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Sports Calendar
October

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1: Motorcycle racing, FIM, Qatar Grand Prix, Doha.
1: Running, IAAF, World Half Marathon Championships, Edmonton, Alberta.
2: Running, Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
2: Major League Baseball, regular season ends.
2: Auto Racing, NASCAR Nextel Cup, TBA, Talladega, Ala.
2: Horse racing, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Paris.
3-8: Women's tennis, WTA Tour AIG Japan Open, Tokyo.
3-9: Men's tennis, ATP AIG Japan Open, Tokyo.
3-9: Men's tennis, ATP Open de Moselle, Metz, France.
3-9: Women's tennis, WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Filderstadt, Germany.
3-9: Women's tennis, WTA Tour Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
4: Major League Baseball, playoffs begin.
5-9: Gymnastics, World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, Baku, Azerbaijan.
6-9: Men's golf, PGA Nationwide Tour, Arizona Desert Championship, Phoenix.
6-9: Men's golf, PGA Tour, WGC-American Express Championship, San Francisco.
6-9: Men's golf, PGA Tour, Southern Farm Bureau Classic, Madison, Miss.
6-9: Women's golf, LPGA, Longs Drugs Challenge, Auburn, Calif.
8: Auto racing, Grand-Am Cup, VIR 200, Alton, Va.
8: Auto Racing, NASCAR Busch, TBA, Kansas City, Kan.
8-15: Fencing, World Championships, Leipzig, Germany.
9: Auto Racing, NASCAR Nextel Cup, Banquet 400, Kansas City, Kan.
9: Auto racing, Grand Am Rolex, VIR 400, Alton, Va.
9: Auto Racing, Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka.
9: Motorcycle racing, World Superbike, Magny Cours, France.
9: Running, Chicago Marathon.
10-16: Men's tennis, ATP BA-CA Tennis Trophy, Vienna, Austria.
10-16: Men's and women's tennis, ATP-WTA Tour Kremlin Cup, Moscow.
10-16: Men's tennis, ATP if...Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden.
10-16: Women's tennis, WTA Tour Thailand Open, Bangkok.
10-16: Shooting, World Championships, Thun, Switzerland.
11: Major League Baseball, League Championship Series begin.
13-16: Men's golf, PGA Tour, The Championship at Las Vegas.
13-16: Men's golf, PGA Nationwide Tour, Permian Basin Charity Classic, Midland, Texas.
13-16: Women's golf, LPGA, Samsung World Championship, Palm Desert, Calif.
14: Auto Racing, NASCAR Busch, Charlotte 300, Concord, N.C.
14-16: Men's golf, PGA Champions, Administaff Small Business Classic, Spring, Texas.
15: Auto Racing, NASCAR Nextel Cup, UAW-GM Quality 500, Concord, N.C.
16: Auto racing, Champ Car event, Seoul, South Korea.
16: Auto racing, IRL event, Fontana, Calif.
16: Auto Racing, Formula One, Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai.
16: Motorcycle racing, FIM, Australian Grand Prix, Phillip Island.
17-23: Men's tennis, ATP Masters Series Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
17-23: Women's tennis, WTA Tour Swisscom Challenge, Zurich, Switzerland.
20-23: Men's golf, European PGA, Mallorca Classic, Pula, Balearic Islands.
20-23: Men's golf, PGA Nationwide Tour, Miccosukee Championship, Miami.
20-23: Auto racing, NHRA, ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals.
20-23: Men's golf, PGA Tour, Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
21-23: Men's golf, PGA Champions, SBC Championship, San Antonio.
21-23: Auto rally, Corsica Rally, various sites, France.
22: Major League Baseball, World Series begins.
22: Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, TBA, Martinsville, Va.
22: Auto Racing, NASCAR Busch, TBA, Memphis, Tenn.
23: Auto Racing, NASCAR Nextel Cup, Subway 500, Martinsville, Va.
23: Auto racing, Champ Car, Indy 300, Surfers Paradise, Australia
24-30: Men's tennis, ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
24-30: Men's tennis, ATP St. Petersburg (Russia) Open.
24-30: Men's tennis, ATP Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, Lyon, France.
24-30: Women's tennis, WTA Tour Generali Ladies Linz, Linz, Austria.
24-30: Women's tennis, WTA Tour Gaz de France Stars, Hasselt, France.
27-30: Men's golf, PGA Nationwide Tour, Tour Championship, TBA.
27-30: Men's golf, European PGA, Volvo Masters, Sotogrande, Spain.
27-30: Women's golf, LPGA, Sports Today Classic, TBD, South Korea.
27-30: Men's golf, PGA Tour, Chrysler Championship, Palm Harbor, Fla.
28-30: Men's golf, PGA Champions, Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Sonoma, Calif.
28-30: Auto rally, Catalunya Rally, various sites, Spain.
29: Horse racing, Breeders' Cup, Belmont Park, Elmont, N.Y.
29: Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, TBA, Hampton, Ga.
30: Auto Racing, NASCAR Nextel Cup, Bass Pro Shops MBNA 400, Hampton, Ga.
30: Motorcycle racing, FIM, Portuguese Grand Prix, Estoril.
30: Running, Marine Corps Marathon, Washington.
31-Nov. 6: Men's tennis, ATP BNP Paribas Masters, Paris.
31-Nov. 6: Women's tennis, WTA Tour Advanta Championships, Philadelphia.
31-Nov. 6: Women's tennis, WTA Tour Bell Challenge, Quebec City.