2007 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Badgers won the battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe in a game featuring a lot of offense. Minnesota led the game 13–10 at halftime, but after the break Wisconsin outscored Minnesota 31–21 to win the game by 7. Freshman David Gilreath had two punt returns for 106 yards to spark Wisconsin. Running back Zach Brown led the Badger attack on the ground, rushing for 250 yards and two touchdowns. Led by Adam Weber's 352 yards passing and 87 yards rushing, Minnesota rolled up 501 ones yards in total offense in defeat. The loss completed Minnesota's first winless Big Ten campaign since 1983.


2007 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Awards and honors, Team awards
Butch Nash Award (Competitive on the field and in the classroom)


2007 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Awards and honors, Team awards
Paul Giel Award (Unselfishness and most concern about the U of M)


2007 Minnesota Lynx season
The 2007 WNBA season was the ninth season for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx tied their franchise-worst record from 2006 and never reached the playoff race.


2007 Minnesota Lynx season, Regular season, Season schedule
* The July 6 game was played at Williams Arena due to a conflict at Target Center.


2007 Minnesota Swarm season
The Minnesota Swarm are a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the franchise's 3rd season in the league.


2007 Minnesota Swarm season, Regular season, Conference standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2007 Minnesota Swarm season, Player stats, Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2007 Minnesota Swarm season, Player stats, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2007 Minnesota Twins season
The 2007 Minnesota Twins season was the 47th season for the franchise in Minnesota, and the 107th overall in the American League. They were managed by Ron Gardenhire and played their home games in the Metrodome in Minneapolis.


2007 Minnesota Twins season
The Twins finished the season with a 79-83 record, their first losing record since 2000.


2007 Minnesota Twins season
On September 13, Twins general manager Terry Ryan resigned. He was replaced by Assistant General Manager Bill Smith.


2007 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
For the third year in a row, an important Twins personality died just before the beginning of the season. In 2005, long-time stadium announcer Bob Casey fell to heart failure. In 2006, Hall of Fame center fielder Kirby Puckett died from a massive bilateral stroke brought on by hypertension. In 2007, Herb Carneal, the team's radio play-by-play announcer for 45 years, died from heart failure on April 1, the day before Opening Day. The Twins announced that they would dedicate the 2007 season to Carneal's memory.


2007 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Offense
While the 2006 team was known for the "piranhas"—gritty hitters lacking power but possessing speed and guile—the 2007 team saw the continued the development of power hitters such as 2006 league MVP Justin Morneau, Torii Hunter, and Jason Kubel. After the Twins swept a July 6 doubleheader with the Chicago White Sox by a combined score of 32-14, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén, the man who coined the term "piranhas" in 2006, stated: "They're not piranhas no more. They're a shark attack now."


2007 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Offense
In the second game of that doubleheader, Morneau became the first Twin to hit three home runs in a game since Tony Oliva against the Kansas City Royals on July 3, 1973. The Twins scored the most runs by one team in a doubleheader since the Boston Red Sox totaled 35 in a sweep of the Philadelphia Athletics on July 4, 1939. Nick Punto, as of August 22, 2007 has the lowest batting average among qualified batters in the American League, at .201.


2007 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching
The Twins entered the season with a problem in the starting rotation after Twins staple Brad Radke retired and Francisco Liriano had Tommy John surgery. The Twins signed Ramón Ortiz and Sidney Ponson to start. Ponson was released in May and was replaced by Scott Baker, Ramón Ortiz was moved to the bullpen shortly after and replaced in the rotation by Kevin Slowey. However, Slowey was sent to the minors in early July, replaced by Matt Garza. Ramón Ortiz was traded in August to the Colorado Rockies.


2007 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching
On August 31, Baker took a perfect game into the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals, before giving up a leadoff walk to catcher John Buck. His no-hitter also ended when he gave up a 1-out single to Mike Sweeney in the 9th inning. The game was won by the Twins 5-0.


2007 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching
Starter Johan Santana won a Gold Glove Award, the only one of his career.


2007 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Notable transactions
After their great amount of success in 2006, in which they came from behind to win the AL Central, the Twins wanted to be sure to lock up their 3-4-5 hitters (Joe Mauer, Michael Cuddyer, and Justin Morneau) to multi-year deals. The Twins were able to sign Mauer to a four-year deal worth $33 million, but Morneau and Cuddyer only agreed to sign one-year contracts, worth $4.5 million and $3.575 million respectively.


2007 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2007 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2007 Minnesota Vikings season
The 2007 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 47th in the National Football League. The Vikings' 8–8 record under second-year head coach Brad Childress was an improvement on their 6–10 record in 2006; nonetheless, for the third straight year, the Vikings failed to make the playoffs.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season
Although they had the worst pass defense in the NFL in 2007, surrendering 4,225 passing yards, the Vikings finished the season with the league's best defense against the run, allowing only 74.1 rushing yards per game, as well as the best rushing offense with running backs Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor. Peterson was named 2007 Offensive Rookie of the Year for 2007.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Offseason
The Vikings began the 2007 offseason by losing their defensive coordinator, Mike Tomlin, who was hired to be the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 21, 2007. Coach Brad Childress waited until after the Super Bowl to hire Leslie Frazier, who served as special assistant to the head coach/defensive backs coach under Tony Dungy at the Indianapolis Colts. Frazier became the Vikings' new defensive coordinator on February 8. Frazier played cornerback for the 1985 Chicago Bears, and had just won Super Bowl XLI over his former Bears team when he was hired by the Vikings.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
The Vikings began their 2007 campaign at home against the Atlanta Falcons. In the first quarter, Minnesota scored first with defensive tackle Kevin Williams returning an interception 54 yards for a touchdown. It was the only score of the first half. In the third quarter, kicker Ryan Longwell kicked a 49-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Falcons got their only score of the game, with Matt Prater kicking a 45-yard field goal. From there, the Vikings had the only offense with Tarvaris Jackson throwing a 60-yard touchdown pass to rookie running back Adrian Peterson. Cornerback Antoine Winfield returned an interception 14 yards for a touchdown.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Detroit Lions
Following their home win over the Falcons, the Vikings flew to Ford Field for a Week 2 divisional match-up with the Detroit Lions. After a scoreless first quarter, Minnesota trailed early as Lions quarterback Jon Kitna completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Roy Williams. The Vikings tied the game with a 1-yard touchdown run from quarterback Tarvaris Jackson. However, Detroit retook the lead with kicker Jason Hanson's 30-yard field goal.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Detroit Lions
In the third quarter, the Lions increased their lead with a 7-yard touchdown pass from J. T. O'Sullivan – who was in for the injured Kitna – to Calvin Johnson. Minnesota tied the game through a 32-yard field goal from Ryan Longwell and a 9-yard fumble return touchdown from defensive end Ray Edwards. After both teams failed to score in the fourth quarter, the Vikings received the ball first to begin overtime. However, nine plays into the Vikings' drive, Detroit recovered a fumble by backup Vikings quarterback Brooks Bollinger for the game's 10th overall turnover, allowing Hanson's to kick a 37-yard, game-winning field goal.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs
Following their divisional road loss to the Lions, the Vikings flew to Arrowhead Stadium for an interconference duel with the Kansas City Chiefs. In the first quarter, the Vikings' rookie running back Adrian Peterson got an 11-yard touchdown run for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, Minnesota increased their lead via a 22-yard Ryan Longwell field goal. The Chiefs ended the half with kicker Dave Rayner getting a 39-yard field goal.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs
In the second half, Kansas City were the only team to score. In the third quarter, the Chiefs drew closer with Rayner kicking a 49-yard field goal, before closing out the win in the fourth quarter with quarterback Damon Huard completing a 16-yard touchdown pass to Dwayne Bowe.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Green Bay Packers
Trying to snap a two-game losing streak, the Vikings returned home for an NFC North duel with the Green Bay Packers. With regular starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson recovering from injuries, Kelly Holcomb started in his place. In the first quarter, the Vikings trailed early as Brett Favre threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings, surpassing Dan Marino with the 421st touchdown pass of his career. After Favre was honored for his accomplishment, Minnesota narrowed the margin between the two teams to a single point with field goals of 44 and 35 yards from kicker Ryan Longwell, before Mason Crosby hit a 28-yard field goal to restore a four-point lead for the Packers going into halftime.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Green Bay Packers
In the third quarter, Crosby and Longwell cancelled each other out with field goals from 44 yards and 48 yards, respectively. In the fourth quarter, Crosby made a 33-yard field goal, before Favre completed a 33-yard touchdown pass to James Jones. Minnesota tried to rebound with Holcomb completing a 15-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Sidney Rice. The Vikings failed with an attempted onside kick, but two plays later Chad Greenway recovered a fumble by Favre, giving the Vikings just under 2 minutes to go 54 yards for a game-tying touchdown. However, after moving into Green Bay territory, Holcomb was subsequently intercepted by Atari Bigby, allowing Favre to kneel out the game.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Green Bay Packers
Adrian Peterson ran 12 times for 112 yards, making him the first rookie running back since Chuck Foreman to rush for 100 yards in each of his first three games as a Vikings starter.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Chicago Bears
Coming off their bye week, the Vikings went to Soldier Field for a Week 6 NFC North contest against the Chicago Bears. In the first quarter, Minnesota trailed early as Devin Hester returned a punt 89 yards for a touchdown. The Vikings responded with a 60-yard touchdown pass from Tarvaris Jackson to Troy Williamson. In the second quarter, Chicago's Brian Griese completed a 39-yard touchdown pass to Bernard Berrian. Afterwards, Minnesota answered with a 67-yard touchdown run from Adrian Peterson.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Chicago Bears
In the third quarter, the Vikings took the lead with 73-yard touchdown run from Peterson for the only score of the period. Kickers Ryan Longwell and Robbie Gould traded field goals of 48 and 32 yards to start the fourth quarter, before Peterson scored his third touchdown of the game on a 35-yard run. Chicago tied the game again with Griese completing a 33-yard touchdown pass to Muhsin Muhammad, followed by an 81-yard touchdown pass to Hester. But on the ensuing kickoff, Peterson sprinted all the way down to the Chicago 38-yard line, setting Longwell up for a 55-yard, game-winning field goal.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Chicago Bears
With the win, the Vikings improved to 2–3, largely in part to Peterson's 224 rushing yards, which put him fifth for the most rookie rushing yards in one game. Up to this point, he had a total of 607 rushing yards, which placed him second for the most rookie rushing yards through the first five games, only behind Eric Dickerson. He also broke the NFL record for most all purpose yards in a single game, with 361.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Dallas Cowboys
Coming off their impressive divisional road win over the Bears, the Vikings flew to Texas Stadium for a Week 7 intraconference duel with the Dallas Cowboys. In the first quarter, Minnesota trailed early as Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens. The Vikings responded with a 20-yard touchdown run from Adrian Peterson.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Dallas Cowboys
In the second quarter, Minnesota scored a bizarre defensive touchdown, as Antoine Winfield forced a fumble from Cowboys receiver Patrick Crayton; linebacker Ben Leber recovered the ball and ran with it before lateraling it to Cedric Griffin; Griffin then also fumbled the ball, but it bobbled back up into his hands and he was able to run it in for a touchdown.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Dallas Cowboys
In the third quarter, the Vikings began to struggle as Cowboys running back Marion Barber III scored a 1-yard touchdown, before safety Pat Watkins returned a blocked field goal 68 yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Dallas closed out the win with kicker Nick Folk getting a 45-yard field goal.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Cowboys, the Vikings came home for a Week 8 intraconference duel with the Philadelphia Eagles that saw head coach Brad Childress go up against his mentor, Philadelphia coach Andy Reid. With starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson out with a thumb injury, veteran backup Kelly Holcomb got the start.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
In the first quarter, Minnesota took an early lead as Holcomb completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to tight end Visanthe Shiancoe. The Eagles responded with a 20-yard David Akers field goal, before running back Brian Westbrook scored a 6-yard touchdown catch followed by a 1-yard run to put the Eagles up 17–7. Minnesota's only response for the period was a 39-yard field goal from kicker Ryan Longwell.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
In the third quarter, Akers and Longwell traded field goals from 27 and 32 yards. Longwell then drew the Vikings to within four points on a 48-yard field goal with just under 9 minutes to play in the game, only for Akers to seal the win for the Eagles on a 25-yard field goal.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Holcomb (7/16 for 88 yards and 1 touchdown) was concussed on a sack in the third quarter, resulting in Brooks Bollinger (7/10 for 94 yards) coming in to finish the game.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers
Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Eagles, the Vikings stayed at home and played a Week 9 interconference game against the San Diego Chargers. The two teams were level by the end of the first quarter, following 1-yard touchdown runs from both Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson and the Vikings' Adrian Peterson. The second quarter then went scoreless until the very last play of the half, when kicker Ryan Longwell came up short on a 57-yard field goal attempt, which Antonio Cromartie returned 109 yards for a touchdown, the longest possible play in the game.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers
The Vikings scored a pair of long touchdowns in the third quarter, as Peterson scored on a 64-yard run, followed by a 40-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger to Sidney Rice. The Chargers narrowed the Vikings' lead to four points in the fourth quarter on a 36-yard field goal by Nate Kaeding, but another long touchdown run of 46 yards from Peterson and a 2-yard score from fellow running back Chester Taylor sealed a 35–17 win for the Vikings.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers
Peterson had 30 carries for 296 rushing yards, setting a new single-game league record, along with three touchdowns.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers
Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson (6/12 for 63 yards) started the game, but was concussed in the second quarter and replaced by Brooks Bollinger.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Green Bay Packers
Playing their first road game in three weeks, the Vikings traveled to Lambeau Field to play their long-time rivals, the Green Bay Packers.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Green Bay Packers
In the first half, a 30-yard run by Ryan Grant gave the Packers a 7–0 lead, and two field goals by Mason Crosby (a 39-yard field goal midway through the 2nd quarter and a 24-yard field goal at the end of the half) provided all the first half scoring, as the Vikings went to the locker room trailing 13–0.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Green Bay Packers
The Packers completed the shutout with Brett Favre throwing a pair of third-quarter touchdown passes, one to Donald Lee and one to Ruvell Martin. Martin scored again in the fourth quarter. The Vikings were shut out 34–0, the first time the Vikings had been shut out in the regular season since 1991.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Green Bay Packers
Adrian Peterson suffered a knee injury in the third quarter and left the game.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Green Bay Packers
With the loss, Minnesota fell to 3–6 and were swept by the Packers.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders
Hoping to rebound from their divisional road loss to the Packers, the Vikings' Week 11 opponent was the Oakland Raiders, who had former Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper under center. After a 79-yard pass from wide receiver Sidney Rice to Visanthe Shiancoe on the first play from scrimmage, the Vikings scored on the very next play on a 10-yard run from Chester Taylor. This was followed by a safety when Culpepper was penalized for intentional grounding in his own endzone.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders
Two plays after the ensuing free kick, the Vikings fumbled the ball just inside Oakland territory, allowing the Raiders to set up a 42-yard field goal for Sebastian Janikowski. On the next drive, the Vikings restored their nine-point lead as kicker Ryan Longwell hit a 30-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter. A short Oakland drive culminating in 10-yard touchdown pass from Culpepper to tight end John Madsen, followed by another Janikowski field goal, saw the Raiders take the lead for the first time. Four plays later, Minnesota regained a six-point lead on a 38-yard touchdown run from Taylor, but field goals of 42 and 49 yards from Janikowski meant the first half ended with the scores level at 19–19.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders
The Vikings recorded the only score of the third quarter on a 38-yard field goal from Longwell, though they did finish the period on the Raiders' 6-yard line, allowing Taylor to run in his third touchdown on the opening play of the fourth quarter, the first time in his career that he scored three touchdowns in one game. A 52-yard field goal from Janikowski narrowed the margin to 7 points with less than three-and-a-half minutes to play, and after forcing the Vikings to punt just inside the two-minute warning, they had one last chance to level the scores.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders
On the first play of the drive, Culpepper threw the ball in the direction of Justin Fargas, who tipped it up, allowing Chad Greenway to come up with an interception; he went to ground with the ball, but inexplicably got up and attempted to advance it, which allowed left tackle Barry Sims to force a fumble, recovered by right guard Paul McQuistan. That enabled the Raiders to extend their drive, but although they managed to get into Vikings territory, a false start penalty meant Culpepper had to attempt a Hail Mary pass on the final play, but it came up short, giving the Vikings a 29–22 win.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at New York Giants
Coming off their home win over the Raiders, the Vikings flew to the Meadowlands for a Week 12 matchup with the New York Giants. In the first quarter, the Vikings scored first as QB Tarvaris Jackson completed a 60-yard TD pass to WR Sidney Rice. The Giants responded with RB Reuben Droughns getting a 1-yard TD run. Minnesota regained the lead with safety Darren Sharper returning an interception 20 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, the Vikings continued their scoring as RB Chester Taylor got an 8-yard TD run, while kicker Ryan Longwell managed to get a 46-yard field goal.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at New York Giants
In the third quarter, New York tried to come back as kicker Lawrence Tynes hit a 26-yard field goal. Minnesota answered with Longwell kicking a 26-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Vikings pulled away with safety Dwight Smith returning an interception 93 yards for a touchdown, along with LB Chad Greenway returning an interception 37 yards for a touchdown. The Giants' only response was QB Eli Manning's 6-yard TD pass to WR Plaxico Burress.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at New York Giants
Minnesota's league-worst pass defense had a big game as they intercepted Eli Manning four times (one from Sharper, two from Smith and one from Greenway), with three of them getting returned for touchdowns (which is the most since the 1984 Seahawks returned 4 picks in one game). It set a franchise record for the most interception return yards in one game with 169.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Detroit Lions
Coming off their road win over the Giants, the Vikings went home for a Week 13 divisional rematch with the Detroit Lions. In the first quarter, Minnesota scored first as RB Chester Taylor completed a 2-yard TD run. The Lions replied with kicker Jason Hanson hitting a 37-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Minnesota answered with rookie RB Adrian Peterson getting a 16-yard TD run. Detroit responded with QB Jon Kitna completing a 1-yard TD pass to TE/FB Casey Fitzsimmons.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Detroit Lions
Afterwards, the Vikings immediately scored with rookie WR Aundrae Allison returning a kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown (a franchise best), while QB Tarvaris Jackson completing a 6-yard TD pass to WR Bobby Wade and a 2-yard TD pass to WR Sidney Rice. In the third quarter, Peterson added a 13-yard TD run.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Detroit Lions
This was the first time since their 15–1 season of 1998 that they were able to get 40+ points in back-to-back games.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers
After their home win over the Lions, the Vikings flew to Bill Walsh Field at Monster Park for a Week 14 contest with the San Francisco 49ers. In the first quarter, Minnesota scored first as DT Kevin Williams returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown, along with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 48-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Vikings added to their lead as QB Tarvaris Jackson completed a 19-yard TD pass to WR Robert Ferguson. Longwell hit a 46-yard field goal, and RB Chester Taylor completed an 84-yard TD run. In the third quarter, the 49ers got their only score of the game as QB Shaun Hill completed a 5-yard TD pass to WR Arnaz Battle.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers
Rookie RB Adrian Peterson ended the day with a career-low 3 yards rushing on 14 carries.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Chicago Bears
After the west coast win over the 49ers, the Vikings went home for a Week 15 Monday night NFC North rematch with the Chicago Bears. Chicago's kicker Robbie Gould kicked a 29-yard field goal for the only score of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Minnesota responded with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 42-yard field goal. Chicago took the halftime lead with Gould kicking a 47-yard field goal and FB Jason McKie getting a 1-yard TD run.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Chicago Bears
In the third quarter, the Vikings started to rally as rookie RB Adrian Peterson got a 1-yard TD run (with a failed PAT) for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Vikings took the lead as Peterson got an 8-yard TD run. The Bears were unable to score in the second half.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins
After the Monday night win over the Bears, the Vikings hosted the Washington Redskins. With a win, the Vikings clinched an NFC playoff berth. The Redskins also needed a win to avoid elimination. Washington scored the only points in the first half, leading 22–0 at halftime on a safety and three touchdowns. Passes by Todd Collins to Chris Cooley and Santana Moss as well as a pass from Clinton Portis to Antwaan Randle El completed the scoring.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins
After a field goal by Washington's Shaun Suisham to start the second half at 25–0, Minnesota answered with two touchdowns by Tarvaris Jackson: one a short pass to Jim Kleinsasser, the other a 6-yard quarterback rush. Each team scored an additional touchdown in the fourth quarter, bringing the final score to 32–21.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins
With the loss, the Vikings fell to 8–7, matching the Redskins' win-loss record. In order to secure a playoff spot, the Vikings need a win in Denver in week 17, as well as a loss by the Redskins against Dallas. Because of this loss in week 16, if Washington wins its last game, the Vikings will be eliminated from the playoffs regardless of the outcome of the Denver game.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Denver Broncos
In the final game of the season, the Vikings lost in overtime to the Broncos. Trailing in the fourth quarter by 16, Minnesota was able to score two touchdowns (both passes from Tarvaris Jackson to Bobby Wade), and complete two two-point conversions, (both quarterback runs by Jackson) to tie the game at 19. In overtime, the Vikings had the ball first, but on the second play of their drive, Jackson was hit by Alvin McKinley and fumbled. The ball was recovered by Elvis Dumervil on Minnesota's 13 yd line. Jason Elam kicked a 30-yard game-winning field goal.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Denver Broncos
Minnesota was eliminated from playoff contention based on the Redskins' victory over the Dallas Cowboys 27–6. The Vikings final record was 8–8.


2007 Minnesota Vikings season, Pro Bowl
The Vikings had seven players selected to the 2008 Pro Bowl. Starting on offense were RB Adrian Peterson, fullback Tony Richardson and offensive guard Steve Hutchinson. Starting at defense were defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams as well as strong safety Darren Sharper. The reserve center was Matt Birk. Only one team, the Dallas Cowboys, had more starters (7). Besides the seven named players for Minnesota, kicker Ryan Longwell was named a first alternate, and special teams player Heath Farwell and left tackle Bryant McKinnie were named second alternates.


2007 Mirage Cup
The 2007 Mirage Cup was an ITF and USTA tennis tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States. The singles title was won by Caroline Wozniacki, and the doubles went to Victoria Azarenka and Tatiana Poutchek. The 2007 Tennis Channel Open was the men's version of the 2007 Mirage Cup, and was part of the 2007 ATP Tour. The tournament was worth $75,000 in prizes.


2007 Mirage Cup, Champions, Women's Doubles
Victoria Azarenka /  Tatiana Poutchek defeated  Maret Ani /  Alberta Brianti 6–2, 6–4


2007 Mirage Cup – Doubles
Victoria Azarenka and Tatiana Poutchek defeated Maret Ani and Alberta Brianti in the final, 6–2, 6–4.


2007 Mirage Cup – Singles
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Akiko Morigami in the final 6–3, 6–2.


2007 Misano Superbike World Championship round
The 2007 Misano Superbike World Championship round was the eighth round of the 2007 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of June 15–17, 2007 at the Misano Adriatico circuit.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
The 2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team placed 2nd in the SEC WEST and reached the 2007 College World Series.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
Ron Polk was the coach of the Bulldogs, in his 28th year.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, Regular season
The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 33-18 record, and 15-13 SEC record. The team started strong, but finished weakly thanks to injuries to starting SS Brandon Turner and OF Jeff Flagg.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, SEC Tournament
The Bulldogs went 0-2 in the tournament, while facing aces Will Kline and David Price, of Ole Miss and Vanderbilt, respectively. It was the only time in 24 total appearances that a Ron Polk coached team went winless in the SEC Baseball Tournament.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, NCAA tournament
The Bulldogs were the 2 seed in the Tallahassee Regional, hosted by Florida State, and after defeating Stetson, upset Florida State twice. When Clemson, also a 2 seed, won the corresponding Myrtle Beach Regional, hosted by Coastal Carolina University,  Mississippi State was selected to host the Super Regional. The Bulldogs defeated the Tigers in two games by scores of 8-6 and 8-5, with each game setting NCAA records for Super Regional attendance, and qualified for the College World Series.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, College World Series
The Bulldogs lost twice in the College World Series, to North Carolina and Louisville.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, Roster and Stats, Pitchers
These players were on the roster, but did not appear in any games and redshirted.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The 2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Sylvester Croom, who served his fourth season in the position. The Bulldogs played their six home games in 2007 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The Bulldogs' record of 8–5 (4–4 in the SEC) was MSU's first winning record since the 2000 season, when the team finished 8–4 (4–4 in conference). The 'Dogs earned their first bowl game berth since 2000 by reaching the 2007 Liberty Bowl. Mississippi State's victory there over Conference USA champion Central Florida also marked MSU's first bowl victory since 2000, when the Bulldogs defeated Texas A&M, 43–41 in overtime, to win the 2000 Independence Bowl under head coach Jackie Sherrill. For the Bulldogs' improvement, Croom was voted the 2007 SEC Coach of the Year by his peers.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season
At the 2007 SEC Football Media Days in Hoover, Alabama, Mississippi State was predicted to finish 6th in the SEC Western Division, based on a poll of SEC coaches.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, 2006 season in review
The Bulldogs finished the 2006 college football season with a dismal 3–9 record (1–7 conference). MSU's only wins came over UAB (16–10, overtime) of Conference USA in Birmingham and DI-AA/FCS opponent Jacksonville State (35–3), with the Bulldogs' lone conference victory coming over Alabama in Tuscaloosa, a game in which MSU was a 14-point underdog, by a 24–16 margin, snapping a streak of 23 consecutive conference road losses for MSU.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, 2006 season in review
Despite their poor record, Croom's squad showed signs of improvement in 2006: they were outgained by just 51.9 yards per game, fewer than conference foes Ole Miss and Kentucky, who won the 2006 Music City Bowl; in their 24–27 loss at Georgia, they reached UGA's 31-yard line but lost a fumble with 0:03 remaining in the game; they outgained Arkansas, the 2006 SEC West Champs, by 99 yards in a 14–28 loss; and the Bulldogs also lost close games to Tulane (29–32), Kentucky (31–34) and rival Ole Miss in the 2006 Battle for the Golden Egg (17–20).


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, 2006 season in review
With 17 returning starters (10 offense, 5 defense, Kicker, Punter) in 2007, the Bulldogs will expect to see statistical improvement paying off in the Win/Loss column in "Sly" Croom's contract year.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players departing
Seven starters departed from States' 2006 squad. All of them were seniors whose eligibility expired:


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players departing
Also departed are Seniors Omar Conner, who completed 76 of 135 passes (56.3%) for 943 yards and three touchdowns (three interceptions), rushed 37 times for 101 yards (2.7 average) and two touchdowns, and caught eight passes for 70 yards while splitting time at WR and QB, WR Will Prosser (11 receptions, 135 yards) and DT Antonio Johnson (21 tackles, 4 TFLs), who was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the 152nd pick of the 2007 NFL Draft.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning
Despite the loss of several standout veteran players from the Bulldogs' 2006 squad, the 2007 Bulldogs boast an experienced lineup, including 17 returning starters.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning, Offense
State's offense in 2007 includes ten returning starters from 2006 (in bold).


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning, Offense
Under center, Junior Michael Henig will get the first look at QB for the 'Dogs' after starting six games and completing 74 of 169 pass attempts (43.8%) for 1201 yards and seven touchdowns (nine interceptions) as a Sophomore in 2006. He will be challenged by Sophomores Ty Evans and Zack Harrington as well as incoming JUCO transfer Josh Riddell.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning, Offense
The Bulldogs will get back their top five pass receivers from 2006: Tony Burks (35 catches, 850 yards, 5 touchdowns, led SEC with 24.3 yards per reception), Jamayel Smith (20 receptions, 335 yards, 2 touchdowns), TE Eric Butler (13 receptions, 210 yards, 1 touchdown), Lance Long (25 receptions, 177 yards, 1 touchdown) and Aubrey Bell (8 receptions, 151 yards). Also returning are backup TEs Dezmond Sherrod (just 7 career receptions, but a solid blocking TE) and Jason Husband (9 receptions, 89 yards, 1 touchdown in 2006).


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning, Offense
Sophomore RB Anthony Dixon emerged as a star in his 2006 true-Freshman season, rushing 169 times for 668 yards (4 yards per carry) and 9 touchdowns. He looks to handle the 'Dogs' starting RB duties again in 2007. Backups Arnil Stallworth, Justin Williams and Christian Ducré all return, as well. Juniors Eric Hoskins, who redshirted in 2006 after transferring from Holmes, and Brandon Hart, a converted RB, will share the FB duties.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning, Offense
The Bulldogs have the makings of a solid group of linemen up front, where C Royce Blacledge returns to anchor the unit in his Senior season after starting every game there as a Junior in 2006; Sophomore Craig Jenkins, who started every game at RT in 2006, moves to RG; Juniors Anthony Strauder and Michael Gates, who split time at LG both return, as do talented Junior Michael Brown, who transferred to State after redshirting at Florida, and Senior swing G/T J.D. Hamilton, both of whom split time at LT last season.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning, Defense
Despite the loss of six starters from 2006, Mississippi State returns five proven, veteran starters (in bold) and a strong group of young players who will attempt to replace last year's Seniors.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning, Defense
Up front, Senior LDE Titus Brown (38 tackles, 7 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, 1 pass defended in 2006), a 2006 Second-Team All-SEC selection, is the only returning starter, but with 18 career starts under his belt, he has the experience to be a disruptive force for the Bulldogs and to help develop his younger teammates. Senior Avery Hannibal looks to fill the other DE spot, after recording eight tackles, one TFL and one sack in spot-relief of departed Senior Michael Heard in 2006.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning, Defense
RS Freshman Brandon Cooper and Juniors Charles Burns and Tim Bailey, a former JUCO star and Army National Guard veteran, can also be expected to compete for time at DE, as well as JUCO newcomer Jimmie Holmes. With all three players who split time at DT in 2006 gone, competition for both starting jobs looks to be wide open. Freshman Reggie Odom, Sophomores Quinton Wesley and Kyle Love (7 tackles in 2006) and Junior Cortez McCraney (10 tackles, 1.5 TFL in 2005) will all have chances to earn the vacant spots, but they will be challenged by newcomers like JUCO transfer Jessie Bowman and true-Freshman LaMarcus Williams.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning, Defense
At LB, Senior Gabe O'Neal (40 tackles, 3 TFL in 2006) and Junior Jamar Chaney (66 tackles, 5 TFL, 2.5 sacks) seem to have what it takes to maintain the respective starting SLB and MLB spots that they occupied in 2006. Sophomore Jamon Hughes (17 tackles) and Junior Anthony Littlejohn (12 tackles, 1 pass defended) look to be the top contenders to earn the final WLB spot, along with JUCO transfer Dominic Douglas.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning, Defense
In the secondary, Mississippi State returns two Junior defensive stars in SS Keith Fitzhugh (59 tackles, .5 TFL, 3 passes defended, 1 INT in 2006) and 2006 Second-Team All-SEC selection Derek Pegues (32 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 5 passes defended, 4 INTs), who will move from CB to FS. Sophomores Anthony Johnson (12 tackles, 1 pass defended) and Marcus Washington (6 tackles) will compete for the vacated CB spots, along with Juniors Demario Bobo (65 tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 FFs, 2 passes defended from 2004–2005) and Keon Humphries, a converted WR, and JUCO transfers Jasper O'Quinn and Chris Nance.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning, Special teams
Mississippi State returns virtually all of its key players in the kicking game (returning staters in bold).


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Players returning, Special teams
Junior K Adam Carlson (8 of 16 career FGs, 58 career points, 47 career long) is back after his first full season as a starter. Carlson will also handle kickoff duties for the second straight year. In 2006, he kicked off 31 times for an average of 54.2 yards. Also, returning is Junior P Blake McAdams, who averaged 38.2 yards per kick and landed 15 of his 68 punts inside opponents' 20. Derek Pegues will again handle punt and kick returning duties after returning 25 punts an average of 14 yards with one touchdown and taking back 29 kickoffs an average of 23.7 yards in 2006.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Newcomers: 2007 signing class
MSU signed a total of 34 players to letters of intent, comprising the Bulldogs' 2007 signing class. The class was headlined by a large number of top in-state high school recruits including RB/S Marcus Green (Meridian), DT Quentin Saulsberry (Independence), OT Derek Sherrod (Caledonia) and highly touted RB Robert Elliot (Okolona), who chose the Bulldogs on National Signing Day following a heated recruiting battle between MSU, Ole Miss and Florida State. The Bulldogs capped off a solid 2007 high school class with several top junior college signees, such as DT Jessie Bowman (Brookhaven/Co-Lin) and WR Co-Eric Riley (Lucedale/Gulf Coast).


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Pre-season, Newcomers: 2007 signing class
Additionally, MSU signed several strong out-of-State players including high school DT LaMarcus Williams (Bastrop, Louisiana) and JUCO QB Josh Riddell (Salem, Oregon/Foothill). ranked State's 2007 class 39th in the Nation, while  had the Bulldogs' class at 27th. With a strong, consensus top-40 class, the Bulldogs will expect and need some newcomers to make an immediate impact on the field.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Schedule
Analyst Phil Steele ranked MSU's 2007 schedule strength 29th in the Nation in his 2007 preview magazine.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, LSU
Last Meeting: September 30, 2006, L 17–48Series Record: MSU trails 33–64–3


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, LSU
LSU and Mississippi State kicked off the 2007 college football season in a Thursday night SEC contest broadcast live on ESPN, the 101st meeting between the two teams. Through much of the first half it appeared as though Mississippi State was up to the daunting task of challenging the Tigers, then the #2-ranked team in the country behind only USC, as MSU clung to a 0–3 deficit through most of the first half, until LSU scored 14 points in the last six minutes of the second quarter, opening the door for the Tigers to cruise to the final 0–45 margin.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, LSU
LSU K Colt David warmed up the scoreboard for the Tigers' offense with a 27-yard field goal in the first quarter. Tigers' RB Keiland Williams scored twice on one-yard touchdown runs in the second quarter to push LSU's lead to 0–17 at the half.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, LSU
In the third quarter, the Tigers' distanced themselves with two eleven-yard touchdown passes from QB Matt Flynn, one to WR Early Doucet and the other to RB Charles Scott, bringing the score to 0–31 to start the fourth quarter. LSU backup QB Ryan Perriloux sealed the Tigers' victory in the fourth quarter with a three-yard touchdown scramble, followed by a 15-yard touchdown pass to WR Brandon LaFell to put LSU up by the final 0–45 margin.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, LSU
LSU's dominance included earning 22 first downs to MSU's nine and yielding MSU just ten rushing yards on 26 carries. LSU FB Jacob Hester led the Tigers with 14 carries for 72 yards (4.9 yards per carry), while Early Doucet paced LSU's passing attack with 9 catches for 78 yards, including the 11-yard touchdown strike he caught in the third quarter; he was the only LSU receiver to catch more than one pass. For MSU, RB Anthony Dixon led the Bulldogs on the ground with just 29 yards on 13 carries (2.2 average). RB Arnil Stallworth led MSU with only 3 pass receptions for 33 yards.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, LSU
LSU starting QB Matt Flynn paced his team's offense by completing 12 of 19 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns and rushing 11 times for 42 yards. Ryan Perriloux ran the Tigers' offense well in relief duty, completing 2 of 3 passes for 21 yards and a touchdown and running 3 times for 12 yards and another score. For MSU, QB Michael Henig completed just 11 of 28 passes on his way to a school record-tying six interception-performance. He was sacked three times for a cumulative loss of 30 yards.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, LSU
Defensively, LSU LB Ali Highsmith led the Tigers with eight total tackles. Tigers' S Craig Steltz returned three of MSU's six interceptions a total of 100 yards. MSU LB Dominic Douglas, playing in his first career game with the Bulldogs, led all tacklers with nine total, earning "Outstanding Performer" recognition for Week 1.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, LSU
LSU went on to finish the season 12–2 with a victory over Ohio State in the BCS title game and were ranked #1 in all final major polls.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Tulane
Last Meeting: September 16, 2006, L 29-32Series Record: MSU leads 29-26-2


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Tulane
After being hammered 0–45 by LSU to open the season, MSU sought its first win of 2007 when the Bulldogs traveled to New Orleans to take on another team from the state of Louisiana, the Tulane Green Wave, in the second week of the season. As with all Tulane home games, the contest was played at the Louisiana Superdome, also the home stadium of the New Orleans Saints. The game was also a homecoming of sorts for MSU RB Christian Ducré, a native of nearby Mandeville who began his college career at Tulane before transferring to State.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Tulane
Coming into the game, Tulane's All-C-USA RB Matt Forte was regarded as one of the nation's best Running Backs. A 2008 NFL Draft prospect, Forte finished the 2007 season by earning AP All-America recognition.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Tulane
State started the scoring off early in the first quarter, when LB Gabe O'Neal intercepted a pass on the first offensive series of the game and returned it 47 yards for a touchdown. Tulane responded on the next series, however, with a quick three-play, 61-yard drive resulting in a 39-yard touchdown run by Forte. Mississippi State added an 18-yard touchdown run by QB Michael Henig and Tulane tacked on an eight-yard touchdown pass from QB Scott Elliott to FB Jeremy McKinney, all in the first quarter. The only other scoring in the first half came when MSU and Tulane traded field goals in the second quarter, a 23-yarder by Adam Carlson and a 26-yarder by Ross Thevenot, respectively, leaving the score tied 17–17 at halftime.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Tulane
After the competitive first half, Mississippi State regrouped and the Bulldogs took the game over in the second by scoring 21 unanswered points. FB Jeremy Jones capped off a long drive to open the second half, catching an eight-yard touchdown pass from Michael Henig after MSU's offense covered 67 yards with 9 plays in 3:30. Later in the third quarter, RB Anthony Dixon broke a 27-yard run to stretch the 'Dogs' lead to 14. Dixon sealed the victory for MSU with a seven-yard fourth quarter run that put the Bulldogs ahead by the final margin.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Tulane
Dixon bounced back from being shut down by LSU in the previous week by rushing for 131 yards on 27 carries (4.9 average) and two touchdowns, earning him "Outstanding Performer" recognition for Week 2. QB Michael Henig posted an admirable performance as well, completing 21 of 30 pass attempts for 223 yards with a touchdown and an interception.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Tulane
Meanwhile, MSU's defense put up an impressive performance, allowing the Green Wave only eight first downs to MSU's 27 and limiting Forte to 63 yards on 14 carries (3.4 average), his lowest totals of the 2007 season in all three categories. He also lost two fumbles to the 'Dogs' defense.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Tulane
LB Jamar Chaney led MSU with six total tackles. In addition to his interception return for a touchdown, LB Gabe O'Neal recovered a fumble and recorded four total tackles and was named the SEC's Defensive Player of the Week for Week 2.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Tulane
Tulane finished the season with an unimpressive 4-8 record, but did manage to finish in third place in the C-USA West.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
Last Meeting: September 9, 2006, L 0–34Series Record: MSU trails 22–56–2


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
MSU traveled to Auburn, Alabama for their Week 3 match-up against the favored Auburn Tigers, played at Jordan–Hare Stadium. The Tigers boasted a six-game win streak against the Bulldogs dating back to 2001. Since the 'Dogs defeated the Tigers 17–10 in Starkville in 2000, Auburn had dominated over the course of their six consecutive wins against MSU, outscoring State by an average margin of 25.5 points, including consecutive shutouts in 2005 and 2006.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
State (1–1, 0–1) entered the game coming off of an impressive second half rally to cruise by Tulane after their opening week-beating at the hands of LSU. Auburn (1–1, 0–0) had fallen from the national polls by losing to then-unranked South Florida in Week 2, after defeating the Kansas State Wildcats with a 14-point fourth quarter rally in the opening week of the season.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
The Bulldogs caught AU off guard, jumping out to a 13–0 lead early in the second quarter. MSU K Adam Carlson scored State's first points with a 32-yard field goal on the game's opening drive, marking the first time MSU had scored on Auburn since 2004. On the next drive, Auburn's first of the game, Tigers' QB Brandon Cox threw an interception caught and returned by MSU FS Derek Pegues for a touchdown less than a minute after Carlson's field goal to give MSU a quick 10–0 lead.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
Cox again threw an interception on Auburn's ensuing possession, prompting the Tigers to insert true-Freshman backup QB Kodi Burns into the game on their next series. However, he also turned the ball over on his first possession. MSU capitalized on AU's turnovers by adding another Carlson field goal on the ensuing drive to stretch their lead to 13–0.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
However, the Tigers mounted a comeback late in the second quarter, when RB Ben Tate ran 28 yards to finally put Auburn on the board. On the ensuing kickoff, MSU KR Derek Pegues fumbled the return, giving AU the ball on State's 30-yard line with 4:12 to play in the first half. After turning the ball over on so many previous possessions, Auburn stuck to their ground game, not attempting a single pass during the ensuing series.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
Kodi Burns led the way for the Tigers, accounting for five of his team's seven carries and 21 of AU's 30 yards on the drive, capped by his one-yard dive into the endzone to tie the game, with K Wes Byrum's successful Extra point giving the Tigers a 13–14 lead, which they held for the remainder of the first half.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
Neither team's offense was able to successfully move the ball in the second half until MSU took possession on AU's 44-yard line with 10:42 left in the fourth quarter, after S Demario Bobo intercepted a Kodi Burns pass.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
The ensuing drive was the most important of the game for the Bulldogs, as they marched 44 yards in 10 plays and scored after using over five minutes off of the game clock. MSU RB Christian Ducré, who gained 21 yards on three carries on the drive, punched the ball into the endzone from five yards out for the score. The Bulldogs unsuccessfully attempted a two-point conversion, which left them with a narrow 19–14 lead with over five minutes remaining in the game. Brandon Cox returned to the game on the ensuing drive for Auburn.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
Cox led his team 67 yards down the field, all the way to MSU 9-yard line, but was unable to score as his fourth down pass attempt fell incomplete, giving State the ball back with just :48 remaining, allowing the 'Dogs to run out the clock and earn their first victory over an SEC opponent in 2007.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
Auburn ended the game with 16 first downs to State's 14 and 110 more yards of total offense than MSU, but turnovers proved to be the story of the game with just one for MSU compared to five for AU.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
As a team, MSU completed just five (of 18) pass attempts for 41 yards, but was able to rely on a powerful running game. RB Anthony Dixon was State's workhorse, finishing with 29 carries for 103 yards, while Christian Ducré contributed 63 yards on ten carries in addition to the game-winning touchdown for the Bulldogs.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
Bulldogs' P Blake McAdams quietly posted an impressive performance by punting 6 times for an average of 43.3 yards, including a booming career-best 73-yard kick.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
Five different Bulldog players recovered each of Auburn's turnovers: DE Jimmie Holmes and DT Kyle Love both recovered fumbles, while CB Anthony Johnson, SS Demario Bobo and FS Derek Pegues each intercepted AU passes. MSU LB Dominic Douglas again led all tacklers for the second time in his young (three-game) MSU career, with nine total.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Auburn
After their slow 1–2 start, Auburn won their next four games, finished the season 9–4 by defeating Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, and were ranked 14th in the country in the final Coaches poll.


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, South Carolina
Last Meeting: August 31, 2006, L 0–15Series Record: Tied 6–6


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, UAB
Last Meeting: September 23, 2006, W 16–10 (OT)Series Record: Tied 1–1


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
Last Meeting: November 15, 2003, L 21–59Series Record: MSU trails 15–26–1


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, West Virginia
Last Meeting: October 7, 2006, L 14–42Series Record: MSU trails 0–1


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
Last Meeting: October 28, 2006, L 31–34Series Record: MSU trails 14–20


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Alabama
Last Meeting: November 4, 2006, W 24–16Series Record: MSU trails 17–71–3


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
Last Meeting: November 18, 2006, L 14–28Series Record: MSU trails 5–11–1


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)
Last Meeting: November 25, 2006, L 17–20Series Record: MSU trails 38–59–6


2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Central Florida (Liberty Bowl)
Last Meeting: October 25, 1997, W 35–28Series Record: MSU leads 1–0


2007 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
The 2007 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season.


2007 Mississippi general election
A general election was held in Mississippi on November 6, 2007 to elect to 4 year terms all members of the Mississippi State Legislature (122 representatives, 52 senators), the offices of Governor of Mississippi, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Treasurer, State Auditor, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, and Commissioner of Insurance, plus all three members of the Transportation Commission and all three members of the Mississippi Public Service Commission.


2007 Mississippi general election
The election was generally a success for Republicans, as they held all their statewide elected offices, and won the open Secretary of State and Insurance Commissioner seats, leaving Attorney General Jim Hood the only statewide elected Democratic officeholder. However, Democrats regained control of the State Senate and maintained their majority in the House of Representatives, won a 2-1 majority on the Public Service Commission, and held their 2-1 majority on the Transportation Commission.


2007 Mississippi general election, Results for the Mississippi State Legislature
All 122 representatives and 52 senators of the Mississippi State Legislature are elected for four-year terms with no staggering of terms. The state legislature draws up separate district maps for the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate, usually after the federal U.S. Census. There are no term limits for members of both houses of the legislature.


2007 Mississippi general election, Results for Statewide Offices
According to the state constitution, a statewide officer must win both the majority of electoral votes and the majority of the popular vote to be elected.


2007 Mississippi general election, Results for Statewide Offices
The number of electoral votes equals the number of Mississippi House of Representatives districts, currently set at 122. A plurality of votes in each House District is required to win the electoral vote for that District. In the event of a tie between the two candidates with the highest votes, the electoral vote is split between them.


2007 Mississippi general election, Results for Statewide Offices
In the event an officeholder does not win both the majority electoral and majority popular vote, the House of Representatives shall choose the winner. The Democrats held a large edge (73–46 with three vacancies) in the House, thus ensuring that any contested race will go to the Democratic candidate.


2007 Mississippi general election, Results for Statewide Offices, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Note: Spell was elected as a Democrat in 2003, but changed his party affiliation to Republican.


2007 Mississippi general election, Results for Commissions, Transportation Commission, Northern District
Democratic incumbent Bill Minor ran unopposed in the general election.


2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election
The 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 6. Incumbent Haley Barbour was re-elected to serve a four-year term as Governor of Mississippi from January 15, 2008 through January 10, 2012. The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi is also on the ballot and elected for the same time period.


2007 Missouri Tigers football team
The 2007 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium.


2007 Missouri Tigers football team
The team was led by junior quarterback Chase Daniel, a Heisman Trophy candidate who finished fourth in voting behind Tim Tebow, Darren McFadden, and Colt Brennan. In the preseason, the Tigers were picked by some to win the Big 12 North.


2007 Missouri Tigers football team
On November 24, Missouri won their 11th game of the season by beating their arch-rival Kansas Jayhawks 36–28, in the Border Showdown at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The victory sealed Mizzou's berth into the 2007 Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma.


2007 Missouri Tigers football team
The Tigers won over 9 games in a season for the first time since 1969, and were ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll for the first time since 1960. This ranking lead to the Tigers' first ever appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. The Tigers also achieved their highest BCS ranking in history, at No. 1 after the Border Showdown.


2007 Missouri Tigers football team
After losing the Big 12 Championship game 38–17 to the Sooners, Missouri was chosen to play Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, in which the Tigers prevailed 38–7 to complete their 12–2 season.


2007 Missouri Tigers football team
Five Tiger starters were named to the Associated Press All-American teams. Senior tight end Martin Rucker and freshman wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (as an all-purpose player) were named as first team selections, while junior quarterback Chase Daniel and junior safety William Moore were named to the second team. Senior center Adam Spieker was a third team selection.


2007 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2007 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, or informally as Arch Madness 2007, is the championship tournament for men's basketball teams of the Missouri Valley Conference. It was held in St. Louis, Missouri, and Creighton, the champion, received an automatic berth in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The tournament was contested by the men's basketball teams of each of the MVC's 10 schools, with seedings based on regular-season conference records. The 2007 edition ran from 1 March until 4 March 2007.


2007 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
The 2007 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 17th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


2007 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
The 2007 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was hosted by Creighton and won by Bradley.


2007 Mito HollyHock season
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2007 Miyazaki gubernatorial by-election
Miyazaki Prefecture held a gubernatorial by-election on January 21, 2007. Former governor Tadahiro Ando was arrested for bid-rigging. Independent comedian Hideo Higashikokubaru (running under the name "Higashi Sonomanma") won.


2007 Miyota mayoral election
Miyota, Nagano held a mayoral election on February 18, 2007. Moteki Yuji won the election, beating incumbent mayor Tsuchiya Kiyoshi.


2007 Mnet Km Music Festival
The 2007 Mnet Km Music Festival (MKMF) was the ninth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 17, 2007 at the Seoul Sports Complex.


2007 Mnet Km Music Festival
Boy band Big Bang, trio SG Wannabe, and solo artist Yangpa lead the nominees with five nominations each. By the end of the ceremony, Big Bang received two awards including Song of the Year daesang award. In addition, Epik High and Clazziquai both received 2 wins as well with the former receiving the Album of the Year daesang award and the latter winning both of their nominations.


2007 Mnet Km Music Festival, Background
The award-giving body continued to use the name "M.net Korean Music Festival" (MKMF) for the ninth consecutive time. The event took place at the Seoul Olympic Stadium for the first time with Shin Dong-yup as a returning host for the fifth time and Lee Da-hae as his co-host.


2007 Mnet Km Music Festival, Background
Japanese artist Gackt performed on the stage for the second time since the sixth ceremony, while co-host Lee Da-hae performed "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" kor. version during the middle of the show.


2007 Mnet Km Music Festival, Background, Controversy
Lee Min Woo (M) and Shin Hye Sung, both members of Shinhwa left the event right before broadcasting.


2007 Mnet Km Music Festival, Multiple awards, Artist(s) with multiple wins
The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):


2007 Mnet Km Music Festival, Presenters and performers
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.


2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash
The 2007 TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash refers to an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft operated by that Belarusian airline that crashed in the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, on 23 March 2007, during the Battle of Mogadishu. The plane was carrying repair equipment and humanitarian aid. According to a spokesperson for the transport ministry of Belarus, the aircraft was shot down. However, the Somali government insisted that the crash was accidental. A crew of eleven on board the aircraft perished in the accident.


2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash, Previous shootdown attempt of another company's aircraft
On 9 March 2007, a Transaviaexport Ilyushin Il-76TD, registration EW-78826, that was about to complete an Entebbe–Mogadishu flight carrying Ugandan peacekeepers and equipment, made a successful emergency landing at Mogadishu International Airport after having been struck by a rocket propelled grenade and catching fire on approach to the airport of destination. The rocket had apparently been fired from a boat while the plane passed over it at a height of 150 metres (490 ft). A crew of nine Belarusian were aboard the aircraft, along with six UPDF soldiers; all of them resulted unharmed. Islamist militia claimed the attack, saying that African Union peacekeepers were their target, as they were seen as invading troops; Somali officials denied such attack, and said the incident was due to the aircraft experiencing a technical failure.


2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash, Previous shootdown attempt of another company's aircraft
There had been a report with unverified claims circulating on the internet stating that the aircraft had actually been carrying a secret load of infantry fighting vehicles for Ugandan troops. This report also claimed that these vehicles saved all occupants on board.


2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash, Description of the accident
The aircraft involved was an Ilyushin Il-76, a large Russian-built cargo aircraft. Registered as EW-78849, the Il-76 had been on a chartered cargo flight carrying equipment to Ugandan AMISOM peacekeepers in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. All of the crew members were Belarusian. Four of the personnel on board the accident aircraft were engineers who had worked on repairing another aircraft of the same type that had been the subject of an attempted shootdown 14 days earlier. Much of the equipment on board EW-78849 was for repairing the aircraft damaged earlier; the rest of the cargo was humanitarian aid. The first aircraft was still crippled at the departure time of EW-78849, and TransAVIAexport were considering whether to cannibalise it for re-usable parts.


2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash, Description of the accident
EW-78849 was due to fly back to Belarus carrying equipment used for the repairs of EW-78826. The flight plan included a refuelling stop at Djibouti. Bound for Minsk, the aircraft had taken off from Mogadishu International Airport at 14:00 local time. According to Somali Interior Minister Mohamed Mahamud Guled, as soon as it reached 10,000 feet (3,000 m) altitude, the pilot reported a problem in engine number two, stating that he would turn back to the airport. He was in the process of attempting to return to the airport for an emergency landing when one wing exploded, separated from the aircraft and fell into the Indian Ocean, while the rest of the plane continued, on fire, along the beach at a low altitude before crashing.


2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash, Description of the accident
The accident occurred in an area called Kuluweyne, with the main part of the wreckage landing near a farmer's hamlet. A Reuters reporter who visited the scene reported seeing crushed animals, four corpses still on the ground, and wreckage spread across an area the size of four football fields. Rescuers found ten of the crew members dead at the scene, and an eleventh alive and wandering around the crash site. He was transported to a hospital where he died the same day. Operations at the airport were not affected by the crash, with Somali Prime Minister Ali Gedi and his delegation departing as scheduled from the airport the next day, destined for the Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia.


2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash, Description of the accident, Alleged shootdown
A civilian who witnessed the crash said he heard what he believed to be a surface-to-air missile being fired immediately before the accident. "I saw with my eyes when the plane, which was flying low-level, was hit by a rocket and then fell to the ground," Shabelle reporter Maryan Hashi said." There have been reports that the projectile came from a small boat, and others that it came from a nearby farmers' market. The plane appears to have been struck by the missile at an altitude of about 150 metres (490 ft).


2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash, Description of the accident, Crew
All eleven occupants on board the aircraft died in the incident. Their bodies were transported back to Belarus in a Gomelavia aircraft on 30 March 2007. On 2 April funeral services were held in Belarus for the victims, with hundreds attending. Eight of the victims were buried in a single lot at Maskouskiya cemetery, the rest in Vitsebsk.


2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash, Reactions and aftermath
The Somali authorities originally stated that the cause of the crash was unknown, and have since maintained that the crash occurred as a result of an accident, and that it had not been shot down. However, while not claiming responsibility for this specific attack, an Islamist web site published claims that the plane was indeed struck by a missile. Within 24 hours of the crash, Belarusian officials confirmed that the plane had been shot down. Somali soldiers began to guard the area against interference. TransAVIAexport suspended all flights to Somalia as a result of the incident, and Belarus advised its airlines not to enter Somali airspace. An investigation was launched by the Belarusian transport prosecutor's office for violations of Article 126 of the Criminal Code, which concerns international terrorism.


2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash, Reactions and aftermath
On 5 April 2007, the US Federal Aviation Administration released a communication prohibiting US airlines and commercial operators from operating over Somali airspace at altitudes below 26,000 feet (7,900 m), due to possible threats from rocket propelled grenades and shoulder-launched missiles.


2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash, Reactions and aftermath
According to the Small Arms Survey 2008 Yearbook, the aircraft was shot down by one of two 9K38 Iglas fired by Hizbul Islam.


2007 Mohammed bin Rashid International Football Championship
The 2007 Mohammed bin Rashid International Football Championship, also known as the 2007 Dubai Cup, was a friendly football tournament that took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 2007 edition took place from 8 till 10 January 2007.


2007 Mohammed bin Rashid International Football Championship, Participant Teams
The four participant teams were clubs from the countries that got to the semi-finals of the preceding year's FIFA World Cup.


2007 Mojo Awards
The 2007 Mojo Honours List winners were announced at a ceremony at The Brewery in London, England on 18 June 2007.


2007 Molde FK season
The 2007 season was Molde's 1st season back in the Adeccoligaen after relegation from the Tippeligaen in 2006. They finished in 1st position in the league and in the Norwegian Cup they were knocked out in the first round by KIL/Hemne.


2007 Molde FK season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007 Molde FK season, Transfers, Winter
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2007 Molde FK season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007 Molde FK season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007 Molde FK season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007 Moldovan local elections
Local elections were held in Moldova on June 3, 2007, with a runoff for mayors on June 17, 2007.


2007 Moldovan local elections
Voter turnout reached 52.34% nationwide and 37.17% in Chişinău municipality. Following the elections, district, municipal, town and village councils were elected, as well as 420 mayors.


2007 Mole Valley District Council election
Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 46.5%.


2007 Monaco GP2 Series round
2007 Monaco GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 26 May 2007 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the third race of the 2007 GP2 Series. The race was used to support the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix
The 2007 Monaco Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2007) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 May 2007 at the Circuit de Monaco. It was the fifth race of the 2007 Formula One World Championship.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix
The 78-lap race was won from pole position by Spanish driver Fernando Alonso, driving a McLaren-Mercedes. Alonso took his second consecutive Monaco win by four seconds from English teammate Lewis Hamilton, with Brazilian Felipe Massa third in a Ferrari.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
The Grand Prix was contested by 22 drivers, in eleven teams of two. The teams, also known as "constructors", were Renault, McLaren-Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda, Spyker-Ferrari, BMW Sauber, Toyota, Red Bull-Renault, Williams-Toyota, Toro Rosso-Ferrari and Super Aguri


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
Before the race, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers' Championship, with 30 points, ahead of team-mate Fernando Alonso on 28 and Ferrari driver Felipe Massa on 27 points. Massa's team-mate Kimi Räikkönen was fourth, ahead of BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld in fifth. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren were leading with 58 points, nine points ahead of Ferrari with 49 points; BMW Sauber were a further 26 points in third.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
Testing started a week and a half before the race at Circuit Paul Ricard using the circuit's 2D SC configuration to replicate the Circuit de Monaco. Lewis Hamilton went on to score the fastest times on the days of testing whilst the circuit was in the Monaco configuration.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
Hamilton, who had never lost a race on the Monte Carlo track (having won there in both GP2 and F3) played down his chances of winning the race, although he still remained "realistic" and optimistic, looking to fight for a win as is "the case with everything (he) competes in."


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
Six days before the race, Ferrari employee Nigel Stepney tried to sabotage Kimi Räikkönen's and Felipe Massa's cars, when a mysterious powder was found in the fuel tank of Räikkönen's and Massa's car. The parts were replaced before the race and the powder was sent to the police to be examined. Stepney was reportedly angry with Ferrari for not being promoted to technical director after Ross Brawn, left the team after last season.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background
Ferrari changed the colour of their car dark red which was changed to approximate the color scheme used by Marlboro.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Practice
The final practice session on Saturday morning was heavily affected by rain. Adrian Sutil of Spyker topped the timesheets for this session due to the conditions.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Qualifying was dominated throughout by the two McLarens of Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. Despite Hamilton setting fastest times for the first session, Alonso outpaced him in the final stages to take pole position, with Hamilton being held up slightly by Mark Webber. Felipe Massa of Ferrari qualified third fastest, posting a time after the clock stopped. Kimi Räikkönen made a mistake and hit the barriers coming out of the Swimming Pool Complex during the second qualifying stage, breaking his front-right suspension. The damage inflicted could not be repaired and he qualified sixteenth. Despite provisionally making the top ten, David Coulthard was penalised for impeding Heikki Kovalainen and demoted to thirteenth. Coulthard's demotion allowed Jenson Button to participate in the final qualifying stage, but he failed to move up the field and finished the qualifying session in 10th place.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Of those whose qualifying went well, former Monaco resident Giancarlo Fisichella fared best, putting his Renault on the second row in fourth place. Nico Rosberg's performance marked a return to form for his Williams team; his fifth place was the British constructor's best qualifying position since Mark Webber's second place at the same track one year before in 2006. Webber himself also fared well, filling the second slot on row three, alongside Rosberg, in sixth place.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
The race started at 14:00 CET. From the starting line everyone got away for the first laps, with Hamilton diving in behind Alonso to defend any of the Ferrari's advances. After the race, FIA launched an investigation of the McLaren team for giving out team orders, to the effect of asking Hamilton not to attempt to race or overtake Alonso. McLaren were later cleared of any wrongdoing by the FIA.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
No other car in the field could keep up with the sheer pace of both of the McLaren-Mercedes, with Massa, after a competitive first stint in third place, dropping to sixty seconds behind Hamilton. Notably, he was the only car the two McLaren drivers did not lap during the afternoon.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
Kimi Räikkönen came back up the field to eighth place to gain one championship point after his poor qualifying performance.


2007 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race
Vitantonio Liuzzi crashed out of the race on the second lap, a fate that befell Spyker driver Adrian Sutil in the second half of the Grand Prix. The other Spyker car, driven by Christijan Albers failed to finish the race due to a mechanical problem. The only other retirement was Mark Webber, whose Red Bull's gearbox failed in the early stages of the race.


2007 Moncton East provincial by-election
A provincial by-election was held in New Brunswick on March 5, 2007 to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly riding of Moncton East.


2007 Moncton East provincial by-election
As a result of Bernard Lord's resignation, a by-election had to be called within six months of January 31, 2007. The date was set for March 5, 2007. The governing Liberals were hopeful that they could win the seat as it was held by Liberal Ray Frenette from 1974 to 1998 and because they are showing strength in recent opinion polls across the province.


2007 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts
The 2007 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the Brisbane International, and was a Tier III event on the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 31 December 2006 through 6 January 2007. Second-seeded Dinara Safina won the singles title and earned $25,840 first-prize money.


2007 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2007 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts, Finals, Doubles
Dinara Safina /  Katarina Srebotnik defeated  Iveta Benešová /  Galina Voskoboeva


2007 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts – Doubles
Dinara Safina and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but did not compete together this year.


2007 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts – Doubles
Shaughnessy partnered with Anna-Lena Grönefeld, and lost to Li Na and Peng Shuai in the first round. Safina partnered with Katarina Srebotnik, and won in the final 6–3, 6–4, against Iveta Benešová and Galina Voskoboeva.


2007 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles
Lucie Šafářová was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.


2007 Monegasque municipal elections
The 2007 Monegasque municipal elections were held on 4 March to elect the 15 members of the Communal Council of Monaco.


2007 Monegasque municipal elections, Electoral system
Monegasque citizens over 18 are entitled to vote. The 15 councillors were elected for a four-year period in a single multi-member constituency using plurality-at-large voting with a two-round system. A majority of the votes was required to be elected. The second round would have been held one week after the first round. The Mayor of Monaco was elected by the councillors after the election. Candidates were required to be at least 21 years old and to have the Monegasque nationality for at least 5 years.


2007 Mongolian Premier League
The 2007 Mongolian National Championship was the fortieth recorded edition of top flight football in Mongolia and the twelfth season of the Mongolian Premier League, which took over as the highest level of competition in the country from the previous Mongolian National Championship. Erchim were champions, their second title, Khangarid were runners up, with Khoromkhon in third place.


2007 Mongolian Premier League, Format
The 2006 season consisted of two distinct stage: the first stage consisted of a league competition in which the nine competing teams all played each other twice in home and away matches. Following completion of this stage, the top four teams qualified for the second stage, the championship playoffs. This consisted of two legged semi-finals, from which the winners qualified for the final match with the losers playing a third place play off.


2007 Monmouth Hawks football team
The 2007 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Hawks were led by 15th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. They finished the season 4–6 overall and 3–3 in NEC play to place in a three-way tie for third.


2007 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 2007 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Grizzlies were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.


2007 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 2007 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their first season under head coach Rob Ash, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for fourth place in the Big Sky.


2007 Monte Carlo Masters
The 2007 Monte Carlo Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 101st edition of the Monte Carlo Masters and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club from 14 April through 22 April 2007.


2007 Monte Carlo Masters, Review
Rafael Nadal won his third consecutive title and Monte Carlo in 2007. The Spaniard, second seed, defeated the current world number one, Roger Federer in one hour and thirty-six minutes 6–4, 6–4.


2007 Monte Carlo Masters, Review
Before the tournament began, British number one Andy Murray pulled out due to back problems. During the first round matches, there were only a few shocks, with seeded players Jarkko Nieminen and Marcos Baghdatis failing to make it past there unseeded opponents. The second round the higher seeded players due to them all receiving a bye through the first round. Roger Federer defeated Italian Andreas Seppi, and Rafael Nadal beat Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets. The highest seeded player not to make it into the third round was third seed Nikolay Davydenko. He was defeated by Swedish player Robin Söderling. Other casualties in the second round were Fernando González, Mikhail Youzhny and David Nalbandian.


2007 Monte Carlo Masters, Review
In the third round, there were no shock results, with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both easing into the next round in straight sets. The quarter final draw was:


2007 Monte Carlo Masters, Review
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both eased through into the semi-finals. However, both the other matches went to three sets. Juan Carlos Ferrero beat eleventh seed Richard Gasquet 5–7, 7–5, 6–2. Plus, Tomáš Berdych beat the unseeded Swedish player Robin Söderling 5–7, 6–3, 6–0.


2007 Monte Carlo Masters, Review
In semi-finals, Federer and Nadal beat their opponents in straight sets to meat each other in the final. After over and hour and a half of tennis however, Rafael Nadal was victorious defeating the world number one in two sets.


2007 Monte Carlo Masters, Review
Nadal won his third consecutive Monte Carlo Masters, becoming the first man to achieve this and equalling Thomas Muster's record of 3 wins in the process.


2007 Monte Carlo Masters, Review
The tournament, despite his loss in the final, represented an upturn in fortunes for Roger Federer. After winning the 2007 Australian Open and prestigious Dubai Tennis Championships, Federer suffered early losses in Indian Wells and Miami, tournaments he had won both  in the previous two years.


2007 Monte Carlo Masters, Finals, Doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeated  Julien Benneteau /  Richard Gasquet, 6–2, 6–1


2007 Monte Carlo Masters – Doubles
Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet.


2007 Monte Carlo Masters – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won in the final 6–2, 6–1, against Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet.


2007 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles
Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating Roger Federer in a rematch of the previous year's final 6–4, 6–4, to win the Singles title at the 2007 Monte Carlo Masters.


2007 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2007 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 75e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a rallying autosports race held over four days between 18 January and 21 January 2007, and operated out of Valence, Drôme, France. It was the first race of the 2007 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. Contested over fifteen stages at a length of 328.54 kilometres (204.15 miles), Sébastien Loeb won the race for the Citroën Total World Rally Team. Dani Sordo finished second in the other Citröen works car, with Marcus Grönholm finishing third in a Ford.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally
Loeb, driving an all new Citroën C4 WRC car which had been in development throughout 2006, took control of the race from the outset, winning the two stages on the first day and four more stages over the following three days. His teammate Sordo kept the pressure on, winning three stages, but on Stage 6, Loeb extended his lead from 6.6 seconds to nearly 24 seconds, and from thereon became unattainable.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally
Each stage on the first two Legs were won by either Loeb or Sordo, and it was not until Saturday afternoon on the second run of the day's stages, that other drivers could effectively challenge them. The last two days of the race consisted of a duel between Mikko Hirvonen, who drove a factory 2006 model Ford Focus RS WRC, and Chris Atkinson in a factory Subaru Impreza WRC 2006. After Hirvonen completed Stage 2 in fourth place, Atkinson took the position on Stage 3 and held onto it throughout Friday and into Saturday morning's stages. On Stage 12 on Saturday afternoon, Hirvonen retook fourth, Atkinson regained it on Stage 13 but then lost it to Hirvonen again following Stage 14. Atkinson won the final stage on Sunday morning, and finished the race back in fourth position.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally
Controversially, the 2007 Monte Carlo Rally was no longer based in Monaco and localities nearby, where it had been held in recent years. The event only visited Monte Carlo with its final special stage, a short run on part of the Circuit de Monaco and the rest of the time was spent in and around Valence hundreds of kilometres north of Monaco in the Rhône-Alpes region. Many of the locations had not been visited since the 1990s, such as the Vercors and Ardèche, and only one top level driver had competitively driven on the roads before. The 2007 event also marked the return of the nighttime stages.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally
Loeb's win was his fourth at Monte Carlo and twenty-ninth in WRC. It was the sixth time that he had achieved a podium position there, which brought his WRC podium finishes to forty-eight. He earned ten points in the World Rally Championship for Drivers. Sordo was two points behind him, while Grönholm was in third position with six points. With Atkinson and Hirvonen in fourth and fifth place, Petter Solberg, Toni Gardemeister and Jan Kopecký were the other points finishers. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Citroën Total World Rally Team earned the maximum eighteen points for their 1–2 finish, BP Ford World Rally Team placed second, with ten points, with the Subaru World Rally Team placing third with eight points.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally, Report, Background
The 2007 Monte Carlo Rally was the first round of the 2007 World Rally Championship (WRC) season after taking a six-week break since the last race of the 2006 season in Great Britain. It was held over four days from Thursday, 18 January to Sunday, 21 January 2007.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally, Report, Background
With pressure from the president of Fédération Française du Sport Automobile and being beset with criticism for running a chaotic route in the 2006 Monte Carlo Rally, Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM), the rally organisers, chose to move 2007's race away from Monte Carlo and the roads around Alpes-Maritimes and other departments within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Instead, the rally HQ was set up in Valence, Drôme, almost 400 km (250 mi) away from Monte Carlo, with most stages being held in Ardèche.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally, Report, Background
While some stages were brand new to the rally, some places, such as Saint-Jean-en-Royans, Burzet, Saint-Martial, Lalouvesc, Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid, Saint-Barthélemy-Grozon, and the Saint-Pierreville – Antraigues-sur-Volane route had played host to Monte Carlo Rally stages in the 1990s and earlier. Only Manfred Stohl, driving for OMV-Kronos Citroën World Rally Team, was familiar with these roads, as he had competed on them in the late 1990s.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally, Report, Background
Although the 25,000 spectators seemed pleased that the rally had returned to the region, the drivers, team bosses and Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; WRC's governing body) were less enthusiastic. Over a total distance of 1,185.22 kilometres (736.46 miles), the fifteen stages totalled 328.54 competitive km (204.15 mi), which was shorter than the FIA's regulatory minimum of 360 km (220 mi) for Special Stages.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally, Report, Background
The drivers hoped that with the rally taking place on higher altitudes, wintery conditions and burle (a freezing wind blowing from the north) would produce ice and snow on the ground, making for a more exciting event; however, except for some rain on Thursday evening it never came to fruition and the prevailing weather was clear and dry. Sébastien Loeb was unhappy with the weekend's weather forecast. Following his reconnaissance run, he said, "With snow everywhere and walls on both sides of the road, like in the old days, some of these stages would have been brilliant.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally, Report, Background
But because it's dry, in some places that makes it less interesting because than the roads further south with all their corners." The service park in Valence was also much smaller than what had been used in Monaco, so there were no Production World Rally Championship or Junior Rally Championship categories, and  fewer entries of competitors. It was also badly located and poorly run, and WRC's commercial director David Richards said that the service area was "like a car boot sale".


2007 Monte Carlo Rally, Report, Background
After being absent from the WRC for the 2006 season to spend thirteen months concentrating on preparing their new Citroën C4 WRC vehicle, the Citroën Total World Rally Team returned in 2007 ready to début it in the Monte Carlo Rally. The Citroën Xsara WRC had dominated the championship in recent years, and despite its age it was still incredibly reliable and was only replaced because the Xsara model was no longer in production.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally, Report, Background
The C4's mechanical components, such as the engine, transmission, differentials and suspension were either very similar to, or came from, the Xsara, but the wheelbase and chassis were longer by 253 millimetres (10.0 inches) and 107 mm (4.2 in), respectively, which meant that under WRC rules the C4 could be widened to 1,800 mm (71 in). It was also higher than the Xsara, and the weight distribution had been fine-tuned, including raising and moving back the front seats (which had the negative effect of reducing the drivers' visibility), and attaching the wing mirrors to the midpoint along the front doors. The C4's test drivers reported that the car handled more stably.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally, Report, Background
Citroën was confident the C4 would be successful yet concerned as to whether it would beat the Ford Focus WRC 06, which had won the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers title in 2006 for the BP-Ford World Rally Team. The Focus, in addition had undergone its own developments during the winter break. The tarmac testing of the C4 showed it to be faster than the outgoing Xsara, but Loeb knew that that performance might not show itself in the race. "The car has been good in testing. But what about the rally?" he asked. "I don't know."


2007 Monte Carlo Rally, Report, Background
Marcus Grönholm, the Ford team's number 1 driver, was wary, however. "It's got thousands of k's on the clock. It was running when the Focus WRC 06 was still on the board." Meanwhile, the Subaru World Rally Team were waiting for the Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 to be ready for the 2007 Rally Mexico in March. The team knew that the 2006 version, which had performed poorly the previous season, would be no match for the Focus or C4. Added to the fact that the cars were equipped with unfamiliar BF Goodrich tyres after Pirelli decided not to supply any teams in 2007, and they were hoping that Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson could just earn some points from the race.


2007 Monte Carlo Rally, Report, Background
Forty-nine crews registered to compete in the rally, Of the top-tier drivers entered, Jean-Marie Cuoq was the only WRC rookie, and Chris Atkinson, Henning Solberg, and Matthew Wilson had driven at Monte Carlo only once before, all in 2006. The starting order for Leg 1 was "Priority 1" (P1) and P2 WRC drivers in the order of the final classification of the 2006 season, followed by all other drivers as decided by the ACM. Loeb, the previous season's champion, set off first, followed by Grönholm, then Mikko Hirvonen.