(ESPN) Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie is named the league's MVP for the second time. (ESPN) The All-WNBA team is also named; Leslie is joined on the first team by: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm Tina Thompson, Houston Comets Sue Bird, Seattle Storm Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury Football: FIFA World Cup African Qualifying Libya 2 – 1 Egypt (FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com) October 7, 2004 (Thursday) Baseball: National League Division Series The Atlanta Braves even their series with the Houston Astros 4–2 in 11 innings. Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal hits a game-winning walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to even the series at one game apiece. The St. Louis Cardinals take a 2–0 lead in their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning by the same 8–3 score as in Game 1. NFL: Baltimore Ravens star running back Jamal Lewis, who was scheduled to go on trial on federal charges of conspiracy to deal cocaine, pleads guilty to a lesser charge of using a cellular phone to set up a drug deal. Under the plea agreement, Lewis will serve four months in a federal prison and two months in a halfway house after the end of the 2004 NFL season. (ESPN) October 6, 2004 (Wednesday) Baseball: The Houston Astros open their National League Division Series matchup with the Atlanta Braves 8–3. In the later games, the New York Yankees needed 12 innings to defeat the Minnesota Twins 7–6 to even their series at one game apiece and the Boston Red Sox defeat the Anaheim Angels 4–3 and take a 2 games to 0 lead. Sammy Sosa is fined US$87,400 for arriving late to the Chicago Cubs final game of the regular season and for leaving the game early. (ESPN) Football: FIFA World Cup North / Central American & Caribbean Qualifying Mexico 7 – 0 St Vincent & the Grenadines (FIFAWorldCup.Yahoo.com) October 5, 2004 (Tuesday) Baseball: The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8–3 in the first game of a best-of-five National League Division Series, while the Boston Red Sox defeat the Anaheim Angels 9–3, and the Minnesota Twins defeat the New York Yankees 2–0, in the opening game of their respective American League Division Series. The Twins break a post-season record with 5 double plays and the Cardinals break an NLDS record with 5 home runs. Football: The draw for the group stage of the 2005 UEFA