October

1 - Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, Kroger 225, Louisville, Ky.
1-3 - Men's golf, PGA Tour, Buick Challenge, Pine Mountain, Ga.
1-3 - Men's golf, PGA Senior Tour, Vantage Championship, Clemmons, N.C.
1-Nov. 6 - Rugby, World Cup, various sites, England.

2-7 - Women's golf, USGA, U.S. Mid-Amateur, Dunwoody, Ga.
2-7 - Men's golf, USGA, U.S. Senior Amateur, Portland, Ore.
2-7 - Women's bowling, PWBA event, Richmond, Va.

3 - Auto racing, NASCAR Winston Cup, NAPA Autocare 500, Martinsville, Va.
3 - Major League Baseball, regular season ends.
3 - Horse racing, Arc de Triomphe, Longchamp, France.
3 - Running, IAAF, World half marathon, TBA.
3 - Running, Cologne Marathon, Cologne, Germany.
3 - Running, Kosice Peace Marathon, Kosice, Slovakia.
3 - Running, Chicago Marathon.
3 - Motorcycling, Australian Grand Prix, Cowes, Australia.
3-6 - Auto racing, Italian Rally, various sites, Italy.

4-10 - Men's tennis, Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland.
4-10 - Men's tennis, Championships of Sicily, Palermo, Sicily.
4-10 - Men's tennis, Heineken Open, Shanghai, China.
4-10 - Women's tennis, Porsche Grand Prix, Filderstadt, Germany.

5 - Major League Baseball, playoffs begin.

6-10 - Cycling, World Championships (road and time trial), Verona, Italy.

7-10 - Men's golf, European PGA, Alfred Dunhill Cup, St. Andrews, Scotland.
7-10 - Men's golf, PGA Tour, Michelob Championship, Williamsburg, Va.
7-10 - Women's golf, LPGA Tour, Betsy King Classic, Kutztown, Pa.
7-10 - Men's golf, NIKE Tour, Inland Empire Open, Moreno Valley, Calif.
7-10 - Auto racing, NHRA, Pennzoil Nationals, Memphis, Tenn.

8-10 - Men's golf, PGA Senior Tour, The Transamerica, Napa, Calif.
8-11 - Men's wrestling, World Freestyle Championships, Ankara, Turkey.

9 - Auto racing, NASCAR Busch Series, Concord, N.C.
9-14 - Women's bowling, PWBA event, Pittsburgh.
9-16 - Gymnastics, World Artistic Championships, Tianjin, China.
9-16 - Bowling, World Cup, New York.

10 - Auto racing, NASCAR Winston Cup, UAW-GM Quality 500, Concord, N.C.
10 - Running, Great North Run half marathon, Newcastle, England.
10 - Motorcycling, South African Grand Prix, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
10 - Running, Beijing Marathon, Beijing, China.
10 - Running, Eindhoven Marathon, Eindhoven, Netherlands.

11-17 - Men's tennis, CA Trophy, Vienna, Austria.
11-17 - Men's tennis, Heineken Open, Singapore.
11-17 - Women's tennis, Swisscom Challenge, Zurich, Switzerland.

13-17 - Men's golf, PGA Tour, Las Vegas Invitational.

14-17 - Women's golf, LPGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, Ala.
14-17 - Men's golf, European PGA, World Match Play Championship, Virginia Water, England.
14-17 - Men's golf, European PGA, Open Novotel Perrier, Bordeaux, France.

15 - Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, TBA, Fort Worth, Texas.
15-17 - Men's golf, PGA Senior Tour, Raley's Gold Rush Classic, El Dorado Hills, Calif.

16-21 - Women's bowling, PWBA event, Chicago.

17 - Auto racing, NASCAR Winston Cup, Winston 500, Talladega, Ala.
17 - Auto racing, Formula I, Malaysian Grand Prix, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
17 - Auto racing, CART, 1999 Honda Indy, Queensland, Australia.
17 - Auto racing, Mall.com 500, Fort Worth, Texas.

18-24 - Men's tennis, Lyon Grand Prix, Lyon, France.
18-24 - Men's tennis, Czech Indoor, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
18-24 - Women's tennis, Ladies Kremlin Cup, Moscow.
18-24 - Women's tennis, Slovak Indoor, Bratislava, Slovakia.

20-24 - Cycling, World Track Championships, Berlin, Germany.

21-24 - Men's golf, PGA Tour, National Car Rental Classic, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
21-24 - Auto racing, NHRA, Revell Nationals, Dallas.
21-24 - Men's golf, NIKE Tour, TOUR Championship, Semmes, Ala.
21-24 - Men's golf, European PGA, Belgacom Open, Royal Zoute, Belgium.

22-24 - Men's golf, PGA Senior Tour, Kaanapali Classic, Maui, Hawaii.

23 - Major League Baseball, World Series begins, city of NL champion.
23 - Auto racing, NASCAR Busch Series, Rockingham, N.C.

24 - Auto racing, NASCAR Winston Cup, Rockingham 400, Rockingham, N.C.
24 - Running, Frankfurt Marathon, Frankfurt, Germany.
24 - Running, Marine Corps Marathon, Washington D.C.
24 - Motorcycling, Brazilian Grand Prix, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

25-31 - Men's tennis, Eurocard Open, Stuttgart, Germany.
25-31 - Women's tennis, Generali Ladies, Linz, Austria.
25-Dec. 17 - Sailing, America's Cup eliminations, Auckland, New Zealand.

28-31 - Men's golf, PGA Tour, The Tour Championship, Houston.
28-31 - Women's golf, LPGA Tour, Nichirei International, Ibaraki, Japan.
28-31 - Auto racing, NHRA, Supernationals, Houston.
28-31 - Men's golf, European PGA, Volvo Masters, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

29-31 - Men's golf, PGA Senior Tour, Pacific Bell Classic, Los Angeles.

30 - Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, The No Fear Challenge, Fontana, Calif.

31 - Auto racing, NASCAR Busch Series, Memphis, Tenn.
31 - Auto racing, Formula I, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, Japan.
31 - Auto racing, CART, Marlboro 500, Fontana, Calif.
31 - Motorcycling, Argentine Grand Prix, Buenos Aries, Argentina.