1: Auto racing, NASCAR Nextel, Banquet 400, Kansas City, Kan.

1: Auto Racing, F1, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka.

1: Running, Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.

2-8: Men's and women's tennis, AIG Japan Open, Tokyo.

2-8: Men's tennis, Open de Moselle, Metz, France.

2-8: Women's tennis, Porsche Grand Prix, Stuttgart, Germany.

2-8: Women's tennis, Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

3: Major League Baseball, Playoffs begin.

5-8: Men's golf, PGA Tour, Chrysler Classic of Greensboro (N.C.).

5-8: Women's golf, Corona Morelia Championship, Morelia, Mexico.

5-8: Men's golf, European PGA, Dunhill Links Championship, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, Scotland.

5-8: Men's golf, Asian Tour, Hero Honda Indian Open, Delhi.

5-8: Men's golf, PGA Nationwide Tour, Mark Christopher Charity Classic, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

6-8: Auto racing, NHRA, Route 66 Nationals, Chicago.

6-8: Men's golf, PGA Champions Tour, SAS Championship, Cary, N.C.

7: Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, TBA, Talladega, Ala.

7-12: Women's golf, USGA, U.S. Senior Amateur, St. Simons Island, Ga.

8: Auto Racing, F1, Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai.

8: Cycling, ProTour, Paris-Tours, France.

8: Running, IAAF, World Road Running Championships, Debrecen, Hungary.

8: Auto racing, Grand-Am Cup event, Danville, Va.

8: Auto racing, NASCAR Nextel, TBA, Talladega, Ala.

9-15: Men's tennis, BA-CA Tennis Trophy, Vienna, Austria.

9-15: Men's tennis, if..Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden.

9-15: Men's and women's tennis, Kremlin Cup, Moscow.

9-15: Women's tennis, Thailand Open, Bangkok.

10: Major League Baseball, League championship series begin.

12-15: Men's golf, PGA Tour, Las Vegas Invitational.

12-15: Women's golf, Samsung World Championship, Palm Desert, Calif.

12-15: Men's golf, PGA Nationwide Tour, Permian Basin Charity Classic, Midland, Texas.

12-15: Men's golf, European PGA, TBA.

13: Auto Racing, NASCAR Busch, TBA, Concord, N.C.

13-15: Men's golf, PGA Champions Tour, Administaff Small Business Classic, Spring, Texas.

13-15: Auto racing, Turkish Rally.

14: Auto racing, NASCAR Nextel, TBA, Concord, N.C.

14: Cycling, ProTour, Tour of Lombardy, Italy.

14: Triathlon, Ironman World Championship, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

14-22: Artistic Gymnastics, World Championships, Aarhus, Denmark.

15: Auto racing, Champ Car event, Ansan, South Korea.

16-22: Women's tennis, Zurich Open, Zurich, Switzerland.

16-22: Women's tennis, Anda Open, Tel Aviv, Israel.

16-22: Men's tennis, Masters Series Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

18-21: Women's golf, USGA, Women's World Amateur Team, Cape Town, South Africa.

19-22: Men's golf, European PGA, Mallorca Classic, Majorca, Sopain.

19-22: Men's golf, PGA Tour, Funai Classic, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

19-22: Men's golf, PGA Nationwide Tour, PalmettoPride Classic, Charleston, S.C.

20-22: Men's golf, PGA Champions Tour, AT&T Championship, San Antonio.

21: Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, TBA, Martinsville, Va.

21: Major League Baseball, World Series begins.

21-26: Women's golf, USGA, U.S. Mid-Amateur, West Point, Miss.

21-Nov. 1: Weightlifting, World Championships, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

22: Auto racing, NASCAR Nextel, SUBWAY 500, Martinsville, Va.

22: Auto racing, Champ Car, Indy 300, Surfers Paradise, Australia.

22: Motorcycle racing, FIM, Portuguese Grand Prix, Estoril.

22: Auto Racing, F1, Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo.

22: Running, Chicago Marathon.

23-29: Women's tennis, Generali Ladies Linz, Linz, Austria.

23-29: Women's tennis, Gaz de France Stars, Hasselt, Belgium.

23-29: Men's tennis, Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland.

23-29: Men's tennis, St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia.

23-29: Men's tennis, Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, Lyon, France.

26-29: Men's golf, European PGA, Volvo Masters, Sotogrande, Spain.

26-29: Auto racing, NHRA, ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals.

26-29: Men's golf, PGA Tour, Chrysler Championship, Palm Harbor, Fla.

26-29: Men's golf, USGA, Men's World Amateur Team, Cape Town, South Africa.

26-29: Men's golf, PGA Nationwide Tour, Miccosukee Championship, Miami.

27-29: Women's golf, CJ Nine Bridges Classic, Jeju Island, South Korea.

27-29: Men's golf, PGA Champions Tour, Charles Schwab Cup, Sonoma, Calif.

28: Auto Racing, NASCAR Busch, Sam's Town 250, Memphis, Tenn.

28: Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, EasyCare 200, Hampton, Ga.

29: Auto racing, NASCAR Nextel, Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, Hampton, Ga.

29: Running, Marine Corps Marathon, Washington.

29: Motorcycle racing, FIM, Valencia Grand Prix, Valencia, Spain.

30-Nov. 5: Men's tennis, BNP Paribas Masters, Paris.

30-Nov. 5: Women's tennis, Bell Challenge, Quebec City.

31: Pro basketball, NBA season starts.

31-Nov. 14: Volleyball, Women's World Championships, various sites, Japan.