September 2006 in Sports - 3 September 2006 (Sunday)

3 September 2006 (Sunday)

• Auto racing: Kasey Kahne wins the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Sony HD 500. None of the remaining eight drivers in the top ten cliched a spot in the 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup.
• Tennis: Andre Agassi loses to Benjamin Becker in the 4th round of the 2006 U.S. Open. The final score is 7–5, 6–7 (4), 6–4, 7–5. This match marks Agassi's retirement, after 21 years of playing in the U.S. Open. MSNBC
• Basketball
  • 2006 FIBA World Championship — Championship Game
    • Spain 70, Greece 47 — No Pau Gasol? No problem for Spain. The Memphis Grizzlies star broke his foot in the semifinal against Argentina, but Jorge Garbajosa and Juan Carlos Navarro pick up the slack with 20 points each, and Spain's defense completely throttles a Greece team that had put 101 on Team USA in the other semifinal. This is the first gold medal for Spain in the World Championships. (CTV NEWS)
  • 2006 WNBA Finals Game 3
    • Sacramento Monarchs-89, Detroit Shock-69, Sacramento Leads 2-1
• American football: Associated Press NCAA top 25:
  • (13) Louisville 59, Kentucky 28
    • Louisville star running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Michael Bush suffers a broken leg in the third quarter, after rushing for three touchdowns and 128 yards.
  • (22) TCU 17, Baylor 7
• Canadian football: Labour Day Classic
  • Saskatchewan Roughriders 39, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12: Riders QB Kerry Joseph runs for two touchdowns in the first quarter and two passing touchdowns in the second quarter to give the Green Riders the victory. The Blue Bombers have lost four straight, and will meet the Riders again in the Banjo Bowl next week.
• Football (soccer): Friendly international at Emirates Stadium, London
  • Brazil 3–0 Argentina