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31 October 2006 (Tuesday)
- NBA 2006-07 Opening Night Games:
- Chicago Bulls 108, Miami Heat 66. The Heat receive their championship rings from last season, and then had their clocks cleaned by "Da Bulls". Kirk Hinrich, who signed a five-year contract extension earlier today, scores 26 points for the Bulls and Chris Duhon adds 20. The Heat suffer their worst opening-night loss ever and the worst opening-night loss for a defending NBA champ, with Dwyane Wade (25 points) their only player in double figures.
- Los Angeles Lakers 114, Phoenix Suns 106. The Suns hit their first nine shots and take a 19-point lead in the first quarter, but the Lakers, without the injured Kobe Bryant, come back, led by Lamar Odom with 34 points and 13 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa scores 30 in a losing effort.
- Football: UEFA Champions League 2006-07 Matchday 4
30 October 2006 (Monday)
29 October 2006 (Sunday)
- NFL Week 8
- Green Bay Packers 31, Arizona Cardinals 14: Ahman Green runs for 106 yards and two touchdowns, and Vernand Morency adds 101 yards in the Packers' first home win of the year.
- Atlanta Falcons 29, Cincinnati Bengals 27: Michael Vick has his second-straight solid performance, going 20-for-28 for 291 yards and three touchdowns.
- Baltimore Ravens 35, New Orleans Saints 22: Drew Brees throws for 383 yards, but his three interceptions inhibit the Saints' attempt to come back from a 35-7 deficit.
- Tennessee Titans 28, Houston Texans 22: The Texans outgain the Titans, 427 yards to 197, but commit five turnovers.
- Jacksonville Jaguars 13, Philadelphia Eagles 6: With first-string quarterback Byron Leftwich injured, the Jaguars stick to the ground, running for 209 yards. The Eagles don't threaten to score until late in the third quarter.
- Kansas City Chiefs 35, Seattle Seahawks 28: Larry Johnson carries the ball 39 times for 155 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner with 2:15 left.
- Chicago Bears 41, San Francisco 49ers 10: The Bears return to form, building up a 41-0 halftime lead on big games from Rex Grossman and Thomas Jones.
- New York Giants 17, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3: The Giants' defense dominates, holding Tampa Bay to 9 yards on its first six possessions. The Bucs go 0-for-3 on fourth-down conversions.
- San Diego Chargers 38, St. Louis Rams 24: LaDainian Tomlinson rushes for 183 yards and two touchdowns.
- Indianapolis Colts 34, Denver Broncos 31: Against a team that had only allowed two touchdowns all year, Peyton Manning goes 32-for-39 for 345 yards and three touchdowns, all to Reggie Wayne. Adam Vinatieri clinches the win with a 37-yard field goal with 2 seconds left.
- Cleveland Browns 20, New York Jets 13: The Browns win their second game when officials rule Chris Baker was out of bounds on a potential tying touchdown pass with 1:06 to play.
- Oakland Raiders 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 13: Ben Roethlisberger throws four interceptions, while the Raiders keep Pittsburgh in it by gaining only 98 yards on offense. Chris Carr returns a Roethlisberger pass 100 yards for a touchdown and tackles Nate Washington on the Oakland 4-yard line on the last play.
- Dallas Cowboys 35, Carolina Panthers 14: Tony Romo's first start for the Cowboys is a success as they beat the Panthers at Charlotte.
28 October 2006 (Saturday)
- Basketball: Red Auerbach, who coached the Boston Celtics to eight straight titles from 1959-66, dies at the age of 89. He was the team's president up until his death, winning a total of 16 championships; nine as head coach, seven in the front office. (AP via Yahoo)
- College football:
- Associated Press NCAA Division I-A Top 25:
- (1) Ohio State 44, Minnesota 0
- (2) Michigan 17, Northwestern 3
- Oregon State 33, (3) Southern California 31. The Trojans fall behind, 33-10, thanks to four turnovers, then fail on a two-point conversion attempt at the end of the game. USC's regular-season winning streak ends at 38 games.
- (5) Texas 35, Texas Tech 31
- (7) Auburn 23, Ole Miss 17
- (8) Tennessee 31, South Carolina 24
- (9) Florida 21, Georgia 14
- (11) Notre Dame 38, Navy 14
- (13) Arkansas 44, Louisiana-Monroe 10
- (17) Wisconsin 30, Illinois 24
- (18) Boston College 41, Buffalo 0
- (19) Oklahoma 26, (23) Missouri 10
- Oklahoma State 41, (20) Nebraska 29
- (21) Georgia Tech 30, Miami 23
- (22) Texas A&M 31, Baylor 21
- (24) Wake Forest 24, North Carolina 17
- (25) Oregon 55, Portland State 12
- Other significant games:
- Temple 28, Bowling Green 14. The Owls end the longest current losing streak in Division I-A at 20 games.
27 October 2006 (Friday)
26 October 2006 (Thursday)
25 October 2006 (Wednesday)
24 October 2006 (Tuesday)
23 October 2006 (Monday)
22 October 2006 (Sunday)
- NFL Week 7:
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23, Philadelphia Eagles 21: Matt Bryant kicks a 62-yard field goal (1 yard short of the NFL record) as time expires to win the game. Ronde Barber returns two Donovan McNabb interceptions for Tampa Bay's two touchdowns.
- New York Jets 31, Detroit Lions 24: Jets rookie Leon Washington rushes for 129 yards and his first two career touchdowns.
- Green Bay Packers 34, Miami Dolphins 24: Joey Harrington attempts 62 passes, completing 33 for 414 yards but also throwing three interceptions.
- Kansas City Chiefs 30, San Diego Chargers 27: Lawrence Tynes misses an extra-point attempt and a 42-yard field goal, but wins the game on a last-minute, 53-yard kick.
- Houston Texans 27, Jacksonville Jaguars 7: The Texans shock the Jaguars as David Carr throws for 224 yards and two touchdowns to Byron Leftwich's 125 yards and no scores.
- Cincinnati Bengals 17, Carolina Panthers 14: Kevin Kaesviharn intercepts Jake Delhomme in the end zone late in the fourth quarter.
- Atlanta Falcons 41, Pittsburgh Steelers 38 (overtime): In a shootout, Michael Vick throws for a career-high four touchdowns, three of them to Alge Crumpler. Ben Roethlisberger leaves the game in the third quarter after being knocked unconscious.
- New England Patriots 28 Buffalo Bills 6: J.P. Losman throws an interception and fumbles three times.
- Denver Broncos 17, Cleveland Browns 7: Denver holds Cleveland to 165 total yards; rookie Elvis Dumervil has three sacks and a fumble recovery.
- Minnesota Vikings 31, Seattle Seahawks 13: The Vikings break the game open with a team-record, 95-yard touchdown run by Chester Taylor. Matt Hasselbeck leaves the game in the third quarter with a knee injury and does not return.
- Oakland Raiders 22, Arizona Cardinals 9: Matt Leinart completes only 13 of 32 passes and throws two interceptions, and Edgerrin James manages only 34 yards rushing in the Raiders' first win of the season.
- Indianapolis Colts 36, Washington Redskins 22: The Redskins lead at halftime, but three Peyton Manning touchdown passes in the third quarter put the Colts up to stay. Manning finishes with 342 yards and 4 TDs.
- Other news: ESPN reports the NFL will suspend star Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman for four games for taking steroids.
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- In major non-postseason news, American baseball players and owners reach a tentative verbal agreement on a five-year labor contract. (AP via San Francisco Examiner)
21 October 2006 (Saturday)
- College football:
- Associated Press NCAA Division I-A Top 25:
- (1) Ohio State 44, Indiana 3
- (2) Michigan 20, Iowa 6
- (5) Texas 22, (17) Nebraska 20
- (6) Louisville 28, Syracuse 13
- (7) Tennessee 16, Alabama 13
- (8) Auburn 38, Tulane 13
- (10) Notre Dame 20, UCLA 17
- (11) Cal 31, Washington 24, OT
- (12) Clemson 31, (13) Georgia Tech 7
- (14) LSU 38, Fresno State 6
- (15) Arkansas 38, Mississippi 3
- Washington State 34, (16) Oregon 23
- (18) Boise State 42, Idaho 26
- (19) Rutgers 20, Pittsburgh 10
- (20) Oklahoma 24, Colorado 3
- (21) Wisconsin 24, Purdue 3
- (22) Boston College 24, Florida State 19
- (23) Texas A&M 34, Oklahoma State 33, OT
- (24) Missouri 41, Kansas State 21
- Other significant games:
- Artistic gymnastics, World Championships, apparatus finals:
- Men's vault:
  Marian Dragulescu,   Dimitri Kaspiarovich,   Fabian Hambüchen
- Women's balance beam:
 Iryna Krasnianska, Sandra Raduca Izbasa,  Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs
- Men's parallel bars:
 Yang Wei,  Hiroyuki Tomita,  Yoo Won-chul
- Women's floor: Cheng Fei,
 Jana Bieger,  Vanessa Ferrari
- Men's horizontal bar:
 Philippe Rizzo,  Aljaz Pegan,  Vlasios Maras
20 October 2006 (Friday)
- Artistic gymnastics, World Championships, apparatus finals:
- Men's floor: Marian Dragulescu,
 Diego Hypolito, Kyle Shewfelt
- Women's vault: Cheng Fei, Alicia Sacramone, Oksana Chusovitina.
- Men's pommel horse: Xiao Qin, Prashanth Sellathurai, Alexander Artemev.
- Women's uneven bars:
 Beth Tweddle, Anastasia Liukin, Vanessa Ferrari.
- Men's rings: Chen Yibing,
 Jordan Jovtchev,  Yuri van Gelder. (BBC)
19 October 2006 (Thursday)
18 October 2006 (Wednesday)
- Artistic gymnastics
- World Championships, women's team final: Zhou Zhuoru, Zhang Nan, Cheng Fei, Pang Panpan, He Ning, Li Ya Jana Bieger, Anastasia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone,
 Anna Grudko, Svetlana Klyukina, Polina Miller, Anna Pavlova, Kristina Pravdina, Elena Zamolodchikova (BBC)
17 October 2006 (Tuesday)
- Artistic gymnastics
- World Championships, men's team final: Chen Yibing, Feng Jing, Liang Fuliang, Yang Wei, Xiao Qin, Zou Kai Maxim Deviatovski, Dmitri Gogotov, Sergei Khorokhordin, Nikolai Kryukov, Yury Ryazanov, Alexander Safoshkin, Hisashi Mizutori, Takehito Mori,
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