Cup takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. (UEFA.com) Results: Group A: Basel, Ferencváros, Feyenoord, Hearts, Schalke Group B: Athletic Bilbao, Beşiktaş, Parma, Standard Liège, Steaua Bucharest Group C: Austria Vienna, Club Brugge, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Utrecht, Real Zaragoza Group D: Dinamo Tbilisi, Newcastle United, Panionios, Sochaux, Sporting Lisbon Group E: Egaleo, Lazio, Middlesbrough, Partizan Belgrade, Villarreal Group F: Amica Wronki, Auxerre, AZ Alkmaar, Grazer AK, Rangers Group G: Benfica, Beveren, Dinamo Zagreb, Heerenveen, VfB Stuttgart Group H: AEK Athens, Alemannia, Lille, Sevilla, Zenit St. Petersburg Basketball: NBA: Scottie Pippen, who starred alongside Michael Jordan for all of the Chicago Bulls' six NBA championships in the 1990s, announces his retirement. (ESPN) WNBA: Sue Bird recovers from a collapse the day before, and the Seattle Storm defeat the Sacramento Monarchs, 82–62, to win their series, 2 to 1 and advance to the WNBA Finals, against the Connecticut Sun. (WNBA) NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is fined US$10,000 and penalized 25 championship points for cursing during a television interview after his Sunday win at Talladega Superspeedway. The points penalty knocks him out of the lead in the race for the series championship. (ESPN) October 4, 2004 (Monday) Boxing: Ricardo Mayorga retires from boxing, following his eighth-round knockout loss against Félix Trinidad. National Football League Week 4, Monday Night Football: The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Baltimore Ravens 27 to 24. Football: FC Zürich striker Cleonicio dos Santos Silva, better known as Renato, is killed by gunmen attempting to steal his car in Rio de Janeiro. His girlfriend is also injured. (ESPN) October 3, 2004 (Sunday) National Football League Week 4: The New England Patriots tie an NFL record by winning their 18th game in a row, 31–17 over the Buffalo Bills. (Yahoo!/AP) The Houston Texans win two games in a row for the first time in franchise history with a 30–17 win over the Oakland Raiders. (Yahoo!/AP) Baseball: On the last day of the season, the Houston Astros clinch a playoff berth with a 5–3 win over the Colorado Rockies at Minute Maid Park, their 18th straight victory at home. Seattle Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martínez goes 0 for 4 in his last career game. Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher and broadcaster John Cerutti dies of natural causes at age 44. (Toronto Blue Jays) The Montreal Expos play their last-ever game under that moniker, losing 8 to 1 to the New York Mets