September 2006 in Sports - 6 September 2006 (Wednesday)

6 September 2006 (Wednesday)

• Baseball: Florida Marlins pitcher Aníbal Sánchez throws a no-hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Marlins win 2–0. Sánchez' no-hitter is the first in the major leagues since Randy Johnson's perfect game in May 2004 and the fourth in Marlins history. It also ends the longest gap in time between no-hitters in Major League Baseball since World War II, and the longest in history in terms of total major-league games played.
• Football: Euro 2008 qualifying
  • Group A: Finland 1–1 Portugal
  • Group A: Poland 1–1 Serbia
  • Group A: Armenia 0–1 Belgium
  • Group A: Azerbaijan 1–1 Kazakhstan
  • Group B: France 3–1 Italy
  • Group B: Lithuania 1–2 Scotland
  • Group B: Ukraine 3–2 Georgia
  • Group C: Turkey 2–0 Malta
  • Group C: Norway 2–0 Moldova
  • Group C: Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3 Hungary
  • Group D: San Marino 0–13 Germany
  • Group D: Slovakia 0–3 Czech Republic
  • Group E: Macedonia 0–1 England
  • Group E: Israel 4–1 Andorra
  • Group E: Russia 0–0 Croatia
  • Group F: Iceland 0–2 Denmark
  • Group F: Sweden 3–1 Liechtenstein
  • Group F: Northern Ireland 3–2 Spain
  • Group G: Albania 0–2 Romania
  • Group G: Netherlands 3–0 Belarus
  • Group G: Bulgaria 3–0 Slovenia
• Basketball: The San Beda Red Lions closed the elimination round of the 82nd National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) men's basketball tournament, with a come from behind win against the Letran Knights, 54–44, at the Araneta Coliseum. Contested earlier was the game between the PCU Dolphins and the Mapúa Cardinals in which the Dolphins won, 75–65. Armed with a twice to beat advantage at the semifinals, San Beda finished at the top of the standings, with a 13 win-1 loss record, followed by Letran and PCU (tied at 10–4), and Mapua with 7–7. Out of contention are the UPHSD Altas (5–9), the JRU Heavy Bombers and the San Sebastian Stags (tied at 4–10), and season host St. Benilde Blazers (3–11). Letran and PCU will dispute the last twice to beat advantage slot at a later game.
  • 2006 WNBA Finals Game 4
    • Detroit Shock-72, Sacramento Monarchs-52, Series Tied 2-2