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24 November 2008 (Monday)
- National Football League Week 12 Monday Night Football:
- Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints, 8:30 PM US EST (0130 UTC)
- Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe:
- 3rd ODI in Harare
23 November 2008 (Sunday)
- National Football League Week 12:
All times US EST (UTC -5).- Buffalo Bills 54, Kansas City Chiefs 31
- Chicago Bears 27, St. Louis Rams 3
- Houston Texans 16, Cleveland Browns 6
- Minnesota Vikings 30, Jacksonville Jaguars 12
- New England Patriots 48, Miami Dolphins 28
- New York Jets 34, Tennessee Titans 13
- The Titans suffer first defeat after 10 wins.
- Baltimore Ravens 36, Philadelphia Eagles 7
- Dallas Cowboys 35, San Francisco 49ers 22
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38, Detroit Lions 20
- The Lions losing streak extends to 11.
- Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos, 4:05 PM
- Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, 4:15 PM
- New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals, 4:15 PM
- Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks, 4:15 PM
- Sunday Night Football 8:15 PM Game:
- V8 Supercar:
- Falken Tasmania Challenge in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia:
- Standing (one race remaining): Template:(1) Jamie Whincup 3208 Template:(2) Mark Winterbottom 2975 Template:(3) Garth Tander 2788
- A1 Grand Prix:
- 96th Grey Cup at Stade Olympique, Montréal, Québec:
- Calgary Stampeders at Montréal Alouettes, 6 PM EST
- New Zealand in Australia:
- 1st Test in Brisbane, day 4:
Australia (214 & 268) def. 
New Zealand (156 & 177) by 149 runs. Australia lead 2-match series 1–0.
- 1st Test in Brisbane, day 4:
- England in India:
- 4th ODI in Jamshedpur:
India 166/4 (22/22 ov) def. 
England 178/8 (22/22 ov) by 16 runs (D/L method). India takes unassailable 4-0 lead in 7-match series
- 4th ODI in Jamshedpur:
- World Cup in Gaellivare, Sweden:
- Men's 4x10KM: Template:(1)
Norway I 1:30:58.8 Template:(2) 
Sweden I 1:30:59.0 Template:(3) 
Germany 1:30:59.8 - Women's 4x5KM: Template:(1) Norway I 51:01.5 Template:(2)
Finland 51:01.9 Template:(3) Sweden I 51:44.2
- Men's 4x10KM: Template:(1)
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Cup of Russia in Moscow, Russia:
(skaters in bold qualify to Grand Prix Final)- Ice dancing: Template:(1) Jana Khokhlova/Sergei Novitski
187.62 pts Template:(2) Oksana Domnina/Maxim Shabalin 184.66 Template:(3) Meryl Davis/Charlie White 
170.61
- Ice dancing: Template:(1) Jana Khokhlova/Sergei Novitski
- Cup of Russia in Moscow, Russia:
- MLS Cup 2008 at Carson, California
- Columbus Crew
- 
Red Bull New York, 3:30 PM US EST
- Columbus Crew
- U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile:
(All times UTC)
- European Tour:
- UBS Hong Kong Open in Hong Kong, China:
- Winner:
Lin Wen-tang 265 (-15)PO
- Winner:
- UBS Hong Kong Open in Hong Kong, China:
- LPGA Tour:
- World Cup 3 in Moscow:
- 1500 m women: Template:(1) Claudia Pechstein 1:55.96 TR Template:(2) Christine Nesbitt
1:56.40 Template:(3) Kristina Groves 1:56.76 - 10,000 m men: Template:(1) Bob de Jong
12:59.21 TR Template:(2) Håvard Bøkko 13:00.65 Template:(3) Enrico Fabris 
13:11.98
- 1500 m women: Template:(1) Claudia Pechstein
- Davis Cup Final, day 3:
Argentina 1–3 
Spain in Mar del Plata, Argentina
- Fernando Verdasco def. Jose Acasuso 6-3 6-7(3) 4-6 6-3 6-1
- 5th rubber not played
- Spain, without world #1 Rafael Nadal, wins the Cup for the 3rd time in 8 years, as it inflicts first home loss in 10 years to Argentina, that remain winless in 3 finals.
- Fernando Verdasco
22 November 2008 (Saturday)
- NCAA BCS Top 10:
- (5) Oklahoma 65, (2) Texas Tech 21
- (4) Florida 70, The Citadel 19
- The Holy War: (7) Utah 48, (14) Brigham Young 24
- The Utes complete a perfect 12-0 regular season and secure a BCS at-large bid.
- (8) Penn State 49, (15) Michigan State 18
- (9) Boise State 41, Nevada 34
- The Broncos improve their record to 11-0 and clinch the WAC title.
- (10) Ohio State 42, Michigan 10
- The Wolverines finish with their worst record in school history at 3-9.
- Idle: (1) Alabama, (3) Texas, (6) Southern California.
- Notable rivalry games:
- The Game: Harvard 10, Yale 0
- Tennessee 20, Vanderbilt 10
- The Big Game: California 37, Stanford 16
- Sweet Sioux Tomahawk: Northwestern 27, Illinois 13
- The Wildcats retire the trophy with a win after the NCAA declares it as a symbol of Indian savagery.
- The Old Oaken Bucket: Purdue 62, Indiana 10
- Retiring Boilermakers coach Joe Tiller goes out a winner in his final game.
- Other Games:
- Ole Miss 31, (18) LSU 13
- (19) Cincinnati 28, (20) Pittsburgh 21
- The Bearcats beat the Panthers for the first time ever, and gain the inside track to the Big East title.
- NC State 41, (22) North Carolina 10
- Florida State 37, (25) Maryland 3
- Myron Rolle became a Rhodes Scholar today, and the 'Noles celebrated with an upset of the Terps.
- Syracuse 24, Notre Dame 23
- The Irish lose to a team with eight or more losses in a season for the first time in 102 tries (99-0-2 before today). The Orange's winning TD pass is thrown by Cameron Dantley, son of former Irish basketball great Adrian Dantley.
- Wisconsin 36, Cal Poly SLO 35 (OT)
- The Badgers survive the D-I FCS team and an upset on the level of Appalachian State-Michigan a year ago.
- (21) Oregon State 19, Arizona 17
- NCAA Division II Playoff:
- Abilene Christian 93, West Texas A&M 68
- The second round playoff game between these two in-state rivals sees the highest combined score by two teams in any NCAA football game since the NCAA began keeping official records in 1937.
- Abilene Christian 93, West Texas A&M 68
- NBA News:
- The Oklahoma City Thunder sack head coach P.J. Carlesimo and names Scott Brooks as interim head coach.
- Vanier Cup Final at Hamilton:
- (1) Laval Rouge-et-Or 44, (3) Western Ontario Mustangs 21
- The Rouge-et-Or win their fourth Vanier Cup in six years, and become the 12th Canadian university team to finish the season with a perfect record. Laval receiver Julian Feoli-Gudino is named Vanier Cup MVP. Hec Crighton Trophy winner Benoit Groulx becomes only the fourth player to win both the trophy and the Vanier Cup in the same year.
- (1) Laval Rouge-et-Or 44, (3) Western Ontario Mustangs 21
- Bangladesh in South Africa:
- 1st Test in Bloemfontein, day 4:
South Africa 441/9d (122.5 ov) beat 
Bangladesh 153 (36.4 ov) & 159 (51.5 ov) by an innings and 129 runs. South Africa lead 2-match series 1-0
- 1st Test in Bloemfontein, day 4:
- New Zealand in Australia:
- 1st Test in Brisbane, day 3:
- Australia 214 & 268 (Simon Katich 131*); New Zealand 156 & 143/6 (Ross Taylor 67*). New Zealand trail by 184 runs with 4 wickets remaining
- 1st Test in Brisbane, day 3:
- Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe:
- World Cup in Gaellivare, Sweden:
- Men's 15KM freestyle: Template:(1) Marcus Hellner 32min 35.20sec Template:(2) Pietro Piller Cottrer 32:36.60 Template:(3) Petter Northug 32:42.10
- Women's 10KM freestyle: Template:(1) Charlotte Kalla 24:07.8 Template:(2) Marit Bjoergen 24:32.2 Template:(3) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 24:39.8
- A double victory for Sweden on home snow in the World Cup opening day.
- Men's 15KM freestyle: Template:(1) Marcus Hellner
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Cup of Russia in Moscow, Russia:
(skaters in bold qualify to Grand Prix Final)- Men: Template:(1) Brian Joubert
230.78 Template:(2) Tomas Verner 
222.94 Template:(3) Alban Preaubert 219.08 4. Jeremy Abbott 217.48 - Ladies: Template:(1) Carolina Kostner 170.72 Template:(2) Rachael Flatt 166.06 Template:(3) Fumie Suguri
162.04 - Pairs: Template:(1) Dan Zhang / Hao Zhang
177.42 Template:(2) Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov 169.27 Template:(3) Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov 
167.86 - Ice dancing (standing after original dance): Template:(1) Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin 97.41 Template:(2) Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski 95.52 Template:(3) Anna Cappelini / Luca Lanotte 86.82
- Men: Template:(1) Brian Joubert
- Cup of Russia in Moscow, Russia:
- U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile:
(teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)- Group A:
- Nigeria
1–1 England - Chile
3–4 New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Group B:
- United States 3–0 Argentina
- China 0–2 France
- United States
- Group A:
- Rugby League World Cup Final in Brisbane, Australia:
- Australia 20–34 New Zealand
- New Zealand wins the World Cup for the first time, and stops Australia's winning streak at six.
- Australia
- End of year tests:
- Japan 32–17 United States in Tokyo
- Japan sweep the 2-match series.
- Italy 17–25 Template:PIru in Reggio Emilia
- The Islanders score their first win of the tour and their first ever win over a Test team, while Italy remain winless in 3 home autumn Tests.
- England 6–42 South Africa in London
- The Springboks score their biggest ever win over England, and complete a sweep of their European tour.
- Ireland
17–3 Argentina in Dublin - Scotland
41–0 Canada in Aberdeen
- Canada is held scoreless for the second time in their European tour, while Scotland score its first win.
- Wales
9–29 New Zealand in Cardiff
- Wales lead 9-6 at half time, but the All Blacks pull away in the second half for a comfortable win that continues their 55 years winning streak over the Welsh.
- France 13–18 Australia in Paris
- Frenchman David Skrela misses five penalties and a drop goal, and is also sin-binned five minutes from time, as the Aussies win their 3rd consecutive match in Europe.
- Japan
- World Cup in Stockholm, Sweden:
- Men's Big Air: Template:(1) Janne Korpi Template:(2) Chris Soerman Template:(3) Seppe Smits
- Men's Big Air: Template:(1) Janne Korpi
- World Cup 3 in Moscow:
- 1500 m men: Template:(1) Håvard Bøkko 1:45.46 TR Template:(2) Mark Tuitert 1:45.81 Template:(3) Enrico Fabris 1:46.00
- 5000 m women: Template:(1) Claudia Pechstein 6:49.92 TR Template:(2) Martina Sáblíková 6:57.18 Template:(3) Stephanie Beckert 7:01.72
- 1500 m men: Template:(1) Håvard Bøkko
- Davis Cup Final, day 2:
- Argentina 1–2 Spain in Mar del Plata, Argentina
- Feliciano Lopez/Fernando Verdasco def. David Nalbandian/Agustin Calleri 5–7 7–5 7–6(5) 6–3
- Feliciano Lopez/Fernando Verdasco
21 November 2008 (Friday)
- Bangladesh in South Africa:
- 1st Test in Bloemfontein, day 3:
- South Africa 441/9d; Bangladesh 153 and 67/3 (f/o) (Mushfiqur Rahim 49). Bangladesh trail by 221 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
- Rain in Bloemfontein means that only 19.2 overs are bowled on the day.
- 1st Test in Bloemfontein, day 3:
- New Zealand in Australia:
- 1st Test in Brisbane, day 2:
- Australia 214 & 131/6 (Simon Katich 67*); New Zealand 156 (Ross Taylor 40). Australia lead by 189 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 2nd innings.
- 1st Test in Brisbane, day 2:
- Davis Cup Final, day 1:
- Argentina 1–1 Spain in Mar del Plata, Argentina
- David Nalbandian def. David Ferrer 6–3 6–2 6–3
- Feliciano Lopez def. Juan Martin del Potro 4–6 7–6(2) 7–6(4) 6–3
- David Nalbandian
20 November 2008 (Thursday)
- National Football League Week 12 Thursday Night Football:
- NCAA BCS Top 25:
- Georgia Tech 41, (23) Miami (FL) 23
- Bangladesh in South Africa:
- 1st Test in Bloemfontein, day 2:
- South Africa 441/9d (Graeme Smith 157, Hashim Amla 112); Bangladesh 153 and 20/1 (f/o). Bangladesh trail by 268 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
- 1st Test in Bloemfontein, day 2:
- New Zealand in Australia:
- 1st Test in Brisbane, day 1:
- Australia 214 (Michael Clarke 98); New Zealand 7/0. New Zealand trail by 207 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 1st Test in Brisbane, day 1:
- England in India:
- 3rd ODI in Kanpur:
- India 198/5 (40/40 ov) def. England 240 (48.4/49 ov) by 16 runs (D/L method). India lead 7-match series 3-0
- 3rd ODI in Kanpur:
- Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe:
- U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile:
- Copa Sudamericana semifinal, second leg:
(first leg score in parentheses)- Estudiantes 1(1)–0(1) Argentinos Juniors
- Estudiantes
19 November 2008 (Wednesday)
- College football: NCAA BCS Top 25
- (17) Ball State 31, Central Michigan 24
- The Cardinals survive a scare in a snowy Mount Pleasant to extend their unbeaten record to 11-0 and keep their slim BCS hopes alive.
- (17) Ball State 31, Central Michigan 24
- NFL news:
- After completing an alcohol treatment program, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones is reinstated by the league. He can practice immediately, but will not play until the Cowboys' December 7 game at the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- The Seattle Mariners name Don Wakamatsu, previously bench coach of the Oakland Athletics, as their new manager. Wakamatsu will be the first Asian American ever to manage in Major League Baseball.
- Mike Mussina will retire rather than re-sign with the New York Yankees or any other team. Mussina won 20 games in the 2008 season at the age of 39, becoming the oldest pitcher to have his first 20-plus win season in MLB history.
- Bangladesh in South Africa:
- 1st Test in Bloemfontein, day 1:
- South Africa 299/1 (81.0 ov); Graeme Smith 138 not out, Hashim Amla 103 not out
- 1st Test in Bloemfontein, day 1:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA):
- Group 3: San Marino
0–3 Czech Republic
- Czech Republic goes to second place on 7 points, ahead of Poland and Slovenia on goals difference. Slovakia lead the group on 9 points.
- Group 3: San Marino
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) Third Round, matchday 6:
(teams in boldface advance to fourth round)- Group 1:
- Group 2:
- Group 3:
- Suriname
1–1 
Haiti - El Salvador
1–3 
Costa Rica
- Suriname
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round, matchday 4:
- Group A:
- Bahrain
0–1 Australia
- Marco Bresciano's goal in injury time extends Australia's record to 3 wins in as many matches.
- Qatar
0–3 Japan
- Japan srengthens its hold on second place, with 7 points from 3 matches.
- Bahrain
- Group B:
- United Arab Emirates
1–1 
Iran - Saudi Arabia
0–2 
South Korea
- Korea lead the group with 7 points from 3 matches, followed by Iran on 5 points.
- United Arab Emirates
- Group A:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC):
- New Zealand 0–2
Fiji in Lautoka
- New Zealand had allready won the Oceanian Zone qualifying section and will play-off against the side who finish fifth in Asian Zone for a place at 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- New Zealand
- Friendly internationals (selected):
- Greece
1–1 Italy
- Italy's coach Marcello Lippi ties the longest unbeaten streak of a national team coach at 31 matches.
- Netherlands 3–1 Sweden
- Germany 1–2 England
- France 0–0
Uruguay - Scotland 0–1 Argentina
- Diego Maradona makes a succesful debut as coach of Argentina.
- Spain 3–0 Chile
- David Villa's 12th international goal of the year helps Spain to extend its winning streak to 8 matches and unbeaten streak to 28 matches. Spain won 15 of 16 matches in 2008, the only exception being a 0-0 draw against Italy in Euro 2008 quarterfinal, which the Spaniards eventually won on penalty shootout
- Brazil
6–2 
Portugal
- Luis Fabiano scores a hat-trick for Brazil.
- Northern Ireland
0–2 
Hungary
- Greece
- U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile:
- Group A:
- New Zealand 2–3 Nigeria
- Chile 0–2 England
- New Zealand
- Group B:
- China 0–0 Argentina
- France 0–3 United States
- China
- Group A:
- Copa Sudamericana semifinal, second leg:
(first leg score in parentheses)- Internacional 4(2)–0(0)
Guadalajara
- Internacional
18 November 2008 (Tuesday)
- ESPN and the Bowl Championship Series announce that the network will have an exclusive deal to broadcast the Fiesta, Orange, and Sugar Bowls from 2011 through 2014, plus the BCS Championship Game in 2011 through 2013. The Rose Bowl will continue to be shown on ABC through 2014 under a separate preexisting contract, as will the 2014 BCS Championship Game, which the eponymous stadium will host.
- Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox wins the 2008 American League Most Valuable Player Award.
17 November 2008 (Monday)
- National Football League Week 11 Monday Night Football:
- Cleveland Browns 29, Buffalo Bills 27.
- Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the 2008 National League Most Valuable Player Award.
- Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge in Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada:
- Winners: Fred Funk, Jay Haas, Nick Price (Champions Tour)
16 November 2008 (Sunday)
- Men's World Cup:
- National Football League Week 11:
- New York Giants 30, Baltimore Ravens 10
- Green Bay Packers 37, Chicago Bears 3
- Denver Broncos 24, Atlanta Falcons 20
- Carolina Panthers 31, Detroit Lions 22
- Indianapolis Colts 33, Houston Texans 27
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19, Minnesota Vikings 13
- New Orleans Saints 30, Kansas City Chiefs 20
- Miami Dolphins 17, Oakland Raiders 15
- Cincinnati Bengals 13, Philadelphia Eagles 13 (OT)
- The Bengals' Shayne Graham misses a field goal with seven seconds left in overtime, and the game ends in the first tie in the NFL since November 10, 2002 (Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers).
- Arizona Cardinals 26, Seattle Seahawks 20
- San Francisco 49ers 35, St. Louis Rams 16
- Pittsburgh Steelers 11, San Diego Chargers 10
- Jeff Reed kicks a 32-yard field goal with 15 seconds left for the winning margin. In a bizarre ending, Troy Polamalu apparently recovers a fumble for a Steelers touchdown as time runs out, but the score is overturned on review. Game officials and the NFL admitted the call was incorrect the following day.
- Tennessee Titans 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 14
- The Titans fall behind 14–3 at the half, but shut out the Jags the rest of the way to stay unbeaten as Kerry Collins throws for three TDs.
- Dallas Cowboys 14, Washington Redskins 10
- NASCAR Sprint Cup:
- Ford 400 at Homestead, Florida
- Template:(1)
Carl Edwards Template:(2) 
Kevin Harvick Template:(3) Jamie McMurray
- Final Points Standings: Template:(1) Jimmie Johnson 6,681 points Template:(2) Carl Edwards −66 points Template:(3)
Greg Biffle −217 points
- Johnson becomes only the second driver, after Cale Yarborough, to win three consecutive titles in NASCAR's top series.
- Final Points Standings: Template:(1)
- Template:(1)
- Ford 400 at Homestead, Florida
- World Touring Car Championship:
- Guia Race at Guia Circuit, Macau
- Race 1:Template:(1)
Alain Menu Template:(2) 
Andy Priaulx Template:(3) Yvan Muller - Race 2:Template:(1) Robert Huff Template:(2) Yvan Muller Template:(3) Andy Priaulx
- Final Points Standings: Template:(1) Yvan Muller 114 points Template:(2) Gabriele Tarquini 88 points Template:(3) Robert Huff 87 points
- Final Points Standings: Template:(1)
- Race 1:Template:(1)
- Guia Race at Guia Circuit, Macau
- CIS Football Semi-Finals:
(CIS top ten rankings in parentheses)- Mitchell Bowl:
- (3) Western Ontario Mustangs 28, (5) Saint Mary's Huskies 12
- The Mustangs advance to the Vanier Cup, hoping to avenge a 37-9 drubbing at the hands of Laval in August. It will be Mustangs coach Greg Marshall's first Vanier Cup appearance.
- (3) Western Ontario Mustangs 28, (5) Saint Mary's Huskies 12
- Uteck Bowl:
- (1) Laval Rouge-et-Or 59, (6) Calgary Dinos 10
- Le Rouge-et-Or advance to their fourth Vanier Cup game in the last six years, after building up a 29-0 lead in the opening quarter and a 49-0 lead in the half. Laval quarterback Benoît Groulx is named Uteck Bowl MVP.
- (1) Laval Rouge-et-Or 59, (6) Calgary Dinos 10
- Mitchell Bowl:
- Pakistan vs West Indies ODI Series:
- 3rd ODI in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:
Pakistan 273/6 (50 ov) def. 
West Indies 242 (46.3 ov) by 31 runs. Pakistan win series 3-0
- 3rd ODI in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:
- CAF Champions League final, second leg in Garoua, Cameroon:
- Cotonsport Garoua
2–2 
Al-Ahly
- Al-Ahly win 4–2 on aggregate for their sixth title in this competition and punch their ticket to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
- Cotonsport Garoua
- U-17 Women's World Cup:
(both matches at North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City, New Zealand)- Championship:
- North Korea
2–1 United States (aet)
- The North Koreans maintain their unbeaten record in FIFA women's youth competition.
- North Korea
- Third place:
- Championship:
- LPGA Tour:
- Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Angela Stanford wins her second LPGA title of the year by one shot over Brittany Lang and Annika Sörenstam .
- Angela Stanford
- Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Rugby League World Cup Semi-Final:
- End-of-year Tests:
- Japan 29–19 United States in Nagoya
- Japan
- ATP Tour:
- Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, People's Republic of China:
- Singles final:
Novak Djokovic def. Nikolay Davydenko, 6–1, 7–5 - Doubles final: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjic def. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6(3), 6–2
- Singles final:
- Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, People's Republic of China:
15 November 2008 (Saturday)
- Women's World Cup:
- NCAA BCS Top 10:
- (1) Alabama 32, Mississippi State 7
- (3) Texas 35, Kansas 7
- This loss, combined with (12) Missouri's 52-21 win over Iowa State, clinches the Big 12 North title for the Tigers ahead of the Border War.
- (4) Florida 56, (25) South Carolina 6
- (6) Southern California 45, Stanford 23
- Despite exacting revenge on the Cardinal for their historic upset last year, the Trojans remain in second in the Pac-10 Conference as Oregon State holds the tiebreaker having beat the Men of Troy.
- (7) Utah 63, San Diego State 14
- (8) Penn State 34, Indiana 7
- (9) Boise State 45, Idaho 10
- (10) Georgia 17, Auburn 13 (The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
- (2) Texas Tech and (5) Oklahoma are idle.
- In other games:
- Maryland 17, (16) North Carolina 15
- Boston College 27, (19) Florida State 17
- After Seminoles head coach Bobby Bowden suspends five of his wide receivers due to a fracas at the FSU Student Union, the 'Noles are overpowered by the Eagles.
- (20) LSU 40, Troy 31
- In a game rescheduled from September 6th due to Hurricane Gustav, the Bayou Bengals spot the Trojans a 31-3 lead, and roar back with 37 straight unanswered points to win in the greatest comback in Tigers history.
- Houston 70, (23) Tulsa 30
- The Cougars blow out the Golden Hurricane and in the process, nearly outscore the men's basketball team, who defeated Western Kentucky, 73-64.
- North Carolina State 21, (24) Wake Forest 17
- Northwestern 21, Michigan 14
- The Wolverines lose their eighth game of the season, a new record.
- Notre Dame 27, Navy 21
- With a win next week against Syracuse, the Irish will assure themselves of a bowl berth.
- Vanderbilt 31, Kentucky 24
- The Commodores become bowl-eligible for the first time since 1982, the longest current bowl drought among BCS conference teams, after having lost 17 consecutive times (including four this season) when a win would have made them eligible.
- NASCAR:
- Carl Edwards wins the Ford 300, but it was Clint Bowyer winning the Nationwide Series drivers' title by 21 points over Edwards. The Joe Gibbs Racing #20 team with a variety of drivers all season long wins the owners' points championship.
- Canadian Football League Conference Finals:
- Eastern Conference:
- Montréal Alouettes 36, Edmonton Eskimos 16
- Les Als will now be the home team for next week's 96th Grey Cup...
- Montréal Alouettes 36, Edmonton Eskimos 16
- Western Conference:
- Calgary Stampeders 22, BC Lions 18
- ...where they'll host the Stamps in the final.
- Calgary Stampeders 22, BC Lions 18
- Eastern Conference:
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Trophee Eric Bompard in Paris, France:
(skaters in bold qualify to Grand Prix Final)- Men: Template:(1) Patrick Chan 238.09 Template:(2) Takahiko Kozuka 230.78 Template:(3) Alban Préaubert 222.44
- Ladies: Template:(1) Joannie Rochette 180.73 Template:(2) Mao Asada 167.59 Template:(3) Caroline Zhang 156.54
- Pairs: Template:(1) Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy 188.50 Template:(2) Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov 170.87 Template:(3) Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin 166.63
- Ice dancing: Template:(1) Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder 184.81 Template:(2) Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali 179.58 Template:(3) Sinead Kerr / John Kerr 176.96
- Men: Template:(1) Patrick Chan
- Trophee Eric Bompard in Paris, France:
- MLS Western Conference Final
- Real Salt Lake
0–1 Red Bull New York
- Red Bull faces the Columbus Crew in MLS Cup 2008 next Sunday in Carson, California.
- Real Salt Lake
- UFC 91 in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Brock Lesnar, former WWE champion wins the UFC Heavyweight Championship with a second round TKO of Randy Couture.
- Rugby League World Cup Semi-Final:
- New Zealand 32–22 England in Brisbane
- New Zealand
- End-of-year Tests:
- France 42–17 Template:PIru in Montbéliard
- Italy 14–22 Argentina in Turin
- England 14–28 Australia in London
- Scotland 10–14 South Africa in Edinburgh
- Ireland 3–22 New Zealand in Dublin
- France
14 November 2008 (Friday)
- NCAA BCS Top 25:
- (22) Cincinnati 28, Louisville 20
- NASCAR
- Craftsman Truck Series:
- Johnny Benson wins the 2008 series championship by seven points over Ron Hornaday.
- News:
- In what it cited as a cost-cutting move, triggered by the current economic crisis, NASCAR announces that no testing will be allowed in 2009 at any track that hosts races in any of NASCAR's three national racing series (Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series).
- Craftsman Truck Series:
- Pakistan vs West Indies ODI Series:
- 2nd ODI in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:
- Pakistan 232 (49 ov) def. West Indies 208 (48.5 ov) by 24 runs. Pakistan lead 3-match series 2-0
- 2nd ODI in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:
- England in India:
- NHL News:
- The Tampa Bay Lightning sack Barry Melrose after 16 games and name Rick Tocchet as interim coach.
13 November 2008 (Thursday)
- National Football League Week 11 Thursday Night Football:
- New York Jets 34, New England Patriots 31 (OT)
- Jay Feely's 34-yard field goal gives the Jets an overtime victory and first place in the AFC East.
- New York Jets 34, New England Patriots 31 (OT)
- NCAA:
- Buffalo 43, Akron 40 (4 OT)
- A.J. Princepe's game winning field goal makes the Bulls bowl eligible for the first time in their D-I FBS history in the last game at Rubber Bowl stadium.
- Buffalo 43, Akron 40 (4 OT)
- Cliff Lee of the Cleveland Indians wins the 2008 American League Cy Young Award.
- Euroleague, week 4:
- Group A: Unicaja Málaga 77–67
Cibona Zagreb - Group A: Olympiacos 84–65
Maccabi Tel Aviv - Group A: Air Avellino 78–73 Le Mans
- Group B: Panathinaikos Athens 81–76 Montepaschi Siena
- Group B: Regal FC Barcelona 74–62
Asseco Prokom Sopot - Group C: Fenerbahçe Ülker
89–87 (2OT) 
Olimpija Ljubljana - Group C: ALBA Berlin 74–72 DKV Joventut
- Group D: Panionios 72–67 Partizan Belgrade
- Group D: Real Madrid 70–69 AJ Milano
- Group A: Unicaja Málaga
- Cibona and Siena suffer their 1st loss, leaving CSKA Moscow the only unbeaten team.
- U-17 Women's World Cup semifinals in New Zealand:
- North Korea 2–1 England
- Germany 1–2 United States
- North Korea
- MLS Eastern Conference Final
- Columbus Crew 2-1
Chicago Fire
- Eddie Gaven's goal in the 55th minute gives the Crew the Eastern Conference Championship and the right to face Red Bull New York in MLS Cup 2008.
- Columbus Crew
- The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews announces that the USA television rights for The Open Championship have been granted to ESPN, beginning in 2010. All four rounds will air exclusively on the cable television network, marking the first time that a men's grand slam championship will air entirely on a network outside over-the-air television.
12 November 2008 (Wednesday)
- Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and Chip Ganassi Racing will merge for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The new team will be named "Ganassi Earnhardt Racing with Felix Sabates" and field Chevrolets for Martin Truex, Jr. (#1 DEI), Aric Almirola (#8 DEI), Juan Pablo Montoya (Ganassi #42) and a fourth car (Ganassi #41) with a driver TBA.
- Euroleague, week 4:
- Group B: SLUC Nancy 69–64
Žalgiris Kaunas - Group C: TAU Cerámica 90–93 Lottomatica Roma
- Group D: CSKA Moscow 90–68 Efes Pilsen
- Group B: SLUC Nancy
- CSKA improves to 4-0, while TAU lose its unbeaten record.
- Pakistan vs West Indies ODI Series:
- 1st ODI in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Pakistan 295/6 (49.5 ov) beat West Indies 294/9 (50 ov) by 4 wickets
- 1st ODI in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Bangladesh in South Africa:
- 3rd ODI in East London:
- Match abandoned without a ball bowled. South Africa win series 2-0
- 3rd ODI in East London:
- AFC Champions League Final, second leg in Adelaide:
- Adelaide United 0–2 Gamba Osaka
- Gamba win 5–0 on aggregate, becoming the second straight Japanese team to win the competition and thereby advancing to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. Adelaide United will also go to the Club World Cup, taking up the J. League place as tournament host vacated by Gamba's Champions League victory.
- Adelaide United
11 November 2008 (Tuesday)
- NCAA BCS Top 25:
- (14) Ball State 31, Miami (OH) 16
- Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants wins the 2008 National League Cy Young Award.
- 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table at Las Vegas, Nevada
Peter Eastgate at the age of 22 becomes the youngest main event winner in WSoP history by defeating Ivan Demidov for the US $9.15 million top prize with hole cards and completes a wheel straight with the community cards and , besting Demidov's two pair with .
10 November 2008 (Monday)
- European Tour:
- HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China
- Sergio García birdies the 72nd hole to force a playoff with Oliver Wilson , and defeats the Englishman on the second playoff hole.
- Sergio García
- HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China
- Rugby League World Cup in Australia:
- Qualifying Final: Fiji 30–14 France in Gold Coast
- Qualifying Final: Fiji
9 November 2008 (Sunday)
- National Football League Week Ten:
- Baltimore Ravens 41, Houston Texans 13
- Game rescheduled from September 14 due to Hurricane Ike.
- New England Patriots 20, Buffalo Bills 10
- Minnesota Vikings 28, Green Bay Packers 27
- Jacksonville Jaguars 38, Detroit Lions 14
- Atlanta Falcons 34, New Orleans Saints 20
- New York Jets 47, St. Louis Rams 3
- Miami Dolphins 21, Seattle Seahawks 19
- Tennessee Titans 21, Chicago Bears 14
- Carolina Panthers 17, Oakland Raiders 6
- Indianapolis Colts 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 20
- San Diego Chargers 20, Kansas City Chiefs 19
- New York Giants 36, Philadelphia Eagles 31
- Baltimore Ravens 41, Houston Texans 13
- Bye Week: Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins. These were the last byes of the season, as Cincinnati's was originally scheduled for Week Eight, but due to rescheduling with Baltimore, was placed here.
- NASCAR Sprint Cup:
- Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Avondale, Arizona
- Template:(1) Jimmie Johnson Template:(2)
Kurt Busch Template:(3) Jamie McMurray
- With a 36th place finish or better (37th by leading a lap, or 39th and lead the most laps), Johnson can win his third straight Sprint Cup Championship next week in Homestead, Florida.
- Template:(1)
- Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Avondale, Arizona
- Nippon Professional Baseball:
- 2008 Japan Series:
- Game 7 at Tokyo Dome: Saitama Seibu Lions 3, Yomiuri Giants 2. Lions win series 4-3.
- Series MVP: Takayuki Kishi, starting pitcher, Lions
- Game 7 at Tokyo Dome: Saitama Seibu Lions 3, Yomiuri Giants 2. Lions win series 4-3.
- 2008 Japan Series:
- Canadian University Sport conference finals:
- Dunsmore Cup: (1) Laval Rouge-et-Or 27, (9) Concordia Stingers 17
- The nation's number one program head to their sixth straight national semifinal bowl game on Laval running back Sébastien Lévesque's second half performance.
- Dunsmore Cup: (1) Laval Rouge-et-Or 27, (9) Concordia Stingers 17
- Bangladesh in South Africa:
- 2nd ODI in Benoni:
- South Africa 358/4 (50 overs) def. Bangladesh 230 (49.2 overs) by 128 runs. South Africa lead 3-match series 2-0
- 2nd ODI in Benoni:
- Pacific Championships in Naseby, New Zealand:
- Men's final: China 8, Japan 5
- China and Japan qualify to 2009 World Championship
- Men's bronze medal match: New Zealand 7, South Korea 6
- Men's final: China 8, Japan 5
- U-17 Women's World Cup quarterfinals in New Zealand:
- Japan 2–2 England
- England win 5-4 in penalty shootout
- South Korea 2–4 United States
- Japan
- PGA Tour:
- Children's Miracle Network Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort, Florida
- Davis Love III shoots 8-under-par 64 to edge out Tommy Gainey by one shot. This is Love's 20th PGA Tour win, giving him a lifetime exemption on that tour (and on the Champions Tour once he reaches age 50); the only other players active on the PGA Tour with this status are Tiger Woods , Phil Mickelson , and Vijay Singh .
- Davis Love III
- Children's Miracle Network Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort, Florida
- European Tour:
- HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China
- The fourth round of the opening event of the 2009 season is washed out by rain shortly after the leaders start. Play will resume Monday.
- HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China
- LPGA Tour:
- Mizuno Classic in Shima, Mie, Japan
- Ji-Yai Shin shoots 5-under-par 67 to finish at 201 (−15) to coast to a 6-shot win, her second of the season.
- Ji-Yai Shin
- Mizuno Classic in Shima, Mie, Japan
- Slovakia qualify for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver
- China qualify for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver
- Rugby League World Cup in Australia:
(teams in bold advance to the semifinals)- Group A: Australia 46–6
Papua New Guinea in Townsville - 9th Place Playoff: France 10–42
Samoa in Penrith
- Group A: Australia
- WTA Tour:
- WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar:
- Singles final: Venus Williams def. Vera Zvonareva, 6–7(5), 6–0, 6–2
- Doubles final:
Cara Black / Liezel Huber def. Kveta Peschke / Rennae Stubbs, 6–1, 7–5
- Singles final:
- WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar:
8 November 2008 (Saturday)
- NCAA BCS Top 10:
- (1) Alabama 27, (16) LSU 21 (OT)
- Nick Saban leads the Crimson Tide to a win in his return to Death Valley, clinching a spot in the SEC Championship Game.
- (2) Texas Tech 56, (9) Oklahoma State 20
- Iowa 24, (3) Penn State 23
- Daniel Murphy's 31-yard field goal with one second left knocks the Nittany Lions from the unbeaten ranks.
- (4) Florida 42, Vanderbilt 14
- Tim Tebow throws for three TDs and runs for two more as the Gators book their date with Alabama in the SEC title game.
- (5) Texas 45, Baylor 21
- (6) Oklahoma 66, Texas A&M 28
- (7) Southern California 17, (21) California 3
- (10) Boise State 49, Utah State 14
- (1) Alabama 27, (16) LSU 21 (OT)
- Other games:
- (11) Ohio State 45, (24) Northwestern 10
- (19) North Carolina 28, (20) Georgia Tech 7
- Cincinnati 26, (25) West Virginia 23 (OT)
- Wyoming 13, Tennessee 7
- The Vols lose their first game since the forced resignation of head coach Phillip Fulmer, rendering them bowl-ineligible. The Vols are now assured of only their second seven-loss season in history.
- V8 Supercars:
- Desert 400 in Manama, Bahrain:
- Standings: Template:(1) Whincup 2916 Template:(2) Mark Winterbottom 2729 Template:(3) Garth Tander 2624
- Nippon Professional Baseball:
- 2008 Japan Series:
- Game 6 at Tokyo Dome: Saitama Seibu Lions 4, Yomiuri Giants 1. Series tied 3-3.
- 2008 Japan Series:
- Joe Calzaghe comes back from being knocked down in the first round to defeat Roy Jones, Jr. by unanimous decision.
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport conference finals:
(CIS top ten in parentheses)- 101st Yates Cup: (3) Western Ontario Mustangs 31, Ottawa Gee-Gees 17
- The defending OUA champions took a 22-7 lead and never looked back.
- Loney Bowl: (5) Saint Mary's Huskies 29, St. FX X-Men 27
- X-Men kicker Kyle Chisholm misses the game-tying field goal with three seconds left, though the Huskies do concede the single.
- 72nd Hardy Cup: (6) Calgary Dinos 44, (8) Simon Fraser Clan 28
- The Dinos avenge a loss to the Clan earlier in the season. Nevertheless, the Clan become the first team since 2000 to reach the Hardy Cup final after an 0-8 season the previous year.
- 101st Yates Cup: (3) Western Ontario Mustangs 31, Ottawa Gee-Gees 17
- Canadian Football League conference semifinals:
- East Division: Edmonton Eskimos 29, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21
- The Eskies, with their first playoff win in Winnipeg since 1976, become the first team since the present crossover rule was implemented in 1996 to win their crossover semifinal game. Furthermore, Eskies QB Ricky Ray continues to be undefeated in the postseason since 2002.
- West Division: BC Lions 33, Saskatchewan Roughriders 12
- The defending Grey Cup champions were knocked off at home, thanks to the superior play of Lions QB Buck Pierce.
- East Division: Edmonton Eskimos 29, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21
- Pacific Championships in Naseby, New Zealand:
- Women's final: China 9, South Korea 4
- China qualify to 2009 World Championship (Korea also qualify as host)
- Women's bronze medal: Japan (losing semifinalist)
- Women's final: China 9, South Korea 4
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Cup of China in Beijing, China:
(skaters in bold qualify to Grand Prix Final)- Ladies:Template:(1) Kim Yu-Na 191.75 Template:(2) Miki Ando 170.88 Template:(3) Laura Lepistö 159.42
- Ice dancing: Template:(1) Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin 186.77 Template:(2) Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto 186.41 Template:(3) Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski 179.50
- Men: Template:(1) Jeremy Abbott 233.44 Template:(2) Stephen Carriere 217.25 Template:(3) Tomáš Verner 205.48
- Ladies:Template:(1) Kim Yu-Na
- Cup of China in Beijing, China:
- U-17 Women's World Cup quarterfinals in New Zealand:
- Denmark 0–4 North Korea
- Germany 3–1 Canada
- Denmark
- Rugby League World Cup in Australia:
(teams in bold advance to the semifinals)- Group A: England 24–36 New Zealand in Newcastle
- 7th Place Playoff: Scotland 0–48
Tonga in Rockhampton
- Group A: England
- End-of-year Tests:
- Italy 20–30 Australia in Padua
- England 39–13 Template:PIru in London
- Wales 15–20 South Africa in Cardiff
- Ireland 55–0 Canada in Limerick
- Scotland 6–32 New Zealand in Edinburgh
- France 12–6 Argentina in Marseille
- United States 43–9 Uruguay in Sandy, Utah
- Italy
7 November 2008 (Friday)
- NBA:
- Utah Jazz 104, Oklahoma City Thunder 97
- With this victory, longtime Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan becomes the first leader in NBA history to win 1,000 games with a single franchise.
- Utah Jazz 104, Oklahoma City Thunder 97
- Bangladesh in South Africa:
- Nov 7: 1st ODI in Potchefstroom
- South Africa 283/8 (50 overs) def. Bangladesh 222 (44.2 overs) by 61 runs
- Nov 7: 1st ODI in Potchefstroom
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Cup of China in Beijing, China:
- Pairs: Template:(1) Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao 182.22 Template:(2) Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov 175.05 Template:(3) Pang Qing / Tong Jian 171.86
- Pairs: Template:(1) Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao
- Cup of China in Beijing, China:
6 November 2008 (Thursday)
- National Football League Week Ten Thursday Night Football:
- Denver Broncos 34, Cleveland Browns 30
- In his first NFL start, Brady Quinn throws for two touchdowns, but the Browns can't hold on to the lead.
- Denver Broncos 34, Cleveland Browns 30
- NCAA BCS Top 25:
- (8) Utah 13, (12) TCU 10
- The Utes keep their unbeaten season and BCS hopes alive with a last-minute touchdown.
- Virginia Tech 23, (23) Maryland 13
- (8) Utah 13, (12) TCU 10
- Nippon Professional Baseball:
- 2008 Japan Series:
- Game 5 at Seibu Dome: Yomiuri Giants 7, Saitama Seibu Lions 3. Giants lead series 3-2.
- 2008 Japan Series:
- Euroleague, week 3:
- Group A: Cibona Zagreb 85–76 Olympiacos
- Group A: Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 82–80 (OT) Le Mans
- Group B: Montepaschi Siena 71–61 Regal FC Barcelona
- Group C: DKV Joventut 67–70 Fenerbahçe Ülker
- Group C: Olimpija Ljubljana 67–78 Lottomatica Roma
- Group D: Real Madrid 54–58 CSKA Moscow
- Group A: Cibona Zagreb
- Cibona, Siena, TAU Ceramica and CSKA lead their respective groups with 3-0 record
- UEFA Cup group stage, matchday 2:
- Group A: Racing Santander 1–1 Schalke 04
- Group A: Manchester City 3–2 Twente
- Group B: Benfica 0–2 Galatasaray
- Group B: Metalist Kharkiv 0–0 Hertha BSC
- Group C: Stuttgart 2–0 Partizan
- Group C: Standard Liege 1–0 Sevilla
- Group D: Spartak Moscow 1–2 Udinese
- Group D: Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Dinamo Zagreb
- Group E: Milan 1–0 Braga
- Group E: Wolfsburg 5–1 Heerenveen
- Group F: Ajax 1–0
Zilina - Group F: Slavia Prague 0–1 Aston Villa
- Group G: Saint-Etienne 3–0 Rosenborg
- Group G: Valencia 1–1 Copenhagen
- Group H: Feyenoord 1–3 CSKA Moscow
- Group H: Lech Poznan 2–2 Nancy
- Group A: Racing Santander
5 November 2008 (Wednesday)
- NCAA BCS Top 25:
- (17) Ball State 45, Northern Illinois 14
- Nippon Professional Baseball:
- 2008 Japan Series:
- Game 4 at Seibu Dome: Saitama Seibu Lions 5, Yomiuri Giants 0. Series tied 2-2.
- 2008 Japan Series:
- Euroleague, week 3:
- Group A: Air Avellino 72–70 Unicaja Málaga
- Group B: Asseco Prokom Sopot 65–60 Žalgiris
- Group B: Nancy 70–80 Panathinaikos
- Group C: TAU Cerámica 106–65 ALBA Berlin
- Group D: Efes Pilsen 69–78 Panionios
- Group D: Partizan Belgrade 81–76 AJ Milano
- Group A: Air Avellino
- Bangladesh in South Africa:
- Only T20I in Johannesburg:
- South Africa 118/7 (14.0 overs) def. Bangladesh 109/8 (14.0 overs) by 12 runs (D/L)
- Only T20I in Johannesburg:
- AFC Champions League Final, first leg in Osaka:
- UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 4:
(teams in bold advance to the last-16 round)- Group E: Aalborg BK 2–2 Villarreal
- Group E: Celtic 1–1 Manchester United
- Group F: Fiorentina 1–1 Bayern
- Group F: Lyon 2–0
Steaua - Group G: Arsenal 0–0 Fenerbahce
- Group G: Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 Porto
- Group H: BATE
0–2 Zenit St. Petersburg - Group H: Real Madrid 0–2 Juventus
- Group E: Aalborg BK
- U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand:
(teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)- Group C: Japan 7–2
Paraguay - Group C: United States 1–1 France
- Group D: Brazil 2–2 Nigeria
- Group D: England 0–3 South Korea
- Group C: Japan
- Rugby League World Cup in Australia:
(teams in bold advance to the qualifying final)
- 2008 ISSF World Cup Final (rifle and pistol) in Bangkok, Thailand – last day winners:
- Women's 10 metre air rifle: Wu Liuxi (CHN)
- Men's 10 metre air rifle: Gagan Narang (IND) (new world record, 703.5)
- Women's 10 metre air pistol: Ren Jie (CHN)
- Men's 10 metre air pistol: Oleg Omelchuk (UKR)
- Women's 10 metre air rifle:
4 November 2008 (Tuesday)
- Nippon Professional Baseball:
- 2008 Japan Series:
- Game 3 at Seibu Dome: Yomiuri Giants 6, Saitama Seibu Lions 4. Giants lead series 2-1.
- 2008 Japan Series:
- UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 4:
(teams in bold advance to the last-16 round)- Group A: CFR Cluj 1–2 Bordeaux
- Group A: Roma 3–1 Chelsea
- Group B: Anorthosis
3–3 Internazionale - Group B: Werder Bremen 0–3 Panathinaikos
- Group C: Sporting CP 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
- Group C: Barcelona 1–1 Basel
- Group D: Liverpool 1–1 Atletico Madrid
- Group D: Marseille 3–0 PSV Eindhoven
- Group A: CFR Cluj
- U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand:
(teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)- Group A: New Zealand 3–1
Colombia - Group A: Canada 0–0 Denmark
- Group B: Ghana
1–0 Costa Rica - Group B: Germany 1–1 North Korea
- Group A: New Zealand
- Diego Maradona is appointed as the new head coach of the Argentina national football team, and appoints Javier Mascherano as new team captain. (BBC), (CNN)
- 2008 ISSF World Cup Final (rifle and pistol) in Bangkok, Thailand – second day winners:
- Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol: Alexey Klimov (RUS)
- Women's 50 metre rifle three positions: Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER)
- Men's 50 metre rifle three positions: Matthew Emmons (USA)
- Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol:
3 November 2008 (Monday)
- National Football League Monday Night Football Week Nine:
- NCAA News:
- Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer is forced to resign, effective upon the end of the season.
- NBA News:
- The Denver Nuggets trade guard Allen Iverson to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guard Chauncey Billups, guard/forward Antonio McDyess and center Cheikh Samb.
- 2008 ISSF World Cup Final (rifle and pistol) in Bangkok, Thailand – first day winners:
- Men's 50 metre rifle prone: Warren Potent (AUS)
- Men's 50 metre pistol: Jin Jong-oh (KOR)
- Women's 25 metre pistol: Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (GER)
- Men's 50 metre rifle prone:
2 November 2008 (Sunday)
- National Football League Week Nine:
- Arizona Cardinals 34, St. Louis Rams 13
- Baltimore Ravens 37, Cleveland Browns 27
- Chicago Bears 27, Detroit Lions 23
- Tennessee Titans 19, Green Bay Packers 16 (OT)
- Minnesota Vikings 28, Houston Texans 21
- Cincinnati Bengals 21, Jacksonville Jaguars 19
- New York Jets 26, Buffalo Bills 17
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30, Kansas City Chiefs 27 (OT)
- Miami Dolphins 26, Denver Broncos 17
- Atlanta Falcons 24, Oakland Raiders 0
- New York Giants 35, Dallas Cowboys 14
- Philadelphia Eagles 26, Seattle Seahawks 7
- Indianapolis Colts 18, New England Patriots 15
- Formula One:
- Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo:
- Template:(1) Felipe Massa Template:(2) Fernando Alonso Template:(3) Kimi Räikkönen
- Lewis Hamilton, who finishes in fifth place, wins the drivers' championship by one point over Massa, and becomes the youngest ever Formula One champion. With two laps remaining, Hamilton is passed by Sebastian Vettel and goes down to 6th place, but in the last corner of the track he overtakes Timo Glock and wins the title.
- Template:(1)
- Final standings:
- Drivers: Template:(1) Hamilton 98 Template:(2) Massa 97 Template:(3) Räikkönen 75
- Constructors: Template:(1) Ferrari 172 Template:(2) McLaren-Mercedes 151 Template:(3) BMW Sauber 135
- Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo:
- Sprint Cup Series:
- WRC:
- Rally Japan:
- Drivers' standings: Template:(1) Loeb 112 Template:(2) Hirvonen 102 Template:(3) Dani Sordo 59
- Sébastien Loeb secures the World Championship with one race remaining.
- Nippon Professional Baseball:
- 2008 Japan Series:
- Game 2 at Tokyo Dome: Yomiuri Giants 3, Saitama Seibu Lions 2. Series tied 1-1.
- 2008 Japan Series:
- CIS football conference semifinals:
- Canada West:
- (6) Calgary Dinos 24, Regina Rams 17
- Canada West:
- Australia in India:
- Kenya in South Africa:
- 2nd ODI in Kimberley
- South Africa 224/3 (35.3 ov) def.
Kenya 222/9 (50 ov) by 7 wickets. South Africa win series 2-0.
- 2nd ODI in Kimberley
- ICC Intercontinental Cup Final in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, day 4:
- CAF Champions League final, first leg in Cairo:
- U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand
(teams in bold advance to the quarter finals)- Group C: Paraguay 1–3 United States
- Group C: Japan 7–1 France
- Group D: Nigeria 0–1 England
- Group D: Brazil 1–2 South Korea
- Group C: Paraguay
- Russian Premier League:
- Rubin Kazan secures its first ever championship with 3 matches remaining after 2:1 win at Saturn Moscow Oblast.
- PGA Tour:
- Ginn sur Mer Classic in Palm Coast, Florida:
- Winner: Ryan Palmer
- Winner:
- Ginn sur Mer Classic in Palm Coast, Florida:
- European Tour:
- Volvo Masters at Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain:
- Søren Kjeldsen shoots even-par 71 to complete a wire-to-wire win, finishing two shots ahead of the field at 276 (−8).
- Robert Karlsson becomes the first Swede ever to win the Tour's Order of Merit. This is the last year for the Order of Merit, which will be replaced for the 2009 season by the Race to Dubai.
- Volvo Masters at Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain:
- LPGA Tour:
- Hana Bank-KOLON Championship:
- Winner: Candie Kung
- Winner:
- Hana Bank-KOLON Championship:
- Superbike:
- Portimão Superbike World Championship round in Portimão, Portugal:
- Final standings:
- Riders' standings: Template:(1) Bayliss 460 Template:(2) Corser 342 Template:(3) Noriyuki Haga 327
- Manufacturers' standings: Template:(1) Ducati 578 Template:(2) Yamaha 487 Template:(3) Honda 415
- Riders' standings: Template:(1)
- ATP Tour:
- Paris Masters in Paris, France:
- Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. David Nalbandian, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
- Final:
- Paris Masters in Paris, France:
- WTA Tour:
- Bell Challenge in Quebec City, Canada:
- Final: Nadia Petrova def. Bethanie Mattek 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
- Final:
- Bell Challenge in Quebec City, Canada:
1 November 2008 (Saturday)
- NCAA BCS Top 10:
- (7) Texas Tech 39, (1) Texas 33
- In front of a record crowd in Lubbock, the Longhorns recover from a 19–0 deficit to take a 33–32 lead with 1:29 left, but with one second remaining Graham Harrell throws to Michael Crabtree for the game-winning touchdown.
- (2) Alabama 35, Arkansas State 0
- (4) Oklahoma 62, Nebraska 28
- (5) Southern California 56, Washington 0
- (8) Florida 49, (6) Georgia 10 at Jacksonville (The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)
- (9) Oklahoma State 59, Iowa State 17
- (10) Utah 13, New Mexico 10
- (7) Texas Tech 39, (1) Texas 33
- (3) Penn State is idle.
- In other games:
- Georgia Tech 31, (15) Florida State 28
- Northwestern 24, (17) Minnesota 17
- Arkansas 30, (18) Tulsa 23
- The Golden Hurricane suffer their first loss of the season
- California 26, (24) Oregon 16
- West Virginia 35, (25) Connecticut 13
- Purdue 48, Michigan 42
- Following this weekend, the only remaining teams with unbeaten record are Alabama, Penn State, Texas Tech, Utah, Boise State and #16 Ball State.
- Nippon Professional Baseball:
- 2008 Japan Series:
- Game 1 at Tokyo Dome: Saitama Seibu Lions 2, Yomiuri Giants 1. Lions lead series 1-0.
- 2008 Japan Series:
- CIS football conference semifinals
(CIS Top Ten rankings in parentheses):- Ontario:
- (3) Western Mustangs 36, (7) Laurier Golden Hawks 28
- Ottawa Gee-Gees 23, (2) Queen's Golden Gaels 13
- Atlantic:
- Quebec:
- (9) Concordia Stingers 41, Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or 20
- (1) Laval Rouge-et-Or 32, (10) Montreal Carabins 7
- Canada West:
- (8) Simon Fraser Clan 40, (4) Saskatchewan Huskies 30
- Ontario:
- Australia in India:
- ICC Intercontinental Cup Final in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, day 3:
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate Canada International in Ottawa, Canada:
- Men: Template:(1) Patrick Chan 215.45 Template:(2) Ryan Bradley 212.75 Template:(3) Evan Lysacek 209.27
- Ladies: Template:(1) Joannie Rochette 188.89 Template:(2) Fumie Suguri 163.86 Template:(3) Alissa Czisny 157.92
- Pairs: Template:(1) Yuko Kawaguchi/Alexander Smirnov 176.97 Template:(2) Jessica Dube/Bryce Davison 176.54 Template:(3) Keauna McLaughlin/Rockne Brubaker 161.51
- Men: Template:(1) Patrick Chan
- Skate Canada International in Ottawa, Canada:
- U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand
(teams in bold advance to the quarter finals)- Group A: Colombia 1–1 Canada
- Group A: New Zealand 1–2 Denmark
- Group B: Ghana 2–3 Germany
- Group B: Costa Rica 1–2 North Korea
- Group A: Colombia
- Rugby League World Cup in Australia:
- Group A: New Zealand 48–6 Papua New Guinea in Gold Coast
- Group B: France 6–42 Fiji in Wollongong
- Group A: New Zealand
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