September 2006 in Sports - 27 September 2006 (Wednesday)

27 September 2006 (Wednesday)

• World Chess Championship
  • A draw leaves Vladimir Kramnik with a 3 – 1 lead over Veselin Topalov

• Football (soccer): 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, group stage, matchday 2
  • Group A: Levski Sofia 1 – 3 Chelsea
    • Didier Drogba scores all three of Chelsea's goals
  • Group A: Werder Bremen 1 – 1 Barcelona
  • Group B: Spartak Moscow 1 – 1 Sporting
  • Group B: Internazionale 0 – 2 Bayern Munich
  • Group C: Liverpool 3 – 2 Galatasaray
  • Group C: Bordeaux 0 – 1 PSV
  • Group D: Shakhtar Donetsk 2 – 2 Olympiakos
  • Group D: Valencia 2 – 1 Roma

• National Football League
  • Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens denies a Dallas police report that he tried to commit suicide Tuesday night. Owens says his hospitalization was due to an allergic reaction to the pain-reliever hydrocodone. (ESPN) (FOX Sports) (AP via Yahoo)

• Major League Baseball playoff races:
  • American League:
    • Toronto Blue Jays 7, Detroit Tigers 4
    • Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 4: The Twins remain a game behind the Tigers in the AL Central.
  • National League:
    • Florida Marlins 7, Cincinnati Reds 2: The Reds are eliminated from the wild card race, but still are in contention in the NL Central.
    • Houston Astros 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 (15 innings)
    • Philadelphia Phillies 8, Washington Nationals 7 (14 innings)
    • St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Diego Padres 2: Cardinals snap 7-game losing streak, maintaining 1½ game lead over Astros in the Central. Padres lead over Dodgers reduced to one game in the West.
    • Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Colorado Rockies 4: Dodgers maintain 1-game lead over the Phillies for the wild card.