September 2007 in Sports - 22 September 2007 (Saturday)

22 September 2007 (Saturday)

• Baseball:
  • The Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8–6 and become the first team to clinch a spot in the playoffs.

• American football:
  • NCAA Division I FBS AP Top 25:
    • (1) USC 47, Washington State 14
    • (2) LSU 28, (12) South Carolina 16
      • 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.
    • (5) West Virginia 48, East Carolina 7
    • (6) California 45, Arizona 27
    • (7) Texas 58, Rice 14
    • (8) Ohio State 58, Northwestern 7
    • (9) Wisconsin 17, Iowa 13
    • Michigan 14, (10) Penn State 9
      • Mike Hart carries the ball 44 times for 153 yards as Michigan beats Penn State for the ninth straight time.
    • (13) Oregon 55, Stanford 31
    • (14) Boston College 37, Army 17
    • (15) Clemson 42, NC State 20
    • (22) Georgia 26, (16) Alabama 23 (OT)
      • 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.
    • (17) Virginia Tech 44, William & Mary 3
    • Syracuse 38, (18) Louisville 35
      • Orange quarterback Andrew Robinson throws for 428 yards and four touchdowns in a massive upset. His counterpart, Brian Brohm, racks up 555 passing yards in a losing effort.
    • (19) Hawaiʻi 66, Charleston Southern 10
    • (21) Kentucky 42, Arkansas 29
      • 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.
    • (23) South Florida 37, North Carolina 10
    • (24) Nebraska 41, Ball State 40
      • 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.
    • (25) Missouri 38, Illinois State 17
  • Other notable games:
    • 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

• Football (soccer):
  • 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Quarterfinals in China
    • Germany 3–0 North Korea, Wuhan
    • United States 3–0 England, Tianjin

• Rugby league:
  • NRL Preliminary Final
    • Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 28–6 North Queensland Cowboys at Sydney Football Stadium
  • Super League Play-Offs
    • Hull 22–16 Huddersfield Giants at KC Stadium

• Rugby union: 2007 Rugby World Cup in France
  • Pool A: South Africa 30–25 Tonga at Lens
  • Pool A: England 44–22 Samoa at Nantes
  • Pool D: Argentina 63–3 Namibia at Marseille

• Cricket
  • 2007 Twenty20 World Championship
    • Semifinals
      • Pakistan 147/4 (18.5 ov.) beat New Zealand 143/8 (20 ov.) by 6 wickets
      • India 188/5 (20 ov.) beat Australia 173/7 (20 ov.)