September 12, 2004
- Tennis: Roger Federer defeats Lleyton Hewitt 6–0, 7–6, 6–0 to win the U.S. Open men's singles title in Flushing, New York. (ESPN) (The Australian
- American football: Most National Football League teams play their Week 1 games:
- Joe Gibbs wins the first game of his return to coaching as his Washington Redskins defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16–10. (Yahoo!/AP)
- The Detroit Lions break a 24-game road losing streak by beating the Chicago Bears 20–16. (Yahoo!/AP)
- Terrell Owens catches three touchdowns in his first game with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles defeat the New York Giants 31–17. (Yahoo!/AP)
- Cricket, ICC Champions Trophy: In pool B, South Africa beat Bangladesh by 9 wickets at Edgbaston. (BBC)
- Formula One, Italian Grand Prix: Rubens Barrichello wins his first race of the season, with Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher second and Jenson Button third. (BBC)
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