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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in November of 2008. Deaths
4: Lennart Bergelin 9: Preacher Roe 11: Herb Score 17: Pete Newell
Current sporting seasons
American football 2008
NFL NCAA Division I FBS
Auto racing 2008
World Rally Championship V8 Supercar A1 Grand Prix GP2 Asia Series
Basketball 2008–09
NBA Euroleague NCAA men NCAA women Philippines Philippine Cup
Cricket 2008–09
Football (soccer)
2007–08 Ecuador 2008 Brazil Japan 2008–09 England Germany Italy Spain France Argentina UEFA (Europe) Champions League UEFA Cup 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Golf 2009
European Tour
Ice hockey 2008–09
National Hockey League Champions Hockey League Kontinental Hockey League
Rugby union 2008–09
Heineken Cup English Premiership Celtic League Top 14
Winter sports
Alpine Skiing World Cup
Bobsleigh World Cup Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Luge World Cup Nordic Combined World Cup Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Skeleton World Cup Ski Jumping World Cup Snowboarding World Cup Speed Skating World Cup
Days of the month
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American football National Football League Week 13: Baltimore Ravens 34, Cincinnati Bengals 3 Carolina Panthers 35, Green Bay Packers 31 Indianapolis Colts 10, Cleveland Browns 6 The Colts win keeps them in contention for the AFC South Division title. Miami Dolphins 16, St. Louis Rams 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23, New Orleans Saints 20 New York Giants 27, Washington Redskins 7 The Giants improve to 11–1, and need one more win or a Dallas loss to clinch the NFC East Division title. San Francisco 49ers 10, Buffalo Bills 3 The 49ers become the first west coast team this season to win in an east coast hosted contest, and stay in contention for the NFC West Division title. Atlanta Falcons 22, San Diego Chargers 16 Denver Broncos 34, New York Jets 17 Kansas City Chiefs 20, Oakland Raiders 13 Pittsburgh Steelers 33, New England Patriots 10 Minnesota Vikings 34, Chicago Bears 14 NCAA BCS Ranking: As a result of the new ranking, Oklahoma, who climbs to second place at the expense of Texas, who drop to third, will represent the Big 12 South Division in the Conference Championship Game against Missouri on Saturday in Kansas City. The Sooners are tied with the Longhorns and Texas Tech in the Division standing, and according to the Conference tiebreaker rules the BCS ranking determines the Division winner. The other places in the top ten are unchanged: Alabama, that finished the regular season with perfect 12–0 record remains on top, Florida, who will play against the Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship Game stays in fourth place, and Southern California, that need a win over UCLA to clinch the Pac-10 Championship round out the top five. They are followed by Utah, Texas Tech, Penn State, Boise State and Ohio State.
Cricket New Zealand in Australia: 2nd Test in Adelaide, day 3: 270 & 35/0; 535. New Zealand trail by 230 runs with all 10 wickets remaining in the 2nd innings. Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe: 5th ODI in Harare: 152 (48.5 overs) def. 133 (44 overs) by 19 runs. Sri Lanka sweep the series 5–0
Football (soccer) U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile: Quarterfinals: 2–3 Nora Coton-Pélagie scores the winning goal for France with 2 minutes remaining. 3–0 Two goals by Sydney Leroux lift USA to the semifinal for the fourth time in a row.
Golf European Tour: Australian Masters at Huntingdale Golf Club, South Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia: Winner: Rod Pampling 276 (−12)PO Unofficial events: Mission Hills World Cup at Mission Hills Golf Club, Shenzhen, China: (1) (Robert Karlsson & Henrik Stenson) (2) (Miguel Ángel Jiménez & Pablo Larrazábal) (3) (Richard Green & Brendan Jones) & (Ryuji Imada & Toru Taniguchi) Lexus Cup in Singapore: International team 12½–11½ Asia LG Skins Game in Indian Wells, California: K. J. Choi wins six skins and $415,000 to claim the title.
Winter sports
Alpine skiing Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada: Super giant slalom: (1) Hermann Maier 1min 29.84sec, (2) John Kucera 1:30.43, (3) Didier Cuche 1:30.52, Women's World Cup in Aspen, United States: Slalom: (1) Šárka Záhrobská 1:39.32 (2) Nicole Hosp 1:39.55 (3) Tanja Poutiainen 1:40.29
Bobsleigh World Cup in Winterberg, Germany: Four-man: (1) 1:49.30 (2) 1:49.63 (3) 1:49.82
Cross-country skiing World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland Men 15 km classic: (1) Martin Johnsrud Sundby 37:52.5, (2) Lukáš Bauer at 3.5 secs, (3) Sami Jauhojärvi 14.1, Women 10 km classic: (1) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 28:16.4, (2) Virpi Kuitunen at 3.8secs, (3) Marit Bjørgen 7.3,
Figure skating Grand Prix: NHK Trophy in Tokyo, Japan: Men: (1) Nobunari Oda 236.18 (2) Johnny Weir 224.42 (3) Yannick Ponsero 217.24 Grand Prix Final qualifiers: (1) Patrick Chan (2). Takahiko Kozuka (3) Johnny Weir 4. Brian Joubert 5. Jeremy Abbott 6. Tomáš Verner
Luge World Cup in Innsbruck–Igls, Austria: Men's: (1) Andi Langenhan (2) David Möller (3) Armin Zöggeler Women's: (1) Tatjana Hüfner (2) Natalie Geisenberger (3) Anke Wischnewski
Nordic combined World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:(place after jump in parentheses) 10 km Gundersen: (1) Anssi Koivuranta 27:33.2 (3rd), (2) Janne Ryynänen at 48.6 secs (2nd), (3) Daito Takahashi 1:01.3 (1st)
Short track speed skating World Cup 3 in Beijing, China: Ladies' 500m (2): (1) Liu Qiuhong 43.590 (2) Fu Tian Yu 43.617 (3) Zhao Nannan 43.749 Men's 500m (2): (1) Olivier Jean 41.482 (2) Sung Si-Bak 41.673 (3) Sui Bao Ku 41.727 Ladies' 1000m: (1) Wang Meng 1:30.028 (2) Zhou Yang 1:30.117 (3) Shin Sae-Bom 1:30.389 Men's 1000m: (1) Lee Ho-Suk 1:29.710 (2) Kwak Yoon-Gy 1:29.785 (3) Charles Hamelin 1:30.007 Ladies' 3000m relay: (1) 4:07.804 (2) 4:08.230 (3) 4:13.666 Men's 5000m relay: (1) 6:47.432 (2) 6:47.484 (3) 6:47.676
29 November 2008 (Saturday)
American college football NCAA BCS Top 10: The Iron Bowl: (1) Alabama 36, Auburn 0 The Crimson Tide's win makes them the fourth Division I FBS team, and the only one from a BCS conference, with a perfect 12–0 regular season. The other perfect teams are Utah, Boise State and Ball State. The Bedlam Series: (3) Oklahoma 61, (12) Oklahoma State 41 The Sooners victory, combined with Texas Tech's win over Baylor, keeps them in contention for the Big 12 South Division title. Sunshine Showdown: (4) Florida 45, (20) Florida State 15 The win for the SEC Championship Game bound Gators keeps them on the inside track for BCS at-large bid. The Seminoles were also disappointed that Boston College beat Maryland and clinched the ACC Atlantic Division title. (5) Southern California 38, Notre Dame 3 The Trojans dominated against the Fighting Irish and now must beat arch rival UCLA next Saturday to secure the Pac-10 title and the Rose Bowl berth. (7) Texas Tech 35, Baylor 28 The Red Raiders come back from a 14-points third-quarter deficit to win, but Oklahoma's win will likely leave then in 3rd place in the Big 12 South and out of the BCS bowls. Top Ten teams whose regular seasons completed: (6) Utah, (8) Penn State, (10) Ohio State. (2) Texas completed their season Thursday, and (9) Boise State finished their season on Friday. Notable Rivalry Games: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate: Georgia Tech 45, (11) Georgia 42 The Yellow Jackets come back from 16-points half-time deficit with 26–0 run in the third quarter, but their joy for the win is mixed with disappointment as win for Virginia Tech means the Hokies win the ACC Coastal Division title at the expense of Georgia Tech. The Bulldogs loss ends their hopes for BCS at-large bid. Border Showdown: Kansas 40, (13) Missouri 37 at Kansas City The Jayhawks lead by 16 points early in the third quarter, then allow the Tigers to score 20 consecutive points to take the lead, but Kerry Meier catches a 15-yard pass and scores with 27 seconds remaining to give Kansas the victory over the Big 12 North Division winner. The Tigers will likely drop off the top-14 in the next BCS ranking and be out of contention for BCS at-large berth if they lose the championship game next Saturday. The Civil War: (23) Oregon 65, (17) Oregon State 38 The Beavers, who could have clinched the Pac-10 championship with a win, now should hope for a Southern California loss to UCLA next Saturday to win the title. If the Trojans win, They will make the short trip to Pasadena for the fourth consecutive year. Battle of the Palmetto State: Clemson 31, South Carolina 14. Clemson becomes bowl eligible with the win against their in-state rival. Commonwealth Cup: Virginia Tech 17, Virginia 14 The Hokies win gives them the ACC Coastal Division title and a trip to the Championship Game against Boston College. Bayou Bucket Classic: Rice 56, Houston 42. The Owls win is worthless since Tulsa beat Marshall and claims the C-USA West Division championship. Victory Bell: North Carolina 28, Duke 20 Other notable games: (21) Boston College 28, Maryland 21 The Eagles win gives them the ACC Atlantic Division title and a spot in the ACC Championship Game against Virginia Tech next Saturday in Tampa. Tulsa 38, Marshall 35 The Golden Hurricane's win combined with Rice's victory over Houston gives them home field for the C-USA Championship Game against East Carolina next week. News off the field: Sylvester Croom, the first African-American head coach in the SEC, resigned at Mississippi State.
Cricket New Zealand in Australia: 2nd Test in Adelaide, day 2: 270; 241/3. Australia trail by 29 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Rugby union End of year tests: 6–32 in London The All Blacks complete a 5–0 perfect record in the autumn tests, and also complete their third successful Grand Slam tour, defeating all of the Home Nations. 21–18 in Cardiff The Wallabies lose their first match in the European tour, while Wales score its first win after losses to South Africa and New Zealand. As a result of England's loss and Wales' narrow win, Argentina held on to 4th place in the IRB World Rankings, placing the Pumas in the top seeding pot at the draw for 2011 World Cup, alongside New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. England, Wales, France and Ireland will be in the second pot, Scotland, Italy, Fiji and Tonga in the third pot. Sevens World Series: Dubai Sevens in Dubai: Cup Final: 12–19
Winter sports
Alpine skiing Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada: Downhill: (1) Peter Fill (2) Carlo Janka (3) Hans Olsson Women's World Cup in Aspen, United States: Giant slalom: (1) Tessa Worley (2) Tanja Poutiainen (3) Elisabeth Görgl
Bobsleigh World Cup in Winterberg, Germany: Two-man: (1) Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter 1:51.79 (2) André Lange / Kevin Kuske 1:51.96 (3) Thomas Florschuetz / Marc Kuhne 1:52.09 Two-woman: (1) Helen Upperton / Jennifer Ciochetti 1:55.86 Sandra Kiriasis / Romy Logsch 1:56.11 (3) Cathleen Martini / Janine Tischer 1:56.39
Cross-country skiing World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland: Men's sprint classic: (1) Ola Vigen Hattestad , (2) Tor Arne Hetland , (3) John Kristian Dahl Women's sprint classic: (1) Petra Majdič , (2) Lina Andersson , (3) Justyna Kowalczyk
Figure skating Grand Prix: NHK Trophy in Tokyo, Japan:(skaters in bold qualify to Grand Prix Final) Ladies: (1) Mao Asada 191.13 (2) Akiko Suzuki 167.64 (3) Yukari Nakano 166.87 Final standing: (1) Kim Yuna (2) Joannie Rochette (3) Asada 4 Carolina Kostner 5 Nakano 6 Miki Ando Pairs: (1) Pang Qing / Tong Jian 186.06 (2) Rena Inoue / John Baldwin 161.49 (3) Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison 156.76 Final standing: (1) Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (2) Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao (3) Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov 4 Pang / Tong 5 Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov 6 Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov Ice dancing: (1) Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali 176.67 (2) Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat 175.42 (3) Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates 161.45