September 2008 in Sports - 24 September 2008 (Wednesday)

24 September 2008 (Wednesday)

• Cycling:
  • 2008 UCI Road World Championships in Varese, Italy:
    • Women's Time Trial:
      Amber Neben (2) Christiane Soeder (3) Judith Arndt
  • Other news:
    • Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, who came out of retirement earlier this month, announces that he will ride for the Astana Team. Not coincidentally, the team is managed by Johan Bruyneel, who was Armstrong's team manager for all seven of his Tour titles. (AP via ESPN.com)

• American football:
  • The Detroit Lions sack Matt Millen as president and general manager after seven years, during which they lost 84 games, the most among NFL teams.

• Baseball:
  • Major League Baseball playoff races:
    • American League:
      • Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 4
      • Tampa Bay Rays 11, Baltimore Orioles 6
        • The Rays' win clinches a tie for the American League East title.
      • Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 2
        • The Twins close to within ½ game of the Chisox.
    • National League:
      • Atlanta Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4
        • The Braves rough up the NL East-leading Phils...
      • Chicago Cubs 9, New York Mets 6 (10 innings)
        • ...but the Mets can't take advantage, leaving a runner on third base in each inning from the 5th through the 9th before the Cubs break it open in the 10th. Meanwhile...
      • Milwaukee Brewers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
        • ...CC Sabathia, pitching on three days' rest for the Brewers, strikes out 11 in 7 innings. The Mets and Brewers are now tied for the wild card, and the Phils remain 1½ games ahead of the Mets with a magic number of 3.
      • St. Louis Cardinals 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 2
      • Los Angeles Dodgers 12, San Diego Padres 4
        • The Dodgers clinch a tie for the National League West title with their win and the D-backs' loss.