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Current sporting seasons

30 April 2008 (Wednesday)

29 April 2008 (Tuesday)

28 April 2008 (Monday)

27 April 2008 (Sunday)

65. Detroit Lions: Running back Kevin Smith, UCF
73. Kansas City Chiefs (from Denver through Minnesota): Running back Jamaal Charles, Texas
81. Arizona Cardinals: Wide receiver Early Doucet, LSU
86. Baltimore Ravens (from Seattle): Free safety Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame
89. Houston Texans (from Jacksonville through Baltimore): Running back Steve Slaton, West Virginia
95. New York Giants: Wide receiver Mario Manningham, Michigan
137. Minnesota Vikings (from St. Louis through Green Bay): Quarterback John David Booty, USC
156. Pittsburgh Steelers: Quarterback Dennis Dixon, Oregon
162. New York Jets (from Green Bay): Quarterback Erik Ainge, Tennessee
186. Washington Redskins: Quarterback Colt Brennan, Hawaii
202. Indianapolis Colts: Running back Mike Hart, Michigan
209. Green Bay Packers (From St. Louis through Minnesota): Quarterback Matt Flynn, LSU
252 (Mr. Irrelevant). St. Louis Rams: Linebacker David Vobora, Idaho
(1) Kimi Räikkönen Flag of Finland.svg (2) Felipe Massa Flag of Brazil.svg (3) Lewis Hamilton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
(1) Dan Wheldon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (2) Tony Kanaan Flag of Brazil.svg (3) Scott Dixon Flag of New Zealand.svg
(1) Pedro Lamy Flag of Portugal.svg & Stéphane Sarrazin Flag of France.svg (2) Alexandre Prémat Flag of France.svg & Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany.svg (3) Harald Primat Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg & Christophe Tinseau Flag of France.svg
(1) Kyle Busch Flag of Nevada.svg (2) Juan Pablo Montoya Flag of Colombia.svg (3) Denny Hamlin Flag of Virginia.svg
(1) Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg (2) Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg (3) Chris Atkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg

26 April 2008 (Saturday)

13. Carolina Panthers: Running back Jonathan Stewart, Oregon
18. Baltimore Ravens: Quarterback Joe Flacco, Delaware
55. Baltimore (from Seattle): Running back Ray Rice, Rutgers
56. Green Bay Packers (from Cleveland): Quarterback Brian Brohm, (Louisville)
57. Miami (from San Diego): Quarterback Chad Henne, Michigan

22 April 2008 (Tuesday)

21 April 2008 (Monday)

20 April 2008 (Sunday)

(1) Marco Werner Flag of Germany.svg & Lucas Luhr Flag of Germany.svg (2) Frank Biela Flag of Germany.svg & Emanuele Pirro Flag of Italy.svg (3) Scott Sharp Flag of the United States.svg & David Brabham Flag of Australia (converted).svg
(1) Timo Scheider Flag of Germany.svg (2) Martin Tomczyk Flag of Germany.svg (3) Bruno Spengler Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
(1) Karl Wendlinger Flag of Austria.svg & Ryan Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (2) Michael Bartels Flag of Germany.svg & Andrea Bertolini Flag of Italy.svg (3) Philipp Peter Flag of Austria.svg & Allan Simonsen Flag of Denmark.svg
(1) Danica Patrick Flag of the United States.svg (2) Hélio Castroneves Flag of Brazil.svg (3) Scott Dixon Flag of New Zealand.svg
Danica Patrick becomes the first woman to win a race in a top-flight American motor racing series.
(1) Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg (2) Franck Montagny Flag of France.svg (3) Mario Dominguez Flag of Mexico.svg
Will Power claims his debut IRL victory, winning the last ever Champ Car race after 28 seasons of Champ Car racing.
(1) Garth Tander Flag of Australia (converted).svg (2) Steven Richards Flag of New Zealand.svg (3) James Courtney Flag of Australia (converted).svg

19 April 2008 (Saturday)

Rain, and rain water seeping through the track forced officials to delay the race until April 20.

18 April 2008 (Friday)

17 April 2008 (Thursday)

16 April 2008 (Wednesday)

13 April 2008 (Sunday)

(1) Mattias Ekström Flag of Sweden.svg (2) Timo Scheider Flag of Germany.svg (3) Tom Kristensen Flag of Denmark.svg
(1) Jimmie Johnson Flag of California.svg (2) Clint Bowyer Flag of Kansas.svg (3) Denny Hamlin Flag of Virginia.svg
Lorenzo becomes the youngest ever winner in 500cc/MotoGP.

12 April 2008 (Saturday)

11 April 2008 (Friday)

10 April 2008 (Thursday)

9 April 2008 (Wednesday)

8 April 2008 (Tuesday)

7 April 2008 (Monday)

6 April 2008 (Sunday)

(1) Felipe Massa Flag of Brazil.svg (2) Kimi Räikkönen Flag of Finland.svg (3) Robert Kubica Flag of Poland.svg
(1) Carl Edwards Flag of Missouri.svg (2) Jimmie Johnson Flag of California.svg (3) Kyle Busch Flag of Nevada.svg
(1) Graham Rahal Flag of the United States.svg (2) Hélio Castroneves Flag of Brazil.svg (3) Tony Kanaan Flag of Brazil.svg
(1) Nicolas Minassian Flag of France.svg & Marc Gené Flag of Spain.svg (2) Alexandre Prémat Flag of France.svg & Mike Rockenfeller Flag of Germany.svg (3) Jan Charouz Flag of the Czech Republic.svg & Stefan Mücke Flag of Germany.svg
(1) Stijn Devolder Flag of Belgium (civil).svg (2) Nick Nuyens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg (3) Juan Antonio Flecha Flag of Spain.svg

5 April 2008 (Saturday)

4 April 2008 (Friday)

3 April 2008 (Thursday)

2 April 2008 (Wednesday)

1 April 2008 (Tuesday)

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