41, (22) Texas Tech 10 (19) Texas 31, Baylor 10 Alabama 41, (20) Tennessee 17 Pittsburgh 24, (23) Cincinnati 17 (24) Michigan 27, Illinois 17 Oklahoma State 41, (25) Kansas State 39 Baseball: 2007 American League Championship Series Game 6: Boston Red Sox 12, Cleveland Indians 2 — J. D. Drew hits a grand slam in the first inning to open the scoring, and the Bosox go on to blow out the Tribe and force Game 7. Series even 3–3. Rugby union: 2007 Rugby World Cup Final: 6–15 at Paris – Saint Denis A hard-fought kicking game results in the Springboks winning their first World Cup since 1995, although England supporters will regret a disallowed try when the score was 3–9. 2007 Air New Zealand Cup Final: Auckland 23–14 Wellington at Eden Park Cricket: Australian cricket team in India in 2007–08 Only T20: 167/3 (18.1 ov.) beat 166/5 (20 ov.) by 7 wickets South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2007–08 2nd ODI: 265/9 (50 ov.) beat 240 (49.3 ov.) by 25 runs <div id="19_October_2007"> </div id> 19 October 2007 (Friday) Rugby union: 2007 Rugby World Cup: Bronze Final: 10–34 at Paris In a rematch of the opening game of the Rugby World Cup, Argentina repeat their victory over hosts France to take overall third place in the competition and world rankings, their best result ever. <div id="18_October_2007"> </div id> 18 October 2007 (Thursday) Baseball: 2007 American League Championship Series Game 5: Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 1 — Josh Beckett strikes out 11 in eight innings of work, Manny Ramírez puts the Bosox ahead to stay in the third inning with a long single that barely missed being a homer, and the Red Sox pull away late to bring the series back to Fenway Park. Indians lead series 3–2. Non-playoff news: After the New York Yankees offer their manager Joe Torre a one-year contract for US$5 million—a one-third pay cut from what he made in 2007—he chooses to resign after a 12-year tenure as manager in which he led the Yankees to the playoffs every season. (AP and ESPN.com) American football: NCAA Division I FBS AP Top 25: Rutgers 30, (2) South Florida 27 Cricket: South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2007–08: 294/5 (50 ov.) beat 249 (46.3 ov.) by 45 runs <div id="17_October_2007"> </div id> 17 October 2007 (Wednesday) <div id="16_October_2007"> </div id> 16 October 2007