September 2008 in Sports - 28 September 2008 (Sunday)

28 September 2008 (Sunday)

• American football:
  • National Football League Week 4:
    • New York Jets 56, Arizona Cardinals 35
      • After a scoreless first quarter, the Jets explode for 34 unanswered second-quarter points and cruise from there. Brett Favre throws for a career-high six touchdowns; although Kurt Warner throws for 472 yards for the Cardinals, he is also intercepted three times.
    • Carolina Panthers 24, Atlanta Falcons 9
      • Steve Smith and Muhsin Muhammad each catch a TD pass, while the Panthers defense shuts down what had been the NFL's top rushing attack.
    • Cleveland Browns 20, Cincinnati Bengals 12
      • Embattled QB Derek Anderson leads the Browns to their first win this season in the semiannual "Bungle in the Jungle".
    • Kansas City Chiefs 33, Denver Broncos 19
      • Larry Johnson rushes for 198 yards as the Chiefs rack up their first win of the season.
    • Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30, Green Bay Packers 21
      • Aaron Rodgers injured his shoulder in this game.
    • Jacksonville Jaguars 30, Houston Texans 27 (OT)
      • For the second straight week, a Josh Scobee field goal wins it for the Jags, this time a walk-off.
    • Tennessee Titans 30, Minnesota Vikings 17
      • The Titans go to 4–0 for the first time in franchise history, including their past as the Houston Oilers.
    • New Orleans Saints 31, San Francisco 49ers 17
      • Drew Brees throws for 363 yards and three TDs, while the Saints sack J. T. O'Sullivan six times and intercept him twice.
    • Buffalo Bills 31, St. Louis Rams 14
      • Reports were with the Rams' loss, head coach Scott Linehan would be sacked...
    • San Diego Chargers 28, Oakland Raiders 18
      • ...along with the coaching change pending with Lane Kiffin in Oakland after the Raiders' fall to the Lightning Bolts thanks to 25 fourth quarter San Diego points.
    • Washington Redskins 26, Dallas Cowboys 24
      • The Redskins win their last game at Texas Stadium.
    • Chicago Bears 24, Philadelphia Eagles 20
      • A fourth and goal stand by the Monsters of the Midway late in the 4th quarter gives "Da bears" da win over the "Iggles".

Bye week: Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks.

• • The NFL announced that Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band would perform at halftime of Super Bowl XLIII during halftime of the Eagles-Bears telecast.

• Auto racing:
  • Formula One:
    • Singapore Grand Prix in Marina Bay, Singapore
      • (1) Fernando Alonso (2) Nico Rosberg (3) Lewis Hamilton
      • The first ever Formula 1 night race gives Lewis Hamilton a 7-point lead in the drivers' championship over Felipe Massa, with three races remaining.
  • Sprint Cup:
    • Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman in Kansas City, Kansas
      • (1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Carl Edwards (3) Greg Biffle

• Baseball:
  • Major League Baseball Pennant Races:
    • American League Central:
      • Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 1
      • Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 0
        • With the gap between both the White Sox and the Twins remaining at ½ game in favor of the Twins, the White Sox now will play a make-up game against the Detroit Tigers on Monday at U.S. Cellular Field. Should the Sox win, they will host the Twins in a one-game playoff game on Tuesday.
    • National League Wild Card:
      • Florida Marlins 4, New York Mets 2
        • The swan song for Shea Stadium after 45 seasons is ruined by the Marlins at the Mets fail to make the postseason for the second straight season on the final day of the season.
      • Milwaukee Brewers 3, Chicago Cubs 1
        • CC Sabathia's four hit complete game and Ryan Braun's tiebreaking 8th inning homer puts the Brewers in the postseason for the first time since 1982. They'll face the Philadelphia Phillies in one NLDS while the Cubs will play the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• Cycling:
  • 2008 UCI Road World Championships:
    • Men's Road Race:
      Alessandro Ballan (2) Damiano Cunego (3) Matti Breschel

• Golf:
  • PGA Tour:
    • The Tour Championship in Atlanta
      • Camilo Villegas wins his second straight FedEx Cup playoff event on the first hole of a playoff with Sergio García . Vijay Singh completes the four rounds that he needed to secure the 2008 FedEx Cup.

• Ice hockey:
  • Thomas Thewes, co-owner of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, dies from leukemia at the age of 76.

• Motorcycle racing:
  • Moto GP:
    • Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix in Motegi, Japan
      • (1) Valentino Rossi (2) Casey Stoner (3) Dani Pedrosa
      • Rossi's race win made him a World Champion for the eighth time.

• Tennis:
  • ATP Tour:
    • China Open in Beijing, China:
      Final: Andy Roddick def. Dudi Sela, 6–4, 6–7(6), 6–3
    • Thailand Open in Bangkok, Thailand:
      Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Novak Djokovic, 7–6(4), 6–4
  • WTA Tour:
    • China Open in Beijing, China:
      Final: Jelena Janković def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–2
    • Hansol Korea Open in Seoul, South Korea:
      Final: Maria Kirilenko def. Samantha Stosur, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4