June 2007 in sports

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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in June of 2007. Deaths

24: Chris Benoit 23: Rod Beck 19: Terry Hoeppner 11: Ray Mears 4: Clete Boyer 4: Bill France Jr.

Sporting seasons

Auto racing 2007: Formula One Champ Car NASCAR NEXTEL Cup NASCAR Busch Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series World Rally Championship IRL GP2 V8 Supercar Rolex Sports Car Series American Le Mans Series FIA GT Le Mans Series Japan Le Mans Challenge

Baseball Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan) Major League Baseball

Basketball 2007: NCAA Philippines PBA Fiesta Conference Playoffs

Cricket 2007: England

Cycling UCI ProTour

Football (soccer) 2006–07: England (general) Scotland (general) Argentina Major League Soccer

Golf: 2007 PGA Tour 2007 European Tour 2007 LPGA Tour

Lacrosse 2007: Major League Lacrosse

Motorcycle racing 2007: Motorcycle GP

Rugby league 2007: Super League XII

Shooting 2007: 2007 ISSF World Cup

Speedway: Speedway Grand Prix

Days of the month

30 June 2007 (Saturday)

Auto racing: IRL: The SunTrust Indy Challenge in Richmond, Virginia (1) Dario Franchitti (2) Scott Dixon (3) Dan Wheldon Rugby union: Tri Nations 20–15 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. The Wallabies come back from a 15–6 halftime deficit to stun the world's top-ranked team.

29 June 2007 (Friday)

National Football League: The league announces that NFL Europa, its European developmental league, will be immediately shut down after 16 years of operation. (NFL) Cricket: West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 2nd T20: 173/5 (19.3 ov.) beat 169/7 (20 ov.) by 5 wickets Series tied 1–1 with none to play. 2007 Future Cup 227/4 (49.1 ov.) beats 226/6 (50 ov.) by 6 wickets. Series tied 1–1 with one more to play. Sachin Tendulkar passes 15,000 career ODI runs in this match. Major League Baseball Baltimore Orioles first baseman Aubrey Huff hits for the cycle, becoming the third Orioles player ever to do so, joining Brooks Robinson and Cal Ripken Jr. He is also the first Oriole to hit one at home in Baltimore, Maryland, hitting a triple in the first inning, a double in the third, a home run in the fifth and a single in the seventh at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles lost the game, however, to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 9–7. San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds hits his 750th home run in the eighth inning off Liván Hernández in a 6–4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

28 June 2007 (Thursday)

Canadian Football League: Bashir Levingston of the Toronto Argonauts returns a missed field goal from the back of the 20-yard end zone and traverses the 110-yard field for a 129-yard touchdown, the longest play in the history of professional gridiron football. (TSN) Major League Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Frank Thomas hit his 500th career home run, a three-run shot, in the first inning of their game at the Metrodome in Minneapolis against the Minnesota Twins' Carlos Silva. He is the 21st member of the 500 home run club. The Twins won the game, 8–5. Houston Astros second baseman Craig Biggio collects his 3000th career hit, a seventh-inning single off the Colorado Rockies' Aaron Cook at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Biggio was thrown out trying to stretch the hit to a double. He is the 27th member of the 3000-hit club, and only the ninth player to record all 3000 hits with the same club. This was the third of his five hits in the game, tying his career record. The Astros won 8–5 on Carlos Lee's walk-off grand slam in the 11th inning, with Biggio on third base at the time of the shot. 2007 NBA draft in Madison Square Garden, New York City Greg Oden was the number one pick by the Portland Trail Blazers, with the Seattle SuperSonics getting Kevin Durant as the second overall choice. Cricket: Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007 1st Test-4th Day: 577/6 (dec) beat 89 & 254 (87.1 ov.) by an innings and 234 runs West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 1st T20: 208/8 (20 ov.) beat 193/7 (20 ov.) by 15 runs Football (soccer): 2007 Copa América in Venezuela Group C 5–0 4–1

27 June 2007 (Wednesday)

Cricket: Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007 1st Test-3rd Day: 577/6 (dec) leads 89 & 233/5 (82.3 ov.) by 255 runs Football (soccer): 2007 Copa América in Venezuela Group B 2–3 0–2 Major League Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard hit his 100th career home run – a 505-foot three-run blast into the Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank Park – becoming the fastest player to reach that milestone (325 games). However, the Phillies lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 9–6.

26 June 2007 (Tuesday)

Cricket: Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007 1st Test-2nd Day: 577/6 (dec) leads 89 & 3/0 (3 ov.) by 485 runs 2007 Future Cup 1st ODI: 245/6 (49.3 ov.) beat 242/8 (50 ov.) by 4 wickets leads the 3 ODI series 1–0 with 2 to play. Football (soccer): 2007 Copa América in Venezuela Group A 0–3 2–2

25 June 2007 (Monday)

Cricket: Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007 1st Test-1st Day: 89 trails 227/3 (51 ov.) by 138 runs American football: The Chicago Bears waive defensive tackle Tank Johnson three days after he is arrested in Gilbert, Arizona on suspicion of driving while impaired. (NY Times)

24 June 2007 (Sunday)

Soccer: 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final: 2:1 Auto racing: NASCAR Nextel Cup: Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Infineon Raceway. (1) Juan Pablo Montoya (2) Kevin Harvick (3) Jeff Burton Montoya wins his first Nextel Cup race since moving from Formula One. IRL: The Iowa Corn Indy 250 in Newton, Iowa (1) Dario Franchitti (2) Marco Andretti (3) Scott Sharp Champ Car: Grand Prix of Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. (1) Paul Tracy (2) Robert Doornbos (3) Neel Jani Baseball: Major League Baseball interleague play: Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dustin McGowan, who had won only five games before in his career, carries a no-hit bid into the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies. He finishes with a one-hit, one-walk shutout. 2007 College World Series: The Oregon State Beavers defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels, 9–3, to clinch the best-of-three finals series and win their second straight College World Series. (AP via Yahoo) Cricket: 2007 Future Cup 173/4 (31 ov.) beat 131 (30.5 ov.) by 42 runs Basketball: Spanish ACB Finals Real Madrid 83–71 Winterthur FCB, Real Madrid wins championship series, 3–1

23 June 2007 (Saturday)

Rugby union: Tri Nations 21–26 at ABSA Stadium, Durban Cricket: 2007 Future Cup 171/1 (34.5 ov.) beat 193 (50 ov.) by 9 wickets (D/L)

22 June 2007 (Friday)

Ice hockey: 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio: The Chicago Blackhawks select American right wing Patrick Kane of the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights with the first pick.

20 June 2007 (Wednesday)

Baseball: Texas Rangers designated hitter Sammy Sosa hits the 600th home run of his career, becoming only the fifth player in Major League Baseball history to pass the milestone. He hit the shot off of Jason Marquis in the fifth inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs, for whom he hit 545 homers in 13 seasons. The ball went into the Rangers bullpen and was caught by relief pitcher Akinori Otsuka. The Rangers won the game, 7–3. (AP via ESPN) Football (soccer): CONMEBOL 2007 Copa Libertadores final Grêmio 0–2 Boca Juniors (aggregate 0–5) (Report) Boca Juniors win their sixth championship title and advance to the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup. The Netherlands national under-21 football team reach the final of the UEFA U-21 Championship 2007. Their semi-final against England under-21 ends in 1–1 after extra time. After a shoot-out of 32 penalties (a record in international tournaments) The Netherlands win 13–12.

19 June 2007 (Tuesday)

Cricket: West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 4th Test-5th Day: 400 & 111/3 (21.4 ov.) beat 287 & 222 by 7 wickets. England win the Test series 3–0

18 June 2007 (Monday)

Baseball: The Baltimore Orioles fire manager Sam Perlozzo and name Dave Trembley interim manager. The Orioles are 128–172 in his years at the helm, and were at the bottom of the American League East Division when they let him go. Cricket: West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 4th Test-4th Day: 400 lead 287 & 83/3 (19.2 ov.) by 30 runs

17 June 2007 (Sunday)

Golf: Ángel Cabrera of Argentina, who had never won a PGA Tour event, wins the U.S. Open by one stroke over Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Auto racing: Formula One: United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (1) Lewis Hamilton (2) Fernando Alonso (3) Felipe Massa 24 Hours of Le Mans Audi drivers Marco Werner, Emanuele Pirro, and Frank Biela defeat newcomers Peugeot with the second straight win for the diesel-powered #1 R10 prototype, covering 369 laps for the company's seventh win in eight years. Binnie Motorsport's #31 Lola–Zytek wins in the LMP2 class, Aston Martin Racing's #009 DBR9 defeats Corvette in GT1, and the #76 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche leads over Ferrari in the GT2 class. NASCAR NEXTEL Cup: The Citizens Bank 400 in Brooklyn, Michigan (1) Carl Edwards (2) Martin Truex Jr. (3) Tony Stewart Cricket: West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 4th Test-3rd Day: 287 (97.1 ov.) lead 121/4 (34 ov.) by 166 runs Football (soccer): La Liga Real Madrid secure their first league championship in four years when they defeat Real Mallorca on the last day of the season by 3–1, edging out FC Barcelona who beat relegated Gimnàstic 5–1 because of Real's better head-to-head record.

16 June 2007 (Saturday)

Rugby union: Tri Nations 22–19 at Newlands, Cape Town Internationals 64–13 at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Cricket: West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 4th Test-2nd Day: 132/4 (40.4 ov.) lead by 132 runs Baseball: US Major Leagues A benches-clearing brawl ensues after San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young hits Chicago Cubs center fielder Derrek Lee with a pitch. Young, Lee, Padres pitcher Jake Peavy and Cubs hitting coach Gerald Perry are all ejected. The incident overshadowed innings of no-hit ball by Carlos Zambrano, who suffered a 1–0 complete-game loss for the Cubs after a ninth-inning home run by Russell Branyan.

15 June 2007 (Friday)

American football: Utah Blaze (AFL) wide receiver and former NFL player Justin Skaggs passes away due to complications from brain cancer. He was taken in for emergency surgery the previous day after his brain tumors expanded and built intracranial pressure, and he rapidly deteriorated from there. He never awoke, and was rendered brain dead. He was 28. NCAA College baseball The 2007 College World Series gets underway at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. Eight NCAA Division I baseball teams compete for the national championship. The event runs until June 25. Cricket: West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 4th Test-1st Day:No play, rained out

14 June 2007 (Thursday)

Basketball: 2007 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs 83, Cleveland Cavaliers 82, San Antonio wins series, 4–0 The Spurs win their fourth NBA title in nine seasons. The Cavs mount a furious rally at the beginning of the fourth quarter to go ahead by three, but San Antonio pulls away thanks to Manu Ginóbili, who scores 13 of his team-leading 27 points in the last 5:24. Tony Parker, who scores 24 in game 4, is named MVP of the finals. Ice hockey:

June 2007 in sports

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