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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in May of 2009. Deaths in May
1: Sunline 2: Jack Kemp 3: John Elsworthy 5: Benjamin Flores 7: Danny Ozark 8: Dom DiMaggio 9: Chuck Daly 13: Achille Compagnoni 14: Bob Rosburg 15: Wayman Tisdale 29: Karine Ruby
Current sporting seasons
American football 2009 NFL NCAA Division I FBS
Australian rules football 2009
Australian Football League
Auto racing 2009
Formula One Sprint Cup IRL IndyCar Series Formula Two Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series GP2 WTTC V8 Supercar American Le Mans Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car Series FIA GT Championship Formula Three World Series by Renault Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Super GT
Baseball 2009
Major League Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2009
American competitions: NBA playoffs
Greece – playoffs
Italy – playoffs Philippines Fiesta Conference – playoffs Spain – playoffs Turkey – playoffs
Football (soccer) 2009
National teams competitions 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying International clubs competitions
Copa Libertadores (South America) AFC (Asia) Champions League CAF (Africa) Champions League
Domestic (national) competitions Argentina Brazil
Japan Norway Russia
Major League Soccer (USA&Canada) Women's Professional Soccer (USA)
Golf 2009
European Tour PGA Tour LPGA Tour Champions Tour
Ice hockey 2009
Stanley Cup Finals
Lacrosse 2009
Major League Lacrosse
Motorcycle racing 2009
Superbike World Championship Supersport racing
Rugby league 2009
Super League NRL
Rugby union 2009
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Days of the month
May 31, 2009 (Sunday)
Auto racing Sprint Cup Series: Autism Speaks 400 in Dover, Delaware: (1) Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Tony Stewart (Stewart Haas Racing) (3) Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway Racing) Drivers standings (after 13 of 26 races leading into the Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Stewart 1853 points (2) Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) 1807 (3) Johnson 1789 IndyCar Series: ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 in West Allis, Wisconsin: (1) Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske) (3) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) Standings (after 5 of 17 races): (1) Dixon 161 points (2) Briscoe & Franchitti 157 World Touring Car Championship: Race of Spain in Valencia: Race 1: (1) Yvan Muller (SEAT León 2.0 TDI) (2) Tiago Monteiro (SEAT León 2.0 TDI) (3) Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT León 2.0 TDI) Race 2: (1) Augusto Farfus (BMW 320si) (2) Jörg Müller (BMW 320si) (3) Tarquini Standings (after 10 of 24 races): (1) Yvan Muller 57 points (2) Farfus 54 (3) Tarquini 46 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 2 in Klettwitz, Germany: (1) Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz C-Class) (2) Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz C-Class) (3) Mattias Ekström (Audi A4) Standings (after 2 of 10 races): (1) Timo Scheider (Audi A4) 12 points (2) Paffett & Tom Kristensen (Audi A4) 10 V8 Supercars: Falken Tasmania Challenge in Launceston, Tasmania Round 8: (1) Jamie Whincup (Ford Falcon) (2) Will Davison (Holden Commodore) (3) Fabian Coulthard (Ford Falcon) Standings (after 8 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 1044 points (2) Davison 948 (3) Steven Johnson (Ford Falcon) 753
Baseball Major League Baseball Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer wins his 250th game when the Phils beat the Washington Nationals 4–2. NCAA tournament Florida State defeats Ohio State 37–6, setting a record for most runs scored in an NCAA postseason game, in the final of their regional tournament in Tallahassee, Florida.
Cycling Giro d'Italia: Stage 21 (ITT): (1) Ignatas Konovalovas () 18' 42" (2) Bradley Wiggins () + 1" (3) Edvald Boasson Hagen () + 7" Final general classification: Denis Menchov () 86h 03' 11" Danilo Di Luca () + 41" Franco Pellizotti () + 1' 59"
Football (soccer) European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries' alphabetic order; league standings prior to match in parentheses; teams that win titles in bold; teams that qualify to the Champions League in italics) Belarusian Cup Final: Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–2 (ET) Naftan Novopolotsk Naftan win their first ever trophy, and qualify for Europa League. Bulgarian A PFG, matchday 29 of 30: (1) Levski Sofia 1–1 (11) Minyor Pernik (5) Litex Lovech 1–0 (2) CSKA Sofia Levski clinch the championship for the 26th time, and qualify for the Champions League. CSKA, Cherno More Varna and Cup winners Litex qualify for Europa League. Greek Super League playoffs, final matchday: (2) AEK Athens 0–2 (1) Panathinaikos Panathinaikos win the playoffs and qualify for the Champions League. AEK, PAOK and AEL qualify for Europa League. Italian Serie A, final matchday: (4) Fiorentina 0–2 (2) Milan (3) Juventus 2–0 (10) Lazio Final standings: Inter 84 points, Juventus & Milan 74, Fiorentina & Genoa 68, Roma 63. Milan's win secures them a berth in the Champions League group stage, together with champion Inter and runner-up Juventus. Fiorentina will enter the Champions League at the play-off round. Genoa, Roma and Cup winner Lazio qualify for Europa League. Torino, Reggina and Lecce are relegated to Serie B. Paolo Maldini makes his farewell after 25 seasons and 647 matches, all in Milan. Portuguese Cup Final in Oeiras: Porto 1–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisandro López' goal in the 6th minute gives Porto the Cup for the 18th time, and completes a League and Cup double. Romanian Liga I, matchday 33 of 34: (2) Dinamo București 0–2 (9) Brașov (3) Timişoara 1–2 (1) Unirea Urziceni Unirea clinch the championship for the first time and qualify for the Champions League group stage. Dinamo finish as runner up and will enter the Champions League at the 3rd qualifying round. Timişoara and CFR Cluj qualify for Europa League. Russian Cup Final in Khimki: Rubin Kazan 0–1 CSKA Moscow Evgeni Aldonin's goal in injury time gives CSKA the Russian Cup for the second successive year and 5th time in history, and denies reigning champion Kazan the double. Both teams already qualified for the Champions League group stage. Spanish La Liga, final matchday: (18) Osasuna 2–1 (2) Real Madrid (17) Gijón 2–1 (20) Recreativo (16) Betis 1–1 (14) Valladolid (11) Santander 1–1 (15) Getafe Both Osasuna and Gijón come from behind to win, meaning that Betis' draw is not enough to keep them from relegation to next season's Segunda División, along with Numancia and Recreativo. Ukrainian Cup Final in Dnipropetrovsk: Vorskla Poltava 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Poltava win the Cup for the first time, and qualify for Europa League.
Golf PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas Winner: Steve Stricker 263 (−17) PO Stricker birdies the second hole of the playoff to defeat Tim Clark and Steve Marino . European Tour: European Open in Kent, England Winner: Christian Cévaër 281 (−7)
Ice hockey Stanley Cup Finals: (seeding in parentheses) Game 2 in Detroit: (W2) Detroit Red Wings 3, (E4) Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Red Wings lead series 2–0. Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin gets a game misconduct for instigating a fight with Henrik Zetterberg in the final minute of the game, but does not get suspended for Game 3.
Motorcycle racing Moto GP: Italian motorcycle Grand Prix in Mugello, Italy (1) Casey Stoner (2) Jorge Lorenzo (3) Valentino Rossi Riders' standings after 5 of 17 races: (1) Stoner 90 points (2) Lorenzo 86 (3) Rossi 81 Superbike World Championship: Miller Superbike World Championship round in Tooele, Utah, United States Race 1: (1) Ben Spies (2) Carlos Checa (3) Michel Fabrizio Race 2: (1) Spies (2) Fabrizio (3) Jonathan Rea Riders' standings after 7 of 14 rounds: (1) Noriyuki Haga 265 points (2) Spies 212 (3) Fabrizio 201
Rugby union Mid-year test series: 10–27 in Santa Clara, California Sevens World Series: Scotland Sevens in Edinburgh: Final: 19–20 Final series standings: (1) 132 points (2) 102 (3) 98
Tennis French Open in Paris, day 8: (seeding in parentheses) Men's singles, round of 16: Robin Söderling bt Rafael Nadal 6–2 6–7(2) 6–4 7–6(2) Söderling stops Nadal's record winning streak at the French Open at 31 matches. Andy Murray bt Marin Čilić 7–5 7–6(4) 6–1 Nikolay Davydenko bt Fernando Verdasco 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 Fernando González bt Victor Hănescu 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 Women's singles, round of 16: Dinara Safina bt Aravane Rezaï 6–1 6–0 Victoria Azarenka bt Ana Ivanovic 6–2 6–3 Dominika Cibulková bt Ágnes Szávay 6–2, 6–4 Maria Sharapova bt Li Na 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
May 30, 2009 (Saturday)
Auto racing Nationwide Series: Heluva Good! 200 in Dover, Delaware (1) Brad Keselowski (JR Motorsports) (2) Joey Logano (Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Clint Bowyer (Richard Childress Racing) V8 Supercars: Falken Tasmania Challenge in Launceston, Tasmania Round 7: (1) Garth Tander (2) Russell Ingall (3) Steven Johnson Standings (after 7 of 26 races): (1) Jamie Whincup 894 points (2) Will Davison 810 (3) Johnson 702
Baseball NCAA tournament In the longest NCAA baseball game played in terms of innings played, Texas defeats Boston College 3–2 in 25 innings at Austin, Texas. In spite of being the host team for this regional tournament, the Longhorns were the designated visiting team for the contest.
Basketball NBA playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) Eastern Conference Finals: Game 6 in Orlando: (3) Orlando Magic 103, (1) Cleveland Cavaliers 90. Magic win series 4–2. Dwight Howard scores 40 points to lead the Magic to their first NBA Finals in 14 years. The Final series will begin in Los Angeles on June 4.
Cricket ICC World Twenty20 in England: Warm-up matches: 119 (19.2/20 ov); 120/5 (17.5/20 ov) in Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley. West Indies win by 5 wickets.
Cycling Giro d'Italia: Stage 20: (1) Philippe Gilbert () 4h 30' 07" (2) Thomas Voeckler () + 2" (3) Stefano Garzelli () + 7" General classification: (1) Denis Menchov () 85h 44' 05" (2) Danilo Di Luca () + 20" (3) Franco Pellizotti () + 1' 43"
Football (soccer) European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries' alphabetic order; league standings prior to match in parentheses; teams that win titles in bold; teams that qualify to the Champions League in italics) Czech Gambrinus liga, final matchday: (1) Slavia Prague 2–2 (3) Slovan Liberec (4) Mladá Boleslav 0–3 (2) Sparta Prague (5) Sigma Olomouc 3–0 (11) Bohemians (Střížkov) Praha Final standings: Slavia Prague 62 points, Sparta Prague 56, Liberec 52, Olomouc 48, Jablonec & Mladá Boleslav 46. Sparta clinch second place and qualify for the Champions League. Liberec and Olomouc clinch berths in Europa League, along with Cup winner Teplice. FA Cup Final in London: Chelsea 2–1 Everton Everton's Louis Saha scores the fastest goal in FA Cup history after 25 seconds, but Chelsea reply with goals by Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard to win the Cup for the fifth time. Chelsea had already qualified for the Champions League, and Everton were already assured of a berth in the Europa League. French Ligue 1, final matchday: (17) Caen 0–1 (1) Bordeaux (2) Marseille 4–0 (6) Rennes (4) Toulouse 0–0 (3) Lyon (5) Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 (12) AS Monaco (7) Lille 3–2 (14) Nancy Final standings: Bordeaux 80 points, Marseilles 77, Lyon 73, Toulouse 64 (goal difference +18), Lille 64 (GD +12), PSG 64 (+11), Rennes 61. A goal by Yoan Gouffran in the 49th minute gives Bordeaux the championship for the sixth time, and condemns his former club Caen to relegation, along with Nantes and Le Havre. Toulouse and Lille clinch berths in Europa League, along with Cup winners Guingamp. German Cup Final in Berlin: Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Werder Bremen Mesut Özil's goal in the 58th minute gives Werder Bremen the Cup for the sixth time, and a berth in the Europa League. Polish Ekstraklasa, final matchday: (1) Wisła Kraków 2–0 (6) Śląsk Wrocław (2) Lech Poznań 2–2 (13) Cracovia (3) Legia Warsaw 4–1 (9) Ruch Chorzów (15) Górnik Zabrze 0–1 (4) Polonia Warsaw (8) Jagiellonia Białystok 0–2 (5) GKS Bełchatów Final standings: Wisła Kraków 64 points, Legia Warsaw 61, Lech Poznań 59, Polonia Warsaw & GKS Bełchatów 54.