October 2007 in Sports - 27 October 2007 (Saturday)

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) Hawaiʻi 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