through a NZ-born grandmother, but it emerges that the lady in question was his great-grandmother. (BBC)
29 October 2006 (Sunday) Cricket: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy in India: 12th Match, Mohali, Chandigarh: (252/4) defeats hosts (249/8) by six wickets to advance to the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy. India has been eliminated from the competition. (Scorecard) NFL Week 8 Green Bay Packers 31, Arizona Cardinals 14: Ahman Green runs for 106 yards and two touchdowns, and Vernand Morency adds 101 yards in the Packers' first home win of the year Atlanta Falcons 29, Cincinnati Bengals 27: Michael Vick has his second-straight solid performance, going 20-for-28 for 291 yards and three touchdowns Baltimore Ravens 35, New Orleans Saints 22: Drew Brees throws for 383 yards, but his three interceptions inhibit the Saints' attempt to come back from a 35–7 deficit Tennessee Titans 28, Houston Texans 22: The Texans outgain the Titans, 427 yards to 197, but commit five turnovers Jacksonville Jaguars 13, Philadelphia Eagles 6: With first-string quarterback Byron Leftwich injured, the Jaguars stick to the ground, running for 209 yards. The Eagles don't threaten to score until late in the third quarter Kansas City Chiefs 35, Seattle Seahawks 28: Larry Johnson carries the ball 39 times for 155 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner with 2:15 left Chicago Bears 41, San Francisco 49ers 10: The Bears return to form, building up a 41–0 halftime lead on big games from Rex Grossman and Thomas Jones New York Giants 17, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3: The Giants' defense dominates, holding Tampa Bay to 9 yards on its first six possessions. The Bucs go 0-for-3 on fourth-down conversions San Diego Chargers 38, St. Louis Rams 24: LaDainian Tomlinson rushes for 183 yards and two touchdowns Indianapolis Colts 34, Denver Broncos 31: Against a team that had only allowed two touchdowns all year, Peyton Manning goes 32-for-39 for 345 yards and three touchdowns, all to Reggie Wayne. Adam Vinatieri clinches the win with a 37-yard field goal with 2 seconds left Cleveland Browns 20, New York Jets 13: The Browns win their second game when officials rule Chris Baker was out of bounds on a potential tying touchdown pass with 1:06 to play Oakland Raiders 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 13: Ben Roethlisberger throws four interceptions, while the Raiders keep Pittsburgh in it by gaining only 98 yards on offense. Chris Carr returns a Roethlisberger pass 100 yards for a touchdown and tackles Nate Washington on the Oakland 4-yard line on the last play Dallas Cowboys 35, Carolina Panthers 14: Tony Romo's first start for the Cowboys is a success as they beat the Panthers at Charlotte Bye: Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins College football, AP NCAA Division I-A Top 25: (16) Rutgers 24, UConn 13 Darts World Grand Prix, Dublin Phil Taylor wins his 7th World Grand Prix title beating Terry Jenkins 7–4 in the final Auto racing: Chase for the NEXTEL Cup Bass Pro Shops 500: (1) Tony Stewart (2) Jimmie Johnson (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr. For the second race in this chase, defending series champion Tony Stewart spoils things for the contenders
28 October 2006 (Saturday) Basketball: Red Auerbach, who coached the Boston Celtics to eight straight titles from 1959 to 1966, dies at the age of 89. He was the team's president up until his death, winning a total of 16 championships; nine as head coach, seven in the front office. (AP via Yahoo) Rugby league: Rugby League Tri-Nations New Zealand 18–14 Great Britain. Great Britain score two tries in the final 10 minutes, including one with a minute to go, but still couldn't catch New Zealand, who at one point led 18–2. (BBC) Cricket: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy in India: 11th Match, Group A, at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad: (276/7) beat (272/4) by three wickets. Kevin Pietersen saw England all the way to victory with nine balls to spare, making 90 not out, while Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell both made fifties. For West Indies, Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo made centuries, sharing a stand of 174, and Gayle's additional three wickets gave him the Man of the Match award in a losing cause. The match was insignificant in terms of semi-final qualification; West Indies were already qualified, while England were already eliminated. (Cricinfo) College football: Associated Press NCAA Division I-A Top 25: (1) Ohio State 44, Minnesota 0 (2) Michigan 17, Northwestern 3 Oregon State 33, (3) Southern California 31. The Trojans fall behind, 33–10, thanks to four turnovers, then fail on a two-point conversion attempt at the end of the game. USC's regular-season winning streak ends at 38 games. (5) Texas 35, Texas Tech 31 (7) Auburn 23, Ole Miss 17 (8) Tennessee 31, South Carolina 24 (9) Florida 21, Georgia 14 (11) Notre Dame 38, Navy 14 (13) Arkansas 44, Louisiana–Monroe 10 (17) Wisconsin 30, Illinois 24 (18) Boston College 41, Buffalo 0 (19) Oklahoma 26, (23) Missouri 10 Oklahoma State 41, (20) Nebraska 29 (21) Georgia Tech 30, Miami 23 (22) Texas A&M 31, Baylor 21 (24) Wake Forest 24, North Carolina 17 (25) Oregon 55, Portland State 12 Other significant games: Temple 28, Bowling Green 14. The Owls end the longest current losing streak in Division I-A at 20 games.
27 October 2006 (Friday) Major League Baseball: 2006 World Series, Game Five: St. Louis Cardinals 4 Detroit Tigers 2. WP: Jeff Weaver (1–1) – LP: Justin Verlander (0–1) – SV: Adam Wainwright (1). HR: DET – Sean Casey (2). Adam Wainwright strikes Brandon Inge out to secure the final out of the series. David Eckstein wins the Series Most Valuable Player award. Cardinals win World Series, 4–1. Bruce Bochy resigned as manager of the San Diego Padres to accept a similar job with their National League Western Division rival the San Francisco Giants, signing a two-year contract. Cricket: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy in India: 10th Match, Group B, at Mohali, Chandigarh: (213/8) beat (89) by 124 runs to qualify in first place from Group B. South Africa were 42 for five before Mark Boucher and Justin Kemp put on 131 for the sixth wicket. This was over 100 runs more than any other partnership managed, and 42 more than Pakistan's aggregate score. South Africa now face the runner-up in Group A in the semi-final. (Cricinfo)
26 October 2006 (Thursday) Baseball: 2006 World Series Game Four: St. Louis Cardinals 5, Detroit Tigers 4. WP: Adam Wainwright (1–0). LP: Joel Zumaya (0–1). HR: DET — Sean Casey (1). David Eckstein doubled Aaron Miles home with the winning run as the Redbirds took advantage of sloppy play by the Tigers to move within one win of their first world championship since 1982. Cardinals lead series, 3–1. Japan Series: The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeat the Chunichi Dragons 4 games to 1, winning the last four games. Basketball: The 2006–07 Euroleague season begins with significant victories for Olympiacos, Cibona and Benetton Treviso who take the lead in their respective groups. American college football: AP NCAA Division I Top 25: Virginia Tech 24, (10) Clemson 7. Brandon Ore rushed for 203 yards in the Hokies' upset of the Tigers. Cricket: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy in India: 9th Match, Group A, at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad: Defending champions (224/7) defeat hosts (223/9) by three wickets with two balls to spare, thus becoming the second team to qualify for the semi-finals. India captain Rahul Dravid admitted the margin of result probably flattered his team. (Cricinfo)
25 October 2006 (Wednesday) Cricket: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy in India: 8th Match, Group B at Mohali, Chandigarh: (274/7) (Scott Styris 86, Stephen Fleming 80) defeats (223) by 51 runs to qualify for the semi-final as the first team. The result also sees Sri Lanka eliminated, and the Pakistan v South Africa clash is now an effective quarter-final. (Scorecard) 2006 World Series Game Four: Detroit Tigers at St. Louis Cardinals, postponed until Thursday due to rain. Cardinals lead series, 2–1. SI.com The Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard and the New York Yankees' Derek Jeter were named the winners of the 2006 Hank Aaron Award for their respective leagues.
24 October 2006 (Tuesday) Cricket: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, India: Game 7, Group B, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad: (219/9) defeats (141) by 78 runs. South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock is declared Player of the Match after his inexpensive bowling figures of 2/21 from ten overs, claiming the vital wickets of Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara. (Scorecard) Baseball: 2006 World Series Game 3: St. Louis Cardinals 5, Detroit Tigers 0. WP: Chris Carpenter (1–0). LP: Nate Robertson (0–1). HRs: None. Chris Carpenter gives up only three hits and no walks in eight innings. The Cards score on a Jim Edmonds double, an error by Joel Zumaya and a wild pitch from Fernando Rodney. Cardinals lead series, 2–1. New York Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado was named the winner of the 2006 Roberto Clemente Award for his charitable work.