4 September 2006 (Monday)
- American football: Associated Press NCAA top 25
- (11) Florida State 13, (10) Miami (FL) 10 – The Seminoles hold the Hurricanes to 12 yards, one first down and no points in the second half.
- Canadian football: Labour Day Classic
- Calgary Stampeders 44, Edmonton Eskimos 23 – Eskies QB Ricky Ray was sacked five times in the Edmonton loss, while Calgary QB Henry Burris connected on three touchdown passes and rushed for one more in the Stamps victory. Edmonton is in danger of missing the CFL playoffs for the first time since 1971.
- Toronto Argonauts 40, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6 – Argos quarterback Damon Allen threw 207 passing yards, eclipsing Warren Moon to become the all-time leading passer in either Canadian or American football. The record-breaking play was a 29-yard touchdown pass to Arland Bruce III in the third quarter, one of Allen's two touchdowns of the day. Meanwhile, Hamilton's offensive woes continue, having not scored a touchdown in the past four games.
- Football (soccer): The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announces the venues for three future African Cup of Nations competitions. The 2010 ACN will be held in Angola, the 2012 ACN will be shared by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, and the 2014 ACN will be held in Libya. Nigeria will be held in reserve should any of the awarded countries prove unable to stage the competitions. CAF are also supporting Nigeria's bid for the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, which FIFA has already awarded to Africa. (CAFonline)
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