October 2007 in Sports - 13 October 2007 (Saturday)

13 October 2007 (Saturday)

• American football
  • NCAA Division I FBS AP Top 25:
    • (17) Kentucky 43, (1) LSU 37 (3 OT)
      • This is the first time since 2003 that a top-ranked team has lost a regular-season game.
    • Oregon State 31, (2) California 28
      • For the first time since 1996, both of the two top-ranked teams lose on the same day.
    • (3) Ohio State 48, Kent State 3
    • (4) Boston College 27, Notre Dame 14
    • (5) South Florida 64, UCF 12
    • (6) Oklahoma 41, (11) Missouri 31
    • (7) South Carolina 21, North Carolina 15
    • (9) Oregon 53, Washington State 7
    • (10) USC 20, Arizona 13
    • (12) Virginia Tech 43, Duke 14
    • Arizona State 44, Washington 20
    • Louisville 28, (15) Cincinnati 24
    • Iowa 10, (18) Illinois 6
    • Penn State 38, (19) Wisconsin 7
    • (20) Kansas 58, Baylor 10
    • (22) Auburn 9, Arkansas 7
    • (23) Texas 56, Iowa State 3
    • (24) Georgia 20, Vanderbilt 17
    • (25) Tennessee 33, Mississippi State 21

• Auto racing:
  • NASCAR: Bank of America 500 at Concord, North Carolina:

  (1) Jeff Gordon (2) Clint Bowyer (3) Kyle Busch

• Baseball: 2007 MLB Postseason
  • 2007 American League Championship Series
    • Cleveland Indians 13, Boston Red Sox 6 (11 innings)
      • After a back-and-forth first six innings, which ended with the teams tied at 6, no one scores until the Tribe explode for seven runs in the top of the 11th. This is the biggest score for one team in one extra inning in postseason history. Series even at 1–1.
  • Non-postseason news:
    • ESPN reports that Dusty Baker has signed a three-year deal to manage the Cincinnati Reds.

• Football
  • UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
    • Group A
      • Armenia 0 – 0 Serbia
      • Poland 3 – 1 Kazakhstan
      • Belgium 0 – 0 Finland
      • Azerbaijan 0 – 2 Portugal
    • Group B
      • Scotland 3 – 1 Ukraine
      • Faroe Islands 0 – 6 France
      • Italy 2 – 0 Georgia
    • Group C
      • Hungary 2 – 0 Malta
      • Moldova 1 – 1 Turkey
      • Greece 3 – 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Group D
      • Slovakia 7 – 0 San Marino
      • Cyprus 3 – 1 Wales
      • Republic of Ireland 0 – 0 Germany
        Germany qualify for Euro 2008 final tournament.
    • Group E
      • England 3 – 0 Estonia
      • Croatia 1 – 0 Israel
    • Group F
      • Iceland 2 – 4 Latvia
      • Liechtenstein 0 – 3 Sweden
      • Denmark 1 – 3 Spain
    • Group G
      • Belarus 0 – 1 Luxembourg
      • Romania 1 – 0 Netherlands
      • Slovenia 0 – 0 Albania
  • 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL):
    • Uruguay 5 – 0 Bolivia
    • Argentina 2 – 0 Chile
    • Ecuador 0 – 1 Venezuela
    • Peru 0 – 0 Paraguay

• Rugby league: Super League Grand Final
  • St Helens 6–33 Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford

• Rugby union:
  • 2007 Rugby World Cup Semi-finals:
    • SF1: England 14–9 France at Paris – Saint Denis
      • A tense match saw England take the lead six minutes from the end of the match. England go through to their second successive World Cup final, next weekend.
  • Australian Rugby Championship Grand Final
    • Central Coast Rays 20–12 Melbourne Rebels at Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium

• Cricket:
  • English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007–08
    • Sri Lanka 211 (48.1 ov.) beat England 104 (29.1 ov.) by 107 runs