September 2006 in Sports - 10 September 2006 (Sunday)

10 September 2006 (Sunday)

• Auto racing
  • Michael Schumacher, the most successful driver in Formula One history, announces that he is to retire following the season, making the announcement following a victory in the Italian Grand Prix.(BBC)
  • IRL: Dan Wheldon wins the Peak Antifreeze Indy 300. Sam Hornish, Jr. finishes third, winning the season championship by tiebreaker over Wheldon due to more wins during the season.

• National Football League Week 1 Sunday games:
  • New Orleans Saints 19, Cleveland Browns 14: Reggie Bush runs for 61 yards on 14 carries and catches eight passes for 58 yards in his regular-season debut.
  • Atlanta Falcons 20, Carolina Panthers 6: Atlanta puts up 252 rushing yards against the team widely favored to win the NFC.
  • Baltimore Ravens 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0: The Ravens defense intercepts Chris Simms three times, sacks him three times and holds the Bucs to 26 rushing yards.
  • New England Patriots 19, Buffalo Bills 17: The Pats win on a fourth-quarter safety by Ty Warren.
  • Cincinnati Bengals 23, Kansas City Chiefs 10: The Bengals record seven sacks. Bengals defensive end Robert Geathers knocks Chiefs quarterback Trent Green out of the game with a hit in the third quarter.
  • St. Louis Rams 18, Denver Broncos 10: The Rams don't get in the endzone, but win on six Jeff Wilkins field goals and six Broncos turnovers.
  • New York Jets 23, Tennessee Titans 16: After losing a 16-point lead in the fourth-quarter, the Jets win on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Chad Pennington to Chris Baker.
  • Philadelphia Eagles 24, Houston Texans 10: Donovan McNabb completes 24 of 35 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns.
  • Seattle Seahawks 9, Detroit Lions 6: The defending NFC champs need a last-second Josh Brown field goal to beat the Lions. Detroit blocked two field goals in a game for the first time since 2001.
  • Chicago Bears 26, Green Bay Packers 0: The Packers are shut out for the first time since 1991. Devin Hester returns a punt 84 yards for a touchdown, and Robbie Gould kicks four field goals for the Bears.
  • Jacksonville Jaguars 24, Dallas Cowboys 17: The Jags fall behind 10–0 early but go ahead on rushing touchdowns by Byron Leftwich and Fred Taylor. Terrell Owens has six catches for 80 yards and a touchdown in his Cowboys debut.
  • Arizona Cardinals 34, San Francisco 49ers 27: The Cardinals score three first-quarter touchdowns — three more than they scored last year — and hold on to win the first game at Cardinals Stadium. Kurt Warner throws for 301 yards and three touchdowns.
  • Indianapolis Colts 26, New York Giants 21: Peyton Manning outduels brother Eli in their first meeting, throwing for 276 yards and a touchdown to Dallas Clark that puts Indianapolis up 13–0 in the second quarter. Eli completes two touchdown passes to keep the game close, but is charged with a costly fumble and interception in the second half.
• Tennis:
  • 2006 U.S. Open men's final: Roger Federer (1) def. Andy Roddick (9), 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, winning his third straight U.S. Open.
• 2006 Australian Football League Finals Series – Week 1
  • Elimination Final: Western Bulldogs 18.13 (121), Collingwood Magpies 11.14 (80)