1 – Auto racing, NASCAR Winston Cup, NAPA AutoCare 500, Martinsville, Va.
1 – Auto racing, CART, Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston.
1 – Major League Baseball, regular season ends.
1 – Horse racing, Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe, Paris.
1-Nov. 25 – Rugby, Rugby league World Cup, various sites, England (final Manchester, England).
2-8 – Women's tennis, Toyota Princess Cup, Tokyo.
2-8 – Women's tennis, Porsche Grand Prix, Filderstadt, Germany.
2-8 – Men's tennis, ATP event, Hong Kong.
2-8 – Men's tennis, ATP event, Singapore.
3 – Major League Baseball, playoffs begin.
3-8 – Women's golf, USGA, U.S. Mid-Amateur, Newport Beach, Calif.
4 – Track and field, IAAF Grand Prix Final, Doha, Qatar.
5-8 – Men's golf, PGA Tour, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, Williamsburg, Va.
5-8 – Men's golf, BUY.COM Tour, New Mexico Classic, Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M.
5-8 – Men's golf, European PGA, The Sarazen World Open, Barcelona, Spain.
5-8 – Men's golf, Cisco World Match Play, Virginia Water, England.
5-8 – Auto racing, NHRA, Autozone Nationals, Memphis, Tenn.
6 – Harness racing, The Red Mile, Lexington, Ky.
6-8 – Men's golf, PGA Senior Tour, The Transamerica, Napa, Calif.
6-8 – Women's golf, Solheim Cup, Glasgow, Scotland.
6-8 – Men's tennis, Davis Cup, playoffs, third round, TBA.
7 – Auto racing, NASCAR Busch Series, Concord, N.C.
7 – Motorcycle racing, Rio Grand Prix, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
8 – Auto racing, NASCAR Winston Cup, UAW-GM Quality 500, Concord, N.C.
8 – Auto racing, Formula I, Japanese GP, Suzuka, Japan.
8 – Running, Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
9-15 – Women's tennis, Swisscom Challenge, Zurich, Switzerland.
9-15 – Women's tennis, Japan Open, Tokyo.
9-15 – Men's tennis, ATP event, Tokyo.
9-15 – Men's tennis, ATP event, Vienna, Austria.
9-15 – Women's tennis, Japan Open, Tokyo.
10-15 – Cycling, World Championships (road and time trial), Plovay, France.
12-15 – Men's golf, PGA Tour, Las Vegas Invitational.
12-15 – Men's golf, The Presidents Cup, Gainesville, Va.
12-15 – Men's golf, Alfred Dunhill Cup, St. Andrews, Scotland.
12-15 – Women's golf, LPGA Tour, Samsung World Championship, TBA.
12-15 – Auto racing, San Remo Italian Rally, various sites, Italy.
13 – Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, Fort Worth, Texas.
13-15 – Men's golf, PGA Senior Tour, Raley's Gold Rush Classic, El Dorado Hills, Calif.
14 – Harness racing, Messenger Stakes, East Rutherford, N.J.
14-15 – Modern Pentathlon, World Cup final, Aix-en-Provence, France.
15 – Auto racing, NASCAR Winston Cup, Winston 500, Talladega, Ala.
15 – Auto racing, CART, Honda Indy, Queensland, Australia.
15 – Auto racing, IRL, Mall.com 500, Fort Worth, Texas
15 – Motorcycle racing, Pacific Grand Prix, Montegi, Japan.
16-22 – Women's tennis, Compaq Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany.
16-22 – Women's tennis, Generali Ladies, Linz, Austria.
16-22 – Women's tennis, Heineken Open, Shanghai, China.
16-22 – Men's tennis, ATP event, Toulouse, France.
16-22 – Men's tennis, ATP event, Shanghai, China.
16-22 – Men's and women's tennis, Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany.
17-22 – Track and field, IAAF, World Junior Championships, Santiago, Chile.
18-29 – Paralympic Games, Sydney & New South Wales, Australia.
19-22 – Men's golf, PGA Tour, Tampa Bay Classic, Tampa Bay, Fla.
19-22 – Women's golf, LPGA Tour, AFLAC Championship, Mobile, Ala.
19-22 – Auto racing, NHRA, O'Reilly Fall Nationals, Dallas.
20-22 – Men's golf, PGA Senior Tour, EMC2 Kaanapali Classic, Lahaina, Hawaii.
21 – Auto racing, NASCAR Busch Series, Rockingham, N.C.
21 – Major League Baseball, World Series begins, city of AL champion.
21 – Triathlon, Ironman championship, Honolulu.
22 – Auto racing, NASCAR Winston Cup, Pop Secret 400, Rockingham, N.C.
22 – Auto racing, Formula I, Malaysian GP, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
22 – Running, Chicago Marathon.
23-29 – Women's tennis, Ladies Kremlin Cup, Moscow.
23-29 – Women's tennis, Slovak Indoor, Bratislava, Slovakia.
23-29 – Men's tennis, ATP event, Moscow.
23-29 – Men's tennis, ATP event, Basel, Switzerland.
25-29 – Cycling, World Track Championships, Manchester, England.
26-29 – Men's golf, PGA Tour, National Car Rental golf Classic, Palm Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
26-29 – Men's golf, BUY.COM Tour, Tour Championship, TBA.
26-29 – Men's golf, European PGA, Italian Open, Is Molas, Sardinia.
26-29 – Auto racing, NHRA, MATCO Tools Supernationals, Houston.
27-29 – Women's golf, LPGA Tour, Nichirei International, TBA, Japan.
27-29 – Men's golf, PGA Senior Tour, Pacific Bell Senior Classic, Los Angeles.
28 – Auto racing, NASCAR Trucks, Los Angeles.
29 – Auto racing, CART, Marlboro 500, Fontana, Calif.
29 – Auto racing, NASCAR Busch Series, Memphis, Tenn.
29 – Motorcycle racing, Australian Grand Prix, Phillip Island, Australia.
30-Nov. 5 – Women's tennis, Sparkassen Cup Grand Prix, Leipzig, Germany.
30-Nov. 5 – Women's tennis, Bell Challenge, Quebec City, Canada.
30-Nov. 5 – Men's tennis, ATP event, Eurocard Open, Stuttgart, Germany.
31 – Pro Basketball, NBA regular season starts.