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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in September of 2008. Deaths
7: Don Haskins 18: Ron Lancaster 23: Rudolf Illovszky 26: Paul Newman 28: Thomas Thewes
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 IndyCar Series American Le Mans FIA GT WTCC V8 Supercar Superleague Formula
Baseball 2008: Nippon Professional Baseball Major League Baseball
Basketball 2008: Women's National Basketball Association 2008 WNBA Playoffs EuroBasket 2009 qualification
Canadian football: Canadian Football League
Football (soccer) 2007–08: Argentina Ecuador Football (soccer) 2008: Brazil Japan MLS Norway Sweden Football (soccer) 2008–09: England Germany Italy Spain France UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Golf 2008: PGA Tour European Tour LPGA Tour
Lacrosse 2008 National Lacrosse League
Motorcycle racing 2008: Moto GP Superbike
Rugby league Super League NRL
Rugby union 2008–09: Air New Zealand Cup Currie Cup English Premiership Celtic League Top 14
30 September 2008 (Tuesday)
American football: For the second time in two days, a National Football League head coach was sacked, this time Lane Kiffin of the Oakland Raiders. Tom Cable, the team's offensive line coach, was named as his interim replacement. Football (soccer): UEFA Champions League group stage, week 2: Group E: Aalborg BK 0–3 Manchester United Group E: Villarreal 1–0 Celtic Group F: Fiorentina 0–0 Steaua Group F: Bayern 1–1 Lyon Group G: Fenerbahçe 0–0 Dynamo Kyiv Group G: Arsenal 4–0 Porto Group H: BATE Borisov 2–2 Juventus Group H: Zenit St Petersburg 1–2 Real Madrid UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg:(first leg result in brackets) CSKA Moscow 1–0 Slaven Belupo (2–1) St Patrick's Athletic 0–0 Hertha Berlin (0–2) Baseball: Major League Baseball: American League Central Division Playoff: Chicago White Sox 1, Minnesota Twins 0 Jim Thome's 7th-inning solo home run sends the White Sox to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS starting on Thursday. Shooting: 2008 ISSF World Cup Final (shotgun) in Minsk, Belarus: wins the world cup final in trap, and in skeet.
29 September 2008 (Monday)
American football: National Football League Monday Night Football Week 4: Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Baltimore Ravens 20 (OT) Jeff Reed's 46-yard field goal six minutes into overtime takes the Steelers to 3–1, while Baltimore drop to 2–1. In off the field news, Scott Linehan was sacked as head coach of the St. Louis Rams and replaced by defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, the former head coach of the New Orleans Saints. Major League Baseball American League Central Pennant Race: Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 2 The White Sox won this make-up game at U.S. Cellular Field thanks to Alexei Ramírez' sixth-inning grand slam, and now a playoff game will be played in Chicago on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. Basketball 2008 Philippine NCAA men's basketball tournament finals at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines 85–69 , San Beda wins series 2–1
28 September 2008 (Sunday)
American football: National Football League Week 4: New York Jets 56, Arizona Cardinals 35 After a scoreless first quarter, the Jets explode for 34 unanswered second-quarter points and cruise from there. Brett Favre throws for a career-high six touchdowns; although Kurt Warner throws for 472 yards for the Cardinals, he is also intercepted three times. Carolina Panthers 24, Atlanta Falcons 9 Steve Smith and Muhsin Muhammad each catch a TD pass, while the Panthers defense shuts down what had been the NFL's top rushing attack. Cleveland Browns 20, Cincinnati Bengals 12 Embattled QB Derek Anderson leads the Browns to their first win this season in the semiannual "Bungle in the Jungle". Kansas City Chiefs 33, Denver Broncos 19 Larry Johnson rushes for 198 yards as the Chiefs rack up their first win of the season. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30, Green Bay Packers 21 Aaron Rodgers injured his shoulder in this game. Jacksonville Jaguars 30, Houston Texans 27 (OT) For the second straight week, a Josh Scobee field goal wins it for the Jags, this time a walk-off. Tennessee Titans 30, Minnesota Vikings 17 The Titans go to 4–0 for the first time in franchise history, including their past as the Houston Oilers. New Orleans Saints 31, San Francisco 49ers 17 Drew Brees throws for 363 yards and three TDs, while the Saints sack J. T. O'Sullivan six times and intercept him twice. Buffalo Bills 31, St. Louis Rams 14 Reports were with the Rams' loss, head coach Scott Linehan would be sacked... San Diego Chargers 28, Oakland Raiders 18 ...along with the coaching change pending with Lane Kiffin in Oakland after the Raiders' fall to the Lightning Bolts thanks to 25 fourth quarter San Diego points. Washington Redskins 26, Dallas Cowboys 24 The Redskins win their last game at Texas Stadium. Chicago Bears 24, Philadelphia Eagles 20 A fourth and goal stand by the Monsters of the Midway late in the 4th quarter gives "Da bears" da win over the "Iggles". Bye week: Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks. The NFL announced that Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band would perform at halftime of Super Bowl XLIII during halftime of the Eagles-Bears telecast. Auto racing: Formula One: Singapore Grand Prix in Marina Bay, Singapore (1) Fernando Alonso (2) Nico Rosberg (3) Lewis Hamilton The first ever Formula 1 night race gives Lewis Hamilton a 7-point lead in the drivers' championship over Felipe Massa, with three races remaining. Sprint Cup: Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman in Kansas City, Kansas (1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Carl Edwards (3) Greg Biffle Baseball: Major League Baseball Pennant Races: American League Central: Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 1 Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 0 With the gap between both the White Sox and the Twins remaining at ½ game in favor of the Twins, the White Sox now will play a make-up game against the Detroit Tigers on Monday at U.S. Cellular Field. Should the Sox win, they will host the Twins in a one-game playoff game on Tuesday. National League Wild Card: Florida Marlins 4, New York Mets 2 The swan song for Shea Stadium after 45 seasons is ruined by the Marlins at the Mets fail to make the postseason for the second straight season on the final day of the season. Milwaukee Brewers 3, Chicago Cubs 1 CC Sabathia's four hit complete game and Ryan Braun's tiebreaking 8th inning homer puts the Brewers in the postseason for the first time since 1982. They'll face the Philadelphia Phillies in one NLDS while the Cubs will play the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cycling: 2008 UCI Road World Championships: Men's Road Race: Alessandro Ballan (2) Damiano Cunego (3) Matti Breschel Golf: PGA Tour: The Tour Championship in Atlanta Camilo Villegas wins his second straight FedEx Cup playoff event on the first hole of a playoff with Sergio García . Vijay Singh completes the four rounds that he needed to secure the 2008 FedEx Cup. Ice hockey: Thomas Thewes, co-owner of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, dies from leukemia at the age of 76. Motorcycle racing: Moto GP: Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix in Motegi, Japan (1) Valentino Rossi (2) Casey Stoner (3) Dani Pedrosa Rossi's race win made him a World Champion for the eighth time. Tennis: ATP Tour: China Open in Beijing, China:Final: Andy Roddick def. Dudi Sela, 6–4, 6–7(6), 6–3 Thailand Open in Bangkok, Thailand:Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Novak Djokovic, 7–6(4), 6–4 WTA Tour: China Open in Beijing, China:Final: Jelena Janković def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–2 Hansol Korea Open in Seoul, South Korea:Final: Maria Kirilenko def. Samantha Stosur, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
27 September 2008 (Saturday)
American college football: NCAA AP Top 10: (2) Oklahoma 35, (24) Texas Christian 10 The Sooners stake their claim to being the new #1 team. (8) Alabama 41, (3) Georgia 30 Bulldog head coach Mark Richt's call for a "blackout" "Between the Hedges" was over early thanks to 31 unanswered Crimson Tide points in the first half. Alabama jumps to #2 with this win. Mississippi 31, (4) Florida 30 Jevan Snead throws for two touchdowns and runs for a third as the Rebels stun the Gators in The Swamp. (5) LSU 34, Mississippi State 24 The current National Champions leap to the third spot. (7) Texas 52, Arkansas 10 The Horns climb to #5 in the new survey. Michigan 27, (9) Wisconsin 25 In the 500th game at "The Big House", the Wolverines erase a 19–0 halftime deficit. Counting the Thursday night loss by top-ranked Southern California, three of the top four teams in the poll and four of the Top Ten teams lost, which will cause a shakeup in the new poll. Other games: (12) Penn State 38, (22) Illinois 24 Navy 24, (16) Wake Forest 17 The Middies defeat a ranked team for the first time since 1985. Maryland 20, (20) Clemson 17 Houston 41, (23) East Carolina 24 Australian rules football: AFL Grand Final at Melbourne Geelong 11.23 (89) – 18.7 (115) Hawthorn Baseball: Major League Baseball Pennant Races: American League: Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 2 Cleveland Indians 12, Chicago White Sox 6 The Central Division gap remains at one-half a game in favor of the Twins. National League: New York Mets 2, Florida Marlins 0 Johan Santana, pitching in a regular-season game on three days' rest for the first time in his career, keeps the Mets alive in the playoff race with a three-hit complete-game shutout, however... Philadelphia Phillies 4, Washington Nationals 3 Jamie Moyer hurls six innings of one-run, six-hit ball, and Jayson Werth hits a leadoff fifth-inning homer as the Phils win the Eastern Division for the second straight year on a dramatic game ending bases-loaded double play, relegating the Mets to a Wild Card chase where... Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3 Ben Sheets first start after a two-week layoff backfires, and the Brew Crew is now tied with the Mets for the Wild Card. Cycling: 2008 UCI Road World Championships: Women's Road Race: Nicole Cooke (2) Marianne Vos (3) Judith Arndt Rugby league: NRL Finals series: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32 – 6 New Zealand Warriors in Sydney Shooting: 2008 ISSF World Cup Final (shotgun) in Minsk, Belarus: wins the world cup final in double trap. Thoroughbred horse racing: By winning the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park, Curlin becomes the richest horse in North American racing history, with US $10.25 million in winnings, passing Cigar.
26 September 2008 (Friday) Auto racing: Actor Paul Newman, who was a driver and also an owner of an Indy Car team, dies from complications of cancer at his Westport, Connecticut farm home at the age of 83. Cycling: 2008 UCI Road World Championships: Men's Under-23 Road Race: (1) Fabio Duarte (2) Simone Ponzi (3) John Degenkolb Rugby league: Super League playoffs : Leeds Rhinos 18–14 Wigan Warriors in Leeds NRL Finals series: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 – 28 Melbourne Storm in Sydney Baseball: Major League Baseball Pennant Races: American League: Detroit Tigers 6, Tampa Bay Rays 4 The Rays' loss assures the Los Angeles Angels the best record in the American League, and with it home advantage throughout the entire postseason, including the World Series. New York Yankees 19, Boston Red Sox 8 Nonetheless, the Yankees' win hands the AL East title to the Rays in their 11th season, completing the "worst-to-first" scenario, and also locking in the AL Division Series matchups, with the Angels playing the Red Sox and the Rays playing the Twins or White Sox, with the Angels and Rays holding home field advantage for a possible fifth game. The Angels opted to open their series October 1 as they had the better record. Kansas City Royals 8, Minnesota Twins 1 Cleveland Indians 11, Chicago White Sox 8 National League: Philadelphia Phillies 8, Washington Nationals 4