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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in April of 2009. Deaths in April
9 : Nick Adenhart 13 : Mark Fidrych 13 : Harry Kalas 27 : Karl Mullen 27 : Greg Page
Current sporting seasons
Australian rules football 2009
Australian Football League
Auto racing 2009
Formula One Sprint Cup IRL
Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series A1 Grand Prix
WTTC V8 Supercar American Le Mans Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car Series
World Series by Renault Super GT
Baseball 2009
Major League Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2008–09
American competitions: NBA playoffs Pan-European competitions: Euroleague
Greece Iran Israel Italy Philippines Fiesta Conference Spain Turkey
Cricket 2008–09
Football (soccer)
2008–09 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA (Europe) Champions League UEFA Cup Copa Libertadores (South America) CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League OFC (Oceania) Champions League AFC (Asia) Champions League CAF (Africa) Champions League England Germany Iran Italy Spain France Argentina 2009 Major League Soccer Japan Women's Professional Soccer
Golf 2009
European Tour PGA Tour LPGA Tour
Ice hockey 2008–09
Stanley Cup playoffs
Motorcycle racing 2009
Superbike World Championship Supersport racing
Rugby league 2009
Super League NRL
Rugby union 2008–09
Heineken Cup English Premiership Celtic League Top 14 Super 14 Sevens World Series
Days of the month
April 30, 2009 (Thursday)
Basketball NBA playoffs first round: (seeding in parentheses) Game 6: (7) Chicago Bulls 128, (2) Boston Celtics 127 (3 OT). Series tied 3–3. Derrick Rose's block of Rajon Rondo's fadeaway jumper with 7 seconds left in the third overtime gives the Bulls their third overtime win of the series to force a 7th game in Boston on May 2. Ray Allen scores a playoff career-high 51 points for the Celtics, who blow an 8-points lead with 3 minutes remaining in regulation time. John Salmons leads the Bulls with 35 points. Game 6: (3) Orlando Magic 114, (6) Philadelphia 76ers 89. Magic win series 4–2. The Magic, playing without the suspended Dwight Howard, hand the Sixers their worst playoff home defeat since 1970. Game 6: (5) Houston Rockets 92, (4) Portland Trail Blazers 76. Rockets win series 4–2. The Rockets win their first playoff series in 12 years, ending a streak of 7 series losses, while the Blazers lose their fifth straight playoff series. The Rockets will play against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Conference Semifinal.
Cycling UCI ProTour: Tour de Romandie: Stage 2: (1) Óscar Freire () 4h 6' 56" (2) František Raboň (Team Columbia–High Road) s.t. (3) Assan Bazayev () s.t. General Classification: (1) Grégory Rast (Astana) 6h 19' 13" (2) Ricardo Serrano (Fuji–Servetto) + 5" (3) Lars Bak (Team Saxo Bank) + 12"
Football (soccer) UEFA Cup semifinals, first leg: Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Werder Bremen 0–1 Hamburg Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in bold advance to the last 16 stage; teams in strike are eliminated.) Group 2: Guaraní 1–1 Deportivo Cuenca Thanks to Boca's win, Cuenca's draw is sufficient to send them through. Boca Juniors 3–0 Deportivo Táchira Group 3: Nacional 3–1 Nacional River Plate 3–0 U. San Martín
Ice hockey Stanley Cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses) Western Conference Semifinals: Game 1: (3) Vancouver Canucks 5, (4) Chicago Blackhawks 3. Canucks lead series 1–0. Sami Salo scores the game-winning goal for the Canucks with 1:13 left after the Blackhawks rally from 3 goals down to tie the score. World Championship in Berne and Kloten, Switzerland: (Teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals) Group E: 6–5 (OT) 1–2 (SO) Group F: 3–2 (OT) 5–1
April 29, 2009 (Wednesday)
Basketball NBA playoffs first round: (seeding in parentheses) Game 5: (4) Atlanta Hawks 106, (5) Miami Heat 91. Hawks lead series 3–2. The Hawks make 12 consecutive field goal attempts in the second quarter to build a 23-point halftime lead, and cruise from there. Game 5: (2) Denver Nuggets 107, (7) New Orleans Hornets 86. Nuggets win series 4–1. Carmelo Anthony scores 34 points and leads the Nuggets to their first playoff series win in 15 years, and a matchup with the Dallas Mavericks in the second round.
Cycling UCI ProTour: Tour de Romandie: Stage 1: (1) Ricardo Serrano () 2h 8' 35" (2) Lars Bak () s.t. (3) Grégory Rast () s.t. General classification: (1) Rast 2hr 12' 17" (2) Serrano + 5" (3) Bak + 12"
Football (soccer) UEFA Champions League Semifinals, first leg: Manchester United 1–0 Arsenal John O'Shea scores the winning goal in the 17th minute. Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in bold advance to the last 16 stage, teams in strike are eliminated) Group 1: LDU Quito 2–3 Sport Recife Colo-Colo 0–1 Palmeiras Group 6: Lanús 1–1 Caracas Everton 1–1 Guadalajara
Ice hockey World Championship in Berne and Kloten, Switzerland: (Teams in bold advance to the qualifying round) Group C: 0–2 6–5 (OT) Sweden rallies from 3 goals down with 10 minutes remaining in the 3rd period. USA still remain in first place with 7 points, followed by Sweden 6, Latvia 5, Austria 0. Group D: 4–5 (OT) 4–3 Standings: Finland 9 points, Czech Republic 6, Norway 2, Denmark 1.
Water polo World League: Preliminary round, Europe group A, matchday 4 of 6: –
April 28, 2009 (Tuesday)
Basketball NBA playoffs first round: (seeding in parentheses) Game 5: (2) Boston Celtics 106, (7) Chicago Bulls 104 (OT). Celtics lead series 3–2. Paul Pierce scores with 10.5 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime, making it the first playoff series in history with three games going to overtime. Then he scores the game-winning basket with 3.4 seconds remaining in overtime. The Bulls' Brad Miller could have extended the game into a second overtime but miss from the free throw line. Game 5: (3) Orlando Magic 91, (6) Philadelphia 76ers 78. Magic lead series 3–2. Dwight Howard leads the Magic with 24 points and 24 rebounds, but he is later suspended from game 6 for hitting Samuel Dalembert with his elbow. Game 5: (6) Dallas Mavericks 106, (3) San Antonio Spurs 93. Mavericks win series 4–1. Dirk Nowitzki scores 31 points for his 30th 30-points playoff game and leads the Mavericks to the second round for the first time in 3 years, while the Spurs are eliminated in the first round for the first time since 2000. Game 5: (4) Portland Trail Blazers 88, (5) Houston Rockets 77. Rockets lead series 3–2. LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy score 25 points each and the Blazers make a 15–0 run in the fourth quarter to stay alive in the series. NBA awards: NBA Sportsmanship Award: Chauncey Billups, Denver Nuggets
Cycling UCI ProTour: Tour de Romandie: Prologue (3.1 km): (1) František Raboň (Team Columbia–High Road) 3min 44.56sec, (2) Sandy Casar () at 2sec, (3) Alejandro Valverde () 3sec
Football (soccer) UEFA Champions League Semifinals, first leg: Barcelona 0–0 Chelsea Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in bold advance to the last 16 stage, teams in strike are eliminated) Group 7: Aurora 1–2 Universidad de Chile Grêmio 3–0 Boyacá Chicó Group 8: San Lorenzo 2–0 Universitario Libertad 0–2 San Luis
Ice hockey Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Game 7, (2) Washington Capitals 2, (7) New York Rangers 1. Capitals win series 4–3. Sergei Fedorov scores the game-winning goal with 4:39 left, making him the oldest player in history to score a game-winning goal in game 7. The Capitals will next play against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Game 7, (6) Carolina Hurricanes 4, (3) New Jersey Devils 3. Hurricanes win series 4–3. Jussi Jokinen and Eric Staal score for the Hurricanes in the last 1:20 to win the series and set up a second round series against the Boston Bruins. World Championship in Berne and Kloten, Switzerland: (Teams in bold advance to the qualifying round) Group A: 1–3 7–3 Final standings: Canada 9 points, Belarus 5, Slovakia 4, Hungary 0. Group B: 4–2 2–1 Final standings: Russia 9 points, Switzerland 5, France 3, Germany 1.
April 27, 2009 (Monday)
Basketball NBA playoffs first round: (seeding in parentheses) Game 4: (4) Atlanta Hawks 81, (5) Miami Heat 71. Series tied 2–2. The Hawks win their first playoff road game in 12 years. Game 4: (2) Denver Nuggets 121, (7) New Orleans Hornets 63. Nuggets lead series 3–1. The Nuggets tie the most lopsided win in playoff history, and are within one game of their first series win in 15 years. Game 5: (1) Los Angeles Lakers 107, (8) Utah Jazz 96. Lakers win series 4–1. Kobe Bryant gets another 30-point game, and Lamar Odom scores 26 points and grabs 15 rebounds as the Lakers close the series with their fourth double-digit win.
Cricket Australia vs Pakistan in UAE: 3rd ODI in Abu Dhabi 198/7 (50 ov); 171 (47.1 ov). Australia win by 27 runs and lead 5-match series 2–1.
Ice hockey Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) Western Conference Quarterfinals: Game 6, (4) Chicago Blackhawks 4, (5) Calgary Flames 1. Blackhawks win series 4–2. The 'Hawks win their first playoff series in 13 years, and will next play the Vancouver Canucks. Game 6, (8) Anaheim Ducks 4, (1) San Jose Sharks 1. Ducks win series 4–2. The Sharks become the fourth Presidents' Trophy winner to be eliminated in the first round. The Ducks will next play against the defending champion Detroit Red Wings. World Championship in Berne and Kloten, Switzerland: (Teams in bold advance to the qualifying round) Group C: 6–1 3–2 (SO) Group D: 5–2 5–1
April 26, 2009 (Sunday)
Athletics London Marathon: Men: (1) Sammy Wanjiru 2hrs 05 mins 10 sec (course record) (2) Tsegaye Kebede 2:05:20 (3) Jaouad Gharib 2:05:27 Women: (1) Irina Mikitenko 2hrs 22mins 11sec (2) Mara Yamauchi 2:23:12 (3) Liliya Shobukhova 2:24:24 Hamburg Marathon: Men: (1) Solomon Tside 2hrs 11mins 47 secs (2) Charles Ngolepus 2:13:25 (3) Jose Telles des Souza 2:14:46 Women: (1) Alessandra Aguilar 2hrs 29mins 01 secs (2) Tigist Abdi Sheni 2:34:01 secs (3) Ulrike Maisch 2:34:28
Auto racing Formula One: Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir, Bahrain: (1) Jenson Button (Brawn–Mercedes) (2) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull–Renault) (3) Jarno Trulli (Toyota) Drivers standings (after 4 of 17 races): (1) Button 31 points (2) Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) 19 (3) Vettel 18 Sprint Cup Series: Aaron's 499 in Talladega, Alabama: (1) Brad Keselowski (Phoenix Racing) (2) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Ryan Newman (Stewart Haas Racing) Keselowski collects his first career Cup win. Drivers' standings after 9 races: (1) Kurt Busch 1299 points (2) Jeff Gordon −5 (3) Jimmie Johnson −64 IndyCar Series: RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 in Kansas City, Kansas: (1) Scott Dixon (2) Hélio Castroneves (3) Tony Kanaan Drivers standings (after 3 races): (1) Kanaan 100 points (2) Ryan Briscoe 99 (3) Dario Franchitti 96 World Rally Championship: Rally Argentina: (1) Sébastien Loeb (2) Dani Sordo (3) Henning Solberg Drivers standings (after 5 of 12 rallies): (1) Loeb 50 points (2) Sordo 31 (3) Mikko Hirvonen 30
Basketball NBA playoffs first round (seeding in parentheses) Game 4: (7) Chicago Bulls 121, (2) Boston Celtics 118 (2OT). Series tied 2–2. The Bulls get their second win in overtime to tie the series. Game 4: (1) Cleveland Cavaliers 99, (8) Detroit Pistons 78. Cavaliers win series 4–0. The Cavaliers, led by 36 points by LeBron James, become the third team in history to sweep a 4-game series with double-digit wins in all games. Game 4: (3) Orlando Magic 84, (6) Philadelphia 76ers 81. Series tied 2–2. Hedo Türkoğlu scores a three-pointer with one second left to win the game for the Magic, who were led by Dwight Howard's 18 points and 18 rebounds. Game 4: (5) Houston Rockets 89, (4) Portland Trail Blazers 88. Rockets lead series 3–1. The Rockets, led by Yao Ming with 21 points and 12 rebounds, are within one game of their first series win in 11 years. FIBA EuroChallenge Final Four in Bologna, Italy: