September 2006 in Sports - 30 September 2006 (Saturday)

30 September 2006 (Saturday)

• 2006 Australian Football League Finals Series – Toyota AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
  • West Coast Eagles 12.13 (85), Sydney Swans 12.12 (84)

• Major League Baseball:
  • American League playoff races:
    • Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 3
    • Kansas City Royals 9, Detroit Tigers 6: The Tigers fail to clinch the Central.
  • National League playoff races:
    • Philadelphia Phillies 4, Florida Marlins 3: The Phillies win, but are eliminated from the wild-card race later in the day as a result of victories by both the Dodgers and Padres.
    • St. Louis Cardinals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2
    • Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 2: The Dodgers have clinched a playoff berth.
    • San Diego Padres 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 1: The Padres have clinched a playoff berth.
    • Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 4: The Astros remain 1½ games behind the Cards.
    • Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 0: The Reds are eliminated from the Central race before their game starts as a result of the Cardinals win earlier in the day.
  • Non-playoff news:
    • The Los Angeles Times has reported that Jason Grimsley, a former pitcher for several MLB teams who has been accused of supplying performance-enhancing drugs to several players, allegedly named stars Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, and Miguel Tejada in a sworn statement as users of performance-enhancers. (LA Times)
    • The Washington Nationals announce that Frank Robinson will not return as manager for the 2007 season. (ESPN)
    • New York Mets ace Pedro Martínez will now be out until at least June 2007 after an MRI discovered a torn rotator cuff in his right (throwing) shoulder that will require surgery. (ESPN)

• American football:
  • NCAA Division I-A Top 25:
    • (1) Ohio State 38, (13) Iowa 17
    • (3) Southern California 28, Washington State 22
    • (5) Florida 28, Alabama 13
    • (6) Michigan 28, Minnesota 14
    • (7) Texas 56, Sam Houston 3
    • (9) LSU 48, Mississippi State 17
    • (10) Georgia 14, Ole Miss 9
    • (24) Georgia Tech 38, (11) Virginia Tech 27
    • (12) Notre Dame 35, Purdue 21
    • (14) Oregon 48, Arizona State 13
    • (15) Tennessee 41, Memphis 7
    • (18) Clemson 51, Louisiana Tech 0
    • (20) Cal 41, Oregon State 13
    • (21) Nebraska 39, Kansas 32 (OT)
    • (22) Boise State 36, Utah 3
    • (25) Missouri 28, Colorado 13: Mizzou goes 5–0, their best start since 1981, while the Buffaloes lose their ninth straight, their worst streak in over 40 years.
  • Other significant games:
    • SMU 33, Tulane 28: The Mustangs spoil the Green Wave's first game in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.

• Basketball: University Athletics Association of the Philippines 69th basketball tournament – Championship round (Philippine Daily Inquirer):
  • Men's Finals: (3) UST Growling Tigers 87, (1) Ateneo Blue Eagles 71 – UST held off an Ateneo rally at the middle of the first quarter and built a comfortable cushion to prevent the Eagles from catching up. Santo Tomas forces a deciding third game for the championship.
  • Women's Finals: (1) UST Tigresses 67, (2) FEU Lady Tamaraws 59 – the Tigresses win their 11th championship, and their first in 11 years.
  • Juniors' Finals: (1) Ateneo Blue Eaglets 69, (2) FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws 61 – the Eaglets win their 15th championship as they repulsed the Baby Tamaraws in the deciding game.