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Major League Baseball: National League playoff races
Florida Marlins 8, New York Mets 1
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Washington Nationals 1
The Mets complete their historic September collapse, and the Phillies win the NL East. They will play the wild card winner in the NL Division Series.
Milwaukee Brewers 11, San Diego Padres 6
Colorado Rockies 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 3
The Padres and Rockies finish in a tie for the NL wild card. The teams will meet in Denver in a one-game playoff, with the winner to meet the Phils in the NLDS.
Even though they lost on the last day of the season, the D-backs still clinch the NL West title. They will go against the Chicago Cubs in their playoff series.
(1) Greg Biffle (2) Clint Bowyer (3) Jimmie Johnson
The Chase for the NEXTEL Cup standings are rocked in a race that was red-flagged twice due to rain, shortened by 85 miles due to darkness, and finished under caution. Of the 12 drivers in the Chase, seven finished 29th or worse. The day started with the top six drivers separated by 28 points; now, the only drivers within 100 points of new Chase leader Johnson are Jeff Gordon and Bowyer.
Brett Favre completes a touchdown pass to Greg Jennings in the first quarter to become the sole owner of the career passing TD record, surpassing Dan Marino. Favre would later go on to throw another touchdown, putting the total at 422 as the Green Bay Packers go 4–0 for the first time since 1998.
Oakland Raiders 35, Miami Dolphins 17
Daunte Culpepper rushes for three touchdowns and passes for two; the Raiders rush for 299 yards.
Buffalo rookie quarterbackTrent Edwards and a defense that picks off Chad Pennington twice in the fourth quarter lead the Bills to their first win.
Atlanta Falcons 26, Houston Texans 16
Quarterback Joey Harrington paces the Falcons, completing 23 of 29 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns.
Detroit Lions 37, Chicago Bears 27
The surprising 3–1 Lions set a league record with 34 fourth-quarter points, including returns of an interception and an onside kick for touchdowns; new Bears starting quarterback Brian Griese throws three interceptions.
Cleveland Browns 27, Baltimore Ravens 13
Derek Anderson throws two first-quarter touchdowns, and the Browns defense holds Baltimore to 13 points on eight Baltimore drives into Cleveland territory.
Dallas Cowboys 35, St. Louis Rams 7
Tony Romo throws for 331 yards and three touchdown and runs for a fourth score.
The Bucs defense makes things miserable for backup Panthers quarterback David Carr and his offense; Carr throws for only 155 yards on 41 attempts.
Seattle Seahawks 23, San Francisco 49ers 3
With starting QB Alex Smith out with an early injury, 49ers second-stringer Trent Dilfer completes only 12 of 33 passes, throws two interceptions and is sacked five times.
Kansas City Chiefs 30, San Diego Chargers 16
Tyron Brackenridge, a rookie free agentdefensive back on the Chiefs, returns a Philip Rivers fumble 50 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
The Cardinals go ahead in the fourth quarter when Steve Breaston returns a punt 73 yards for a touchdown; Arizona's defense sacks Ben Roethlisberger four times and forces two costly interceptions.
LSU takes over the top ranking in the AP Poll from USC after the Trojans' sloppy 27–24 win over Washington. USC remains atop the Coaches and Harris Polls, with LSU second. USC becomes the first team to lose the #1 ranking in either poll after a victory since 2002. ESPN.com
After a tumultuous week that saw 10 of last week's Top 25 lose to lower-ranked or unranked teams, the remainder of the poll is completely overhauled, with only one team (Nebraska) holding down the same position in the AP Poll as last week. Highlights:
Both teams qualify to the pre-Olympic wildcard tournament.
UAAP men's basketball semifinal at Quezon City, Philippines.
La Salle 65–60 Ateneo
More than 23,000 people inside the Araneta Coliseum saw the Green Archers defeat the Blue Eagles in a knockout game to determine University of the East's Finals opponent.
Germany become the first women's soccer side to successfully defend a major championship.
Golf:
The United States team defeats the International team 191⁄2–141⁄2 in the Presidents Cup in Montréal. This is the first time that Team USA has won the Presidents Cup outside the USA. Mike Weir gives his fellow Canadians a consolation prize by defeating world #1Tiger Woods 1-up in their singles match.
Team Great Britain & Ireland win The Seve Trophy for the third consecutive meeting, defeating Team Continental Europe 161⁄2–111⁄2 in the Republic of Ireland.
Rugby league: NRL Grand Final
Melbourne Storm 34–8 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Telstra Stadium
Argentina secure top spot in pool D, and assure themselves of a meeting with Scotland in Paris next Sunday. France book an appointment in Cardiff with New Zealand next Saturday.
Pool A: South Africa 64–15 United States at Montpellier
29 September 2007 (Saturday)[]
Major League Baseball:
American League:
Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Boston clinches the No. 1 seed in the AL playoffs; Cleveland is No. 2.
National League playoff races:
New York Mets 13, Florida Marlins 0
John Maine carries a no-hitter into the eighth inning, and the Mets stop their slide in a game that featured a bench-clearing brawl in the fifth inning.
Washington Nationals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2
The Phillies fall back into a tie with the Mets for the NL East lead. If the teams remain tied after Sunday's season-closing games, they will meet in a one-game playoff Monday in Philadelphia.
Milwaukee Brewers 4, San Diego Padres 3 (11 innings)
Tony Gwynn, Jr. victimizes his father's former team with a two-out triple off Trevor Hoffman in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, and the Brewers go on to win. The Padres' loss gives Arizona both the NL West title and home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs.
With seconds remaining, Golden Bears cornerback forces Ducks wide receiverCameron Colvin to fumble the ball on Cal's 1-yard line. The ball goes into and out of the end zone, resulting in a touchback and Cal win.
Kansas State 41, (7) Texas 21
The Wildcats return a punt, kickoff and one of Colt McCoy's four interceptions for touchdowns.
Andre' Woodson's major-college record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception ends at 325, but he also throws for a career-high five TDs.
The Nittany Lions' Anthony Morelli is intercepted as he threw for the end zone on the last play of the game, giving Ron Zook's surprise Illini a 5–1 record.
In a classic game and major shock, Wales fail to get past the pool stage for the first time ever, while Fiji set up a quarter-final match against South Africa.
The Bulls, a team that has only played Division I football for 10 years, take a 21–3 lead and never look back to give West Virginia its first loss of the year. To add injury to insult, Mountaineers quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate Pat White suffers an injury in the 2nd quarter that caused him to leave the game.
Major League Baseball:
American League playoff races:
Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Baltimore Orioles 10, New York Yankees 9 (10 innings)
The Yankees take a 9–6 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but Mariano Rivera blows the save, and Melvin Mora's bunt single in the 10th drives in the winning run and clinches the AL East for the Bosox. The Division Series are now set, with Boston playing Los Angeles and the Yankees playing Cleveland.
National League playoff races:
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Washington Nationals 0
Florida Marlins 7, New York Mets 4
The Phillies take a one-game lead in the NL East, and the Mets fall 2 games behind San Diego in the wild-card race with two games to play.
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 0
San Diego Padres 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3
With the Brewers' loss, the Cubs win the NL Central. The Padres take a 2-game lead over the Mets for the wild card.
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Colorado Rockies 2
The Diamondbacks end the Rockies' 11-game winning streak, stay one game ahead of San Diego, and clinch a playoff berth.
Other news:
The Houston Astros name interim manager Cecil Cooper as their permanent manager and sign him to a two-year contract. (AP via Yahoo)
In a winner-take-all showdown for second place and a quarterfinal date against Australia, England win comfortably, with Paul Sackey scoring two tries.
27 September 2007 (Thursday)[]
Major League Baseball playoff races:
American League:
Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 4
New York Yankees 3, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1
The Bosox slip to a 2-game lead over the Yankees in the AL East; their magic number remains 2.
National League:
St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 0
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 4
The Phillies reach a tie for first place in the NL East for the first time this season. Philadelphia first basemanRyan Howard strikes out twice; his first strikeout, his 196th on the season, breaks Adam Dunn's record for most strikeouts in a season.
Florida Marlins 6, Chicago Cubs 4
The Cubbies are swept for the series and the season by the last-place Marlins, but their lead in the NL Central stays at 2 games thanks to the Brewers' loss.
San Diego Padres 9, Milwaukee Brewers 5
The Padres end the day as they began it—1 game behind the D-backs in the NL West, and 1 game ahead in the wild card race.
Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Starting pitcher Micah Owings not only throws 6+1⁄3 scoreless innings, but also goes 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBI as the D-backs maintain their lead in the NL West.
Colorado Rockies 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
The Rockies extend their franchise-record winning streak to 11, but stay 2 games behind the division-leading D-backs and 1 game back of the wild card-leading Padres.
Brazil ends the USA's 51-match unbeaten streak, handing them their first loss under current coach Greg Ryan. It is also the worst loss in the history of the US women's team.
After the match, US goalkeeperHope Solo, whom Ryan had benched in favor of veteran Briana Scurry, causes controversy by criticizing both Ryan's coaching decisions and Scurry's performance.
26 September 2007 (Wednesday)[]
Major League Baseball playoff races:
American League:
Boston Red Sox 11, Oakland Athletics 6
New York Yankees 12, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4
Detroit Tigers 9, Minnesota Twins 4
The Red Sox retain their 3-game over the Yankees in the AL East and cut their magic number to 2. By winning, the Bronx Bombers eliminate the Tigers and assure themselves a spot in the postseason.
National League:
Washington Nationals 9, New York Mets 6
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Atlanta Braves 2
The Phillies close to within 1 game of the Mets in the NL East, and remain a game back in the wild card race.
Florida Marlins 7, Chicago Cubs 4
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Although the Cubs lose their 9th straight matchup against the Marlins over the last two seasons, they keep their 2-game lead over the Brewers in the NL Central.
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 1
The D-backs' lead in the NL West drops to 1 game over the Padres and 2 over the surging Rockies.
San Diego Padres 11, San Francisco Giants 3
The Padres retain their 1-game lead over the Phillies and Rockies for the wild card.
Colorado Rockies 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
The Rockies continue their recent surge with their franchise-record 10th straight win.
Basketball:
Philippine NCAA basketball tournament Finals at the Araneta Coliseum
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7, New York Yankees 6, 10 innings
Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 0
Tampa Bay catcherDioner Navarro's walk-off home run gives the Red Sox a 3-game lead in the AL East and keeps the Tigers mathematically alive for a wild-card spot.
National League:
Washington Nationals 10, New York Mets 9
Atlanta Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6
The Mets remain 2 games ahead of the Phillies in the NL East. With the Padres and the Rockies both winning, the Phillies are now tied with the Rockies at a game back in the wild card race.
Florida Marlins 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Milwaukee Brewers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 1
The Brewers close to within 2 games of the Cubs in the NL Central. Also, the Brewers' Prince Fielder becomes the youngest player ever to hit 50 homers in a season, and also joins his father Cecil as the only father-and-son duo to do so.
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 5
The D-backs give the teams chasing them in the NL West a chance to close the gap.
San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 4
The Padres claw back in the top of the 9th to beat the Giants, keeping their one-game lead in the wild card race intact.
Colorado Rockies 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 7
The streaking Rockies win their 9th straight, tying a franchise record. They are now tied with the Phillies at one game back in the wild card race.
American football:
A grand jury in Surry County, VirginiaindictsMichael Vick and three co-defendants on state charges related to a dog fighting ring operated on a Vick-owned property in the county. (AP via ESPN.com)
The Twins leave the Tigers on the brink of elimination from the wild-card race.
Toronto Blue Jays 4, New York Yankees 1
The Yankees drop to 2 games behind the idle Boston Red Sox in the AL East, but the Twins' victory now means that a Yanks win or a Tigers loss puts the Bronx Bombers in the postseason.
National League:
Washington Nationals 13, New York Mets 4
The Mets' lead over the idle Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East drops to 2 games.
Milwaukee Brewers 13, St. Louis Cardinals 5
The Brewers close to within 3 games of the idle Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.
San Francisco Giants 9, San Diego Padres 4
The Padres drop into a tie for the wild-card lead with Philadelphia.
USC and LSU remain 1–2 in both the AP and Coaches polls. The identities of the top nine teams in both polls remain the same, with minor shuffling below the top two. Other highlights:
After defeating Arkansas, Kentucky reach #14 AP/#15 Coaches, their highest ranking since 1977.
Cincinnati is ranked for the first time since 1976.
Arizona State becomes the fourth school that first-year coach Dennis Erickson has guided into the polls. Only Lou Holtz (five) has led more schools into the rankings.
National Football League Week 3:
Tennessee Titans 31, New Orleans Saints 14
Last year's NFC runner-up falls to 0–3, with Drew Brees throwing four interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, and losing a fumble. Vince Young throws two TD passes for the Titans.
Cricket
2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final
India 157/5 (20 ov.) beat Pakistan 152 all out (19.3 ov.) by 5 runs
23 September 2007 (Sunday)[]
Major League Baseball playoff races:
American League:
Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 2
Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 2
The Indians' win clinches the AL Central. The Tigers remain alive, barely, in the wild-card race.
Los Angeles Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 4
The Angels clinch the AL West.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5, Boston Red Sox 4
New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5
The Yankees move within 11⁄2 games of Boston.
National League:
New York Mets 7, Florida Marlins 6, 11 innings
Washington Nationals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3
The Phillies' loss in the last game at RFK Stadium puts them 21⁄2 games behind the Mets in the NL East.
Atlanta Braves 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
The Cubs widen their lead in the NL Central to 31⁄2 games over the slumping Brewers.
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 1
Colorado Rockies 7, San Diego Padres 3
The Rockies' eighth-straight win brings them within 4 games of Arizona in the NL West and 11⁄2 games of San Diego in the wild-card chase. The game is the least of the Padres' losses, as left fielder Milton Bradley is lost for the season with a torn ACL suffered when his manager Bud Black spun him to the ground to keep him from confronting umpire Mike Winters.
Auto racing:
NASCARChase for the NEXTEL Cup: Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover, Delaware
(1) Carl Edwards (2) Greg Biffle (3) Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
American football:
National Football League Week 3:
Philadelphia Eagles 56, Detroit Lions 21
The Eagles get their first win of the season, with Donovan McNabb throwing for 381 yards and four first-half touchdowns. Kevin Curtis was on the receiving end for 221 yards and three TDs, while Brian Westbrook had over 100 yards of both rushing and receiving and the other three Philly TDs.
Chad Pennington comes back from injury to throw for two touchdowns and run for another; Jets kick returner Leon Washington returns a kickoff for another touchdown.
New England Patriots 38, Buffalo Bills 7
Tom Brady goes 22-for-28 for 291 yards and four touchdowns as the Pats roll again.
Baltimore Ravens 26, Arizona Cardinals 23
Replacing an ineffective Matt Leinart, Kurt Warner leads the Cardinals back from a 23–6 fourth-quarter deficit, but Matt Stover hits a 46-yard field goal to win the game for Baltimore.
Brett Favre throws three touchdown passes to put himself level with Dan Marino on the all-time NFL list for career TD passes, with 420.
Kansas City Chiefs 13, Minnesota Vikings 10
Damon Huard hits Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe with the game-winning 16-yard touchdown pass, while the Kansas City defense frustrates Vikings backup quarterback Kelly Holcomb.
Oakland Raiders 26, Cleveland Browns 24
A week after a timeout just before the snap nullified a game-winning Raiders field goal, Oakland coach Lane Kiffin uses the same strategy to nullify Phil Dawson's would-be successful attempt at a game-winning field goal. Raiders defensive tackleTommy Kelly blocks the ensuing attempt.
Jacksonville Jaguars 23, Denver Broncos 14
Jacksonville's defense shuts down the Broncos' running game and ends the Broncos attempt at a comeback with an interception.
Seattle Seahawks 24, Cincinnati Bengals 21
Matt Hasselbeck throws for three touchdowns, including the game-winner to Nate Burleson with 1 minute left.
New York Giants 24, Washington Redskins 17
The Redskins get a first-down on New York's 1-yard line in the final minute, but a successful goal-line stand from the Giants defense seals the team's first win.
Carolina Panthers 27, Atlanta Falcons 20
Joey Harrington tallies 361 passing yards and two touchdowns for the Falcons, but Carolina wins thanks to a solid running game and three costly penalties against Falcons cornerbackDeAngelo Hall.
Dallas Cowboys 34, Chicago Bears 10
The Cowboys, who go to 3–0 for the first time since 1999, blow open a tight game in the second half as Tony Romo finishes with 329 yards passing and two TDs.
The Tigers outgain the Gamecocks on the ground, 287 yards to 16, in a downpour in Baton Rouge. Kicker Colt David scores on a fake field goal pass from Matt Flynn.
(3) Florida 30, Mississippi 24
Tim Tebow runs for 168 yards and two touchdowns and throws for two more in an otherwise uninspiring performance by the defending champs.
After a made field goal from Alabama's Leigh Tiffin, Matthew Stafford throws a touchdown pass on the Dawgs' first play in overtime to give Nick Saban his first home loss with the Tide.
Orange quarterback throws for 428 yards and four touchdowns in a massive upset. His counterpart, Brian Brohm, racks up 555 passing yards in a losing effort.
The Wildcats score 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to win their SEC road opener for the first time since 1984. Wildcats quarterback Andre' Woodson breaks Trent Dilfer's major-college record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception, with his total now standing at 296.
The Huskers survive a late scare, which included a dropped pass in the open field and a 55-yard field goal that went wide left as time expired, to beat a plucky Cardinals side.
Michigan State 31, Notre Dame 14 — The Fighting Irish go to 0–4 for the first time in school history, and "Sparty" wins its 6th successive game at Notre Dame Stadium.
Wofford 42, Appalachian State 31 — The 17-game winning streak of the Division I FCS top-ranked Mountaineers, the longest in NCAA Division I, ends.
Basketball:
UAAP basketball Finals at Manila.
Juniors: La Salle 76–74 Ateneo , La Salle leads series, 1–0
Women: La Salle 64–60 UP , Ateneo leads series, 1–0
The Houston Astros eliminate the defending World Series champion Cardinals from playoff contention, and assures Major League Baseball of a new world champion for the seventh year in a row (the 2000 New York Yankees remain the last team to repeat as World Series champions).
Bradford Bulls 30–31 Wigan Warriors at Grattan Stadium, Odsal
Wigan, who only qualified for the play-offs in the last weekend of the season after a surprise win against minor premiers St. Helens, come back from a 30–6 deficit in the last 20 minutes and eliminate Bradford.(Super League)
Rugby union: 2007 Rugby World Cup in France
Pool D: France 25–3 Ireland at Saint-Denis
Two late tries to Vincent Clerc helps France comfortably defeat Ireland 25–3 in front of 80,000 spectators in the Stade de France and avoid being knocked out of the tournament.BBC Sport
Floyd Landis is officially stripped of his win in the 2006 Tour de France and banned from competition for two years after an arbitration panel finds him guilty of doping during the 2006 Tour. He has 30 days to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (AP via ESPN.com)
Football (soccer):
José Mourinho resigns as manager of Chelsea "by mutual consent" after a breakdown in his relations with the club hierarchy. The club and Mourinho agree to a £20 million buyout of the remaining three years of his contract. (ESPNSoccernet)
USC and LSU remain 1–2 in both the AP and Coaches polls. Florida, third in last week's Coaches Poll, rises to third in the AP Poll after its 59–20 thrashing of Tennessee. Other highlights:
Alabama enters both polls for the first time since 2005.
Kentucky enters the polls for the first time since 1984 after defeating Louisville.
South Florida is ranked for the first time in school history.
National Football League Week 2:
Washington Redskins 20, Philadelphia Eagles 12
Redskins safetyLaRon Landry seals the win by knocking the ball out of Kevin Curtis' hands on a late fourth down deep in Washington territory.
Baseball:
Frank Thomas hits three home runs in a game for the second time in his career in the Toronto Blue Jays' 6–1 win over the Boston Red Sox. That and the New York Yankees' 8–5 win against Baltimore shrink the Sox's lead in the AL East to 31⁄2 games.
Basketball:
UAAP men's basketball tournament 2007 knockout game at the Araneta Coliseum.
Brett Favre throws three touchdown passes — two in the fourth quarter — to set an NFL record with his 149th career win.
San Francisco 49ers 17, St. Louis Rams 16
Dante Hall's muff of a punt in the fourth quarter gives Joe Nedney the chance to kick what turns out to be the game-winning field goal.
Cleveland Browns 51, Cincinnati Bengals 45.
In his first game as the Browns' regular quarterback, Derek Anderson throws for five touchdowns, while Jamal Lewis rushes for 215 yards in the shootout. Carson Palmer racks up 401 yards and six scores in a losing effort.
Vince Young nearly rallies the Titans back from a 22–13 deficit, but the Colts defense tightens just in time to end Tennessee's would-be game-winning drive in the last minute.
Detroit Lions 20, Minnesota Vikings 17, OT
An injured Jon Kitna gutsily leads the Lions to Jason Hanson's game-winning field goal after a Minnesota fumble.
Dallas Cowboys 37, Miami Dolphins 20
The Cowboys intercept Dolphins quarterbackTrent Green four times.
Arizona Cardinals 23, Seattle Seahawks 20
A late Matt Hasselbeck fumble sets up Neil Rackers' game-winning 41-yard field goal.
Ray Lewis picks off a Kellen Clemens pass in the end zone to end the Jets' comeback bid.
Denver Broncos 23, Oakland Raiders 20, OT
What appears to be Sebastian Janikowski's game-winning field goal is waved off when officials rule the Broncos had called time-out before the snap. Janikowski's second attempt strikes the upright, while Jason Elam is true on a 23-yarder shortly thereafter.
Chicago Bears 20, Kansas City Chiefs 10
Two big Devin Hester punt returns pace the Bears to a 17–0 lead they don't give up.
New England Patriots 38, San Diego Chargers 14
The Pats put last week's spying controversy behind them, with Tom Brady completing 25 of his 31 passes for three TDs, two of them to Randy Moss.
Baseball:
Jim Thome of the Chicago White Sox becomes the 23rd Major League Baseball player to hit his 500th career home run, hitting a two-run walk-off shot off Dustin Moseley to give the Chisox a 9–7 win over the Los Angeles Angelsin Chicago. Thome is the third player this season to reach 500 homers, a first in MLB history, and he is also the first to reach 500 homers with a walk-off homer. (AP via ESPN)
Russia receives a direct berth in the 2008 Olympics. Since Spain already qualified for Beijing by winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship, Lithuania also books a place in Beijing. Greece, Germany, Croatia, and Slovenia advance to the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament.
Golf:
PGA Tour: Tiger Woods runs away with THE TOUR Championship in Atlanta, finishing at 257 (23 under par) and winning by 8 shots over Mark Calcavecchia and Zach Johnson. Woods wins $1.26 million for winning the tournament, and earns a $10 million retirement annuity as the inaugural winner of the FedEx Cup as PGA Tour season champion.
LPGA and Ladies European Tour: Team United States wins the Solheim Cup 16–12 over Team Europe in Sweden, going 8–3–1 on the final day of singles matches and winning the Cup for only the second time ever in Europe. This came a day after television commentator Dottie Pepper called Team USA "chokin' freakin' dogs" in a comment that accidentally went over the air.
Amateur men's golf: Team USA wins the Walker Cup 121⁄2–111⁄2 over Team Great Britain and Ireland in Northern Ireland. This is Team USA's first win in this event on the other side of the Atlantic since 1991.
Andre' Woodson throws for four TD passes, including the game-winner with 28 seconds remaining, to give the Wildcats their first win over a top-10 team since 1977.
Russia book their place in the 2008 Olympics. With Spain already qualified for Beijing as reigning world champions, the winner of the third-place match tomorrow between Greece and Lithuania will also book a place in Beijing, with the loser going to the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament.
Croatia and Germany also book places in the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament. They will be joined by the winner of the seventh-place match tomorrow between France and Slovenia.
Ice Dancing: Gold: Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates Silver: Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko Bronze: Isabella Pajardi / Stefano Caruso Samuelson and Bates have earned a spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final. They are the first to do so.
Ireland narrowly avoid a sensational defeat by Georgia, a country with only eight rugby pitches and fewer than 300 registered players, trailing by 10 points to 7 at one stage.
The New England Patriots, confirmed to have spied on the New York Jets' signals with a secret video camera in their season opener, have been fined $250,000 as a team, with their coach, Bill Belichick, being fined $500,000. Also, if they make the playoffs this year, they forfeit their first-round draft pick, but if they miss the playoffs, they forfeit their second- and third-round picks.
Far Eastern University avoids elimination as they force the defending champions University of Santo Tomas in a do-or-die affair to determine which team will advance to the playoffs.
UE 92–84 La Salle (OT)
The University of the East clinches the first finals berth as they sweep the elimination round, the first time a team was able to do so since 1993, by beating De La Salle University-Manila in a mostly tightly fought contest.
Cricket:
2007 Twenty20 World Championship
Group A
Bangladesh 165/4 (18 ov.) beat West Indies 164/8 (20 ov.) by 6 wickets
West Indies are eliminated from the tournament. Bangladesh and South Africa go on to the super eights
Group B
England 188/9 (20 ov.) beat Zimbabwe 138/7 (20 ov.) by 50 runs
Group D
Match between India and Scotland is abandoned
Pakistan go on to the super eights.
Formula One:
Formula One team McLaren have been excluded from the 2007 Formula One Constructors Championship and are to pay a fine of $100 million dollars as part of the 2007 Formula One espionage controversy.
12 September 2007 (Wednesday)[]
Basketball:
EuroBasket 2007 in Spain — qualifying phase; teams advancing to the quarterfinals are in bold
The match ends before all the designated injury time is played when a hooligan throws a rudimentary flash grenade that injured Ryan Babel after the lone goal was scored by Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Doctors say injured Buffalo Billstight endKevin Everett has moved his arms and legs and, contrary to earlier predictions, is likely to recover his ability to walk. (AP via WHAM-TV[permanent dead link])
The Cleveland Browns trade starting quarterbackCharlie Frye to the Seattle Seahawks for a sixth-round draft pick and re-sign QB Ken Dorsey. Rookie QB Brady Quinn moves up to second on the depth chart behind Derek Anderson (Clevelandbrowns.com).
Basketball:
EuroBasket 2007 in Spain – qualifying phase; teams advancing to the quarterfinals are in bold
Heather O'Reilly scores in the 69th minute to tie the game for the US, who needed a critical save by Hope Solo in extra time to preserve the point against North Korea.
Aya Miyama scores both goals for her team on free kicks, one in the final minute of extra time to steal a point for Japan. Kelly Smith scores both goals for England in the final ten minutes of regulation play.
Cynthia Uwak scores the equalizer in the 82nd minute and earns the underdog Nigeria a critical point in Group B, considered by most to be the Cup's Group of Death.
Rugby union: 2007 Rugby World Cup in France
Pool D: Argentina 33–3 Georgia at Lyon
Cricket
2007 Twenty20 World Championship
Group A
South Africa 208/2 (17.4 ov.) beat West Indies 205/6 (20 ov.) by 8 wickets
Chris Gayle becomes the first person to score a century in an official International Twenty20.[1]
Swimming:
Tunisian swimmer Oussama Mellouli was stripped of his 2007 world championship title for doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was also given an 18-month suspension, made retroactive to 30 November 2006. This means, that while he loses two worlds championship medals from 2007 World Aquatics Championships held in Melbourne in March 2007, he will be eligible to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. With his 2007 results vacated, he loses the historic distinction of having become the first Arab competitor to win a world swimming championship (800 m freestyle). Przemysław Stańczyk (pl:Przemysław Stańczyk) of Poland takes over as reigning world champion. The other affected Melbourne result is 400 m freestyle. In sum, two Australians move up from bronze to silver, and an Italian and a Russian gain bronze medals instead of 4. places.
The NFL is investigating an accusation that the New England Patriots violated league rules by bringing video camera equipment to the New York Jets sideline in order to steal signs from them during their Week 1 game.[2]
Buffalo Billstight endKevin Everett is recovering after emergency surgery to stabilize the neck injury he sustained in the Bills' Week 1 loss to the Denver Broncos. Doctors stated that his spinal cord, injured between the third and fourth cervical vertebrae, was not severed, but that his chance of a full recovery are slim. Everett was conscious and alert following his injury up until entering surgery, and is aware of his situation. They will know more about his long-term prognosis in another 2–3 days.[3]
NFL Week 1 (Monday Night Football):
Cincinnati Bengals 27, Baltimore Ravens 20
The Ravens commit six turnovers, including an end-zone interception with 1:13 left.
San Francisco 49ers 20, Arizona Cardinals 17
49ers quarterbackAlex Smith leads an improbable 87-yard touchdown drive during the final three minutes to win the game.
Basketball:
EuroBasket 2007 in Spain – qualifying phase; teams that have secured a quarterfinal berth are in bold
The competition opens with the most one-sided match in the history of the competition, with Birgit Prinz and Sandra Smisek both scoring hat tricks for the defending champions.
Roger Federer d. Novak Djokovic, 7–6 (7–4), 7–6 (7–2), 6–4
American football:
National Football League Week 1:
Washington Redskins 16, Miami Dolphins 13 (OT)
The Redskins' running tandem of Clinton Portis and Ladell Betts wear down the Dolphins; Washington wins the overtime coin toss and drives to the winning Shaun Suisham field goal.
Carolina Panthers 27, St. Louis Rams 13
The Rams lead at halftime, but two costly Steven Jackson fumbles shift the momentum to Carolina for good.
Two muffed punts by the Eagles lead to 10 Green Bay points, including the game-winning 42-yard field goal by rookie Mason Crosby.
Houston Texans 20, Kansas City Chiefs 3
Mario Williams has two sacks and returns a fumble 38 yards for a touchdown.
Minnesota Vikings 24, Atlanta Falcons 3
The Vikings return two Joey Harrington passes for touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Tennessee Titans 13 Jacksonville Jaguars 10
The Titans rush for 272 yards, with Chris Brown picking up 175 of them.
Denver Broncos 15, Buffalo Bills 14
With the clock about to expire, the Broncos manage to snap the ball for Jason Elam's 42-yard winning kick.
Bills tight endKevin Everett suffers a cervicalspinal injury in a head-to-head collision with Broncos wide receiverDomenik Hixon, whom he was tackling on a kickoff return. He was evacuated from the field via ambulance, and underwent emergency surgery in an attempt to prevent quadriplegia.[4]
The Bucs take an early lead with two early field goals, but fail to score the rest of the game.
San Diego Chargers 14, Chicago Bears 3
LaDainian Tomlinson rushes for a touchdown, and passes for the Chargers' other.
Detroit Lions 36, Oakland Raiders 21
Kicking proves vital as Jason Hanson of the Lions makes three field goals while Sebastian Janikowski of the Raiders misses all three of his FG attempts.
Dallas Cowboys 45, New York Giants 35
Tony Romo throws for 345 yards and four touchdowns on 24 passes and runs for a fifth touchdown. Eli Manning also has a four-touchdown game but leaves due to injury, as do Giants running backBrandon Jacobs and defensive endOsi Umenyiora.
Ohio State leads only 3–2 at halftime but goes on to win with defense. The Zips get only three first downs and are forced to punt a school-record 14 times.
The Ducks provide the Wolverines their most-lopsided loss since 1968. Ducks quarterback Dennis Dixon throws for three touchdowns and runs for a fourth.
(1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Tony Stewart (3) David Ragan
Johnson wins his sixth race of the season, and his second in a row. Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer clinch the last two spots in the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup.
Basketball:
EuroBasket 2007 in Spain – qualifying phase; teams securing a quarterfinal berth are in bold
England 188/3 (36.2 ov.) beat India 187 (47.3 ov.) by 7 wickets
England win the 7-match series 4–3.
2007 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa:
20,000 people attend the closing ceremony.
7 September 2007 (Friday)[]
American football:
NCAA Division I FBS AP Top 25:
(15) Rutgers 41, Navy 24
Rutgers RBRay Rice runs for two touchdowns and catches another en route to becoming the school's all-time leading rusher. The Scarlet Knights' defense also intercepts Navy QB three times.
Basketball:
EuroBasket 2007 in Spain – qualifying phase; teams securing a quarterfinal berth are in bold
Pakistan Cricket Board bans Shoaib Akhtar for an indefinite period for the alleged brawl with his teammate Mohammad Asif
Rugby union: 2007 Rugby World Cup in France
Pool D: France 12–17 Argentina at Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Los Pumas, who were opening the Rugby World Cup against the host nation for the third time in a row, take a 17–9 lead into the half and hold on to surprise Les Bleus.
Anthony Allen sets a Cardinals record with 275 rushing yards on 34 attempts and scores two touchdowns. (AP via Yahoo)
5 September 2007 (Wednesday)[]
Baseball:
Playing as the designated hitter due to an ankle injury, New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez hits two home runs in the seventh inning of the Yanks' 10–2 win over the Seattle Mariners. Rodriguez is the first Yankee to accomplish the feat since 1977. (AP via Yahoo)
Basketball:
EuroBasket 2007 in Spain (teams qualifying for second group phase in bold)
6th ODI:India 317/8 (49.4 ov.) beat England 316/6 (50 ov.) by 2 wickets
4 September 2007 (Tuesday)[]
American football: 2007 NCAA Division I FBSrankings
The top three positions in both the AP and Coaches Polls remain the same from last week, with USC and LSU 1–2 in both polls, West Virginia holding steady at #3 in the AP Poll, and Florida remaining #3 in the Coaches Poll.
After their shocking loss to Appalachian State, Michigan drops from #5 to completely out of the Top 25 in both polls. No team has had a greater drop out of the AP Poll in one week since the AP Poll was expanded to 25 teams in 1989. (AP via ESPN.com)(USA Today)
The New York Mets' Pedro Martínez becomes the 15th pitcher to reach 3000 career strikeouts, reaching the mark by striking out Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aaron Harang in the second inning of the Mets' 10–4 win in Cincinnati. In his first major-league appearance since rotator cuff surgery immediately after the 2006 season, Martínez goes five innings and picks up the win. (AP via ESPN.com)
Ladies singles: Gold: Mirai Nagasu Silver: Alexe Gilles Bronze: Angela Maxwell This is the third consecutive United States sweep of the Junior Ladies medals at an ISU-organized event.
In one of the biggest upsets in college football history, the Football Championship Subdivision's Appalachian State Mountaineers defeat the Michigan Wolverines 34–32 at Michigan Stadium. Michigan, ranked fifth in the Football Bowl Subdivision, has a field goal blocked on the last play. The Mountaineers, who have won the past two FCS titles, become the first FCS (formerly Division I-AA) team to defeat a ranked FBS (formerly Division I-A) opponent since the creation of the subdivisions in 1978. (AP via Albany Times-Union)
Fourth-ranked Texas is held to 21 points by the Sun Belt Conference's Arkansas State Indians. Longhorns quarterbackColt McCoy throws two interceptions in the 21–13 win.
Florida crushes Western Kentucky, 49–3, in the first game of the Gators' national title defense.
After a ceremony in memory of the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre, the ninth-ranked Hokies defeat East Carolina, 17–7, despite being held to 33 rushing yards.
Twelfth-ranked California beats No. 15 Tennessee, 45–31, and No. 18 Auburn tops Kansas State, 23–13
All other AP Top 25 teams playing Saturday blow out their opponents.
Major League Baseball:
Starting pitcherClay Buchholz, in his second career start, pitches a no-hitter, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 10–0 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. He is only the second pitcher to get a no-hitter within his first two career starts since 1900, after Wilson Álvarez in 1991. He threw nine strikeouts, and gave up three walks and hit one batter.
Basketball:
FIBA Americas Championship 2007 semifinals at Las Vegas
Argentina and the United States advance to the finals, therefore qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Brazil and Puerto Rico are eliminated from contention. However, as teams that exited in the semifinal round, Brazil and Puerto Rico join fifth-place finisher Canada in qualifying for the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament.