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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in September of 2007. Deaths
29 : Gyula Zsivótzky 26 : Bill Wirtz 15 : Colin McRae 14 : Benny Vansteelant 11 : Ian Porterfield
Sporting seasons
American football NCAA Division I National Football League
Auto racing 2007: Formula One Champ Car NASCAR NEXTEL Cup NASCAR Busch Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series World Rally Championship GP2 V8 Supercar American Le Mans Series FIA GT Le Mans Series Japan Le Mans Challenge A1 Grand Prix
Baseball 2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan) Major League Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2007: UAAP (Philippines) Semifinal
Canadian football: Canadian Football League
Cricket 2007: England
Cycling UCI ProTour
Football (soccer) 2006–07: Major League Soccer
Football (soccer) 2007–08: England Italy Germany Spain France Argentina Denmark
Golf: 2007 PGA Tour 2007 European Tour 2007 LPGA Tour
Ice hockey 2007–08 National Hockey League
Lacrosse 2007: Major League Lacrosse
Motorcycle racing 2007: Motorcycle GP
Rugby league 2007: Super League XII
Rugby union 2007: Air New Zealand Cup Australian Rugby Championship Currie Cup
Shooting 2007: 2007 ISSF World Cup
Speedway: Speedway Grand Prix
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30 September 2007 (Sunday)
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. Auto racing: Formula One: Japanese Grand Prix at Oyama, Japan: (1) Lewis Hamilton (2) Heikki Kovalainen (3) Kimi Räikkönen NEXTEL Cup: LifeLock 400 at Kansas City, Kansas: (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. American football: National Football League Week 4: Green Bay Packers 23, Minnesota Vikings 16 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 Bills 17, New York Jets 14 Buffalo rookie quarterback Trent 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. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, Carolina Panthers 7 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 agent defensive back on the Chiefs, returns a Philip Rivers fumble 50 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Arizona Cardinals 21, Pittsburgh Steelers 14 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. Indianapolis Colts 38, Denver Broncos 20 A banged-up Colts team scores on six of its last eight possessions, including three Peyton Manning touchdown passes and one Manning TD sneak. New York Giants 16, Philadelphia Eagles 3 College football polls: 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: Cal, Ohio State, and Wisconsin rise to #3 through #5 in all three polls. Two weeks after earning the school's first ranking in history, South Florida enters the top 10, at #6 AP/#9 Coaches/#10 Harris. Boston College enters the top 10 for the first time since 1992 (#7 AP/#6 Coaches and Harris). Kentucky enters the top 10 for the first time since 1977 (#8 AP and Coaches/#7 Harris). Basketball: FIBA Africa Championship for Women at Dakar, Senegal Final: 65–58 Mali qualifies to Olympics; Senegal qualifies to the pre-Olympic wildcard tournament. Third place: 73–58 Angola qualifies to the pre-Olympic wildcard tournament. FIBA Americas Championship for Women at Valdivia, Chile Final: 101–71 USA qualifies to Olympics; Cuba qualifies to the pre-Olympic wildcard tournament. Third place: 73–41 Both teams qualify to the pre-Olympic wildcard tournament. UAAP men's basketball semifinal at Quezon City, Philippines. 65–60 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. Football (soccer): 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China Final: 2–0 , Shanghai Third-place playoff 1–4 , Shanghai Germany become the first women's soccer side to successfully defend a major championship. Golf: The United States team defeats the International team 19–14 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 #1 Tiger Woods 1-up in their singles match. Team Great Britain & Ireland win The Seve Trophy for the third consecutive meeting, defeating Team Continental Europe 16–11 in the Republic of Ireland. Rugby league: NRL Grand Final Melbourne Storm 34–8 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Telstra Stadium Rugby union: 2007 Rugby World Cup in France Pool D: 64–7 at Marseille Pool D: 15–30 at Paris 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: 64–15 at Montpellier
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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. Colorado Rockies 11, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 The Rockies remain alive in the wild-card race. American football: NCAA Division I FBS AP Top 25: (1) USC 27, Washington 24 The Trojans outgain the Huskies, 463 yards to 188, but Washington remains in the game until the end due to USC miscues. (2) LSU 34, Tulane 9 Colorado 27, (3) Oklahoma 24 The Buffaloes score 17 unanswered points to tie the game, then win on a last-second 45-yard field goal by Kevin Eberhart. Auburn 20, (4) Florida 17 Wes Byrum kicks the game-winning 43-yard field goal as the Tigers top the Gators for the second-straight year. (6) California 31, (11) Oregon 24 With seconds remaining, Golden Bears cornerback Marcus Ezeff forces Ducks wide receiver Cameron 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. (8) Ohio State 30, Minnesota 7 (9) Wisconsin 37, Michigan State 34 Maryland 34, (10) Rutgers 24 Maryland puts up 246 rushing yards on the Scarlet Knights and wins despite an injury to starting quarterback Jordan Steffy. (12) Boston College 24, Massachusetts 14 Georgia Tech 13, (13) Clemson 3 The Tigers miss four field goals, fumble a kickoff and have a punt blocked. (14) Kentucky 45, Florida Atlantic 17 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. (15) Georgia 45, Mississippi 17 (16) South Carolina 38, Mississippi State 21 (17) Virginia Tech 17, North Carolina 10 The Hokies offense sputters, but the defense comes up with key takeaways and fourth-down stops. (19) Hawaii 48, Idaho 20 Illinois 27, (21) Penn State 20 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. Florida State 21, (22) Alabama 14 (23) Arizona State 41, Stanford 3 (24) Cincinnati 52, San Diego State 23 (25) Nebraska 35, Iowa State 17 Basketball: FIBA Oceania Championship for Women at Dunedin, New Zealand: Final 87–46 – New Zealand qualify for the 2008 Olympics since Australia already qualified by virtue of winning at the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women. UAAP basketball Finals at Manila. Juniors: 98–92 (OT) , La Salle wins series, 2–0 Women: 62–58 , Ateneo wins series, 2–0 Australian rules football: Australian Football League Grand Final: Geelong 24.19 (163) def. Port Adelaide 6.8 (44) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Cricket: Australian cricket team in India in 2007-08 1st ODI-match abandoned Football (soccer): Portsmouth 7–4 Reading This is the highest-scoring match in the history of the English Premier League. Ice hockey: National Hockey League season openers: Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Anaheim Ducks Rugby league: Super League Play-Offs: Elimination Semi-Final Hull F.C. 18–21 Wigan Warriors at KC Stadium