<div id="31_October_2007"> </div id> 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 <div id="30_October_2007"> </div id> 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. <div id="29_October_2007"> </div id> 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