The Pittsburgh Steelers behind rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, defeat the New England Patriots, 34-20, ending the Patriots' win streak at 21 games. It is the first time in over a year that the Patriots have lost a game. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241031023)
The Philadelphia Eagles remain the only undefeated team in the NFL after defeating the Baltimore Ravens, 15-10. Terrell Owens had the Eagles' only touchdown. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241031021)
The New York Giants defeat the Minnesota Vikings, 34-13. Vikings' wide receiver Randy Moss left the game early with continued tightness in his right hamstring. The Vikings were nearly shutout at home for the first time in over 40 years before scoring two touchdowns late in the fourth quarter. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241031016)
NASCAR: Just a week after a plane crash killed ten people including members of Hendrick Motorsports and team owner Rick Hendrick's family, team driver Jimmie Johnson wins his seventh race of the season (and third straight) at the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?id=1913505)
Rugby league Tri-Nations: Australia defeat Great Britain 12-8 at the City of Manchester Stadium and qualify for the Tri-Nations Final, where they will play either New Zealand or Great Britain, depending on results over the next three weeks.
Baseball - 2004 World Series, Game 3: Manny Ramírez homers and Pedro Martinez pitches seven shutout innings as the Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 to take a 3-0 series lead. The only team to come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-7 series in Major League Baseball history was these very same Red Sox, last week in the ALCS. (CNNSI) (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/specials/postseason/2004/10/26/bc.bbo.worldseries.ap/index.html)
Football (soccer): FA Premier League club West Bromwich Albion announce they have severed ties with manager Gary Megson after Megson informs the club he will not extend his contract with them beyond the 2004-05 season. (Reuters) (http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/041026/2/78x2.html)
Ice skating - Russian ice skater Tatiana Totmianina is released from a Pittsburgh area hospital, after being admitted days earlier, with a head concussion suffered after a fall during a competition. (Boston.com) (http://www.boston.com/news/necn/Nation_World/)
National Football League Week 7, Monday Night Football: In their first MNF appearance in over a decade, the Cincinnati Bengals upset the AFC West divison-leading Denver Broncos 23-10. It had also been fourteen years since their last MNF win and fifteen since their first Monday night home game. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241025004)
Baseball - 2004 World Series, Game 2: The Boston Red Sox achieve another home-field victory over the St. Louis Cardinals 6 to 2. Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling earns another win playing through his ankle injury, despite Boston committing four errors. Games 3 through 5 are slated to be held in St. Louis starting Tuesday. (CNNSI) (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/specials/postseason/2004/10/24/world.series.game2.ap/index.html)
Football (soccer): Manchester United defeat Arsenal 2-0 at United's Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, ending the London club's unbeaten streak in the FA Premier League. Arsenal's unbeaten run had stretched a record 49 matches and included the entire 2003-04 season. (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3727552.stm)
The New England Patriots set another NFL record with their 18th consecutive regular-season victory, 13-7 over the New York Jets. The loss is the first of the year for the Jets, while the Patriots remain undefeated. Jets running back Curtis Martin moves into seventh place on the all-time career rushing yards list. (Yahoo!) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20041024017)
NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson's sixth win of the 2004 NASCAR season, at the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway near Martinsville, Virginia, is overshadowed by the crash of a private plane today belonging to his racing team, Hendrick Motorsports. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?id=1908642) All 10 people on board the plane were killed, including four relatives of team owner Rick Hendrick. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?id=1908619)
Ice skating: During an ABCtelevised competition, skater Tatiana Totmianina suffers a fall after her partner slipped off his right foot. She remains unsconscious for some minutes, and is hospitalized with damage to her head, neck and eyes.
Baseball: 2004 World Series, Game 1: Hosting the St. Louis Cardinals on a cold night at Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox won the highest scoring Game One of Series history, 11-9. The Red Sox took a 7-2 lead in the third inning, but the Cardinals tied it by the 7th. Mark Bellhorn's two-run home run in the bottom of the 8th provided the winning margin. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241023102)
Cross-country skiing: World Cup 2005 season opening in Düsseldorf, Germany: The 0.8 km Ladies' Sprint race is won by Marit Bjørgen (NOR), with Anna Dahlberg (SWE) and Gabriella Paruzzi coming in second and third. (FIS-Ski Results) (http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&raceid=7957). The 1.5 km Men's Sprint race is won by Peter Larsson (SWE), with Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) and Cristian Zorzi (ITA) coming in second and third. (FIS-Ski Results) (http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&raceid=7956)
American League Championship Series, Game 7: The Boston Red Sox defeat the New York Yankees, 10–3, going on to the World Series for the first time since 1986. The Red Sox won four games in a row, winning the series 4–3. They become the first team in Major League Baseball, and the third team in North American professional sports, to win a postseason series after trailing three games to none. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241020110)(TheBostonChannel.com) (http://www.thebostonchannel.com/sports/3837599/detail.html)(Reuters) (http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=televisionNews&storyID=6563530)
American League Championship Series, Game 5: The Boston Red Sox outlast the New York Yankees to win 5-4 in a 14 inning marathon. David Ortiz is a hero once again with the game-winning RBI, driving in Johnny Damon. New York now leads the best-of-seven series 3-2. The game lasted 5 hours and 49 minutes, the longest by time in postseason history. (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241018102)
National League Championship Series, Game 4: The Houston Astros even the series with the St. Louis Cardinals at two games apiece with a 6-5 win. Carlos Beltrán supplies the winning margin with a solo home run in the seventh inning. Beltrán ties records for the most home runs in a single postseason (eight) and most consecutive postseason games with a home run (five). (ESPN) (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=241017118)
The New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets remain the NFL's only undefeated teams, by beating the Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers respectively. New England's win tied an NFL record for consecutive regular-season victories, at 17, and continues their record of most consecutive NFL games won (including playoffs) to 20. (Yahoo/AP) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-nflrdp&prov=ap&type=lgns)
The Buffalo Bills get their first win of the year by beating the Miami Dolphins 20-13. The Dolphins, at 0-6, are the NFL's last winless team in 2004.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper throws five touchdowns for the third time this season, setting an NFL record. The Vikings defeated the New Orleans Saints 38-31. (Yahoo) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20041017018)
Motorcycle racing: Valentino Rossi wins the World MotoGP title for the third successive year, the first year for Yamaha since 1992, when he wins the Australian MotoGP, one race before the end of the series. He is only the second rider to win successive titles for different teams. (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/3750434.stm), (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/3750702.stm).
Irish presidential election, 2004: Mary McAleese is appointed to a second seven-year term as President of Ireland, without an election, when no other candidate secures the necessary nominations.
U.S. presidential election: Fox News apologizes for an incident on Friday, October 1, in which it posted a story containing false quotes attributed to presidential candidate Senator John Kerry.
Indonesian prosecutors file charges against Abu Bakar Bashir, alleging he was involved in an August 2003 bomb attack on a Jakarta hotel and accusing him for the first time of involvement in the 2002 Bali terrorist bombing.
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