id> 6 September 2007 (Thursday) American football: National Football League Kickoff Game: Indianapolis Colts 41, New Orleans Saints 10: Colts receivers burn a former teammate, cornerback Jason David, for three touchdowns as Indianapolis begins its title defense. NCAA Division I FBS AP Top 25: (8) Louisville 58, Middle Tennessee 42 Anthony Allen sets a Cardinals record with 275 rushing yards on 34 attempts and scores two touchdowns. (AP via Yahoo) <div id="5_September_2007"> </div id> 5 September 2007 (Wednesday) Baseball: Playing as the designated hitter due to an ankle injury, New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez hits two home runs in the seventh inning of the Yanks' 10–2 win over the Seattle Mariners. Rodriguez is the first Yankee to accomplish the feat since 1977. (AP via Yahoo) Basketball: EuroBasket 2007 in Spain (teams qualifying for second group phase in bold) Group A: 87–83 Group A: 61–53 Group B: 77–67 Group B: 85–84 Group C: 84–80 Group C: 80–72 Group D: 67–66 Group D: 79–70 Cricket: Indian cricket team in England in 2007 6th ODI: 317/8 (49.4 ov.) beat 316/6 (50 ov.) by 2 wickets <div id="4_September_2007"> </div id> 4 September 2007 (Tuesday) American football: 2007 NCAA Division I FBS rankings The top three positions in both the AP and Coaches Polls remain the same from last week, with USC and LSU 1–2 in both polls, West Virginia holding steady at #3 in the AP Poll, and Florida remaining #3 in the Coaches Poll. After their shocking loss to Appalachian State, Michigan drops from #5 to completely out of the Top 25 in both polls. No team has had a greater drop out of the AP Poll in one week since the AP Poll was expanded to 25 teams in 1989. (AP via ESPN.com) (USA Today) Basketball: EuroBasket 2007 in Spain Group A: 90–56 Group A: 68–67 (OT) Group B: 90–68 Group B: 93–77 Group C: 95–75 Group C: 79–49 Group D: 69–62 Group D: 70–52 All of today's winners, except for Croatia, secure passage to the second group phase. <div id="3_September_2007"> </div id> 3 September 2007 (Monday) American football NCAA Division I FBS AP Top 25: Clemson 24, (19) Florida State 18 Major League Baseball: The New York Mets' Pedro Martínez becomes the 15th pitcher to reach 3000 career strikeouts, reaching the mark by striking out Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aaron Harang in the second inning of the Mets' 10–4 win in