Scoreboard: 9-28
9/28/2012GLANTZ-CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
Cincinnati -120 at Pittsburgh +110
Philadelphia -130 at Miami +120
at Atlanta -165 New York +155
at Milwaukee -280 Houston +240
at St. Louis -150 Washington +140
at Arizona -210 Chicago +190
at San Diego -115 San Francisco +105
at Los Angeles -260 Colorado +230
American League
at Baltimore -210 Boston +190
at Cleveland -110 Kansas City +100
New York -210 at Toronto +190
at Texas -120 Los Angeles +110
Detroit -145 at Minnesota +135
Tampa Bay -115 at Chicago +105
at Oakland -185 Seattle +175
NCAA Football
Tonight
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
at BYU 27½ 27½ (50) Hawaii
Tomorrow
Virginia Tech-x 6 6½ (45½) Cincinnati
at UConn 18 16 (41½) Buffalo
at Illinois 1½ 1 (43) Penn St.
at Iowa 5½ 7 (46½) Minnesota
Texas Tech 1 3 (61) at Iowa St.
Clemson 9½ 8½ (60½) at Boston Col
Louisiana Tech 4 3 (60½) at Virginia
Ohio 25 24 (54) at UMass
Ball St. 2 1 (53½) at Kent St.
at North Carolina 23½ 27 (62) Idaho
at Northwestern 13½ 11½ (59) Indiana
at Purdue 16 16½ (63½) Marshall
at Wake Forest 4 2½ (60½) Duke
South Carolina 21 21 (48) at Kentucky
at Air Force 15 14½ (58) Colorado St.
TCU 17½ 17 (55½) at SMU
at N. Illinois 10 11½ (58½) Cent. Mich
UCLA 19½ 20 (60) at Colorado
San Jose St. Pk 2½ (59½) at Navy
Oregon-y 29 30½ (72½) Washington St.
Texas +2 1½ (65) at Okla St.
at Texas A&M 11 14 (64½) Arkansas
at West Virginia 10½ 11½ (81½) Baylor
at Michigan St. 1 2½ (42) Ohio St.
at Georgia 15½ 13½ (58) Tennessee
at California 2 Pk (54) Arizona St.
at Arizona 2½ 2½ (57) Oregon St.
at Alabama 32 30 (55) Mississippi
Miami (Ohio) 8½ 3 (59½) at Akron
at UCF 1 2½ (49½) Missouri
at East Carolina 5 4½ (52) UTEP
at Miami 3½ 3 (56½) NC State
Florida St. 15 17 (54½) at S Florida
at W. Michigan 3 1 (57) Toledo
Nevada 20 19 (65) at Texas St.
Louisville 11 10½ (49½) at So Miss.
UTSA +5 1 (55) at New Mex St.
at Nebraska 11½ 11½ (50½) Wisconsin
Tulsa 15½ 13½ (59½) at UAB
at Utah St. 17½ 20½ (52½) UNLV
Houston-z 7 7 (74) Rice
Boise St. 27 26 (51½) at NewMexico
at Fresno St. 8 7½ (61) San Diego St.
W. Kentucky Pk 2½ (55) at Arkansas St.
Troy 10 9½ (50½) at So Alabama
at Georgia Tech 28 27½ (63) Middle Tenn.
Louisiana-Monroe 17 17½ (56) at Tulane
x-at Landover, Md.
y-at Seattle
z-at Reliant Stadium
NFL
Sunday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
New England 3 4 (51) at Buffalo
at Detroit 6 4½ (51) Minnesota
at Atlanta 7 7 (48½) Carolina
San Francisco 3½ 4 (40½) at N.Y. Jets
at Kansas City +1½ 1 (44½) San Diego
at Houston 11 12 (45) Tennessee
Seattle 2½ 2½ (38) at St. Louis
at Arizona 6½ 5½ (39½) Miami
at Denver 6 6½ (48½) Oakland
Cincinnati 2½ 2½ (42½) at Jacksonville
at Green Bay 7 7½ (54) New Orleans
at Tampa Bay 2½ 2½ (47½) Washington
at Philadelphia 2 2 (47½) N.Y. Giants
Monday
at Dallas 3 3½ (42) Chicago
BOWLING
300 games
Ryan Neitzke, Timbers, 223-300-300--823
J.J. Westhoven, Jug's, 238-267-300--805
Ch.JuergensSouthwck,300-228-247--775
Rick Yantiss, Jug's, 258-300-215--773
Kevin Welsh, Jug's, 300-268-203--771
Dave Merritt, Southwyck, 234-300-237--771
Jim McDougall, Jug's, 267-184-300--751
Scott Pawlowski, Jug's, 224-300-214--738
John Henning, Jug's, 199-235-300--734
TorreyMossing,Southwck,208-300-205--713
Mike Spies, Southwyck, 193-198-300--691
Justin Reitz, Southwyck, 168-300-182--650
Chris Mulvey, Jug's, 183-300-164--647
High series
Men (775 or better)
Scott Meeker, Jug's 824
Ken Alexander, Jr., Jug's 816
Denny Kirk, Jug's 815
Bob Smotherman, Jug's 802
Ken Alexander, Jr., Jug's 797
Garrick Gray, Jug's 790
Beau Bowman, Jug's 789
Andy Ostrosky, Jug's 787
Brad Bowman, Jug's 784
Ronnie Moss., Southwyck 781
Charlie Juergens, Sthwck 775
Women (675 or better)
Brooke Summers, Jug's 763
Kerri Russell, Jug's 757
Tabitha Michalak, Timbers 746
Dawn Becker, Southwyck 739
Marilyn Brown, Southwck 715
Shelley Ditmyer, Jug's 708
Shellie Stone, Jug's 691
Janet Caughorn, Jug's 687
Metro High School
Clay Gold 66; Whitmer 63; Start 49.5; St. John's 48; Rogers 45.5; Southview 45; Northview 43.5; Central 43.6; Toledo Technical 42.5; Clay Green 41; Maumee 36.5; St. Francis 21.5; Cardinal Stritch 13; Bowsher 8.5
Boys Honor Roll (Series)
Keith Arnold (Whitmer) 230-254-261--745; Travis Kominek (Start) 211-206-247--664; Trevor Stopher (Whitmer) 237-160-256--653; Jeff Powell (Southview) 232-198-202--632.
Boys Honor Roll (Game)
Derek Brauer (Southview) 267; Kagen Schroyer (Clay) 255; Tommy Sandwich (St. John's) 235; AJ Whitmore (Northview) 232; Jacob Koles (Clay) 230; Brian Ball (Central) 228; Paul Bailey (Rogers) 228.
Girls Series
Cooper Isbell (Clay) 218-222-217--657; Taryn Carmody (Notre Dame) 182-182-202--566; Baleigh Fleck (Notre Dame) 181-191-190--562; Harleigh Isbell (Clay) 189-222-134--545.
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 2 1 0 .667 81 75
Buffalo 2 1 0 .667 87 79
New England 1 2 0 .333 82 64
Miami 1 2 0 .333 65 66
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 3 0 0 1.000 88 42
Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 52 70
Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 67 113
Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 61 83
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 98 67
Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 85 102
Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 77 75
Cleveland 0 3 0 .000 57 75
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Diego 2 1 0 .667 63 51
Denver 1 2 0 .333 77 77
Kansas City 1 2 0 .333 68 99
Oakland 1 2 0 .333 61 88
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 2 1 0 .667 47 54
Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 47 66
N.Y. Giants 2 1 0 .667 94 65
Washington 1 2 0 .333 99 101
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 3 0 0 1.000 94 48
Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 60 67
Carolina 1 2 0 .333 52 79
New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 83 102
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 70 59
Chicago 2 1 0 .667 74 50
Green Bay 1 2 0 .333 57 54
Detroit 1 2 0 .333 87 94
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 3 0 0 1.000 67 40
San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 70 65
Seattle 2 1 0 .667 57 39
St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 60 78
THURSDAY
Cleveland at Baltimore, late
SUNDAY
Tennessee at Houston, 1
San Diego at Kansas City, 1
Seattle at St. Louis, 1
New England at Buffalo, 1
Minnesota at Detroit, 1
Carolina at Atlanta, 1
San Francisco at N.Y. Jets, 1
Miami at Arizona, 4:05
Oakland at Denver, 4:05
Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 4:05
New Orleans at Green Bay, 4:25
Washington at Tampa Bay, 4:25
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 8:20
Open: Indianapolis, Pittsburgh
MONDAY, OCT. 1
Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
college football
Mid-American Conference
Conference All games
East
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Kent St. 1 0 23 7 2 1 78 75
Miami 1 0 27 16 2 2 79 125
Ohio 0 0 0 0 4 0 146 72
Akron 0 0 0 0 1 3 144 150
Buffalo 0 1 7 23 1 2 86 102
BGSU 0 1 15 27 1 3 50 104
UMass 0 1 16 27 0 4 35 172
West
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Ball St. 1 0 37 26 3 1 136 144
Toledo 1 0 27 15 3 1 116 98
N. Illinois 0 0 0 0 3 1 123 88
C. Mich. 0 0 0 0 2 1 77 99
W. Mich. 0 0 0 0 2 2 112 97
E. Mich. 0 1 26 37 0 4 63 145
Saturday
Buffalo at UConn, Noon
Ball St. at Kent St., Noon
Miami at Akron, 2
Ohio at UMass, 3:30
Rhode Island at Bowling Green, 3:30
Cent. Michigan at N. Illinois, 3:30
Toledo at W. Michigan, 7
Big Ten
Conference All games
Legends
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 4 0 119 67
N'western 0 0 0 0 4 0 125 74
Mich. St. 0 0 0 0 3 1 84 47
Nebraska 0 0 0 0 3 1 194 76
Iowa 0 0 0 0 2 2 82 74
Michigan 0 0 0 0 2 2 114 92
Leaders
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Ohio St. 0 0 0 0 4 0 151 69
Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 3 1 86 71
Indiana 0 0 0 0 2 1 108 64
Purdue 0 0 0 0 2 1 119 42
Illinois 0 0 0 0 2 2 106 104
Penn St. 0 0 0 0 2 2 88 61
Saturday
Minnesota at Iowa, Noon
Indiana at Northwestern, Noon
Penn St. at Illinois, Noon
Marshall at Purdue, 3:30
Ohio St. at Michigan St., 3:30
Wisconsin at Nebraska, 8 p.m.
National
Today
EAST
Holy Cross (0-3) at Harvard (2-0), 7
FAR WEST
Hawaii (1-2) at BYU (2-2), 8
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS – Fired manager Manny Acta. Named bench coach Sandy Alomar interim manager.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS – Named Bo Porter manager.
MIAMI MARLINS – Signed INF Adam Greenberg to a one-day contract, effective Oct. 2.
Frontier League
RIVER CITY RASCALS – Signed 1B Chris Andreas and OF Curran Redal to contract extensions.
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS – Sold the contract of RHP Kyle Schepel to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS – Signed RHP Chris Kaminski.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS – Signed S Chris Crocker. Terminated the contract of TE Donald Lee.
DALLAS COWBOYS – Signed P Brian Moorman. Released S Mana Silva.
DENVER BRONCOS – Released TE Cornelius Ingram from the practice squad. Signed LB Mike Mohamed to the practice squad.
HOUSTON TEXANS – Signed RB Davin Meggett to the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – Released LB Mike Mohamed from the practice squad. Signed LB Jerrell Harris to the practice squad.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Released TE Allen Reisner.
OAKLAND RAIDERS – Released OT Joe Barksdale.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Signed CB Greg Gatson to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
WORCESTER SHARKS – Signed F Tim Kennedy, F Brandon Mashinter, F John McCarthy, F Frazer McLaren, D Matt Pelech and D Nick Petrecki.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
EDMONTON RUSH – Signed F Ryan Ward, F Aaron Wilson and G Brodie MacDonald to one-year contracts.
COLLEGE
ALABAMA – Signed men's basketball coach Anthony Grant to a one-year contract extension through 2019.
PFEIFFER – Named Lars Keil men's lacrosse coach.
REGIS (MASS.) – Named James Sweeney aquatics director and men's and women's swimming and diving coach.
golf
Ryder Cup Tee Times
Today
Medinah, Ill.
Foursomes
8:20 a.m. — Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell, Europe, vs. Jim Furyk and Brandt Snedeker, United States
8:35 a.m. — Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia, Europe, vs. Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley, United States
8:50 a.m. — Lee Westwood and Francesco Molinari, Europe, vs. Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson, United States
9:05 a.m. — Ian Poulter and Justin Rose, Europe, vs. Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, United States
PREP SOCCER
Girls
NORTHVIEW 4, SOUTHVIEW 0: Connor 2, Guwbe, Own goal
GENOA 2, EASTWOOD 2: G: Sheahan, Karikas. E: Niswander, Spencer
LAKE 2, WOODMORE 1: L: Antonacci, Encalado. W: Hines
OAK HARBOR 2, WAUSEON 1
SWANTON 4, DELTA 2
Boys
CENTRAL CATHOLIC 2, NAPOLEON 1: CC-Troy 2. N-Peckinpaugh
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN 5, CARDINAL STRITCH 0: Snyder 2, R. Creech 2, N. Creech
SOUTHVIEW 6, CLAY 2: S: Blackmar 3, Yoshino, Turley, Bolanos. C: Dempsey, Bohland
DEFIANCE 6, LIBERTY CENTER 3: D: Tobias 3, Clellan, Chagoian, Hardy. LC: Overhaus 2, Mehlo
OTTAWA HILLS 1, NORTHVIEW 0: Pappas
ANTHONY WAYNE 2, NORWALK 0: Mills, Hansen
PERRYSBURG 3, ST. FRANCIS 0: Beaujean, Giesige, Ferguson
WOODMORE 6, LAKE 0: Anthony 2, Freund 2, Bowen, Brown
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Eastwood d. Rossford 25-12, 25-11, 25-15
Cardinal Stritch d. Ottawa Hills, 25-9, 25-7, 25-6
Southview d. Napoleon 25-11, 25-12, 28-26
Findlay d. Clay 25-14, 25-20, 25-15
Pettisville d. Stryker 25-22, 25-17, 25-21
Northwood d. Emmanuel Christian 20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-16
Notre Dame d. Central Catholic 25-9, 25-15, 24-26, 25-8
Springfield d. Bowling Green 25-19, 20-25, 19-25, 25-22, 15-10
Woodmore d. Genoa 24-26, 25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 15-9
prep tennis
MAUMEE VALLEY 3, OTTAWA HILLS 2
Issa (MV) d. Bhatt, 6-4, 6-4; Jaara (MV) d. Mohan, 6-1, 6-3; Rana (MV) d. Healy, 6-4, 6-4; Boice/Healy (OH) d. Swartzell/Bergeon, 6-2, 6-2; Berrie//Berrie (OH) d. Shin/Safadi, 6-0, 6-2.
NOTRE DAME 3, PERRYSBURG 0
Nahhas (ND) d. J.Northcutt 6-0,6-1; T.McNamara (ND) d. K.Northcutt 6-0,6-0; Eid (ND) led Spidel 6-4, 5-0; Clark/K.McNamar (ND) led Conley/Kiel 6-4,3-0; Ajmera/Cady (ND) d. Hayes/Ritter 6-1,6-1
WAUSEON 4, TOLEDO CHRISTIAN 1
Beck (TC) d. Hayati, 6-4, 6-0; Ward (W) d. Tipping, 6-1, 6-4; Hernandez (W) d. Fischer, 6-2, 6-2; King/Frank (W) d. Brown/Laughlin, 6-1, 6-0; Eberly/Rolf (W) d. Reed/Baszuleski, 6-2, 6-1
City League Tournament
At Jermain Park
Team results: Start 15, Woodward 13, Bowsher 10, Rogers 6, Waite 6.
Championship matches--No. 1 singles: Kayla May (Waite) d. Ashley Bricker (Start) 6-4, 6-3. No. 2 singles:Cierra Dreslinski (Start) d. Paula De La Lastra (Woodward) 6-1, 7-6. No. 3 singles: Veronica Lugo (Start) d. Kara Thornton (Bowsher) 7-5, 2-6, 7-6. No. 1 doubles: Emily Aossey-Angela Giovannucci (Rogers) d. Kimani Edwards-Anastasia Rubin (Woodward) 6-4, 6-2. No. 2 doubles: Rebecca Sheets-Brittanee Davis (Bowsher) d. K'Shawnna Barnett-RaShawnn Michael (Woodward) 6-0, 6-3.
Third-place matches--No. 1 singles: Fitchpatric (Woodward) d. Napolski (Bowsher) 7-6, 1-6, 6-4. No. 2 singles: Hindall (Waite) d. Peace (Bowsher) 6-3, 7-6. No. 3 singles: Sandridge (Woodward) d. Houston (Rogers) 6-0, 6-2. No. 1 doubles: Bauman-Lascola (Start) d. Dresch-Garber (Bowsher) 6-3, 6-2. No. 2 doubles: Falk-Miles (Start) d. Baucom-Vehue (Rogers) 6-4, 7-6.
HOLE-IN-ONE
GARY ALEX, No. 2 at Calderone Golf Course, 161 yards, 7 iron.
PREP GOLF
Boys
Division II Sectionals
(Top 3 teams and top 4 individuals from nonqualifying teams advance to district)
At Detwiler GC
Team scores: Wauseon 324 (Dominque 79, Tefft 81, Rupp 86, Williams 78), Huron 329 (Bollenbacher 76, Myles 80, Springer 85, Lehrer 88), Archbold 336 (Wyse 79, Short 87, Boyers 80, Cvellar 90), Lake 337, Liberty Center 341,Swanton 342, Rossford 351, Eastwood 356, Delta 364, Genoa 379, Evergreen 380.
Individuals: Davis (Liberty Center) 75, O'Reardon (Swanton) 79, Brockbader (Eastwood) 80, Wilson (Lake) 83.
At Country Acres
Team scores: Van Wert 325 (Brake 77, Turnwald 80, Price 82, Hernandez 86), Napoleon 331 (Hoops 77, Peppers 82, Gebers 86, Taylor 86), Bryan 335 (Miller 80, Shaffer 84, Vogelsong 84, Martin 87), Liberty-Benton 344, St. Marys 348, Kenton 361, Ottawa-Glandorf 377 Lima Shawnee 379, Lima Bath 386, Coldwater 429, Paulding 455.
Individuals: Neiling (Liberty-Benton) 78 Bowman (St. Marys) 79, Hensel (Kenton) 81, Hoehne (Liberty-Benton) 83.
Division III Sectionals
At Ironwood
Team scores: North Central 335 (Turner 78, Peterson 85, VanDeVoorde 86, Hutchinson 86), Stryker 344 (T. Clingaman 79, H. Clingaman 82, Ruffer 86, Fox 97), Patrick Henry 355 (Tietje 81, Nelson 87, Nickels 92, Hoffer 95); North Baltimore 355, Miller City 372, Hicksville 374, Edon 375, Montpelier 381, Toledo Christian 383, Fayette 384, Holgate 388, Hilltop 400, Edgerton 422
Individuals: Fuka (Miller City) 81, Bean (North Baltimore) 83, Grandsko (Toledo Christian) 83, Grim (Holgate) 84
At Green Hills
Team scores: Ottawa Hills 295, Woodmore 318, Fremont St. Joseph 322, Crestline 337, Cardinal Stritch 339, Colonel Crawford 345, Gibsonburg 362, Sandusky St. Mary 371, Old Fort 375, Lakota 385, Northwood 449, Bettsville 475, Danbury 497
Individuals: Harrison (Cardinal Stritch) 74, Barnett (Crestline) 78, Cook (Colonial Crawford) 80, Crooks (Sandusky St. Mary) 81
Regular season
ANTHONY WAYNE 163, ST. FRANCIS164
AW: Bialecki 38, Kottenbrock 39, Smith 42, Gray 44. SF: Austin 41, Mitchell 41, Williams 41, Rinker 41
PREP FOOTBALL
City League
THURSDAY
Bowsher 84, Woodward 7
TODAY
Rogers at Waite
Scott at Start
Three Rivers Athletic Conf.
TODAY
Central Catholic at Fremont Ross
Whitmer at Clay
St. Francis at Findlay
St. John's at Lima Senior
Northern Lakes League
TODAY
Anthony Wayne at Bowling Green
Napoleon at Maumee
Springfield at Northview
Southview at Perrysburg
Northern Buckeye Conference
TODAY
Eastwood at Rossford
Elmwood at Lake
Woodmore at Fostoria
Otsego at Genoa
Toledo Area Athletic Conf.
TODAY
Toledo Christian at Danbury
Edon at Ottawa Hills
Northwood at Hilltop
SATURDAY
Gibsonburg vs. Cardinal Stritch at Clay
Northwest Ohio Athletic League
TODAY
Montpelier at Archbold
Bryan at Wauseon
Delta at Patrick Henry
Columbus Grove at Evergreen
Liberty Center at Swanton
Other Northwest Ohio
TODAY
Liberty-Benton at Arcadia
Fremont St. Joe at Lakota
Holgate at Ayersville
Cory-Rawson at McComb
Seneca East at North Baltimore
Oak Harbor at Edison
Margaretta at Port Clinton
Arlington at Van Buren
SATURDAY
Livingston County at Fostoria St. Wendelin
Southeast Michigan
TODAY
Bedford at Ann Arbor Pioneer
Blissfield at Hillsdale
Columbia Central at Erie Mason
Whiteford at Summerfield
Woodward 0 0 0 7 – 7
Bowsher 24 32 14 14 – 84
B–Barron 30 fumble return (Reid run)
B–Rush 5 fumble return (Jones pass from Jewell)
B–Reid 3 run (Johnson run)
B–Reid 10 reun (Reid run)
B–Reid 8 (Collins run)
B–Collins 9 run (Washington run)
B–Jones 32 pas from Jewell (Collins kick)
B–Menchaca 73 kickoff return (run failed)
B–Johnson 11 run (Johnson pass from Jewell)
W–Edmond 40 pass from Edwards (Jimenez kick)
B–King 8 run (Smith run)
B–Walker 8 run (run failed)
Sportlight
Sept. 28
1920–A Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series, known as the "Black Sox Scandal." White Sox owner Charles Comiskey immediately suspends the eight players.
1940–Bud Brennan, a spectator at Memorial Stadium, races out of the stands and attempts to tackle Michigan's Tom Harmon at the 3-yard line. Harmon easily evades Brennan and completes an 86-yard touchdown run, his third return for a touchdown, in a 41-0 rout of California.
1951–Norm Van Brocklin of Los Angeles throws for an NFL-record 554 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Rams to a 54-14 rout of the New York Yankees. Elroy Hirsch catches four of the touchdown passes.
1964–Australia beats the Unites States 3-2 to win the Davis Cup, the first time it's played on clay courts.
1968–The Atlanta Chiefs beat the San Diego Toros 3-0 to win the first NASL championship.
1969–Minnesota's Joe Kapp throws for 449 yards and seven touchdown passes to tie an NFL record and give the Minnesota Vikings a 52-14 victory over the Baltimore Colts.
1976–Muhammad Ali wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain his world heavyweight title.
1979–Larry Holmes knocks out Earnie Shavers in the 11th round at Las Vegas to retain his WBC heavyweight title.
1985–Tight end Brian Foster of Rhode Island catches 18 passes for 327 yards to set an NCAA record in a 32-27 loss Brown.
1996–Troy Davis of Iowa State rushes for 378 yards, the third highest total in major-college history, to lead the Cyclones past Missouri 45-31.
1996–Nebraska and Penn State become the fifth and sixth major colleges to win 700 games, following Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas and Alabama. Nebraska pounds Colorado State 65-9 and Penn State beats Wisconsin 23-20.
1997–Wendy Ward records the lowest total in relation to par in the 47-year history of the LPGA tour for her first victory. Ward's 23-under 265 gives her a two-shot victory in the Fieldcrest Cannon Classic. Ward, who made just one bogey all week, closes with 13 consecutive pars to match Kelly Robbins' LPGA record for the lowest 72-hole total.
2000–Tampa Bay forward Gordie Dwyer is suspended for 23 games by the NHL for manhandling two officials in attempts to fight opponents during an exhibition game on Sept. 19 against Washington.
2001–Alex Rodriguez of Texas hits his 50th homer in an 11-2 victory over Anaheim and becomes the 20th player to hit 50 homers in a season.
2003–Dante Hall becomes the first player in NFL history to return a kick for a touchdown in three straight games, taking one back 97 yards to give Kansas City a go-ahead score in the fourth quarter of its 17-10 win over Baltimore.
2008–Brett Favre throws a career-high and Jets-record six touchdown passes, three to Laveranues Coles, and New York takes advantage of mistakes by Arizona in a big second quarter of a 56-35 victory. Kurt Warner completes 40 of 57 passes for 472 yards and two TDs for Arizona.