National League: Washington Nationals 13, New York Mets 4 The Mets' lead over the idle Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East drops to 2 games. Milwaukee Brewers 13, St. Louis Cardinals 5 The Brewers close to within 3 games of the idle Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. San Francisco Giants 9, San Diego Padres 4 The Padres drop into a tie for the wild-card lead with Philadelphia. American football: College football polls: USC and LSU remain 1–2 in both the AP and Coaches polls. The identities of the top nine teams in both polls remain the same, with minor shuffling below the top two. Other highlights: After defeating Arkansas, Kentucky reach #14 AP/#15 Coaches, their highest ranking since 1977. Cincinnati is ranked for the first time since 1976. Arizona State becomes the fourth school that first-year coach Dennis Erickson has guided into the polls. Only Lou Holtz (five) has led more schools into the rankings. National Football League Week 3: Tennessee Titans 31, New Orleans Saints 14 Last year's NFC runner-up falls to 0–3, with Drew Brees throwing four interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, and losing a fumble. Vince Young throws two TD passes for the Titans. Cricket 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final 157/5 (20 ov.) beat 152 all out (19.3 ov.) by 5 runs <div id="23_September_2007"> </div id> 23 September 2007 (Sunday) Major League Baseball playoff races: American League: Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 2 Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 2 The Indians' win clinches the AL Central. The Tigers remain alive, barely, in the wild-card race. Los Angeles Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 4 The Angels clinch the AL West. Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5, Boston Red Sox 4 New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 The Yankees move within 1 games of Boston. National League: New York Mets 7, Florida Marlins 6, 11 innings Washington Nationals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 The Phillies' loss in the last game at RFK Stadium puts them 2 games behind the Mets in the NL East. Atlanta Braves 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4 Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 The Cubs widen their lead in the NL Central to 3 games over the slumping Brewers. Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 Colorado Rockies 7, San Diego Padres 3 The Rockies' eighth-straight win brings them within 4 games of Arizona in the NL West and 1 games