September 2008 in Sports - 29 September 2008 (Monday)

29 September 2008 (Monday)

  • American football:
    • National Football League Monday Night Football Week 4:
      • Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Baltimore Ravens 20 (OT)
        • Jeff Reed's 46-yard field goal six minutes into overtime takes the Steelers to 3–1, while Baltimore drop to 2–1.
    • In off the field news, Scott Linehan was sacked as head coach of the St. Louis Rams and replaced by defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, the former head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
  • Major League Baseball
    • American League Central Pennant Race:
      • Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 2
        • The White Sox won this make-up game at U.S. Cellular Field thanks to Alexei Ramírez' sixth-inning grand slam, and now a playoff game will be played in Chicago on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins.
  • Basketball
    • 2008 Philippine NCAA men's basketball tournament finals at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
      • San Beda Red Lions 85–69 JRU Heavy Bombers, San Beda wins series 2–1

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