September 2008 in Sports - 7 September 2008 (Sunday)

7 September 2008 (Sunday)

• American football:
  • National Football League Week 1:
    • Baltimore Ravens 17, Cincinnati Bengals 10
      • The Ravens total 229 rushing yards, including a 38-yard rushing touchdown by rookie quarterback Joe Flacco.
    • New York Jets 20 Miami Dolphins 14
      • Brett Favre throws for two touchdowns in his first game for New York.
    • New England Patriots 17, Kansas City Chiefs 10
      • Tom Brady leaves the game with a knee injury in the first quarter, and the Patriots barely hold on without him. The Patriots later confirm that Brady will be out for the season.
    • Pittsburgh Steelers 38, Houston Texans 17
      • Willie Parker runs for 138 yards and three touchdowns, while Ben Roethlisberger completes 13 of 14 passes.
    • Tennessee Titans 17, Jacksonville Jaguars 10
      • The Titans defense sacks David Garrard seven times, intercepts him twice and holds the Jaguars to 33 rushing yards.
    • Atlanta Falcons 34, Detroit Lions 21
      • In his first game for Atlanta, running back Michael Turner rushes for a team-record 220 yards and two touchdowns.
    • Buffalo Bills 34, Seattle Seahawks 10
      • The Bills score touchdowns on a punt return and a fake punt.
    • New Orleans Saints 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20
      • Drew Brees throws for 343 yards and three touchdowns; Saints linebacker Scott Fujita clinches the game with an interception.
    • Philadelphia Eagles 38, St. Louis Rams 3
      • Donovan McNabb passes for 361 yards and three touchdowns.
    • Dallas Cowboys 28, Cleveland Browns 10
      • The Cowboys roll up 487 yards against a soft Browns defense.
    • Carolina Panthers 26, San Diego Chargers 24
      • Jake Delhomme hits Dante Rosario with the game-winning touchdown on the last play.
    • Arizona Cardinals 23, San Francisco 49ers 13
      • J.T. O'Sullivan is responsible for three of the 49ers' five turnovers in his first game as the team's quarterback.
    • Chicago Bears 29, Indianapolis Colts 13
      • "Da Bears" spoil the opening of the Colts' new Lucas Oil Stadium, holding the Colts to 53 yards rushing while rookie running back Matt Forte runs for 123.

• Australian rules football:
  • AFL finals series
    • Qualifying Final 1 at Melbourne
      • Geelong 17.17 (119) – St Kilda 8.13 (61)

• Auto racing:
  • Formula One:
    • Belgian Grand Prix in Spa, Belgium
      • (1) Felipe Massa (2) Nick Heidfeld (3) Lewis Hamilton
        Lewis Hamilton was demoted from 1st to 3rd place after receiving a 25-second penalty for an incident in the last few laps of the race.
  • IRL:
    • Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 in Joliet, Illinois
      • (1) Hélio Castroneves (2) Scott Dixon (3) Ryan Briscoe
        • Castroneves, who started at the back of the grid in 28th and final position, edges out Dixon at the checkered flag by 0.0033 seconds, the second-closest finish in series history. No driver in IRL or its predecessors had won from so far back since 1946. Dixon's second-place finish is enough to secure the season title.
  • Sprint Cup:
    • Chevy Rock & Roll 400 in Richmond, Virginia
      • (1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Tony Stewart (3) Denny Hamlin
    • The following drivers qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup (in order of seeding):
      • Kyle Busch
      • Carl Edwards
      • Jimmie Johnson
      • Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
      • Clint Bowyer
      • Denny Hamlin
      • Jeff Burton
      • Tony Stewart
      • Greg Biffle
      • Jeff Gordon
      • Kevin Harvick
      • Matt Kenseth

• Cycling - Track:
  • 2008 European Track Championships
    • Women's Scratch (U23): (1) Ellen van Dijk & Elizabeth Armitstead, (3) Evgeniya Romanyuta

• Football (soccer):
  • 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL):
    • Chile 0 – 3 Brazil
  • 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF):
    (teams in bold qualify to the third round)
    • Group 2: Zimbabwe 0 – 0 Guinea
    • Group 3: Niger 3 – 1 Uganda
    • Group 3: Benin 3 – 2 Angola
    • Group 5: Lesotho 0 – 3 Gabon
    • Group 7: Mozambique 1 – 1 Ivory Coast
    • Group 7: Madagascar 1 – 0 Botswana
    • Group 8: Ethiopia – Morocco – Match postponed.
    • Group 10: Congo 1 – 0 Mali
    • Group 12: Congo DR 0 – 1 Egypt

• Golf:
  • PGA Tour:
    • BMW Championship in St. Louis, Missouri
      • Camilo Villegas becomes the 10th golfer this season to score his first career PGA Tour win, easing past Dudley Hart by two shots. Vijay Singh essentially clinches the FedEx Cup crown; he needs only to finish all four rounds at The Tour Championship in three weeks to secure the season title.
  • European Tour:
    • Omega European Masters in Switzerland
      • The European Tour also has a first-time winner this week, with Jean-François Lucquin defeating 19-year-old Rory McIlroy in a playoff.

• Hurling:
  • All-Ireland Senior Championship at Dublin:
    • Kilkenny 3–30 (39) – 1–13 (16) Waterford

• Motorcycle racing:
  • Superbike:
    • Donington Park Superbike World Championship round at North West Leicestershire, United Kingdom
    • Race 1 (1) Troy Bayliss (2) Tom Sykes (3) Max Biaggi
    • Race 2 (1) Ryuichi Kiyonari (2) Cal Crutchlow (3) Troy Corser

• Tennis:
  • 2008 US Open in Flushing Meadows, United States:
    • Women's singles final:
      Serena Williams def. Jelena Janković 6–4, 7–5
      • Williams returns to the #1 world ranking with her victory.
    • Women's doubles final:
      Cara Black / Liezel Huber def. Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur 6–3, 7–6(6)