October 2007 in sports

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

29: Christian d'Oriola 22: Jim Mitchell 21: Max McGee 8: John Henry (horse) 7: Norifumi Abe 1: Al Oerter 1: Chris Mainwaring

Sporting seasons

American football NCAA Division I FBS National Football League

Auto racing 2007: Champ Car NASCAR NEXTEL Cup NASCAR Busch Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series World Rally Championship V8 Supercar Le Mans Series A1 Grand Prix

Baseball 2007 Major League Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan)

Basketball 2007 British Basketball League Euroleague National Basketball Association Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup

Canadian football: Canadian Football League

Cricket 2007: England

Cycling UCI ProTour

Association football (soccer) 2006–07: Major League Soccer

Association football (soccer) 2007–08: England Italy Germany Spain France Argentina Denmark

Golf: 2007 LPGA Tour

Ice hockey 2007–08 National Hockey League

Rugby union: 2007: Air New Zealand Cup Australian Rugby Championship Currie Cup 2007–08: English Premiership Celtic League Top 14

31 October 2007 (Wednesday)

Baseball: 2007 Japan Series Game 4: Chunichi Dragons 4, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2. Dragons lead series 3–1. Basketball: 2007–08 NBA season – Season Openers Indiana Pacers 119, Washington Wizards 110 (OT) Orlando Magic 102, Milwaukee Bucks 83 Toronto Raptors 106, Philadelphia 76ers 97 New Jersey Nets 112, Chicago Bulls 103 Dallas Mavericks 92, Cleveland Cavaliers 74 San Antonio Spurs 104, Memphis Grizzlies 101 New Orleans Hornets 104, Sacramento Kings 90 Denver Nuggets 120, Seattle SuperSonics 103

30 October 2007 (Tuesday)

Baseball: 2007 Japan Series Game 3: Chunichi Dragons 9, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 1. Dragons lead series 2–1. Major League Baseball: The New York Yankees sign Joe Girardi to a three-year contract as the team's new manager. (ESPN.com) Grady Little resigns as Los Angeles Dodgers manager amid rumors that former Yankees manager Joe Torre will soon be signed. (ESPN.com) Basketball: 2007–08 NBA season – Season Openers San Antonio Spurs 106, Portland Trail Blazers 97 Utah Jazz 117, Golden State Warriors 96 Houston Rockets 95, Los Angeles Lakers 93 Football (soccer): FIFA announces that Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup and Germany will host the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

29 October 2007 (Monday)

American football National Football League Week 8: Green Bay Packers 19, Denver Broncos 13 (OT) Brett Favre connects with Greg Jennings for an 82-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage in overtime. Rugby union: Jake White, who coached South Africa to the 2007 Rugby World Cup title, resigns as Springboks head coach, effective at the end of 2007. (South African Rugby Union) Cricket: South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2007–08 233/9 (50 ov.) beat 219 (46.3 ov.) by 14 runs <div id="28_October_2007"> </div id>

28 October 2007 (Sunday)

American football National Football League Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles 23, Minnesota Vikings 16 Cleveland Browns 27, St. Louis Rams 20 New York Giants 13, Miami Dolphins 10 (at Wembley Stadium in London) Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Cincinnati Bengals 13 Tennessee Titans 13, Oakland Raiders 9 Indianapolis Colts 31, Carolina Panthers 7 The Colts become the first team since the 1929–31 Green Bay Packers to start three straight seasons 7–0. Quarterback Peyton Manning throws two touchdowns to break Johnny Unitas' franchise record for career touchdown passes. Detroit Lions 16, Chicago Bears 7 Jacksonville Jaguars 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 San Diego Chargers 35, Houston Texans 10 Buffalo Bills 13, New York Jets 3 New Orleans Saints 31, San Francisco 49ers 10 New England Patriots 52, Washington Redskins 7 The Patriots go to 8–0, setting up a matchup between two unbeaten teams when they travel to Indianapolis next week. In the same week, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady become the first quarterbacks to have beaten 31 of the 32 current NFL teams. Obviously, since both are with their original team, neither have beaten their own team. Auto racing: NASCAR: Pep Boys Auto 500 at Hampton, Georgia: (1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Carl Edwards (3) Reed Sorenson Baseball: 2007 World Series: Game 4: Boston Red Sox 4, Colorado Rockies 3: The Red Sox win their second World Series in four years. Series Most Valuable Player Mike Lowell scores from second on a Jason Varitek single in the fifth, then hits a solo home run in the seventh to give the Sox a 3–0 lead. Homers by Colorado's Brad Hawpe and Garrett Atkins, sandwiching a solo shot by Boston's Bobby Kielty, close the gap to 4–3. But Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon pitches innings for his third save of the series. Red Sox win series 4–0. 2007 Japan Series: Game 2: Chunichi Dragons 8, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 1. Series even 1–1. Other news: Scott Boras, the agent for Alex Rodriguez, announces that A-Rod will exercise his option to void the last four years of his contract with the New York Yankees and will become a free agent.

27 October 2007 (Saturday)

American football NCAA Division I FBS AP Top 25: (1) Ohio State 37, (24) Penn State 17 (5) Oregon 24, (9) USC 17 (6) West Virginia 31, (25) Rutgers 3 (7) Arizona State 31, (18) California 20 (20) Georgia 42, (9) Florida 30 at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic) Connecticut 22, (11) South Florida 15 The Huskies defeat a ranked team for the first time in 11 attempts as a Division I-A/FBS team. (12) Kansas 19, Texas A&M 11 The Jayhawks go to 8–0 for the first time since 1909. (13) Missouri 42, Iowa State 28 Mississippi State 31, (14) Kentucky 14 Tennessee 27, (15) South Carolina 24 (OT) (16) Hawaii 50, New Mexico State 13 (17) Texas 28, Nebraska 25 (19) Michigan 34, Minnesota 10 (Little Brown Jug) NC State 29, (21) Virginia 24 (23) Auburn 17, Mississippi 3 Baseball: 2007 World Series Game 3: Boston Red Sox 10, Colorado Rockies 5. The Bosox slay the "Dragon Slayer" Josh Fogg with six runs in the third inning, let the Rockies back in the game with a five-run sixth, but pull away. The Sox are led on offense by Jacoby Ellsbury, the first rookie since 1936 with four hits in a Series game, and Dustin Pedroia, with three hits of his own. Red Sox lead series 3–0. 2007 Japan Series Game 1: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 3, Chunichi Dragons 1. Fighters lead series 1–0. Football (soccer): MLS Cup 2007 – Conference Semifinals, first leg New England Revolution 0–0 New York Red Bulls Chivas USA 0–1 Kansas City Wizards Houston Dynamo 0–1 FC Dallas Horse racing: 2007 Breeders' Cup at Monmouth Park Curlin wins the Breeders' Cup Classic in a powerful stretch drive, defeating his major rivals for U.S. Horse of the Year honors in Street Sense and Lawyer Ron. For the second straight year, a Breeders' Cup race is marred by tragedy, as European star George Washington shatters an ankle in the Classic and is put down on the track. Other winners: Juvenile Fillies — Indian Blessing Juvenile — War Pass Filly & Mare Turf — Lahudood Sprint — Midnight Lute Turf Mile — Kip Deville Distaff — Ginger Punch Turf — English Channel Rugby union: 2007 Currie Cup Final Free State Cheetahs 20–18 Golden Lions at Bloemfontein

26 October 2007 (Friday)

Horse racing: 2007 Breeders' Cup at Monmouth Park Filly & Mare Sprint — Maryfield Juvenile Turf — Nownownow Dirt Mile — Corinthian

25 October 2007 (Thursday) American football: NCAA Division I FBS AP Top 25: (2) Boston College 14, (8) Virginia Tech 10 Amidst rainy conditions in Blacksburg, the Eagles score two touchdowns in the last three minutes to overcome one of their major hurdles to an undefeated season. Baseball: 2007 World Series Game 2: Boston Red Sox 2–1 Colorado Rockies, Red Sox lead series 2–0. Mike Lowell proves to be the difference-maker for the Red Sox, scoring on a Jason Varitek sacrifice fly in the 4th inning and then driving David Ortiz in with a double in the 5th. Matt Holliday provides four of the Rockies' five hits, but is picked off at first in the 8th inning by Jonathan Papelbon. Papelbon and Hideki Okajima, who first relieved Curt Schilling, combined for 3 innings of shutout relief, only giving up one hit to Holliday. Football (soccer): MLS Cup 2007 – Conference Semifinals, first leg D.C. United 0–1 Chicago Fire

24 October 2007 (Wednesday)

Baseball: 2007 World Series Game 1: Boston Red Sox 13–1 Colorado Rockies, Red Sox lead series, 1–0. Dustin Pedroia leads off with a home run and the Sox never look back, handing the Rockies their first loss in ten games. Josh Beckett strikes out nine while giving up only one run in seven innings on the mound, while his counterpart Jeff Francis only lasted four innings, allowing six runs off ten hits.

23 October 2007 (Tuesday)

22 October 2007 (Monday)

American football National Football League Week 7: Indianapolis Colts 29, Jacksonville Jaguars 7 The Colts become the third team in NFL history to start three consecutive seasons at 6–0. Both David Garrard (sprained ankle) and Maurice Jones-Drew (sprained knee) were knocked out of the game for the Jags. Major League Baseball: Tony La Russa agrees to a two-year deal to stay on as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. (AP via ESPN.com) Football (soccer): Despite only one loss out of 55 matches, Greg Ryan is sacked as coach of the USA women's national team. (AP via ESPNsoccernet)

21 October 2007 (Sunday)

American football National Football League Week 7: Detroit Lions 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 Tennessee Titans 38, Houston Texans 36 The Titans blow a 32–7 fourth-quarter lead, but are rescued by their kicker Rob Bironas, who kicks the winning field goal as time expires. The winning field goal was his eighth of the game, setting an NFL record. Washington Redskins 21, Arizona Cardinals 19 New England Patriots 49, Miami Dolphins 28 Tom Brady throws five of his six touchdown passes in the first half as the Pats romp. New York Giants 33, San Francisco 49ers 15 Buffalo Bills 19, Baltimore Ravens 14 New Orleans Saints 22, Atlanta Falcons 16 Cincinnati Bengals 38, New York Jets 31 Kansas City Chiefs 12, Oakland Raiders 10 Chicago Bears 19, Philadelphia Eagles 16 Seattle Seahawks 33, St. Louis Rams 6 Dallas Cowboys 24, Minnesota Vikings 14 Denver Broncos 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 28 The Steelers come back from a 28–14 fourth-quarter deficit, but Jason Elam kicks the game-winning field goal as time expires. Auto racing: Formula One: Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, São Paulo: (1) Kimi Räikkönen (2) Felipe Massa (3) Fernando Alonso . Lewis Hamilton finishes 7th in the final race of the season, with the result that Kimi Räikkönen wins the Drivers Championship with 110 points, followed by Hamilton and Alonso, both on 109 points. NASCAR: Subway 500 at Martinsville, Virginia: (1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Ryan Newman (3) Jeff Gordon This race sees 21 cautions, with more than one-fourth of the race (127 out of 506 laps) run under yellow, and ends with a caution during an overtime lap. Johnson's win closes his deficit to teammate Gordon in the Chase to 53 points. Champ Car: Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia: (1) Sébastien Bourdais (2) Justin Wilson (3) Bruno Junqueira The win wraps up Bourdais' fourth consecutive title. Motorcycle GP: Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix at Sepang, Malaysia: (1) Casey Stoner (2) Marco Melandri (3) Dani Pedrosa

October 2007 in sports

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