Sports History
Oct 1 Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is released from Nevada's Lovelock Prison after less than 9 years of detention of his 33 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping
- Oct 1 Presidents Cup Golf, Liberty National GC: Dustin Johnson stars with 4.5 points as US routs International team, 19-11; 7th straight American victory
- Oct 6 Vegas Golden Knights make their NHL debut in Dallas, winning 2-1 over the Stars
- Oct 7 New Zealand clinch their 5th Rugby Championship with 25-24 win over South Africa at Cape Town; All Blacks undefeated in 6 games
- Oct 10 Joel Embiid signs a five-year, $148 million designated rookie scale maximum contract extension with the 76ers
F1 World Champion
Oct 29 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes a distant 9th in Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃguez; good enough to clinch his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship
Sports History
Oct 29 Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki beats American Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 to win the WTA Finals title decider in Kallang, Singapore