Monday
• ATP Open de Moselle begins
Location: Metz, France
• ATP/WTA Tour AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships begin
Location: Tokyo
• WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix begins
Location: Filderstadt, Germany
• WTA Tour Tashkent Open begins
Location: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tuesday
• Rosh Hashanah
• MLB Division Series play begins
• Opening Day of the Arizona Fall League
Wednesday
• NHL regular season begins
Thursday
• NFL owners expected to select 2010 Super Bowl host city
• WGC: American Express Championship begins
Location: San Francisco
TV: ESPN, ABC
• LPGA Tour Longs Drugs Challenge begins
Location: Auburn, Calif
.TV: The Golf Channel
• Nationwide Tour Gila River Golf Classic begins
Location: Chandler, Ariz.
• European Tour Abama Open de Canarias begins
Location: Tenerife, Spain
• O’Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals begin
Location: Ennis, Texas
TV: ESPN2
Friday
• “Two for the Money” opens (Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey; movie about high-stakes sports gambling)
• Imprinted Sportswear Show begins
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
• Japan Sumo Association Grand Sumo Tournament in the United States begins (Note: first U.S. event in 20 years)
Location: Las Vegas
• Champions Tour Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn begins
Location: Conover, N.C.
TV: The Golf Channel
• IHRA Bethesda SoftWorks World Finals begin
Location: Rockingham, N.C.
Saturday
• NASCAR Busch Series United Way 300 presented by Yellow Transportation and Sprint
Location: Kansas City, Kan.
TV: NBC
Sunday
• LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon
Location: Chicago
• NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods (Chase for the Nextel Cup, Race No. 4 of 10)
Location: Kansas City, Kan.
TV: NBC
• Formula One Japanese Grand Prix
Location: Suzuka, Japan
TV: Speed Channel
Events are subject to change. Information about upcoming events can be sent via e-mail to rbaucom@sportsbusinessjournal.com or via fax to (704) 973-1401, attn: Ryan Baucom.
