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 <div id="24_October_2007"> </div id> 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. <div id="23_October_2007"> </div id> 23 October 2007 (Tuesday) <div id="22_October_2007"> </div id> 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) <div id="21_October_2007"> </div id> 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