November 2008 in sports

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Sports

Deaths

4: Lennart Bergelin
9: Preacher Roe
11: Herb Score
17: Pete Newell

Current sporting seasons

Golf 2009

European Tour

Rugby union 2008–09

Heineken Cup
English Premiership
Celtic League
Top 14

Days of the month

30 November 2008 (Sunday)

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:
  - New Zealand 270 & 35/0; Australia 535. New Zealand trail by 230 runs with all 10 wickets remaining in the 2nd innings.
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe:
- 5th ODI in Harare:
  - Sri Lanka 152 (48.5 overs) def. Zimbabwe 133 (44 overs) by 19 runs. Sri Lanka sweep the series 5–0

Football (soccer)

U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Nigeria 2–3 France
    - Nora Coton-Pélagie scores the winning goal for France with 2 minutes remaining.
  - United States 3–0 England
    - 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) Sweden (Robert Karlsson & Henrik Stenson) (2) Spain (Miguel Ángel Jiménez & Pablo Larrazábal) (3) Australia (Richard Green & Brendan Jones) & Japan (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) Germany 1:49.30 (2) Russia 1:49.63 (3) United States 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) China 4:07.804 (2) South Korea 4:08.230 (3) Italy 4:13.666
- Men's 5000m relay: (1) United States 6:47.432 (2) Canada 6:47.484 (3) China 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:
  - New Zealand 270; Australia 241/3. Australia trail by 29 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Rugby union

End of year tests:
- England 6–32 New Zealand 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.
- Wales 21–18 Australia 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: England 12–19 South Africa

Winter sports

Short track speed skating

World Cup 3 in Beijing, China:
- Ladies' 500m (1): (1) Wang Meng 42.609 WR (2) Liu Qiuhong 43.042 (3) Tatiana Borodulina 43.595
- Men's 500m (1): (1) Charles Hamelin 41.118 (2) François-Louis Tremblay 41.273 (3) Wang Hong Yang 42.176
- Ladies' 1500m: (1) Jung Eun-Ju 2:25.001 (2) Zhou Yang 2:25.280 (3) Allison Baver 2:26.670
- Men's 1500m: (1) Sung Si-Bak 2:27.075 (2) Olivier Jean 2:27.080 (3) Park Jin-Hwan 2:27.184

Ski jumping

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- Individual: (1) Simon Amman (2) Wolfgang Loitzl (3) Gregor Schlierenzauer

28 November 2008 (Friday)

American college football

NCAA BCS Top 25:
All Times US EST (UTC −5)
- The Battle of the Milk Can: (9) Boise State 61, Fresno State 10
  - The Broncos complete their second 12–0 regular season in three seasons, and keep alive their hopes for a BCS at-large bid. The Broncos win means that #15 Ball State, which also finished its regular season unbeaten, but ranked behind #6 Utah and Boise State, is out of contention for a BCS berth.
- Backyard Brawl: (25) Pittsburgh 19, West Virginia 15
  - The Mountaineers loss means that Cincinnati wins the Big East title and a trip to their first BCS bowl game.
Notable rivalry games:
- The Egg Bowl: Ole Miss 45, Mississippi State 0
  - The Rebels finish 2nd in SEC West Division and 4th in the Conference.
- The Battle for the Golden Boot: Arkansas 31, LSU 30 (at Little Rock)
  - London Crawford's touchdown catch from Casey Dick on fourth and one with 22 seconds remaining gives the Razorbacks a come-from-behind win over the Bayou Bengals.
- Nebraska 40, Colorado 31
  - The Cornhuskers secure 2nd place in Big 12 North Division, but only 6th in the Conference.

Cricket

Bangladesh in South Africa:
- 2nd Test in Centurion, day 3:
  - Bangladesh 250 and 131; South Africa 429. South Africa win by an innings and 48 runs and win the 2-match series 2–0.
New Zealand in Australia:
- 2nd Test in Adelaide, day 1:
  - New Zealand 262/6
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe:
- 4th ODI in Harare:
  - Sri Lanka 150/8 (47.3 ov) def. Zimbabwe 146 (46.3 ov) by 2 wickets (with 15 balls remaining). Sri Lanka lead 5-match series 4–0.
England in India:
- The last two One-day internationals were cancelled and the rest of the tour is in doubt, following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in recent days.

Winter sports

Skeleton

World Cup in Winterberg, Germany:
- Men: (1) Florian Grassl 1:54.13 (2) Aleksandr Tretyakov 1:54.16 (3) Martins Dukurs 1:54.42
- Women: (1) Anja Huber 1:57.72 (2) Kerstin Szymkowiak 1:57.74 (3) Mellisa Hollingsworth 1:58.38

Ski jumping

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- Teams: (1) Finland (2) Austria (3) Germany