2008 Denver Broncos season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: at San Diego Chargers
Denver trailed early in the first quarter as Chargers kicker Nate Kaeding got a 28-yard field goal. The Broncos responded with running back Tatum Bell's 26-yard touchdown run (with a failed PAT), but San Diego took the lead again as running back LaDainian Tomlinson got a 1-yard touchdown run. Denver's deficit increased in the second quarter as quarterback Philip Rivers completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brandon Manumaleuna, along with Tomlinson's 4-yard touchdown run.


2008 Denver Broncos season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: at San Diego Chargers
In the third quarter, the Broncos tried to rally as Bell got a 37-yard touchdown run, yet the Chargers replied again as Rivers completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to running back Darren Sproles, followed by Tomlinson's 14-yard touchdown run. Denver tried to come back in the fourth quarter as quarterback Jay Cutler completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tony Scheffler and ran into the endzone for the 2-point conversion. However, San Diego ran away with the division crown with Sproles' 2-yard touchdown run and fullback Jacob Hester's 4-yard touchdown.


2008 Denver Broncos season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: at San Diego Chargers
With the loss, the Broncos' season ended at 8–8. In the process, they became the first team in NFL history to enter the final three weeks of a regular season with a three-game lead and lose all three games.


2008 Derby City Council election
The 2008 Derby City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.6%.


2008 Derby City Council election, Campaign
Since the 2006 election the Labour Party had been running the council in an agreement with the Conservatives and both parties did not rule out continuing this arrangement after the election. However, a major issue in the election was a proposal by the Labour party to close 10 play areas across Derby in order to save money, which were opposed by the Conservatives. The arrangement was also strained by the defection of 2 Labour councillors, Hardial Dhamrait and Amar Nath, to the Conservatives since the 2007 election. Other changes since 2007 included Labour councillor Prem Chera becoming an independent, and independent Frank Leeming joining the Conservatives. This meant that before the election there were 21 Labour, 14 Conservative, 13 Liberal Democrat and 2 independent councillors.


2008 Derby City Council election, Campaign
In all 61 candidates stood in the election, with 17 seats being contested. Of those 17 seats Labour were defending 8, the Conservatives 6 and the Liberal Democrats 3.


2008 Derby City Council election, Campaign
The leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron, visited Derby to support the local party on 3 April and described it as a "key battleground".


2008 Derby City Council election, Election result
The Liberal Democrats gained 5 seats to move from third largest group on the council to become the largest party, overtaking the Labour and Conservative parties. Liberal Democrat gains were recorded in Abbey, Arboretum and Mackworth wards from Labour, and in Blagreaves and Oakwood wards from the Conservatives. Meanwhile, Labour recovered a seat in Sinfin which they had lost when Hardial Dhamrait had defected to the Conservatives. However, Labour also two seats in Chaddesden and Chellaston to the Conservatives.


2008 Derby City Council election, Election result
Following the elections the three parties held discussions to decide who would run the council for the next two years. On 6 May the Conservatives decided that they would not agree any deal with the other two parties and would sit in opposition, with Conservative councillors feeling that the previous agreement with Labour had meant they did not make gains as the party had done nationally. The Liberal Democrats and Labour then planned to hold talks, with Labour abandoning their previous proposals to introduce congestion charging in Derby, and parking meters in Littleover. However, the Liberal Democrats decided they would prefer to run the council as a minority rather than reach an agreement with Labour. At the council meeting on 21 May the Liberal Democrat leader, Hilary Jones, was elected leader of the council by 19 votes to 17 after the Conservatives abstained.


2008 Derry county football team season
The following is a summary of Derry county football team's 2008 season. Details of the 2008 Derry club competitions are also shown.


2008 Derry county football team season, Dr McKenna Cup
Derry had a relatively successful 2008 Dr McKenna Cup, winning all three groups games and reaching the final, before losing to Down. Manager Paddy Crozier used the competition to try out young promising players, such as Enda Lynn, who won the TG4 Man of the Match award against Armagh on his inter-county debut. Paddy Bradley ended the competition as Derry's top scorer with 2-15.


2008 Derry county football team season, National Football League
Derry won the 2008 National League, their first League success since 1999/2000 and sixth in total. They finished top of the group stage standings and along with Kerry qualified for the final, played in Parnell Park. Derry defeated Kerry on a scoreline of 2-13 to 2-09, with Fergal Doherty grabbing the man of the match award. As in the McKenna Cup, Paddy Bradley ended the competition as Derry's top scorer with 1-39 (42). Indeed, this was third overall in Division 1, behind Kerry's Bryan Sheehan (1-41 (44)) and Galway's Michael Meehan (4-31 (43)).


2008 Derry county football team season, Squad statistics
As of Qualifiers Round 1 played 19 July 2008 against Monaghan


2008 Derry county hurling team season
The following is a summary of Derry county hurling team's 2008 season.


2008 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas
2008 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas was the fourth edition of Desafio Internacional das Estrelas (International Challenge of the Stars) held on 2 December 2008. The event consisted of warmup, qualifying and race sessions with the overall winner determined by the aggregate points score from the two races. The ten fastest qualifiers took part in the top ten shootout for the pole which was won by Lucas di Grassi. The qualifying rounds set the grid for the first race which was won by Rubens Barrichello.


2008 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas
The starting grid of the second race was determined by the results of the first race although the top eight of the first race were reversed. The second race also provided less points than the first. It was won by Felipe Massa. Overall winner of the event was Rubens Barrichello as he scored the most points ahead of Lucas di Grassi and Felipe Massa.


2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix
The 2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone was an IndyCar Series race that was held on August 31, 2008 on the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. It was the sixteenth race of the 2008 IndyCar Series season. Originally scheduled to run over 90 laps, it was shortened to 87 laps due to 2-hour limit. The race was won by Justin Wilson for the Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing team. Hélio Castroneves finished second, and Tony Kanaan clinched third. Wilson dedicated his win to actor Paul Newman, the ailing joint-owner of his team; Newman died less than a month later.


2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix
Scott Dixon claimed pole position for the race, and led through the first lap. Dixon and Castroneves, who had qualified second, pulled away from the pack, until the seventeenth lap, when a full-track caution was issued after an incident between Dan Wheldon and Jamie Camara. Dixon pitted under the yellow, but did so alone, granting the lead to Castroneves. The Brazilian led the race until lap 72, other than a single lap during which Oriol Servià was leading during pit stops. Late in the race, Wilson was challenging for the lead, and Castroneves was judged to have blocked the other driver, resulting in a penalty which allowed Wilson to take the lead. Despite a late push by Castroneves to pass Wilson, the rookie British driver maintained his position to claim victory.


2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix
There were four cautions, totalling 11 laps during the race. It was Wilson's first career IndyCar win. Of the 25 drivers that started, 18 completed the race, three retired after contact, one retired with handling problems and three retired due to mechanical issues.


2008 Detroit Lions season
The 2008 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 79th season in the National Football League (NFL), and their 75th as the Detroit Lions. The Lions made history by becoming the first team since the schedule was expanded to 16 games to finish winless (the second and only other being the 2017 Cleveland Browns season).


2008 Detroit Lions season
2008 was the third season under head coach Rod Marinelli, and the season began hoping to improve from their 7–9 record the year before (and going undefeated in the pre-season), their best since the 2000 season. However, the Lions instead suffered one of the worst seasons in NFL history, finishing 0–16 and joining the expansion 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the only other team to finish a full-length season winless since the AFL–NFL merger (as well as the first to do it since the schedule was expanded to sixteen games in 1978).


2008 Detroit Lions season
The Lions gave up a franchise-record 517 points during the season, coming within 16 of matching the 1981 Colts' record of 533 points allowed. The Lions' 32.31 points per game allowed on defense is the third worst of any NFL team since the 1960s, bettering only the 1966 Giants (35.79 PPG) and the aforementioned 1981 Colts (33.31 PPG). The 517 points-allowed mark has since been eclipsed by the 2020 Lions team, which allowed 519 points.


2008 Detroit Lions season
The Lions were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with a Week 11 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Embattled team president, general manager, and CEO Matt Millen, who had served in those roles since 2001 was fired on September 24, 2008. Marinelli was fired after the season ended along with most of his staff.


2008 Detroit Lions season
To celebrate their 75th year playing as the Lions (they had been known as the Portsmouth Spartans their first four seasons), the Lions wore special throwback uniforms for two home games, a replica of the ones used in 1934, the first year as the Lions. The uniforms had blue jerseys with silver lettering, solid silver pants, blue socks, and solid silver helmets (as helmets were leather back then). This replaced their black alternate jersey used in the 2005 to 2007 seasons.


2008 Detroit Lions season
While unique when it happened, the 2008 Lions' 0–16 record was later matched by the 2017 Cleveland Browns, who surpassed the Lions' record for the worst post-merger two season record (the 1982 Baltimore Colts also went winless at 0–8–1, but that season was shortened by a player's strike that year). A season earlier, the Miami Dolphins almost suffered the same fate as the 2008 Lions, starting 0–13, prior to their Week 15 overtime victory against the Baltimore Ravens that prevented them from going winless.


2008 Detroit Lions season
Incidentally, the NHL's Detroit Red Wings had won the Stanley Cup earlier in the year and were on their way to competing for the cup again when this occurred. This season combined with the Lions' 2–14 record the next year was the worst two season record since the merger until the Cleveland Browns had a 1–15 record in 2016, followed by an 0–16 record in 2017.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Season, 2008 Draft
Off-the-field issues marred three of the Lions' 2008 draft picks. First-round draft pick Gosder Cherilus was involved in a bar fight in Boston the previous July, and was sentenced to one year of probation, though he would go on to assume the starting offensive tackle role in Week 3 of the 2008 season, providing some youth to an aging offensive line. Second-round draft pick Jordon Dizon was arrested and charged with drunk-driving six days prior to the NFL Draft. Despite being drafted, military obligations prevented seventh-round pick Caleb Campbell from playing in the NFL until 2010.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Season, 2008 Draft
However, among the Lions' later draft picks were Cliff Avril and Jerome Felton, both of whom went on to reach the Pro Bowl. Avril, who recorded 23 tackles and five sacks in his rookie season at Detroit, would go on to win Super Bowl XLVIII as a member of the Seattle Seahawks.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons
With Jon Kitna the opening week starter at QB, the Lions began 2008 at the Georgia Dome against the Atlanta Falcons, with then-rookie QB Matt Ryan and Mike Smith in his first year as the Falcons' head coach. A pre-season poll on  said the Falcons (who finished 11–5 before losing in the Wild Card round of the playoffs), were less likely (dead last for that matter) to make the Super Bowl than the Lions.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons
In the first quarter, Detroit trailed early as Ryan completed a 62-yard TD pass to WR Michael Jenkins, while RB Michael Turner scored twice on runs of 66 and 5 yards. The Lions responded in the second quarter when rookie RB Kevin Smith scored on a 3-yard TD run, and QB Kitna completed a 21-yard TD pass to WR Roy Williams. This cut the Falcons' lead to 7 going into halftime.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons
In the third quarter, Atlanta continued its dominant start with a 50-yard field goal by long-time Bronco star Jason Elam, playing his first game with the Falcons. Falcons RB Jerious Norwood proceeded to score on a 10-yard TD run. Although Detroit replied with a 1-yard TD pass by TE Casey FitzSimmons, the Falcons sealed the win in the fourth quarter with another Elam field goal, this time for 25 yards.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons
Turner and Norwood ripped through the Detroit defense like machetes ripping through palm leaves. Every time you looked up, they seemed to be pounding the Lions' front and the Lions' middle for 10 yards, 12 yards, 14 yards. When they got tired of running past them, they just ran through them.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons
Kitna finished the game completing 24 out of 33 pass attempts for 242 yards, two touchdowns and one interception (by Lawyer Milloy in the third quarter), getting sacked three times. Calvin Johnson, sharing snaps with Roy Williams in his second NFL season, hauled in seven catches for 107 yards, including a 38-yard completion during the Lions' second scoring drive. The Lions' main issue was their defense, especially their rush defense, which proved powerless against the strong Falcons RB Turner, who, in addition to two touchdowns, rushed for 220 yards on 22 carries. Jerious Norwood proved as dangerous, rushing for 93 yards on 14 carries with one touchdown. Overall, the Lions rush defense allowed 318 yards.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers
Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Falcons, the Lions played their Week 2 home opener against their NFC North rival, the Green Bay Packers. For the second week in a row, they faced a team with a rookie quarterback as their starter, this time being Aaron Rodgers, who took over after Brett Favre was traded to the Jets in the off-season.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers
Detroit started by trailing 21–0 for the second week in a row. Packers QB Rodgers dominated the first half, completing a 9-yard TD pass to WR James Jones in the first quarter, a 2-yard TD pass to WR Donald Driver and a 29-yard TD pass to WR Jordy Nelson in the second quarter. Detroit closed out the first half with kicker Jason Hanson nailing a 38-yard field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers
Unfortunately when we needed it the most, I didn't get the job done.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers
In the third quarter, the Lions started hacking away at Green Bay's lead, as Hanson kicked a field goal for 49 yards. A sack-fumble by Rodgers was recovered by Dewayne White, leading to a 53-yard field goal by Hanson. Mason Crosby added to Green Bay's lead with a 25-yard field goal, and went on to kick another field goal for 39 yards in the fourth quarter. Detroit kept clawing away at the Pack's lead, as QB Jon Kitna completed a 38-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson, Johnson's first touchdown of the season. The Lions earned a safety when a snap to Packers punter Derrick Frost went high, and through the back of his end zone.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers
The Lions took the lead on another Kitna pass to Calvin Johnson, this time for 47 yards, and seemed poised for a win in their home opener. However, Green Bay rebounded with several key defensive plays to reclaim the game. Kitna threw three consecutive interceptions in the fourth quarter that led to scoring plays. The first led to a 19-yard TD run by Brandon Jackson. The second and third were pick-six plays: CB Charles Woodson returned one 41 yards for a touchdown, and safety Nick Collins returned the other for a 42-yard touchdown.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers
The Lions visited Candlestick Park in San Francisco for a Week 3 duel with the 49ers. The contest brought the Lions directly against two former members who were part of the team in 2007. Mike Martz had overseen the Lions offense as their coordinator the previous two seasons, but had been fired after a promising start ended with a 7–9 record. J.T. O'Sullivan, the Lions' former third-string quarterback, filled in for both the injured Kitna and Dan Orlovsky for four games in 2007, including an overtime win, but became a free agent in the off-season. Martz took the offensive coordinator job in San Francisco, while O'Sullivan became the 49ers' starting QB.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers
Detroit began the game trailing their opponent for the third week in a row. In the first quarter, 49ers QB O'Sullivan completed a 6-yard TD pass to WR Isaac Bruce. In the second quarter, San Francisco increased its lead when RB Frank Gore scored on a 4-yard TD run. The Lions got on the board when kicker Jason Hanson hit a 44-yard field goal, but the 49ers closed out the half with an O'Sullivan completion to TE Delanie Walker for a 24-yard touchdown.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers
In the third quarter, Detroit scored first on a Jason Hanson 51-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, San Francisco increased its lead when CB Allen Rossum scored on a 1-yard TD run. The Lions tried to come back as QB Jon Kitna completed a 34-yard TD pass to RB Rudi Johnson. However, a combination of small detriments cost the Lions the game.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers
The Lions were penalized 9 times for 61 yards, only got 14 first downs to the 49ers' 25, reached the 49ers' red zone only once (during the scoring drive ending with the touchdown by Rudi Johnson), and turned the ball over twice, the second a Dan Orlovsky pass intercepted by Justin Smith on the Lions' final scoring-drive chance.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 4: Bye week – Millen fired
Matt Millen took the helm as Lions President and CEO in 2001, despite having no management experience. Prior to his tenure, Matt Millen played a 12-year career as a linebacker for the Raiders, 49ers and Redskins, winning Super Bowls with all three teams. After retirement, he worked as a color commentator and studio analyst for CBS, Fox and NBC, as well as Westwood One radio, before his hiring by Lions ownership.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 4: Bye week – Millen fired
Calls for Millen's firing originated as early as 2005, when Millen received a contract extension despite four dismal seasons and the firing of head coach Steve Mariucci. The "Fire Millen" movement ranged from "Fire Millen" chants at other Detroit-area sporting events, such as Pistons games and WWE events, to angry Lions fan protests. Of lesser help was the fact that Millen was the second-highest paid General Manager in the NFL. Going into the bye week in 2008, the team accumulated a league-worst record of 31 wins and 84 losses.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 4: Bye week – Millen fired
On September 24, 2008, after the Week 3 loss to the 49ers, Millen was fired. Martin Mayhew, Millen's assistant, took over as interim general manager. He would be retained as GM after the season ended, and served in the role until 2015.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears
Coming off their bye week, the Lions played a Week 5 Black and Blue Division duel at home with the Chicago Bears. The game was nothing short of an offensive clinic by the Bears, and anyone who formerly called for the firing of Matt Millen simply either booed the team or left early.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears
In the first half, after a 37-yard field goal Robbie Gould, a 9-yard touchdown pass from QB Kyle Orton to RB Matt Forte and a 12-yard TD pass to WR/KR Devin Hester, the Lions trailed 17–0 going into halftime. The onslaught continued in the second half, as Forté got a 1-yard TD run, and CB Charles Tillman returned an interception of a Dan Orlovsky pass for 26 yards and a touchdown. Detroit's only score of the game came in the third quarter as rookie RB Kevin Smith scored on a 12-yard TD run. A 45-yard field goal by Gould added to the Bears' lead, the win a bygone conclusion.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears
Jon Kitna started the game for the Lions, but after a poor showing in the first half, Dan Orlovsky came into the game at QB. Both quarterbacks ended up with injuries, Kitna with his back and Orlovsky with his ankle, after the game. The Lions only managed 185 total yards to the Bears' 425, and gave up 82 points in two home games, the highest number of points given up in its first two home games since 1958.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings
Third and ten. [ The play starts, Jared Allen breaks past the offensive line and chases Dan Orlovsky.] Here comes Jared Allen, and he's out of bounds. Poor guy, I don't even know if he realized it, and that's a safety.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings
The Lions traveled to Minneapolis in Week 6 to take on the Minnesota Vikings. Although the Vikings under Brad Childress would finish the season as NFC North champions, they struggled early in the season. After an 0–2 start, Childress benched his opening day starting QB Tarvaris Jackson in favor of veteran Gus Frerotte. The Lions, for their part, went to Dan Orlovsky for the start, as Kitna still had a back injury.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings
The first score of the game came with 21 seconds left in the first quarter, and cemented itself into Lions lore. The Lions benefited from a fumble by Adrian Peterson that was recovered by Dwight Smith, but the Lions began the drive on their own 1-yard line. After two incomplete passes and a timeout, on third down, Vikings defensive end Jared Allen broke through the Lions' offensive line and went after Orlovsky, who unintentionally ran out of the back of his endzone, giving the Vikings a safety. Despite the safety, the Lions took the lead in the second quarter, as Jason Hanson kicked a 40-yard field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings
In the third quarter, Detroit increased its lead as Orlovsky completed a 12-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson. Minnesota answered when QB Gus Frerotte completed an 86-yard TD pass to WR Bernard Berrian. However, another turnover by Adrian Peterson and an interception of a Frerotte pass by Leigh Bodden kept the game close going into the fourth quarter.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings
Although both teams' offensive struggles continued, a pair of controversial calls swung the game towards the Vikings' favor. Calvin Johnson, after catching an Orlovsky pass, but fumbled the ball after Darren Sharper and Ben Leber tackled him, and Leber recovered. Marinelli challenged the ruling, trying to argue that Johnson was down before the ball came loose, but upon review the play stood as called. The Lions held a glimmer of hope as the ensuing Vikings drive ended when Jared DeVries blocked a Ryan Longwell field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings
However, towards the end of the game, in a pivotal Vikings drive, after a Frerotte pass to Aundrae Allison went incomplete, Lions cornerback Leigh Bodden was called for pass interference, though his contact with Allison appeared to be minimal. The penalty placed the ball on the Lions' 26 yard line, and with time expiring, Longwell kicked a game-winning go-ahead 26-yard field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Roster moves
On October 14, the Lions traded wide receiver Roy Williams to the Dallas Cowboys for first-, third- and sixth-round picks in the 2009 NFL Draft. The Lions had drafted Williams in the first round in the 2004 NFL Draft, his best season coming in 2006 when he made the Pro Bowl. The trade helped build the Lions' future draft potential, while the Cowboys paired Williams with Terrell Owens in preparation for a potential 2008 playoff run.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Roster moves
The same day, despite possible rumors he would be traded prior to the deadline, quarterback Jon Kitna was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season, due to chronic back pain stemming from a bulging disk causing a pinched nerve. Kitna expressed his displeasure with the move in an interview, saying the Lions used it as an excuse to make Orlovsky the starter. The Lions eventually traded Kitna to the Cowboys on February 28, 2009, for cornerback Anthony Henry.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 7: at Houston Texans
In week 7, the Lions flew down to Houston, Texas for an interconference duel with the Houston Texans. In the first quarter, Detroit's slow start continued as Texans QB Matt Schaub completed a 2-yard TD pass to TE Owen Daniels, along with RB Ahman Green getting a 1-yard TD run. In the second quarter, Houston increased their lead as RB Steve Slaton got a 1-yard TD run. The Lions responded when kicker Jason Hanson completed a 54-yard field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 7: at Houston Texans
In the third quarter, Detroit began to catch up as rookie RB Kevin Smith got a 26-yard TD run, yet the Texans answered with Schaub completing a 1-yard TD pass to Daniels. In the fourth quarter, the Lions tried to come back as QB Dan Orlovsky completed a 96-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson, along with Hanson nailing a 54-yard field goal. However, Houston's defense prevented any comeback from happening.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
The Lions went home for a Week 8 duel with the Washington Redskins. This was the first ever regular season game at Ford Field that had failed to sell out by the 72-hour deadline and was, therefore, subject to local television blackout.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
In the first quarter, Detroit trailed early as Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham got a 25-yard field goal. In what would be the first time in the season the Lions scored during the first quarter, RB Rudi Johnson got an 11-yard TD run. In the second quarter, Detroit increased its lead as kicker Jason Hanson got a 43-yard field goal. Washington closed out the half with Suisham getting a 47-yard field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
In the third quarter, the Redskins regained the lead as Suisham made a 45-yard field goal, along with QB Jason Campbell completing a 50-yard TD pass to WR Santana Moss. In the fourth quarter, the Lions' struggles continued as Moss returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown. Detroit tried to rally as QB Dan Orlovsky completed a 17-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson. However, Washington closed out the game with Suisham nailing a 42-yard field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Signing of Daunte Culpepper
On October 28, the Lions discussed a contract with veteran quarterback Daunte Culpepper. He signed with the Lions on November 3 and played 4 games before suffering a shoulder injury.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 9: at Chicago Bears
Still trying to get their first win of the season, the Lions traveled to Soldier Field for a Week 9 NFC North rematch with the Chicago Bears. In the first quarter, Detroit trailed early as Bears kicker Robbie Gould got a 36-yard field goal, along with QB Kyle Orton getting a 5-yard TD run. In the second quarter, the Lions greatly responded with rookie RB Kevin Smith getting a 1-yard TD run (with a blocked PAT), along with QB Dan Orlovsky completing a 17-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson and a 14-yard TD pass to WR Shaun McDonald. Chicago would respond with Gould getting a 41-yard field goal, yet Detroit answered with kicker Jason Hanson getting a 52-yard field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 9: at Chicago Bears
In the third quarter, the Bears began to rally as QB Rex Grossman (who took over for Orton after he left the game in the second quarter with a right foot sprain) completed a 6-yard TD pass to WR Rashied Davis. In the fourth quarter, Chicago completed their rally as Grossman got a 1-yard TD run. The Lions tried to rally, but the Bears' defense prevented any possible comeback from happening.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 9: at Chicago Bears
With their ninth consecutive road loss, not only did the Lions fall to 0–8, but following the Bengals' victory over the Jaguars, the Lions became the only winless NFL team.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 10: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
In week 10 the Lions went home, donned their throwback uniforms, and played an interconference game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. In the first quarter, Detroit trailed early as Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee got a 34-yard field goal. The Lions would respond as QB Drew Stanton made his NFL debut and completed a 1-yard TD pass to TE John Owens on his first NFL pass. In the second quarter, Jacksonville took a huge lead as RB Maurice Jones-Drew got a 6-yard, a 1-yard, and an 8-yard TD run.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 10: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
In the third quarter, Detroit's misery continued as Jaguars QB David Garrard completed a 7-yard TD pass to WR Jerry Porter. In the fourth quarter, Jacksonville pulled away as Garrard completed a 10-yard TD pass to WR Troy Williamson. The Lions would end the game when rookie RB Kevin Smith scored on a 1-yard TD run.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
The still winless Lions next went to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina for a Week 11 duel with the Carolina Panthers. In the first quarter, Detroit struck first as QB Daunte Culpepper completed a 29-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson. In the second quarter, the Lions increased their lead when kicker Jason Hanson got a 40-yard field goal. The Panthers responded when QB Jake Delhomme completed a 15-yard TD pass to TE Jeff King. Detroit answered when Hanson completed a 56-yard field goal, yet Carolina took the lead as RB DeAngelo Williams scored a long 56-yard TD run. Later, Carolina RB Jonathan Stewart scored on a 22-yard TD run. The Lions closed out the half as Hanson completed a 27-yard field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
In the third quarter, the Panthers increased their lead when kicker John Kasay nailed a 29-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Detroit tried to come back as Culpepper got a 1-yard TD run (with a failed 2-point conversion due to a missed facemask call against Carolina), but Carolina pulled away as Williams scored on a 4-yard TD run. Losing this game eliminated the Lions from playoff contention.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 12: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Lions went home for a Week 12 duel with another NFC South team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the first quarter, Detroit struck first as QB Daunte Culpepper completed a 15-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson. The Lions continued their early success as safety Daniel Bullocks returned a fumble 44 yards for a touchdown, while kicker Jason Hanson got a 38-yard field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 12: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Although the 17–0 early advantage was the largest lead the Lions would obtain all year, it didn't even last until halftime. In the second quarter, the Buccaneers' RB Warrick Dunn got a 13-yard TD run, while QB Jeff Garcia completed a 36-yard TD pass to WR Ike Hilliard and a 24-yard TD pass to TE Jerramy Stevens.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 12: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In the third quarter, Tampa Bay added onto their lead as RB Clifton Smith returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown, along with CB Ronde Barber returning an interception 65 yards for a touchdown. Detroit scored when Hanson got a 40-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, only the Buccaneers scored when kicker Matt Bryant nailed a 48-yard field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans (Thanksgiving Day game)
Later that week, the Lions stayed at home, donned their throwback uniforms again, and played their 69th annual Thanksgiving Day game against the then 10–1 Tennessee Titans. It was the Lions' only nationally televised game of the regular season and the only one amongst the final six home games that wasn't blacked out, although the Lions needed a 24-hour extension to sell out Ford Field. In the first quarter, Detroit trailed early as Titans RB Chris Johnson ran for a 6-yard TD. The Lions responded with Jason Hanson kicking a 53-yard field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans (Thanksgiving Day game)
Tennessee answered with Johnson running 58-yards for a score, along with DE Dave Ball returning an interception 15 yards for a TD. In the second quarter, Detroit's misery continued as RB LenDale White scored on runs of 6 yards and 2 yards. Detroit ended the half with QB Daunte Culpepper completing a 2-yard TD pass to TE Michael Gaines. In the third quarter, the Titans pulled away as kicker Rob Bironas kicked field goals of 49 and 41 yards. In the fourth quarter, Tennessee scored two more times when Bironas nailed 45 and 43-yard field goals.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans (Thanksgiving Day game)
The 47 points were most points that Detroit had ever given up on Thanksgiving Day as they fell to 0–12. It also became the second successive NFL season to see a team start out 0–12 after the Miami Dolphins in 2007.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Next, the Lions stayed at home for a Week 14 NFC North rematch with newly signed veteran quarterback Daunte Culpepper's former team, the Minnesota Vikings. In the first quarter, Detroit was on the board first as kicker Jason Hanson made a 25-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Lions increased their lead as Hanson kicked a 23-yard field goal. The Vikings closed the half as kicker Ryan Longwell notched a 35-yard field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
During the first half, Moran Norris was ejected by referee Jerome Boger for throwing a punch at Minnesota's Napoleon Harris.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
In the third quarter, Minnesota took the lead as RB Chester Taylor got a 17-yard TD run. Detroit responded with former Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper completing a 70-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson. However, Minnesota took the lead again as QB Tarvaris Jackson completed an 11-yard TD pass to TE Visanthe Shiancoe. In the fourth quarter, the Lions tried to rally as Hanson made a 39-yard field goal. However, the Vikings pulled away as Longwell nailed a 50-yard field goal with 27 seconds left in the game.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
On the ensuing kickoff, Aveion Cason received the ball and returned it 25-yards to the Detroit 29-yard line. On the first offensive play, Culpepper was sacked by Ray Edwards for a 5-yard loss, with Culpepper spiking the ball on the next play with 2 seconds left in the game. For the last play of the game Drew Henson came in at quarterback for the Lions, but was sacked by Ellis Wyms to end the game.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Dominic Raiola was fined $7,500 by the Lions after flipping the bird at fans who heckled him during the loss. Raiola later expressed no remorse for his actions, expressing frustration at feeling like a doormat for criticism he felt singled him out for the Lions' ongoing woes.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts
In the last interconference duel of the season, the Lions traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana to take on the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts struck first when Dominic Rhodes ran in a TD from 1 yard midway through the first quarter. The Lions responded a few minutes later with a 51-yard field goal by Jason Hanson. With just under 6 minutes left in the half, Chad Simpson of the Colts scored a TD from 2 yards. Calvin Johnson of the Lions responded a few minutes later by catching a 33-yard TD pass. The Colts struck back with just under a minute in the half, when Dallas Clark caught a 3-yard TD pass.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts
The only points for either team in the 3rd quarter was a Jason Hanson 30-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Kevin Smith ran in a TD from 1 yard out. The Lions decided to go for the 2-point conversion to tie the score and were successful when Casey Fitzsimmons caught a pass for the conversion. The Colts responded with another Dominic Rhodes 1-yard TD run and put the game out of reach with a 31-yard Adam Vinatieri field goal.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts
With the loss to the Colts, the Lions became the third team (after the 1976 Buccaneers and the 1980 Saints) to lose the first 14 games of the regular season. They were the last team to started 0–14 until the 2016 Browns also did so.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts
With their 11th straight road loss, the Lions fell to 0–14 and 0–4 against AFC Opponents.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 16: vs New Orleans Saints
For their last home game of the season, the Lions took on the New Orleans Saints. Detroit trailed early in the first quarter as Saints wide receiver Robert Meachem scored on a 20-yard touchdown run and running back Deuce McAllister scored on a 2-yard touchdown run. The Lions responded in the second quarter with rookie running back Kevin Smith's 1-yard touchdown run. New Orleans answered with running back Mike Bell's 1-yard touchdown run, and running back Pierre Thomas's 2-yard touchdown run. The Saints then closed out the game's scoring in the third quarter with quarterback Drew Brees completing 6-yard and 3-yard touchdown passes to wide receiver Marques Colston.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 16: vs New Orleans Saints
With the loss, the Lions became the first team in NFL history to have a record of 0–15. They also became the first team to lose fifteen straight in a single season since the 2001 Carolina Panthers, who won their first game, then lost the remaining 15 to finish 1–15. The 2008 Lions were the only team to start 0–15 until the 2017 Browns.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 17: at Green Bay Packers
In their concluding opportunity to avoid becoming the first 0–16 team in NFL history, the Lions traveled to Green Bay, Wisconsin to take on division rivals the Green Bay Packers, whom Detroit had not beaten on the road since 1991. The Packers struck first midway through the first quarter when Deshawn Wynn ran in a career long 73 yard TD. They made it 14–0 when Jermichael Finley caught a 3-yard TD pass near the end of the first quarter. The Lions got on the board in the second quarter when Calvin Johnson caught a 9-yard TD pass.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 17: at Green Bay Packers
At the end of the half, Will Blackmon called a fair catch as time expired, allowing Mason Crosby to attempt a rare 69-yard field goal. Crosby kicked it accurately but it fell just a yard short with the wind blowing against him. Before the game, Crosby also attempted a 64-yard field goal. Calvin Johnson scored another TD to tie it up in the 3rd quarter when he caught a 14-yard pass. The Packers responded just after the start of the 4th quarter with a 36-yard Mason Crosby field goal, and later with a John Kuhn 5-yard TD catch. The Lions responded less than a minute later with a Kevin Smith 9-yard TD run. The Packers eventually sealed the Lions' fate via a 71-yard TD pass caught by Donald Driver.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Game recaps, Week 17: at Green Bay Packers
After allowing 31 points to the Packers, it brought their season total points allowed to 517. This is the third-highest point total allowed in a single season in NFL history, trailing only the 533 allowed by the 1981 Baltimore Colts, and the Lions themselves in 2020, when they allowed 519 points.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Aftermath
A day following the Week 17 loss against the Packers, the Lions fired Rod Marinelli after a 10–38 record as head coach. Defensive coordinator Joe Barry, assistant offensive line coach Mike Barry, defensive line coach Joe Cullen, secondary coach Jimmy Lake, and assistant director of personnel Dave Boller were also fired. Offensive coordinator Jim Colletto was demoted to offensive line coach, and eventually parted ways with the Lions in February 2009.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Aftermath
In the same press release, the Lions announced that, in addition to General Manager Martin Mayhew having the "interim" tag removed, Tom Lewand was promoted to Team President.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Aftermath
With their guaranteed number-one overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Lions selected quarterback Matthew Stafford. As the Lions' subsequent franchise quarterback, Stafford set several dozen NFL and franchise records, including the most touchdowns in a game by a rookie quarterback during a Week 11 win against Cleveland in 2009.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Legacy
The Lions find themselves in a very familiar position. For 16 weeks, starting in Atlanta back in September, they took the field thinking this was gonna be their day. Sixteen times they were wrong, and now there are no Sundays left. By record, they are the worst team in league history. Zero and sixteen, those are the numbers that will forever be associated with the Detroit Lions.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Legacy
The Lions became only the second NFL team of the post-merger era to go winless without a tie in the regular season, and the first to go 0–16. (The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers also went winless, but that was when the regular season only had fourteen games.) The Lions ended 2008 having lost 23 of their last 24 regular-season games, going back to the previous season, and a total of seventeen consecutive regular season losses (the NFL record is 26 by the Buccaneers, who lost the next twelve games after their winless season).


2008 Detroit Lions season, Legacy
On the NFL Network's 'Top 10 Worst Teams of All Time', the 2008 Lions were placed at #1, with the aforementioned Buccaneers teams ranking as the second-worst team(s) ever. Dan Orlovsky's run out of the end zone for a safety during their Week 6 game against the Vikings topped the list of ESPN's Not Top 10 of 2008.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Legacy
Calvin Johnson tied with Larry Fitzgerald for leading the league in receiving touchdowns, hauling in 12 in 2008. He went on to set an NFL record for most receiving yards in a season, recording 1,964 yards in 2012 and breaking Jerry Rice's previous record. Johnson was also inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021. Three players went on to participate in Super Bowl XLVIII: Manny Ramirez and Paris Lenon for the Denver Broncos and Cliff Avril for the eventual champion Seattle Seahawks. Practice squad member Jake Nordin was a member of the Las Vegas Locomotives when they won the 2009 UFL Championship.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Legacy
Defensive end Corey Smith, who recorded an interception and a fumble recovery in 2008, went missing after his boat capsized off of Florida's Gulf Coast, and was declared dead on March 1, 2009. The Lions retired his number 93 for the 2009 season in his honor. Guard Damion Cook died of a heart attack in 2015 at the age of 36.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Legacy
The last remaining member of the 2008 squad still active was Don Muhlbach, who retired after the 2020 season.


2008 Detroit Lions season, Legacy
Tight end Dan Campbell became the Lions head coach prior to the 2021 NFL season. Jon Kitna was the quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys in 2019, reuniting him with former coach Marinelli, who was the Cowboys' defensive coordinator. Mike Furrey is now the wide receivers coach for the Chicago Bears. Drew Henson, who played for the New York Yankees prior to his NFL career, is now a professional scout in the Yankees organization. Dan Orlovsky retired in 2017, and is now an analyst for ESPN's coverage of NCAA and NFL football. Scot Loeffler went on to join the coaching staff of Urban Meyer at Florida, eventually helping Tim Tebow in his player development, and is now the head coach at Bowling Green. Strong safety Daniel Bullocks is now the safeties coach of the San Francisco 49ers.


2008 Detroit Shock season
The 2008 WNBA season was the 11th for the Detroit Shock, an American women's professional basketball team. The Shock attempted to return to the WNBA Finals for the third consecutive year. They won the WNBA Finals for the third time in franchise history. During the finals, Katie Smith averaged a team high 21.7 points per game to be named WNBA Finals MVP. Similar to Kevin Garnett with the 2008 Boston Celtics, Taj McWilliams-Franklin won her first championship after 10 years in the league.


2008 Detroit Shock season, Offseason
The following player was lost in the Atlanta Dream expansion draft:


2008 Detroit Shock season, Season Highlights
The Shock season opener resulted in a record-breaking debut for rookie guard Alexis Hornbuckle. Hornbuckle set a Shock record with seven steals to help the Shock beat the Houston Comets on May 17. Deanna Nolan scored a franchise-record 44 points (28 in the fourth quarter and overtime) in a 98-93 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on June 20.


2008 Detroit Shock season, Season Highlights, Nancy Lieberman
In July, the Detroit Shock signed Nancy Lieberman to a 7-day contract. The 50-year-old Lieberman broke her own record for being the oldest player in the WNBA. Lieberman, a Hall of Famer since 1999, was 39 years old when she played with Phoenix during the league's first year in 1997.


2008 Detroit Shock season, Season Highlights, Nancy Lieberman
The 50-year-old Lieberman played nine minutes and had two assists. One of the assists included a no-look pass in the closing minutes of the Detroit Shock's 79-61 loss to the Houston Comets on July 24.


2008 Detroit Shock season, Season Highlights, Nancy Lieberman
Lieberman made a one-time only appearance in the Shock's first game due to  a bench-clearing melee with the Los Angeles Sparks on July 22. Five Shock players were suspended and Cheryl Ford suffered a season-ending injury, prompting coach Bill Laimbeer to offer Lieberman a seven-day contract.


2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge
The Detroit Sports Car Challenge presented by Bosch was the ninth round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Belle Isle temporary street circuit, Michigan on August 30, 2008.


2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge, Report
Andretti Green Racing scored their first overall victory, as well as the second overall victory for the Acura program. Audi failed to win the LMP1 category for the first time all season after one car crashed and the other was disqualified for a rule infraction. Intersport Racing, the lone remaining LMP1 competitor, earned the class win. Flying Lizard managed to finish the race with all three of their Porsches in the top four in GT2 to help extend their lead over the Tafel Racing Ferraris, while Corvette Racing easily led the GT1 category.


2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge, Report
This race marked the first time since the debut of the Porsche RS Spyder at the 2005 Monterey Sports Car Championships that Porsche failed to finish in a podium position in the LMP2 class; the Acuras of Highcroft Racing and de Ferran Motorsport completed the LMP2 and overall podium behind the Andretti Green Acura, and ahead of the #7 Penske Racing Porsche in fourth.


2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge, Race results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge, Race results
† - The #1 Audi Sport North America entry was disqualified after the car failed post-race technical inspection. The car was under the minimum weight requirement for its class.


2008 Detroit Tigers season
The Detroit Tigers 2008 season was the team's 108th season in Major League Baseball's American League. After being picked by many to win the AL Central Division and the World Series, the Tigers started the season a disappointing 0–7 after being swept by the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox. Their first victory of the season came against the Boston Red Sox. The Tigers did not reach a .500 winning record until their 80th game of the season.


2008 Detroit Tigers season
Although they were eliminated from the pennant race by the season's final day (September 29), they nonetheless had to play a makeup game against the White Sox (who were trailing the Minnesota Twins by half a game), which Detroit had lost 8–2. The Tigers finished the season in last place in the AL Central, trailing the White Sox (who won the division by beating Minnesota in a one-game playoff the following day) by 14.5 games.


2008 Detroit Tigers season
Despite the disappointing performance, the Tigers drew a franchise-record home attendance of 3,202,645 for the season. The team ranked third in the American League and eighth in Major League Baseball for home attendance in 2008.


2008 Detroit Tigers season, Offseason
The Tigers started the offseason by trading prospects Jair Jurrjens and Gorkys Hernández to the Atlanta Braves for shortstop Édgar Rentería. Rentería took over the everyday shortstop job with Carlos Guillén moving to first base.


2008 Detroit Tigers season, Offseason
Reliever Joel Zumaya underwent surgery on October 31, 2007 for an AC joint reconstruction and was expected to miss half the 2008 season.


2008 Detroit Tigers season, Offseason
The Tigers continued their offseason trading by acquiring Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis from the Florida Marlins in exchange for highly touted prospects Cameron Maybin and Andrew Miller, along with Mike Rabelo, Eulogio De La Cruz, Burke Badenhop and Dallas Trahern. Willis would sign a three-year, $29 million contract extension, while Cabrera would receive an eight-year, $152.3 million deal, the biggest contract in Tigers history.


2008 Detroit Tigers season, Offseason
During the offseason, the Tigers traded Omar Infante to the Chicago Cubs for Jacque Jones. They re-signed Todd Jones, and Kenny Rogers to one-year contracts. The Tigers also signed free agent Francisco Cruceta from the Texas Rangers organization to a one-year contract. Cruceta and Jacque Jones were eventually released during the season, and Todd Jones retired at the end of the season. The Tigers declined the option to sign Édgar Rentería at the end of the season.


2008 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting
Note: Pos. = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
The 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the twenty-second season of premier German touring car championship and also ninth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The series began on 13 April at the Hockenheimring and finished on 26 October at the same venue, after eleven rounds. Timo Scheider won the title, having never previously won a race before the start of the season.


2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Teams and drivers
The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.


2008 Deutschland Tour
The 2008 Deutschland Tour road cycling race took place from August 29 to September 6, 2008 in Germany and Austria. It was won by Team Columbia's Linus Gerdemann of Germany. It was the 32nd edition of the Deutschland Tour, and the last edition until the race's revival in 2018.


2008 Dhivehi League
Statistics football matches of Dhivehi League in the 2008 season.


2008 Dhivehi League, Overview
Club Valencia won both the Dhivehi League and the Maldives National Championship.


2008 Dickies 500
The 2008 Dickies 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series motor race held on November 2, 2008, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2008 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Carl Edwards for the Roush Fenway Racing team. Jeff Gordon finished second, and Jamie McMurray clinched third.


2008 Dickies 500, Qualifying
Jeff Gordon won the pole position, with Martin Truex, Jr. joining him on the front row.


2008 Dickies 500, Qualifying
Failed to qualify: Tony Raines (#70), Bryan Clauson (#40), Chad McCumbee (#45), Max Papis (#13), Johnny Sauter (#08).


2008 Dickies 500, Recap
Carl Edwards used fuel mileage to sweep the season series at TMS. Points leader Jimmie Johnson finished one lap down in 15th place, but still led Edwards by 106 points.


2008 Dimona suicide bombing
The 2008 Dimona bombing was a suicide attack carried out in Dimona, Israel on February 4, 2008 by Hamas. It is believed that Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip ordered the operation without the knowledge of the Hamas politburo in Damascus.


2008 Dimona suicide bombing, The attack
On February 4, 2008, a Palestinian militant detonated an explosives belt at a shopping centre in Dimona, Israel.


2008 Dimona suicide bombing, The attack
The Israeli police managed to shoot dead an accomplice who was wounded in the first blast before he could detonate his own belt.


2008 Dimona suicide bombing, The attack
One Israeli woman was killed in the attack while nine other people were injured (one of them critically). It was the first 'successful' suicide attack against Israeli civilians since the Eilat bakery bombing on January 29, 2007.


2008 Dimona suicide bombing, The perpetrators
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine initially claimed responsibility, but the two Gazans they named as the attackers did not match the bodies found at the scene. Hamas claimed responsibility on February 5, naming the perpetrators as Muhammed Herbawi (محمد الحرباوي) and Shadi Zghayer (شادي الزغيّر), both from the Palestinian city of Hebron in the West Bank, the place which they are believed to have traveled from.


2008 Dimona suicide bombing, The perpetrators
Israeli intelligence believes the attack was ordered by Izzedine al Qassam Brigades commander Ahmed Jabari with the support of Gaza-based Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar; Jabari contacted an ally in Hebron's Qawasameh clan—Ayoub Qawasmeh—who recruited the eventual perpetrators from a local Hamas soccer team. Scott Atran states that the Hamas politburo in Damascus was not informed of the attack. Israel demolished Herbawi and Zghayer's homes, while "the Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades website went down for three days, presumably the result of an electronic attack after its bogus claim."


2008 Dimona suicide bombing, Israeli retaliation
On July 26, 2008, IDF and Israeli police forces killed Shihab Natsheh (25), a Hamas member from Hebron. Natsheh, according to the IDF, was the explosives engineer who prepared the demolition charge used to carry out the Dimona suicide bombing.


2008 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary
The 2008 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008, nicknamed the "Potomac Primary" because Maryland and Virginia, which border the Potomac River, also held Democratic primaries that day. Fifteen delegates were up for grabs in the District of Columbia Democratic Primary, including 10 delegates from the District of Columbia's municipal subdivisions (five delegates for Wards 1-4, and five delegates for Wards 5-8). An additional five delegates were awarded to the at-large winner, Barack Obama. These 15 delegates represented the District of Columbia at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. A total of 24 unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well.


2008 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary
Barack Obama received the endorsements of Mayor Adrian Fenty and former Mayor Marion Barry (both African Americans), while he and Hillary Clinton were both endorsed by various members on the District of Columbia City Council. Barack Obama won the District of Columbia, as he did the other Potomac contests that day. He earned 12 pledged delegates to Clinton's 3.


2008 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
The District of Columbia is a city with a strong population of African Americans, a voting bloc that consistently backed Barack Obama nationwide. The District also includes highly educated upper-middle class professionals who tend to be relatively progressive/liberal, another segment of the population that often backed Obama.


2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary
The 2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008. Virginia and Maryland both held primaries on the same day, so the day's elections were collectively called "the Potomac primary". John McCain decisively won the primary, securing the votes of all 16 DC delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention.


2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary, Results
Mike Huckabee received a plurality of votes in Ward 7. John McCain received a plurality of votes in Ward 5 and Ward 8 and a majority of votes in the other five wards.


2008 Division 1 (Senegal)
The 2008 Division 1 season was the 43rd of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation. The season began in late in the mid year on 26 June and finished late on 23 November. It was the first year they played at a professional level, also it was the final season it was titled "Division", the following year would become a "League" ("Ligue" in French). AS Douanes won their fifth title, the next club to win three consecutive titles. AS Douanes along with Casa Sport would compete in the 2009 CAF Champions League the following season. ASC Diaraf who won the 2008 Senegalese Cup participated in the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup, along with ASC Yakaar after defeating ASC HLM in a Confederation Cup qualification barrage.


2008 Division 1 (Senegal)
The season would feature 20 clubs, two additional clubs from Division 2 added to the total. 178 matches and the playoff system would be restored with only a single final match totaling 179 and 180 with a Confederation Cup qualification match. This was the only season that was done, the number of clubs would be reduced to 18 in the following season along with the total match numbers to 173. The season scored a total of 283 goals, 151 in Group A and 130 in Group B for a total of 280 and three in the finals. Two goals were scored in the qualification barrage.


2008 Division 1 (Senegal)
ASC Linguère and CNEPS Excellence were promoted from Division 2. At the end of the season, Xam Xam and Renaissance de Dakar were relegated into Ligue 2.


2008 Division 1 (Senegal)
AS Douanes again was the defending team of the title.


2008 Division 1 (Senegal), Overview
The league was contested by 20 teams and two groups, each group contained ten clubs and a final match.


2008 Division 1 (Swedish football)
The 2008 Division 1 was contested by 28 teams divided into two groups geographically. Syrianska FC and FC Trollhättan won their respective groups, and thereby were promoted to Superettan for the 2009 season. Vasalunds IF who finished second in the northern group were also promoted after winning their playoff.


2008 Division 1 (Swedish football), Young Player Teams of the Year
At the end of each Division 1 season an all-star game is played called "Morgondagens Stjärnor" (English: "The Stars Of Tomorrow"). The two teams playing against each other consist of the best young players from each of the two leagues.


2008 División de Honor de Béisbol
This article is about División de Honor de Beisbol 2008, the 2008 was the 65th edition, the season started on 29 March and finished on 10 August 2008. The División de Honor champion was Marlins de Puerto Cruz and the Copa del Rey champion was El Llano Béisbol Club.


2008 Diyarbakır bombing
On 3 January 2008, at an estimated local time of 16:50 (14:50 UTC), a car bomb exploded in the city of Diyarbakır in south-eastern Turkey.


2008 Diyarbakır bombing, Target
First reports from the area indicated that the bomb, which exploded in the Dagkapi neighborhood of Diyarbakır on Thursday evening, targeted a military service vehicle that was carrying 46 army personnel as it passed near a school. The district is known to have a heavy Turkish military presence because due a military helicopter base, hospitals and military housings in the area. The explosion could be heard 3 km (two miles) away.


2008 Diyarbakır bombing, Casualties
According to Bianet 7 people died in the attack, five were children who attended the school beside the site of the bombing. About 110 other people were wounded, eight people seriously.


2008 Diyarbakır bombing, Perpetrators
Nobody has claimed responsibility for the blast, but authorities have blamed militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), whom Turkish security forces are fighting both in Turkey and in nearby northern Iraq. The state Anatolian news agency quoted prosecutors as saying that four people had been detained in connection with the blast. Earlier, security sources said 12 people had been detained. During a manifestation, Sezgin Tanrikulu, the president of the Diyarbakır Bar Association read out a message on behalf of several worker unions, criticizing the violence.


2008 Diyarbakır bombing, Perpetrators, Reaction
Turkey: "This (bombing) is an attack against our people, especially our people in the southeast, in Diyarbakır. The terrorist organisation has never been the representative of our Kurdish citizens," Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said in Ankara. Erdogan also told reporters he would visit Diyarbakır two days after the bombing. General Yasar Buyukanit, head of Turkey's military General Staff, was due to visit the city on the day after the bombing.


2008 Diyarbakır bombing, Perpetrators, Reaction
United States: This incident has once more showed the necessity of cooperation in fight against terrorism, Chase Beamer, spokesman for the Department's Bureau of European & Eurasian Affairs, told A.A correspondent. Beamer also said Washington is beside Ankara in its fight against terror.


2008 Djiboutian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 8 February 2008. There were 65 candidates running for the 65 seats in the National Assembly, with all of the candidates coming from the ruling coalition, the Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP). The opposition boycotted the election, and the UMP won all 65 seats.


2008 Djiboutian parliamentary election
In boycotting the election, the opposition complained that the electoral system guaranteed victory for the UMP; in the previous parliamentary elections in 2003, the UMP won all 65 seats despite the opposition receiving 38% of the vote. The opposition unsuccessfully demanded that proportional representation be introduced. Ismael Guedi Hared, a leader of the opposition Union for a Democratic Alternative, said that the country effectively had a one-party system, that "none of the democratic rules [were] respected", and that the government was unwilling to accept proportional representation because it was fearful of discontent.


2008 Djiboutian parliamentary election, Background
In a decree on 26 December 2007, President Ismail Omar Guelleh set the election date for 8 February 2008. Subsequently, in a presidential decree on 6 January 2008, campaigning was scheduled to begin at midnight on 25 January and run until midnight on 6 February.


2008 Djiboutian parliamentary election, Background
The newly formed Arta Region was represented as a separate constituency for the first time in the 2008 election. Three seats were at stake there.


2008 Djiboutian parliamentary election, Campaign
The UMP filed its list of candidates at the Interior Ministry on 10 January 2003. More than a third of its candidates were new, and nine of its candidates (14% of the total) were women. In addition to the main governing party, the People's Rally for Progress (RPP), the UMP coalition included the National Democratic Party (PND), the moderate faction of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD), the People's Social Democratic Party (PSD), and the Union of Reform Partisans (UPR). Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita headed the UMP list. According to Dileita, the government's refusal to introduce proportional representation was due to the need to preserve "the tribal balance", pointing to chaotic conditions of neighboring Somalia as an example to avoid. He did, however, say that it might be necessary to consider introducing proportional representation at some future time.


2008 Djiboutian parliamentary election, Conduct
The African Union and the Arab League observed the election and gave it a positive assessment. The Constitutional Council validated the results on 17 February, and the National Assembly met for the first session of its new term on 20 February, re-electing Idriss Arnaoud Ali as President of the National Assembly.


2008 Djiboutian parliamentary election, Results
Yacin Elmi Bouh, the Minister of the Interior, announced on 9 February that the UMP had won all 65 seats and placed turnout at 72.61%, which he said was the highest in 15 years. Out of 151,490 registered voters, 109,999 were said to have voted, with 103,463 votes in favor of the UMP and 6,536 null votes. However, the number of people registering to vote had been low.


2008 Djurgårdens IF season
Djurgården will in the 2008 season compete in the Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and UEFA Cup


2008 Djurgårdens IF season
Djurgården started the season with 9 matches without a defeat. With many injuries on key players, such as old Swedish international Mattias Jonson, Finnish legend Aki Riihilahti and new Finnish star Daniel Sjölund,  and bad playing Djurgården ended 12th, their worst season since 1999. The new 20-year-old from Enköpings SK, Sebastian Rajalakso scored most goals.


2008 Djurgårdens IF season, Squad
As of July 2, 2008. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008 Djurgårdens IF season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008 Djurgårdens IF season, Club, Other information
Updated to match played 26 JulySource: Djurgårdens IF and Stockholm Stadion


2008 Dodecanese earthquake
The 2008 Dodecanese earthquake occurred near Kattavia on the island of Rhodes in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on 15 July. The quake struck at 06:26 a.m. local time (UTC+3) and one woman was killed when she slipped and fell as she tried to flee her home. However, the earthquake did not cause any major damage. The earthquake was felt across the entire eastern Mediterranean, as far west as Libya, and inland as far as Damascus.


2008 Dodecanese earthquake
There was a significant aftershock the next day, 16 July, at 02:52 a.m. local time, which resulted in additional injuries. The aftershock was rated 4.8 Mw


2008 Dodge Challenger 500
The 2008 Dodge Challenger 500,  the 59th running of the event, was the eleventh race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup season. It was held on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the fabled Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.


2008 Dodge Challenger 500, Summary
The race was televised in the USA on Fox starting at 7 PM US EDT with radio being handled on MRN on terrestrial radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. It was the first race on the newly repaved 1.366 mile track as "The Lady in Black" has gone under an extreme makeover akin to plastic surgery, with speeds at Goodyear tire testing in March having cars clocked at or over 200 MPH.


2008 Dodge Challenger 500, Summary
The race also served as the last chance to qualify for Sprint All-Star Race XXIV to be held the following week at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Otherwise, those who have not won a race, a series championship or a previous All-Star race would have to qualify via the Sprint Showdown race as one of the top two finishers or through fan voting by being on the lead lap in the Showdown.


2008 Dodge Challenger 500, Summary, Qualifying
Greg Biffle edged out Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the pole position.


2008 Dodge Challenger 500, Summary, Race
After getting a rousing chorus of booing from Earnhardt fans for what he did the previous week at Richmond, Kyle Busch quieted them down with his third win of the 2008 campaign.


2008 Dodge Challenger 500, Summary, Race
Other finishers in the top ten were Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., David Ragan, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Travis Kvapil, Dave Blaney and Jeff Burton.


2008 Dominican Republic Volleyball League
The 2008 Dominican Republic Volleyball League was the 2nd official season of the event. The SEDEFIR Cup was dedicated to Daniel Toribio. Distrito Nacional's team won their second title in both genders.


2008 Dominican Republic presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2008. The result was a victory for incumbent President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Liberation Party.


2008 Donington Park Superbike World Championship round
The 2008 Donington Park Superbike World Championship round was the eleventh round of the 2008 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of 5–7 September 2008, at the Donington Park circuit.


2008 Donington Park Superleague Formula round
The 2008 Donington Park Superleague Formula round was the inaugural round of the Superleague Formula championship, with the races taking place on 31 August 2008. Seventeen football teams were represented on the grid, with a win each for Beijing Guoan and Sevilla FC.


2008 Donington Park Superleague Formula round, Report, Qualifying
The first ever qualifying session for Superleague saw the introduction of a new qualifying system. Following a random draw which split the seventeen-car field into two groups, the fastest four qualifiers from each progressed into the knockout stages to decide places 1 to 8 on the grid. This meant that in Group B, fifth placed Al Ain (Andreas Zuber) and sixth placed Borussia Dortmund (Nelson Philippe) would both miss out on qualifying for the knockout stages, despite recording a time some four tenths of a second faster than fourth-placed Group A qualifier Galatasaray S.K. (Alessandro Pier Guidi). After negotiating their way through the knockout stages, Sevilla FC (Borja García) and Beijing Guoan (Davide Rigon) would meet in the final. In the one-lap shootout, Rigon came out on top by 0.822 seconds and would become Superleague's inaugural pole-sitter.


2008 Donington Park Superleague Formula round, Report, Race 1
The race began with a rolling start, to eradicate a potential chink in the 750 bhp car's armour, and would also delay the introduction of pitstops until the next round. From the start, the Olympiacos car of Kasper Andersen got a fantastic run from fourth on the grid, and was alongside Rigon as the grid headed for Redgate. However, he ran wide and fell back to fourth behind García and a fast-starting Yelmer Buurman in the PSV Eindhoven car. This would become fifth by the end of the lap, as Duncan Tappy also got by, in the Tottenham Hotspur machine.


2008 Donington Park Superleague Formula round, Report, Race 1
The safety car was deployed on lap three, as A.C. Milan and CR Flamengo had both gone off at Coppice with engine failures on the first and third laps respectively. There were further problems down the field with a midfield incident between Philippe and Andy Soucek in the SC Corinthians car and both would later retire from the race. Enrico Toccacelo would also become a factor in the race, having started sixth in the A.S. Roma car, moving up to third which became second, as García had to shift to manual gear-shifting after developing a problem on down-shifts.


2008 Donington Park Superleague Formula round, Report, Race 1
Toccacelo did get to within a second and a half of Rigon, but the Italian in the Chinese team's car would hold on, to be the first race-winner of the series. Toccacelo finished 2nd, while Tappy just held off Buurman for the final podium spot. Star of the race though, fell to Adrián Vallés. Having missed qualifying due to an electrical problem, the Liverpool F.C. car charged through from 17th on the grid, to finish fifth ahead of the other finishers Zuber, Tristan Gommendy (F.C. Porto), Ryan Dalziel (Rangers F.C. ), Max Wissel (FC Basel 1893) and the troubled García. Of the seven retirees, six were down to technical problems.


2008 Donington Park Superleague Formula round, Report, Race 2
A storm engulfed the track, before the start of race two. With the reverse grid system in use, A.C. Milan were expected to start on pole, but did not start due to the fuel-system failure that took Robert Doornbos out of the first race. This put Flamengo on the pole, and would give Tuka Rocha an advantage at the start of the race. Rocha sped away into the distance as all hell broke loose behind.


2008 Donington Park Superleague Formula round, Report, Race 2
Zuber would go off at the Old Hairpin, who would later deploy the safety car and Philippe, who had challenged Rocha at Redgate, spun down to fifth at Coppice, letting Pier Guidi, Wissel and García through. As quickly as the safety car had gone in, it was back out again after Dalziel and latterly Pier Guidi had both gone off at Hollywood and Wissel had run wide at Melbourne in the Basel car.


2008 Donington Park Superleague Formula round, Report, Race 2
This left García to charge down Rocha at a rate of knots, and with eight laps to go, caught and passed Rocha in the Melbourne Loop and scampered off to a 10.074-second victory over Rocha. The battle for the final podium spot was decided on lap twenty, when Philippe slid sideways and knocked on his pit-lane limiter which allowed Vallés, who started 12th on the grid into third and third in the championship. Tappy, Rigon, Wissel, Buurman, Gommendy, Toccacelo and Andersen completed the finishers as 11 of the 16 starters finished the race. Rigon's first and sixth allowed Beijing Guoan to be seven points clear of Tottenham and Liverpool in the standings.


2008 Dr McKenna Cup
The 2008 Dr McKenna Cup was a Gaelic football competition played under the auspices of Ulster GAA. The tournament was won by Down. They defeated Derry in the final. Down won despite not winning any of their games in the 2007 edition of the competition, and also had not won any of their games in the 2007 National Football League.


2008 Dr McKenna Cup, Summary
In 2008, the competition was compacted entirely into the month of January. This led to several considerations for all participants, because the students in the university teams had exams in January, while the county teams, who would not have played together for up to six months, had to play three matches in a week. In spite of this, the university teams seemed to have a slight advantage, causing several upsets early in the competition.


2008 Dr McKenna Cup, Summary
In the 2008 semi-finals Derry defeated Fermanagh and Down defeated Cavan.


2008 Dubai 24 Hour
The 2008 Dubai 24 Hour was the 3rd running of the Dubai 24 Hour. The event was held on 10 to 12 January at the Dubai Autodrome, United Arab Emirates. The winning car was an A6 class Porsche RSR run by VIP Pet Foods and shared between Tony Quinn, Klark Quinn, Craig Baird and Jonathon Webb .


2008 Dubai Sevens
The Dubai Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2008 competition was held on November 28 and November 29 at The Sevens, a brand-new facility built to host the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. It was the first of eight events in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series. The top-tier Cup trophy was won by South Africa.


2008 Dubai Sevens
This was the first edition of the Dubai Sevens to be held at The Sevens. Previous editions were held at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground.


2008 Dubai Sevens, Format
The tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2008 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th resp. 8th edition of the Dubai Tennis Championships, and it was part of the International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour, resp. the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Dubai Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with the women playing from February 25 through March 1, 2008, and the men from March 3 through March 8, 2008.


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
The men's field was led by World No. 1, Masters Cup champion, Australian Open semifinalist and four-time Dubai winner and defending champion Roger Federer, ATP No. 2, Chennai runner-up and Australian Open semifinalist Rafael Nadal, and new Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. Other top seeds were Masters Cup runner-up David Ferrer, Moscow winner Nikolay Davydenko, Andy Roddick, Richard Gasquet and Tomáš Berdych.


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
The women's singles announced World No. 1, Tour Championships and Sydney winner, four-time Dubai titlist and defending champion Justine Henin, WTA No. 3 and Sydney finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Australian Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic. Also competing in the field were Australian Open semifinalist Jelena Janković, Doha Tier I and Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova, Anna Chakvetadze, Marion Bartoli and Elena Dementieva.


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships, Champions, Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi /  Mark Knowles def. Martin Damm /  Pavel Vízner, 7–5, 7–6(9–7)


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships, Champions, Women's Doubles
Cara Black /  Liezel Huber def. Zi Yan /  Jie Zheng, 7–5, 6–2


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together. Santoro partnered with Richard Gasquet, but lost in the quarterfinals to Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle. Zimonjic partnered with Daniel Nestor, but lost in the semifinals to Martin Damm and Pavel Vízner.


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles won in the final 7–5, 7–6(9–7), against Martin Damm and Pavel Vízner.


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Andy Murray.


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Sixth-seeded Andy Roddick won in the final 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–2, against Feliciano López.


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions, and won in the final 7–5, 6–2, against Jie Zheng and Zi Yan.


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Justine Henin was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Francesca Schiavone.


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Elena Dementieva won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, against Svetlana Kuznetsova.


2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2008 Dubai World Cup
The 2008 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Saturday 29 March 2008. It was the 13th running of the Dubai World Cup.


2008 Dubai World Cup
The winner was Stonestreet Stables & Midnight Cry Stables' Curlin, a four-year-old chestnut colt trained in the United States by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Robby Albarado. Curlin's victory was the first in the race for his jockey, trainer and owner.


2008 Dubai World Cup
Curlin had been the American Horse of the Year in 2007 when his wins included the Preakness Stakes and the Breeders' Cup Classic. He was sent to Dubai in early 2008 and won a handicap race at Nad Al Sheba on 28 February. In the 2008 Dubai World Cup he started the 4/11 favourite and won by a record margin of seven and three quarter lengths from the South African-trained Asiatic Boy, with Well Armed a neck away in third.


2008 Dubai explosion
The 2008 Dubai explosion was an industrial explosion at a fireworks factory in the Al Quoz Industrial area on March 26, 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. One died in the explosion and another died from his injuries at Rashid Hospital. Other than the two killed, two more people were injured in the explosion.


2008 Dubai explosion
Over 20 of the 83 buildings in the area were engulfed in flames. There were two explosions that started the fire. The first was at 7:10 AM and was so large it could be felt up to six kilometres away, people at the scene said. The second smaller explosion happened at around 8:00 AM. The cause of the explosion is unknown. The blast was followed by smaller blast, assumed to be the fire works going off. The area around the blast was occupied with residents, workers, and stores. There was also large work camps with thousands of Asian workers. First responders struggled to get to the scene due to the morning traffic around that area. The smoke cloud resulted in schools in Al Quoz being evacuated.


2008 Dublin Horse Show
The 2008 Dublin Horse Show was hosted by the Royal Dublin Society (R.D.S.) at Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland, taking place between August 6 and August 10. The competition was named after its main sponsor, Fáilte Ireland.


2008 Dublin Horse Show
The show events were divided into two main areas, showing horses and show jumping. The showing classes are a major showcase of the best of the Irish horse. Some classes are restricted to Irish-bred horses.


2008 Dublin Horse Show, Results, August 6, Fáilte Stakes
Thirty-one riders competed in the 4,750 € Fáilte Stakes. The jumping height was 1.40 m for the Table A event. The top eight riders placed and received financial prizes.


2008 Dublin Horse Show, Results, August 6, Speed Stakes
Thirty-five riders competed in the 10,500 € Speed Stakes. The jumping height was 1.40 m for the Table C event. The top nine riders placed and received financial prizes.


2008 Dublin Horse Show, Results, August 6, Irish Sports Council Classic
Fifty-eight riders competed in the 21,000 € Irish Sports Council Classic. The jumping height was 1.50 m for the Table C event with jump-off. The top fifteen riders placed and received financial prizes.


2008 Dublin Horse Show, Results, August 7, Power and Speed
Fifty-three riders competed in the 21,000 € Power and Speed. The class was sponsored by Knight Frank LLP. The jumping height was 1.50 m for the Table A event. The top fourteen riders placed and received financial prizes.


2008 Dublin Horse Show, Results, August 7, Speed Derby
Twenty-nine riders competed in the 21,000 € Speed Derby. The jumping height was 1.40 m for the Table C event. The top eight riders placed and received financial prizes.


2008 Dublin Horse Show, Results, August 7, Six Bar
Nineteen riders competed in the 16,000 € Six Bar. The top eight riders placed and received financial prizes.


2008 Dublin Horse Show, Results, August 8, Samsung Super League
Eight teams of four riders competed in the 156,000 € Samsung Super League event, the seventh event in the 2008 Samsung Super League series. There were two rounds to the event, with all teams placing and receiving financial prizes.


2008 Dublin Horse Show, Results, August 9, Accumulator
Thirty-five riders competed in the 15,750 € Accumulator. The jumping height was from 1.35 m to 1.60 m for the accumulator with joker event. The top nine riders placed and received financial prizes.


2008 Dublin Horse Show, Results, August 9, Speed Derby
Forty-five riders competed in the 21,000 € Dublin Stakes. The jumping height was 1.50 m for the Table A event. The top twelve riders placed and received financial prizes.


2008 Dublin Horse Show, Results, August 9, Land Rover Puissance
Eleven riders competed in the 36,000 € Land Rover Puissance. The class was sponsored by Land Rover. The top five riders placed and received financial prizes.


2008 Dublin Horse Show, Results, August 10, Speed Championship
Twenty riders competed in the 26,000 € Speed Championship. The class was sponsored by Walls Construction Ltd.. The jumping height from 1.40 m to 1.50 m for the Table C event. The top seven riders placed and received financial prizes.


2008 Dublin Horse Show, Results, August 10, Longines International Grand Prix
Thirty-nine riders competed in the 130,000 € Longines International Grand Prix. The class was sponsored by Longines. The jumping height was 1.50 m for the Table A event which occurred over two rounds. The top ten riders placed and received financial prizes.


2008 Dublin Horse Show – Samsung Super League
The seventh event of the 2008 Samsung Super League was held in Dublin, Ireland on August 8, 2008 during the 2008 Dublin Horse Show. The Great Britain won the event, finishing with only fourteen penalties over the two rounds of competition, five fewer than host nation Ireland's nineteen faults. Jessica Kürten of Ireland, Harry Smolders of the Netherlands, and Hillary Dobbs of the United States were the only riders to complete a clear round and were each awarded one point in the top rider standings. A €156,000 purse was offered at the CSIO* **** event, with each of the eight competing teams receiving a share.


2008 Dublin Senior Football Championship
The 2008 Dublin Senior Football Championship is the inter club Gaelic football competition between the top teams in Dublin GAA. The 2008 competition opened with group stages. The first round of the group stages began on May 8, 2008. Kilmacud Crokes finished as the 2008 champions and went on to qualify for the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship first round against Celbridge. Tomas Quinn finished the season as highest scorer with 5-34 (0-24f, 0-1 sline 0-1 pen). Dublin Champions Kilmacud Crokes progressed from the Dublin championship to win both the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.


2008 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Group stages
The winning team in each group qualify for a place in the quarter finals of the competition. The team that finish in second and third position go on to the Dublin Senior B Football Championship. The teams that finish on the bottom contend the relegation championship.


2008 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Group stages, Group Two
Kilmacud Crokes went on to qualify for the quarter final of the Dublin Senior Football Championship while second place Round Towers and third place Raheny went on to the Dublin Senior B Football Championship. Naomh Olaf went on to fight for survival in the relegation playoffs.


2008 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Group stages, Group Three, Fixtures
1-0, D Farrell 0-2 (1f), C Farrell, D Campion 0-1 each.


2008 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Dublin Senior Football Final Replay
Team:D NestorK NolanP. GriffinN. McGrathB. McGrathC. O'SullivanA. MorrisseyD. MageeJ. Magee 2- 00L. McBarron 0-01B. Kavanagh 0-02N. CorkeryM. Vaughan 0-02 (1f, 1’45)M. Davoren 1-00P. Burke 0-03


2008 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Dublin Senior Football Final Replay
Substitutes:C Lamb for N McGrath (inj, 7); B ORorke for McBarron (47); Ross OCarroll for Corkery (50); Kevin OCarroll for Vaughan (Inj, 55).


2008 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Dublin Senior Football Final Replay
Match rules:60 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 5 substitutions.


2008 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Dublin Senior Football Final Replay
Team:E SomervilleR. O'ConnorC. EvansP. CurtinJ. Brogan 0-01T. BrowneM. BridesR. McConnellD. MathewsG. SmithA. DarcyD. SweeneyA. Brogan 0-03B. Brogan 0-09 (2f)J. Sherlock


2008 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Dublin Senior Football Final Replay
Substitutes:N Murphy for Browne (24); Paul Brogan for Curtin (ht); K McDonnell for Darcy (43); R Glynn for Sweeney (55).


2008 Dublin Senior Football Championship, Dublin Senior B Championship
The Dublin Senior B Football Championship is at the Semi Final stage of the competition with 4 teams remaining.


2008 Dublin Women's Soccer League
The 2008 Dublin Women's Soccer League was the 15th season of the women's association football league featuring teams from the Greater Dublin Area. With a team that included Mary Waldron and Grainne Kierans, St Francis finished as champions. They also won the 2008 FAI Women's Cup, defeating Peamount United 2–1 in the final at Richmond Park.


2008 Dublin county football team season
The following is a summary of Dublin county football team's 2008 season.


2008 Dublin county hurling team season
The following is a summary of Dublin county hurling team's 2008 season.


2008 Dublin county hurling team season, Walsh Cup and shield
Dublin decided not to play in the Walsh Cup shield and the so the win was handed to Westmeath


2008 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election, with an additional seat in Sedgley ward following the resignation of a councillor.


2008 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Following the election the Conservative Party held 43 seats, the Labour Party held 26 seats, the Liberal Democrats held 2 seats, and the UK Independence Party held one seat.


2008 Dujail bombing
The 12 September 2008 Dujail bombing occurred around 1800 local time (1500 UTC), on 12 September 2008 in Dujail, Salah ad Din Governorate, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated an explosive laden car into a police station killing 31 and injuring 60. A nearby medical clinic was also damaged. The attack occurred at around 6:20 pm local time. The attack was blamed on Al-Qaeda by US military, was the biggest attack in Iraq in months and came at a time when the violence had fallen to a 4-year low.


2008 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.


2008 Duramed Futures Tour
The 2008 Duramed Futures Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2008 in the United States. The Futures Tour is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in the United States and is the "official developmental tour" of the LPGA Tour.


2008 Duramed Futures Tour, Leading money winners
The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained membership on the LPGA Tour for the 2009 season, with those finishing in the top five positions gaining higher priority for entry into events than those finishing in positions six through ten. Finishers in positions six through ten had the option to attend LPGA Qualifying School to try to improve their membership status for 2009.


2008 Duramed Futures Tour, Schedule and results
The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the Futures Tour including that event.


2008 Durham County Council election
Elections to Durham County Council took place on 1 May 2008, along with other local elections in the UK. This was the first election to the unitary authority established as part of the 2009 changes to local government, and all seats were up for election using the first past the post voting system. The election saw the council double in size to 126 councillors, with 63 electoral divisions each returning two members.


2008 Durham County Council election
Labour kept control of the council with 67 seats. The Liberal Democrats were second with 27 seats and the Conservatives won 10. There were also 22 independents elected.


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships
2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships is a championship for young Track & Field athletes of the islands of the Dutch Kingdom. In 2008 there were three island competing. Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. They compete in different events and the athlete with the overall most points will be declared the winner. There are two age groups, they are 10–11 years (Pentathlon) and 12–13 years (Heptathlon). This year was the first year that hurdles and baseball throw was added to the event list for the heptathlon. Sint Eustatius did not have a complete team.


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships
They only competed with a full Heptathlon team. Like every year, the hosting island is allowed to have two teams (which was Aruba). There were 32 athletes competing in total and Curaçao was declared the overall winner, Aruba came in second and Sint Maarten came in third. This would also mark the 4th win for Curaçao


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships, Events
The Pentathlon consist of a total of 5 different events. These events are 60 metres, Long Jump, High Jump, Baseball throw and 800 metres (for the girls) and 1000 metres (for the boys).


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships, Events
The Heptathlon consist of a total of 5 different events. These events are 80 metres, Long Jump, High Jump,  shot put and 1000 metres (for the girls) and 1200 metres (for the boys).


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships, Teams, Aruba Team 1
Pentathlon: Lixandra Geerman, Naomi Cecilia, Reginald Koc and Christian Kingsale


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships, Teams, Aruba Team 1
Heptathlon: Jelissa Nedd, Annelaine Jacobs, Ludeson Jean Baptiste & Jeremy Fontain.


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships, Teams, Aruba Team 2
Pentathlon: Rhona Croes, Siljee Feliciana, Jenyle Julien and Jonathan Croes


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships, Teams, Aruba Team 2
Heptathlon: Eugene Bouwer, Xavier Boekhoudt, Iraida Dorothal and Chayenne David


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships, Teams, Curaçao
Pentathlon: Naeemah Isidora, Charlotte Rave, Yersel Martie and Ayrthon Sambo.


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships, Teams, Curaçao
Heptathlon: Roshaldienne Brion, Sharyanne Gijsbertha, Dudley Boelddak and Giandro Martis.


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships, Teams, Sint Maarten
Pentathlon: Shayenne Johnson, Jeanne Peterson, Abba Coombs and Leshawn Brown.


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships, Teams, Sint Maarten
Heptathlon: Edwin Ruan, Randy Richardson, Joy Harris and Janella Gibs.


2008 Dutch Caribbean Age Group Championships, Fun Facts
-	Last Year all middle distances are 1000 Meter. Pentathlon girls 800 Meter added and 1200 for the heptathlon.


2008 Dutch Figure Skating Championships
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2008 Dutch Figure Skating Championships
The 2008 Dutch Figure Skating Championships took place between 4 and 6 January 2008 in Tilburg. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.


2008 Dutch National Time Trial Championships – Women's time trial
The Women's time trial of the 2008 Dutch National Time Trial Championships cycling event took place on 31 August 2008 in and around Oudenbosch, the Netherlands. The competition was run over a 22.8 km course. 31 cyclists participated in the contest. Ellen van Dijk was the defending champion.


2008 Dutch National Time Trial Championships – Women's time trial
Mirjam Melchers won the time trial in a time of 31' 15" ahead of Kirsten Wild and Loes Gunnewijk.


2008 Dutch National Track Championships
The 2008 Dutch National Track Championships were Dutch national Championship for track cycling. The competitions took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands from December 27 to December 30. Competitions were held of various track cycling disciplines in different age, gender and disability categories.


2008 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's individual pursuit
The women's individual pursuit at the 2008 Dutch National Track Championships in Apeldoorn took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn from 29 December to 30 December 2008. 12 athletes participated in the contest.


2008 Dutch National Track Championships – Women's individual pursuit
Ellen van Dijk won for the second consecutive time the gold medal, Kirsten Wild took silver and Vera Koedooder won the bronze.