2007–08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Roster
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2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season
The 2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 38th season in the National Hockey League.


2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season, Standings, Conference standings
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwestbold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner


2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes


2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only. ‡Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.


2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season, Transactions, Draft picks
Vancouver's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.


2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season, Farm teams, Manitoba Moose
AHL affiliate that is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and their home arena is the MTS Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2000–01 AHL season.


2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season, Farm teams, Victoria Salmon Kings
ECHL affiliate that is based in Victoria, British Columbia and their home arena is the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2006–07 ECHL season.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kevin Stallings and played home games at Memorial Gymnasium.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
The 2007–08 team finished the season 26–8, and ranked 25th in both the AP Poll and the ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) poll. Their 16–0 start was the best in school history. The team finished in 3rd place in the SEC Eastern Division with a 10–6 conference record.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
During Selection Sunday, Vanderbilt received a #4 seed in the Midwest Region of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They faced #13 seed Siena in the first round on March 21, 2008. The Commodores were upset at a final score of 83–62, becoming the second #4 seed upset after UConn's overtime loss to San Diego.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Preseason outlook
Entering the season, Vanderbilt was picked by the media attending the SEC's media days in October to finish 4th in the SEC East, behind Tennessee, Kentucky and two-time defending national champion Florida.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Preseason outlook
Vanderbilt lost two starters from last year's team—2007 SEC-player of the year Derrick Byars (19.1 ppg) and shooting guard, Dan Cage (11.2 ppg) – and return three starters—swingman Shan Foster, point guard Alex Gordon and power forward Ross Neltner.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Preseason outlook
Shan Foster was the Commodores' second leading scorer last season (15.6 ppg) and is the third leading returning scorer in the SEC. Foster was selected by the SEC media to the pre-season all-SEC second team. Alex Gordon had only 51 turnovers last season, tops among starting SEC point guards, and his 2.22-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio was fourth best in the SEC. Neltner provided a versatile presence inside, averaging 5.7 rebounds per game, dishing out 74 assists and hitting 11-of-28 attempts from three-point range.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Preseason outlook
Sophomores Jermaine Beal and George Drake and freshman Keegan Bell are expected to compete for the shooting guard spot vacated by Cage. The Commodores appear set at center, where senior Alan Metcalfe and freshman Andrew (A.J.) Ogilvy will share time. Metcalfe missed part of last season with a foot injury, while Ogilvy comes highly touted after spending four years at the Australian Institute of Sport. Other newcomers expected to vie for playing time are guard Keegan Bell and forwards Andre Walker and Darshawn McClellan.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Games 1–4. Vanderbilt (4–0) began its season with an 81–67 home win over Austin Peay (0–1), then won at Toledo (1–1) 77–70. The Commodores beat Valparaiso 87–78 and Utah State 77–56 in the South Padre Island Shootout.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 5. Vanderbilt (5–0) defeated Bradley (4–2) 95–86 in the championship game of the South Padre Island Shootout on November 24, 2007. A.J. Oglivy scored 23 points, and Shan Foster 22, to lead the Commodores. After the Commodores raced to an 18-point halftime lead (53–35), Bradley senior point guard Daniel Ruffin led the Braves back to within 85–84 late in the game. But Alex Gordon hit a 10-foot jump shot and sank four free throws in the final 30 seconds as the Commodores pulled away. Ruffin—the half-brother of former Indiana All-American A.J. Guyton – finished with 23 points and 6 assists. Bradley (22–13 last season, MVC: 10–8, 4th) was picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Conference this season by the league's coaches, media and sports information directors, behind unanimous first-place selection Southern Illinois.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 6. Vanderbilt (6–0) defeated South Alabama (4–3) 91–88 in double overtime on November 29, 2007. Shan Foster scored 26 points, as the Commodores rallied from a 59–51 deficit with 12:02 left. Andrew Oglivy had 19 points and 8 rebounds, while Ross Neltner added 15. Senior guard Demetric Bennett—a preseason All-Sun Belt first team selection—led the Jaguars with 25 points and reserve junior guard Domonic Tilford had 20. South Alabama was picked to finish second in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference preseason media poll behind Western Kentucky.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 7. Vanderbilt (7–0) beat Georgia Tech (3–4) 92–79 on December 1, 2007. The Yellow Jackets led briefly 2–0, but Shan Foster hit a 3 to give the Commodores a lead they would not relinquish. Vanderbilt led by as many as 28 points in the second half before emptying its bench. Foster finished with 17 points, while Andrew Oglivy had 16 and Alan Metcalfe 15. Anthony Morrow, Tech's leading scorer, had only 2 points with 5 minutes to go, when Vandy led 86–58. He came into the game averaging 19.0 ppg. Georgia Tech was picked to finish seventh in the ACC by the league's media.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 8. No. 23 Vanderbilt (8–0) (AP, No. 25 Coaches poll) remained perfect with a tight 83–80 win over Wake Forest (5–2) on December 5, 2007. Shan Foster scored 26 points to go with 7 rebounds, and A.J. Oglivy scored 23, for the Commodores, who are 8–0 for only the fifth time ever. The game was close throughout, and neither team led by more than six points in the second half. Harvey Hale and James Johnson led Wake with 18 points apiece. The Demon Deacons (2006: 15–16, 5–11 (10th)) were picked to finish 11th by the ACC's media.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 9. No. 23 Vanderbilt (9–0) (AP, No. 25 Coaches poll) used a fast start to defeat Lipscomb (4–6) 90–67 on December 8, 2007. A.J. Oglivy scored a career-high 26 points, and Shan Foster had 21 for the Commodores, who raced out to an 18–4 lead and never led by less than 8 points after that.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 10. No . 20 Vanderbilt (10–0) (AP, No. 21 Coaches poll) rallied from an 18-point deficit early in the second half to beat DePaul (2–4) 91–85 in overtime in Chicago on December 12, 2007. With Shan Foster and A.J. Oglivy both struggling, the Commodores trailed 58–40 after Dar Tucker scored on an alley-opp dunk with 15:15 to go. Vanderbilt seemed to revive, finally tying the score at 79–79 with 22 seconds left. Foster and Oglivy, the SEC's top two leading scorers, each finished with 19 points.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 11. No . 17 Vanderbilt (11–0) (AP and Coaches polls) had to overcome a large second half deficit for the second game in a row, downing Tennessee State (3–7) 83–74 on December 22, 2007. Playing after a 10-day break for exams, the Commodores trailed 56–47 with 11:53 to go. However, they stormed back with an 18–4 run to lead 65–60 with 7:33 left. Shan Foster had 22 points and Alex Gordon 16 for Vanderbilt, while Gerald Robinson led all scorers with 24 for the Tigers.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 12. No . 15 Vanderbilt (12–0) (AP and Coaches polls) beat UT Martin (5–8) 92–85 on December 29, 2007. The Commodores jumped out to a 13-point lead in the first half. However, Vandy's starters let UTM go on a 10–0 to start the 2nd half, even losing the lead at one point. Shan Foster hit a 3-pointer with the score tied at 83, and the Dores never trailed after that. A.J. Ogilvy led Vanderbilt with 21 points and just missed a double-double with 9 rebounds. UT-Martin's Lester Hudson (3rd in NCAA in ppg) led all scorers with 36 points.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 13. No . 15 Vanderbilt (13–0) (AP and Coaches polls) set a season high for points scored during a 97–73 rout of Iona (5–9) on December 29, 2007. The Commodores achieved their best ever start, bettering a 12–0 start in 2003–04. After trading baskets for much of the first half, the Commodores built a 5-point lead at halftime. Unlike their previous game, the Commodores went on a 26–5 run to start the second half, putting the game out of reach and allowing the walk-on players to get some playing time.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Vanderbilt continued to display a lax defense, but more than made up for it by shooting 56% from the floor and 55% from beyond the arc. Vanderbilt had four players in double figures, led by A.J. Ogilvy (who again just missed a double-double with 20 points and 9 rebounds) and Shan Foster (20 points).


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 14. No . 15 Vanderbilt (14–0) (AP and Coaches polls) put together a solid effort in beating Rice (3–9) 76–58 on January 3, 2008. The Commodores used a stifling defense to take control of the game from the onset, forcing a season-high 24 turnovers. Shan Foster netted 24 points, while A.J. Ogilvy added 14 points and 9 rebounds and Alex Gordon had 11 points.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 15. No . 15 Vanderbilt (15–0) (AP and Coaches polls) overcame deficits of 9 and 14 points to beat Massachusetts (11–3) 97–88 on January 5, 2008, tying a season high for points scored. Vandy was led by senior guard Shan Foster, who scored 32 points and hit 8 3-pointers, and freshman center A.J. Ogilvy, who notched a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore point guard Jermaine Beal added a career-high 15 points for the Commodores. Ricky Harris led the Minutemen with 25 points.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 16. No . 13 Vanderbilt (16–0, 1–0) (AP, No. 12 Coaches polls) won its SEC opener by beating South Carolina (8–7, 0–1) by a score of 80–73 on January 9, 2008. Vanderbilt was led by freshman sensation A.J. Ogilvy with 25 points, while seniors Alex Gordon and Shan Foster had 13 points apiece. The Gamecocks were led by Devan Downey, who had 22 points. After hitting a 3-pointer in the game, Shan Foster became the Commodores' all-time leading 3-point shooter.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 17. No . 13 Vanderbilt (16–1, 1–1) (AP, No. 12 Coaches poll) lost its first game of the season, 79–73 in double-overtime to Kentucky (7–7, 1–0) at Rupp Arena. The loss snapped the Commodores' 4-game winning streak against the Wildcats. Vanderbilt entered the game as one of five remaining unbeaten teams in men's Division I basketball. Kentucky controlled most of the game, taking a 16-point lead five minutes into the second half. The Commodores, who never led in regulation, tied the game on a three-pointer by Shan Foster with 14 seconds left to force overtime.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
The teams traded leads in the first overtime, but Vandy needed an A.J. Ogilvy-putback with 1.8 seconds left to force a second overtime. The Wildcats outscored Vanderbilt 7–1 in the second overtime to win the game. Patrick Patterson led the Wildcats with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Ramel Bradley added 20 points and Joe Crawford 17. The Commodores were led by Foster's 20 points and Ogilvy's 16 points and 5 rebounds.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 18. No . 16 Vanderbilt (16–2, 1–2) (AP, No. 14 Coaches poll) lost 80–60 to No. 6 Tennessee (15–1, 3–0) (AP, No. 7 Coaches poll) in Knoxville, TN, its second loss in a row. The Vols held the Commodores well below their season scoring average (86.0 ppg) and limited them to 3 three-pointers. Vanderbilt stayed close for about 11 minutes, but a 16–3 run gave Tennessee a 33–18 lead with 3:59 left in the first half.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
After halftime, the Vols used a 17–6 run to take a 59–38 lead, but the Commodores responded with a 15–2 run to make it 61–53 with 7:48 to go. They would get no closer. Wayne Chism led the Vols with 18 points and 18 rebounds, while Shan Foster led the Commodores with 14 points and 6 rebounds.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 19. No . 16 Vanderbilt (17–2, 2–2) (AP, No. 14 Coaches poll) defeated LSU (7–11, 0–4) 92–76, ending a two-game losing skid.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 20. After an eight-day layoff, No. 14 Vanderbilt (17–3, 2–3) (AP, No. 13 Coaches poll) lost 86–64 to Florida (18–3, 5–1) in Gainesville. The Gators went on a 23–0 run early in the first half to put the game out of reach early.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 21. No. 19 Vanderbilt (17–4, 2–4) (AP, No. 18 Coaches poll) lost 74–58 to No. 24 Ole Miss (16–3, 3–4) (AP, No. 22 Coaches poll) in Oxford, Mississippi, its fourth consecutive road loss in SEC play.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 22. After losing four of their last five games, No. 19 Vanderbilt (18–4, 3–4) (AP, No. 18 Coaches poll) defeated Auburn (12–8, 2–5) 78–71.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 23. No. 23 Vanderbilt (19–4, 4–4) (AP, No. 20 Coaches poll) picked up an important road win in SEC play, defeating Georgia (11–9, 2–5) in Athens by a score of 67–59.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 24. No. 23 Vanderbilt (20–4, 5–4) (AP, No. 20 Coaches poll) traveled to Columbia, South Carolina to take on South Carolina (11–10, 3–4) on Saturday, February 9, 2008. The Commodores defeated the Gamecocks for the second time this season with a score of 66–65 as sophomore Jermaine Beal hit a short fadeaway jumper with 0.6 seconds left.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 25. No . 24 Vanderbilt (21–4, 6–4) (AP, No. 19 Coaches poll) were at home in Memorial Gymnasium to face the Kentucky Wildcats (12–10, 6–3). Kentucky suffered their worst defeat in 21 years, and their worst SEC defeat ever, as they fell to the Commodores at a final score of 93–52. Shan Foster scored 20 points and A. J. Ogilvy added another 19 for Vanderbilt.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 26. No . 24 Vanderbilt (22–4, 7–4) (AP, No. 19 Coaches poll) hosted the Florida Gators (19–7, 6–5), who defeated the Commodores in Gainesville earlier in the season. The Commodores won 61–58 as Alex Gordon made four free throws in the final 24 seconds; Florida freshman Nick Calethas also committed a costly backcourt violation in the closing seconds. Alex Gordon and A.J. Ogilvy each scored 12 points and Shan Foster added 19 points and 6 rebounds.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 27. No . 20 Vanderbilt (23–4, 8–4) (AP, No. 16 Coaches poll), for the third straight game, were at home at Memorial Gymnasium as they faced the Georgia Bulldogs (12–13, 3–9), who they had defeated just a few weeks earlier in Athens. The Bulldogs led 38–37 at halftime, but Vanderbilt stormed out of the gates in the second half as they opened on a 29–11 run. The Commodores won the game at a final score of 86–74 with 29 points from Shan Foster and 23 points from Alex Gordon.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 28. No. 18 Vanderbilt (24–4, 9–4) (AP, No. 14 Coaches poll) faced their toughest test of the season as they hosted in-state rivals No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers (25–3, 11–2) (AP and coaches polls). Shan Foster contributed 32 points and Jermaine Beal scored 17. With 1.8 seconds left, Tennessee threw a shot downcourt to force overtime but it was not close, and the Commodores defeated their rivals at a final score of 72–69.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 29. No. 18 Vanderbilt (24–5, 9–5) (AP, No. 14 Coaches poll) traveled to Fayetteville, AR to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (19–9, 8–6). Although Shan Foster scored 22 points, becoming Vanderbilt's all-time leading scorer in the process, the Commodores fell to the Razorbacks 78–73. Down by 1 point with under 10 seconds to play and no timeouts left, Vanderbilt senior Ross Neltner called for a timeout, receiving a technical foul that sealed the win for the Razorbacks.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 30. No . 16 Vanderbilt (25–5, 10–5) (AP and coaches' polls) hosted Mississippi State (No. 25 coaches' poll) for their final home game of the season. On senior night, Shan Foster hit his final nine three-pointers and amassed a career high of 42 points, as Vanderbilt defeated the Bulldogs 86–85 in overtime. With the victory, Vanderbilt finished the season undefeated at home in Memorial Gym.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, Regular season
Game 31. No . 16 Vanderbilt (25–6, 10–6) (AP and coaches' polls) were at Coleman Coliseum to face Alabama in the final game of the season for both sides. Vanderbilt shot .280 percent from behind the arc. Though Shan Foster scored 21 points and A.J. Ogily added another 17, the Commodores fell to the Tide 78–73 in overtime. Alabama guard Mykal Riley scored 26 points, including the first 13 points for the Tide in overtime.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, SEC Tournament
Game 32. No. 18 Vanderbilt (26–6) (AP, No. 17 coaches' poll) traveled to Atlanta, GA for the SEC Tournament to face Auburn (14–16) in a first-round matchup. Behind a career-high 27 points from A.J. Ogilvy and 26 points from Shan Foster, Vanderbilt beat the Tigers 93–82 to advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, SEC Tournament
Game 33. No. 18 Vanderbilt (26–7) (AP, No. 17 coaches' poll) faced off against Arkansas in an SEC Tournament quarterfinal matchup. The Razorbacks extended their win streak to five games over the Commodores by dominating the rebounds and points in the paint. Vanderbilt senior Alex Gordon led all scorers with 22 points in the loss.


2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, Game recaps, NCAA Tournament
Game 34. No. 18 Vanderbilt (26–8) (AP, No. 17 coaches' poll) were selected as a #4 seed in the Midwest Region of the 2008 NCAA Tournament to face #13 seed Siena Saints. In his final collegiate game, Shan Foster scored just 13 points and was 1-for-5 from three-point range. The Commodores struggled to find consistent offense, going 4-for-20 from beyond the arc. Siena guard Kenny Hasbrouck scored 30 points to lead the Saints to an 83–62 upset of the #4 seeded Commodores.


2007–08 Venezuelan Primera División season
The 2007–08 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 18 teams. The national champions were Deportivo Táchira.


2007–08 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season
For the first time in a regular season, Leones, Zulia and Magallanes were eliminated making the first time a Venezuelan Caribbean Series Champion didn't make the postseason. On the other hand, Bravos de Margarita earned a trip to the playoffs after moving from Araure. Omar Vizquel played their last season with the Leones del Caracas.


2007–08 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season, Round robin
Despite having the best record in the regular season, Caribes didn't make to the final series.


2007–08 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season
The 2007-08 Vermont Catamounts season was their third in Hockey East. Led by head coach Tim Bothwell, the Catamounts had 8 victories, compared to 25 defeats and 1 tie. Their conference record was 4 victories, 16 defeats and 1 tie.


2007–08 VfB Stuttgart season
The 2007–08 season was VfB Stuttgart's 43rd season in the Bundesliga.


2007–08 VfB Stuttgart season, Team kit
The team kit for the season was produced by Puma and the shirt sponsor is EnBW.


2007–08 VfB Stuttgart season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 VfB Stuttgart season, Players, VfB Stuttgart II
VfB Stuttgart II were coached by Rainer Adrion. They finished 3rd in the Regionalliga Süd, securing qualification for the inaugural 3. Liga season.


2007–08 VfB Stuttgart season, Players, VfB Stuttgart II
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 VfB Stuttgart season, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 VfB Stuttgart season, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 VfB Stuttgart season, Transfers, Players out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 VfL Bochum season
The 2007–08 VfL Bochum season was the 70th season in club history.


2007–08 VfL Wolfsburg season
VfL Wolfsburg had their best ever season under new coach Felix Magath. The double Bundesliga-winning coach from Bayern Munich improved the fortunes of Wolfsburg from a relegation-threatened side to a fifth place-finish. This was just the start of a sensational ascent to the top of German football, culminating in a shock title win the season afterwards. New signings Diego Benaglio, Josué, Grafite and Edin Džeko were all successful and played a big part in the resurgence.


2007–08 VfL Wolfsburg season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 VfL Wolfsburg season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Season summary
The 2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season is the Salmon Kings' 4th season in the ECHL. The season saw the Salmon Kings establish themselves in the ECHL with a 91-point season, and winning 42 of 72 games. Before the start of the season, the Salmon Kings signed players Ash Goldie, Kevin Estrada, Gary Gladue, and goaltender Billy Thompson to complement their returning star players Wes Goldie, Milan Gajic, Kiel McLeod, and Ryan Wade.


2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Season summary
With their new additions and returning players the Salmon Kings became an elite team in the 2007-08 season, going 15-5-0-0 through their first 20 games and continued to earn wins going into the ECHL All-Star Game. At the 2008 All-Star Game festivities in Stockton, Ash Goldie showed his impressive skills during the two-day event. At the skills competition, Goldie became the first player in the ECHL to go 5 for 5 in the target shooting event.


2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Season summary
The following night at the All-Star Game, Goldie scored an All-Star record 6 points, recording 3 goals and 3 assists to earn All-Star M.V.P. honours. After the All-Star game, the Salmon Kings struggled after going through numerous injuries and call ups, but managed to narrowly win the National West division title, and took the number two seed into the Kelly Cup playoffs. In the playoffs, the Salmon Kings won their first-ever playoff round by eliminating the Bakersfield Condors in six games.


2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Season summary
Unfortunately in the second round, the Salmon Kings were eliminated from the playoffs by the Utah Grizzlies in five games. In their West Division title season, the Salmon Kings were led offensively by the Goldie brothers. Ash Goldie finished fourth in league scoring with 83 points, second in goals with 40, and first in power play goals with 20, while his brother, Wes led the league with 42 goals and 6 shorthanded goals.


2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Player stats, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Player stats, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts


2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Player stats, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Victoria. Stats reflect time with the Salmon Kings only. ‡Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Salmon Kings only.


2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season, Professional affiliations, Vancouver Canucks
The Salmon Kings' NHL affiliate based in Vancouver, British Columbia.


2007–08 Vijay Hazare Trophy
The 2007–08 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the sixth season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India. It was contested between 27 domestic cricket teams of India, starting in February and finishing in April 2008. In the final, Saurashtra beat Bengal by 6 wickets to win their maiden title.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The Villanova Wildcats entered the 2007–08 season with much uncertainty, after losing star Curtis Sumpter, guard Mike Nardi, and center Will Sheridan to graduation. The departure of three experienced starters leaves the Wildcats a young team with no seniors. Villanova has replenished the ranks with three talented freshmen: Parade All-American Corey Fisher, McDonald's All-American Corey Stokes, and Malcolm Grant. Returning players include sophomore Scottie Reynolds and juniors Shane Clark and Dante Cunningham. The team will be further augmented by Antonio Pena and Andrew Ott, both returning from redshirt freshman years.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The Wildcats are known for their guards, having seven on their roster. Coach Jay Wright often puts up to four guards on the floor simultaneously, including multiple point guards. Returning sophomore Scottie Reynolds is joined by fellow-sophomore Reggie Redding, and freshmen Corey Fisher, Malcolm Grant, and Corey Stokes.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Villanova's frontcourt is anchored by veterans Shane Clark and Dante Cunningham. Sophomore Cassiem Drummond and freshman Antonio Pena complete the frontcourt.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The Wildcats' quickness and guard-oriented style of play creates matchup problems for opponents, but can leave them vulnerable to a talented team with a tall frontcourt.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2007–08 schedule includes 18 Big East contests, a trip to Orlando, Florida for the Old Spice Classic, a home game against LSU in the Big East/SEC Invitational, four games against Big Five rivals, and home games against Stony Brook, Bucknell, Hartford, and Columbia.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Villanova finished the regular season with a record of 19–11 overall and 9–9 in the Big East.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The Wildcats received a #12 seed in the 2008 NCAA Tournament in which they defeated the #5 seed Clemson Tigers and the #13 seed Siena Saints. They reached the Sweet Sixteen before they were defeated by #1 seed Kansas 72–57 on March 28, 2008. This was the third time in 4 years that Villanova was eliminated from the tournament by the eventual champion. In 2005, Villanova reached the Sweet 16 before being defeated by eventual tournament champion North Carolina. In 2006, Villanova reached the Elite Eight before being defeated by eventual champion Florida. The team finished with a 22–13 record, and 10–10 record in the Big East.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
Two free throws by Dante Cunningham with 10.3 seconds remaining lifted the number 17 Villanova Wildcats over the number 13 Pitt Panthers. Freshman Malcolm Grant came off the bench to score a career-high 22, and Antonio Pena added twelve points and three steals.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
Villanova dropped the first game of the Big East season to DePaul, 81–76. Corey Fisher scored 23 for the 17th-ranked Wildcats. Dante Cunningham added 14 points and seven rebounds.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
18th-Ranked Villanova won its 14th consecutive Big Five game with a 71–58 victory of La Salle. Scottie Reynolds led the Wildcats with 19 points, and freshman Corey Fisher contributed with 18 points and five assists. The win lifts Villanova's Big Five record to 3–0.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
20th-Ranked Villanova defeated Columbia 72–56 at Villanova. Shane Clark led the Wildcats with 15 points. Scottie Reynolds added 14, and Dante Cunningham registered nine points and twelve rebounds.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
Villanova scored over 100 points in two consecutive games for the second time in school history as the Wildcats defeated Hartford 103–75. Five Wildcats scored in double figures, led by Scottie Reynolds' 21. Dante Cunningham contributed 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Corey Fisher scored 18, including four 3-pointers.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
Villanova set a Big Five record with its 13th consecutive Big Five victory, a 101–93 win over Temple at Temple University. The Wildcats were led by sophomore Scottie Reynolds, who posted 27 points and nine assists. Freshman Antonio Pena scored a career-high 17 points. Villanova's 101 points is the most ever allowed by Temple at the Liacouras Center.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
Villanova's first lead came in the game's final seconds as the Wildcats scored an improbable come-from-behind victory against the LSU Tigers. Led by freshman Malcolm Grant, who scored 13 points in the final three minutes of the game, the Wildcats overcame a 21-point deficit in the Big East/SEC Challenge. Grant finished with 18 points, and Dante Cunningham contributed 13 for Villanova, including the winning basket with 5.9 seconds remaining. The Wildcats' comeback came after LSU's Anthony Randolph fouled out with four minutes remaining.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
The Wildcats tied a record with their 12th consecutive Big 5 victory, an 87–61 win over Penn. Scottie Reynolds led Villanova with 21 points, Corey Fisher added 13, and Antonio Pena contributed with 12 points.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
North Carolina State 69-Villanova 68, Orlando, FL, November 25, 2007


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
Villanova suffered its first defeat of the season, as North Carolina State won the championship of the Old Spice Classic 68–68. Gavin Grant sealed the victory for N.C. State as he sunk two of three free throws with 0.4 seconds remaining following a controversial foul call. Villanova's Dante Cunningham tipped in a missed shot with 2.2 seconds remaining to bring Villanova to a one-point lead. Grant, receiving the long inbounds pass at the three-point line, launched a shot. Referee Jim Burr ruled that Cunningham hit Grant on the left arm, resulting in three free throws.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
Villanova's effort was marked by poor free throw shooting, and only two successful three-point attempts. Freshman Corey Fisher scored 21 points, and sophomore Scottie Reynolds contributed 13. Cassiem Drummond grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
20th Ranked Villaova, led by Scottie Reynolds' 21 points, defeated George Mason 84–76 in the semi-final round of the Old Spice Classic. Malcolm Grant and Shane Clark each added 13 points, and Clark grabbed ten rebounds in the victory. The Wildcats will face N.C. State in the championship game.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
Scottie Reynolds led Villanova with 19 points, and freshman Corey Fisher scored 18 in his second collegiate game as Villanova topped UCF 76–68 on Thanksgiving night in the opening round of the Old Spice Classic. Sophomore Reggie Redding added 14 points for the 20th ranked Wildcats. Villanova's win sets up a second-round matchup with George Mason, which upset 18th ranked Kansas State. This game marked the first-ever meeting between the two programs.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
Shane Clark posted 17 points and 12 rebounds, as number 24 Villanova held off Bucknell. Scottie Reynolds added 15 points, and sophomore Reggie Redding had a career-high 12 points.


2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team, Game Summaries
Shane Clark scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Wildcats won their 40th consecutive home opener. Freshman Malcolm Grant scored 16 points, including four three-pointers, in his college debut. Dante Cunningham registered 14 points and six rebounds, and Scottie Reynolds added 13 points and six assists.


2007–08 Villarreal CF season
During the 2007–08 Spanish football season, Villarreal competed in La Liga.


2007–08 Villarreal CF season, Season summary
Villarreal enjoyed the best season in their history, finishing as runners-up.


2007–08 Villarreal CF season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Villarreal CF season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cavaliers sought to continue their 2006–07 season success in which they finished tied for first place in the conference with North Carolina (see 2006–07 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season).


2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
The Cavaliers were picked to finish 5th place for the 2007–2008 season in the ACC Preseason Poll. Senior Sean Singletary was named to the five-member preseason All-ACC team.


2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team, Players, Recruits
The Virginia Cavalier 2007 recruiting class consisted of 4 signed players. The class is headlined by consensus four star shooting guard, Jeff Jones.


2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies lost five seniors off of their 2006–07 season team, which finished as the third place team in the conference.


2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2007–08 Vyshcha Liha
The 2007–08 Vyshcha Liha season is the seventeenth since its establishment. This season competition was sponsored by Biola which became the title sponsor of the League for the season. It began on 17 July 2007, and ended on 18 May 2008. 16 teams participated in the competition, 14 of which contested in the 2006-07 season, and two of which (Zakarpattia Uzhhorod and Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka) were promoted from the Ukrainian First League (the league immediately below the Ukrainian Premier League).


2007–08 Vyshcha Liha
The winner of league was Shakhtar Donetsk with 74 points, followed by Dynamo Kyiv with 71 points. The top goalscorer of the season was Marko Dević from Metalist Kharkiv with 19 goals, 6 of which were penalties. The spot for second highest goalscorer with 17 goals was a three-way tie between Oleksandr Hladky from Shakhtar Donetsk, Yevhen Seleznyov from Arsenal Kyiv (on loan from Shakhtar), and Oleksandr Kosyrin from Metalurh Donetsk.


2007–08 Vyshcha Liha, Stadia
The following stadiums were used as home grounds during the season:


2007–08 Vyshcha Liha Reserves
The 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19 season are competitions between the reserves of Ukrainian Premier League Clubs and the Under 19s.


2007–08 Vyshcha Liha Reserves
The events in the senior leagues during the 2004–05 season saw Illichivets Mariupol Reserves and Stal Alchevsk Reserves be relegated with Naftovyk Okhtyrka Reserves and Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Reserves entering the competition.


2007–08 Vysshaya Liga season
The 2007–08 Vysshaya Liga season was the 16th season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. 30 teams participated in the league. Khimik Voskresensk won the league and was promoted to the Kontinental Hockey League for the 2008–09 season.


2007–08 WABA NBL
WABA NBL for season 2007–08 was the seventh season of WABA League. The study included tens teams from five countries, a champion for the third time in team history became Šibenik Jolly. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and from Slovenia.


2007–08 WABA NBL
WABA NBL for season 2007–08 has begun to play 27 October 2007 and ended on 17 March 2008, when he it was completed a Regular season. Final Four to be played from 21–22 March 2008. in Šibenik, Croatia. Winner Final Four this season for the team Šibenik Jolly.


2007–08 WABA NBL, Regular season
The League of the season was played with 10 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with each one game at home and away. The four best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Final Four. The regular season began on 27 October 2007 and it will end on 17 March 2008.


2007–08 WABA NBL, Final four
Final Four to be played from 21–22 March 2008. in the Gradska Skolska Sportska Dvorana in Gospić, Croatia.


2007–08 WHL season
The 2007–08 WHL season was the 42nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 20, 2007, and ended on March 16, 2008. The WHL Playoffs began on March 21, 2008, and ended on May 7, 2008.


2007–08 WHL season
A new expansion team, the Edmonton Oil Kings, joined the league bringing the WHL to 22 teams that played a 72-game season. The Spokane Chiefs won the Ed Chynoweth Cup, defeating the Lethbridge Hurricanes in four games. Spokane would go on to capture the Memorial Cup.


2007–08 WHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; x = Clinched playoff berth; y = Clinched conference title


2007–08 WHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2007–08 WHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2007–08 WHL season, Memorial Cup
The 90th MasterCard Memorial Cup was held in Kitchener, Ontario. It began on May 16, and concluded on May 25, 2008.


2007–08 WNBL season
The 2007–08 WNBL season was the 28th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2007 and March 2008, followed by a post-season involving the top five in March 2008.


2007–08 WNBL season
Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network ABC. ABC broadcast one game a week, at 1:00PM at every standard time in Australia.


2007–08 WNBL season
Molten provided equipment including the official game ball, with Hoop2Hoop supplying team apparel.


2007–08 WWHL season
The 2007–08 WWHL season  was the fourth season of the Western Women's Hockey League. The Calgary Oval X-Treme defeated the Minnesota Whitecaps to claim the WWHL Champions cup.


2007–08 WWHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.


2007–08 WWHL season, Final standings
The Chinese national women's team  played 11 exhibition games ( 1 win and 10 defeats) against  WWHL Teams.


2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by first-year head coach Dino Gaudio, played their games at  Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
In first season under their new head coach (who replaced former coach Skip Prosser, who died in the off-season), the Deacons lost leading scorer from 2006–07, Kyle Visser, but brought in a good recruiting class (ranked 28th nationally by Scout.com), including guards Jeff Teague and Gary Clark, and forward James Johnson.


2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team, Schedule
Note:  Many Raycom games also available on ESPN Full Court and ESPN360.


2007–08 Washington Capitals season
The 2007–08 Washington Capitals season began on October 5, 2007. It was the Capitals' 34th season in the National Hockey League.


2007–08 Washington Capitals season
On November 22, Head Coach Glen Hanlon was fired after starting the Capitals with a 6–14–1 record, the team's worst start since the 1981–82 season. He was replaced by Bruce Boudreau on an interim basis until December 26, when Boudreau's position was made permanent.


2007–08 Washington Capitals season
On March 21, Alexander Ovechkin scored his 60th goal of the season in a game against the Atlanta Thrashers, becoming the first NHL player to accomplish the feat in 12 years, and tying Dennis Maruk's single-season franchise record. He would go on to break the record in the Capitals' next game, a 3–2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes, on March 25. On April 3, Ovechkin scored twice to break Luc Robitaille's single-season left-winger goal-scoring record of 63 goals. Ovechkin finished the regular season with 65 goals and 112 points and won the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL's Most Valuable Player.


2007–08 Washington Capitals season
On April 5, the Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers 3–1 at home to clinch the franchise's third Southeast Division title and fourth Division title overall. The Capitals became the first team in NHL history to make the playoffs after being ranked 14th or lower in the standings at the season's midpoint.


2007–08 Washington Capitals season
In the playoffs, the Capitals won their first game against the Philadelphia Flyers, but then lost three consecutive games to fall behind three games to one. They managed to win their next two games to force a Game 7, but lost in overtime on a power play goal by Joffrey Lupul.


2007–08 Washington Capitals season, Regular season
On March 3, 2008, the Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins at home by a score of 10–2. Alexander Ovechkin scored three goals in the game. It was the first time that the Capitals had scored 10 goals in a regular season game since January 11, 2003, when they defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2.


2007–08 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Conference standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2007–08 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Conference standings
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)


2007–08 Washington Capitals season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2007–08 Washington Capitals season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2007–08 Washington Capitals season, Transactions
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 Washington Capitals season, Draft picks
Washington's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Capitals had the 5th overall pick .


2007–08 Washington Capitals season, Farm teams, American Hockey League
The Hershey Bears are the Capitals American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.


2007–08 Washington Capitals season, Farm teams, ECHL
The South Carolina Stingrays are the Capitals ECHL affiliate in 2007–08.


2007–08 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2007–08 college basketball season. This marked the head coach Lorenzo Romar's 6th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 7–11 in Pac-10 play. They lost in the first round of the 2008 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament by California. They were invited to the 2008 College Basketball Invitational which they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.


2007–08 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tony Bennett. The team played its home games on Jack Friel Court in Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.


2007–08 Washington Wizards season
The 2007–08 Washington Wizards season was their 47th season in the National Basketball Association. The Wizards made the playoffs for the fourth straight season despite missing star Gilbert Arenas for most of it due to a knee injury. The Wizards were then eliminated for the third straight time by the Cavaliers, all in just the first round.


2007–08 Washington Wizards season, Draft picks
Washington's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.


2007–08 Washington Wizards season, Transactions
The Wizards have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.


2007–08 Watford F.C. season
The 2007–08 football season was Watford Football Club's 62nd consecutive season of competitive football since the Second World War. It began on 1 July 2007, and concluded on 30 June 2008, although competitive games were only played between August and May.


2007–08 Watford F.C. season, Season summary
Following relegation from the Premier League in 2006–07, Watford started the 2007–08 season strongly, winning eleven of their opening sixteen games and opening up an 8-point gap at the top of the Championship table. However, after the departure of Adam Johnson to Middlesbrough on 11 November 2007 Watford's form declined; they won six of their next sixteen Championship games, and only one of their final sixteen. In January 2008 Watford sold captain Gavin Mahon and top scorer Marlon King, but purchased Mat Sadler, Leigh Bromby and John Eustace. Watford finished the 2007–08 season in 6th position, and were eliminated in the play-off semi finals to Hull City.


2007–08 Watford F.C. season, Season summary, Football League, Play-offs
Watford's sixth-placed finish meant that they qualified for the play-off semi finals, where they would play a home and away match against third-placed Hull City. As 6–1 aggregate winners, Hull qualified for the final at Wembley Stadium, and as a result of victory in that match they earned qualification to the Premier League for the 2008–09 season.


2007–08 Watford F.C. season, Season summary, FA Cup
As a Championship club, Watford did not enter the FA Cup until the third round stage. Their potential opponents were the 20 Premier League teams, the 23 other Championship clubs, and 20 teams from lower divisions which had progressed through the first and second rounds, and in some cases additional qualifying games.


2007–08 Watford F.C. season, Season summary, League Cup
For the 2007–08 season, all Football League clubs entered the League Cup in the first round. For the first round, the draw was split into two regional sections of 36 teams. The 18 highest placed teams in the league from the previous season were seeded in each region. Watford, having been relegated from the Premier League, were therefore seeded, and placed in the southern section of the draw.


2007–08 Watford F.C. season, Ownership and finance
Watford Football Club is owned by the holding company Watford Leisure Plc (LSE: ). Its 2007–08 financial year coincided with the football season, running from 1 July 2007 until 30 June 2008. The company's annual accounts were released in November 2008, showing an operating loss of £10.977 million, but a net profit of £426,000 as a result of the sale of player registrations and land. Watford Leisure's chief executive was Mark Ashton, while their chairman was self-professed lifelong Watford fan Graham Simpson, who also owned shares in the company. The club's other major shareholders were Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party Michael Ashcroft through his investment company Fordwat, and brothers Jimmy and Vince Russo through their business Valley Grown Salads.


2007–08 Watford F.C. season, Squad details, Player statistics
# = Squad number; Pos = Playing position; P = Number of games played; G = Number of goals scored;  = Yellow cards;  = Red cards; GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward


2007–08 Watford F.C. season, Squad details, Player statistics
Statistics do not include games played for other clubs. Starting appearances are given first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.


2007–08 Watford F.C. season, Squad details, Player statistics
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2007–08 Wellington Phoenix FC season
The 2007–08 A-League season was the inaugural season for the Wellington Phoenix, who replaced the New Zealand Knights.


2007–08 Wellington Phoenix FC season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Welsh Alliance League
The 2007–08 Welsh Alliance League, known as the design2print Welsh Alliance League for sponsorship reasons, is the 24th season of the Welsh Alliance League, which is in the third level of the Welsh football pyramid.


2007–08 Welsh Alliance League
The league consists of fifteen teams and concluded with Bethesda Athletic as champions.


2007–08 Welsh Alliance League, Teams
Denbigh Town were champions in the previous season. Gwynedd League's second place team Amlwch Town and third place team Nantlle Vale were promoted to the Welsh Alliance League


2007–08 Welsh Cup
The 2007-08 FAW Welsh Cup is the 121st edition of the annual knockout tournament for non-English competitive football teams in Wales. The 2007-08 tournament commenced on 18 August 2007 and concluded on 4 May 2008. The 2007–08 Welsh Cup winner's are Bangor City


2007–08 Welsh Cup, Quarter-finals
Matches were played on 1 March 2008 and 2 March 2008.


2007–08 Welsh Cup, Semi-finals
The matches were originally scheduled to be played on the weekend of 29 March 2008, but the Newport YMCA v Bangor City tie was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. It was eventually played Newtown on the following Saturday. The other tie was played at Aberystwyth Town.


2007–08 Welsh League Cup
The 2007–08 Welsh League Cup season was won by Llanelli FC, beating Rhyl FC in the final. It was the first victory for Llanelli FC in the competition, and the fifth appearance by Rhyl FC in the final. The final took place at Latham Park, in Newtown, Wales. The match was refereed by Steve Hames.


2007–08 Welsh Premier Division
The 2007–08 Welsh Premier Division or 2007–08 Principality Premiership for sponsorship reasons was the sixteenth Welsh Premier Division. The season began on Saturday 1 September 2007 and ended on Wednesday 7 May 2008. Fourteen teams played each other on a home and away basis. This was also the first season where teams earned four points for a win and two points for a draw as well as a bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match. The losing team also earned a bonus point if they lost by seven points or less.


2007–08 Welsh Premier League
The 2007–08 Welsh Premier League was the 16th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales. It began on 17 August 2007 and ended on 19 April 2008. The league was won by Llanelli, their first league title.


2007–08 Wessex Football League
The 2007–08 Wessex Football League was the 22nd season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions for the first time in their history were A.F.C. Totton, who were promoted to the Southern League. The league consisted of two divisions, Division Two having been disbanded. There was some promotion and relegation between the two Wessex League divisions.


2007–08 Wessex Football League
For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Sydenhams Wessex League.


2007–08 Wessex Football League, League tables, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 23 clubs, increased from 20 the previous season, after Gosport Borough were promoted to the Southern League. Four new clubs joined:


2007–08 Wessex Football League, League tables, Division One
Division One consisted of 21 clubs, increased from 19 the previous season, after Hayling United, Alresford Town and Romsey Town were promoted to the Premier Division, and Locks Heath left the league. Six clubs were promoted from Division Two after it was disbanded:


2007–08 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
During the 2007–08 English football season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the Football League Championship. They finished the season in first place, thus earning promotion to the Premier League the following season.


2007–08 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Season summary
After the previous season's play-off final heartbreak, Tony Mowbray set about restructuring his squad, moving out several players for multimillion-pound fees after press reports of dressing room division. High-profile players such as Jason Koumas, Diomansy Kamara and Curtis Davies were sold to Premier League clubs for large fees, joining Paul McShane, Nathan Ellington, Darren Carter and Steve Watson in leaving the Hawthorns. Mowbray replaced them by signing a total of 14 permanent and loan players in the summer transfer window, making an overall profit in the process.


2007–08 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Season summary
Despite the large changes in his squad, Mowbray won the Championship Manager of the Month award in September, after Albion gained 13 out of the maximum 15 points and climbed to second. At the start of 2008, Mowbray's young Albion team topped the table, receiving growing plaudits from the media and supporters alike for their attractive brand of attacking one touch passing football, a reflection of Mowbray's staunch footballing philosophy.


2007–08 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Season summary
Mowbray guided Albion to the Football League Championship title and promotion to the Premier League, and also reached the FA Cup semi-final. The semi-final, the first to be played at the new Wembley Stadium, pitted Albion against Portsmouth, the only remaining Premier League team left in the FA Cup. Portsmouth won the match 1–0 with the only goal of the game coming from former Albion striker Nwankwo Kanu. Mowbray won the Championship manager of the month award for April, as well as the League Managers Association manager of the year award.


2007–08 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Kit
English company Umbro remained West Bromwich's kit manufacturers. T-Mobile remained the kit sponsors.


2007–08 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 West Ham United F.C. season
The 2007–08 season saw West Ham United compete in the Premier League, where the club finished in 10th place.


2007–08 West Ham United F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 West Ham United F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 2007–08 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 108th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire. It has three divisions, the highest of which is the Premier Division, which sits at step 6 of the National League System, or the tenth level of the overall English football league system.


2007–08 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2007–08 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
Also, Brierley & Hagley merged with Withymoor Colts to form Brierley Hill & Withymoor.


2007–08 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
The 2007–08 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Huggins and played their home games in the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. It completed the season 26–11 (11–7 in the Big East) and lost to Xavier 79–75 (in overtime) in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2008 NCAA tournament. West Virginia finished the season ranked #17.


2007–08 Western Football League
The 2007–08 Western Football League season (known as the 2007–08 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 106th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.


2007–08 Western Football League
The league champions for the first time in their history were Truro City, who were promoted to the Southern League. The champions of Division One were Wellington.


2007–08 Western Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured two new clubs in a league of 21, reduced from 22 the previous season after the promotion of Bridgwater Town to the Southern League, the relegation of Keynsham Town to the First Division, and the resignation of Torrington, who joined the North Devon League.


2007–08 Western Football League, First Division
The First Division featured three new clubs in a league of 21, reduced from 22 the previous season after Truro City and Ilfracombe Town were promoted to the Premier Division, Biddestone resigned and Clyst Rovers transferred to the South West Peninsula League.


2007–08 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 2007–08 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Darrin Horn and by future NBA player Courtney Lee. They were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference and finished the season 29–7 with a 16–2 record in Sun Belt play to finish tied for first in the East Division. The team won the Sun Belt Basketball Tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.


2007–08 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
Western Kentucky finished ranked 22nd in the postseason ESPN/USA Today Poll. Lee was SBC Player of the year and was joined by Tyrone Brazelton on the All SBC team. Jeremy Evans was SBC Tournament Most Valuable Player, Lee and Brazelton also made the All-Tournament team. Brazelton was named to the NCAA Tournament All-Region Team.


2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
The 2007–2008 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Broncos, 20–12 overall and 12–4 in the conference, captured the MAC West Division championship by four games and earned the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. WMU reached the semi-finals of the MAC tournament before falling to No. 3 seed Akron.


2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
During the regular season, Western Michigan defeated No. 25 ranked Davidson College, a team that reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. WMU finished the non-conference portion of their schedule 7–7, defeating Davidson, Detroit Mercy, Loyola Chicago, North Carolina Central, Pepperdine, Southern Illinois and Wisconsin–Green Bay.


2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
WMU also retained the Michigan MAC Trophy for the third consecutive season.


2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
Sophomore David Kool and senior Joe Reitz earned First Team All-MAC honors. Reitz was also named to the MAC All-Tournament team.


2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team, Preseason
The Broncos were picked to win the West Division by members of the MAC News Media Association, receiving 23 of 32 possible first place votes (Toledo received six votes and Central Michigan three). Western Michigan also received six votes to win the MAC Tournament, which was second to Kent State (7 votes).


2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team, 2008–2009 recruits
Western Michigan signed forwards Muhammed Conteh, Justin Hairston and Flenard Whitfield, center Lemarcus Lowe and guards Mike Douglas and Demetrius Ward during this season. Each player will be a freshman for the 2008–09 season. Lowe was rated the #1 Michigan high school center in 2007.


2007–08 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which played in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), was led by first-year head coach Gregg Marshall.


2007–08 Wichita Thunder season
The 2007–08 Wichita Thunder season was the 16th season of the CHL franchise in Wichita, Kansas.


2007–08 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
The 2007–08 Wigan Athletic F.C. season was the club's 30th season in the Football League and their third season in the Premier League.


2007–08 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Season summary
Under new manager Chris Hutchings, the team started the season well, winning two of their opening three games and briefly leading the Premiership table for the first time in the club's history. However, after going the next ten games without a win, Wigan found themselves in the bottom three. Hutchings was sacked and Birmingham City's Steve Bruce was appointed as the new manager a couple of weeks later. Results began to improve, and the club steadily pulled away from relegation before finally securing their survival in their penultimate game in a 2–0 away win against Aston Villa. The club finished in 14th place at the end of the season.


2007–08 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Season summary
Wigan had little success in the cups, and were knocked out of the League Cup in their first game against Hull City. The club also made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup before losing 2–1 to Chelsea. Marcus Bent, on loan from Charlton Athletic, finished the season as the club's top goalscorer with a total of seven goals, and Paul Scharner was voted as the club's Player of the Year.


2007–08 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Squad, First-team squad
(Sources)Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Squad, On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007–08 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
The 2007–08 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented The College of William & Mary during the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Tony Shaver's fifth season at William & Mary. The Tribe competed in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at Kaplan Arena.


2007–08 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in CAA play and lost in the championship game of the 2008 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to George Mason after a surprising run through the tournament with wins against Georgia State in the first round, rivals Old Dominion in the quarterfinals, and VCU in the semifinals. They did not participate in any post-season tournaments.


2007–08 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Peele's first season at Winthrop. The Eagles competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Winthrop Coliseum. They finished the season 22–12, 10–4 in Big South play to finish tied for first atop the conference standings. They won the 2008 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as No. 13 seed in the East region. They were defeated in the First Round by No. 4 seed Washington State.


2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his seventh season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team finished with a final record of 31–5 which set the school record for wins in a season.


2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Season Notes
This was the second of back-to-back 30+ win season for Wisconsin. Brian Butch and Michael Flowers were seniors; Marcus Landry and Joe Krabbenhoft were juniors; Trevon Hughes and Jason Bohannon were sophomores. All contributed to the team's success.


2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Season Notes
Wisconsin won the Big Ten regular season title outright, won the Big Ten tournament championship, and were only awarded a #3 seed. It apparently was a down year for the Big Ten as only four teams made the NCAA tournament.


2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Season Notes
Wisconsin handled #14 seed Cal State Fullerton 71-56 in the first round. Then had to be on "upset alert" for #11 seed cinderella Kansas St, who boosted stud freshman Michael Beasley. However, Wisconsin prevailed 72-55. In the Sweet Sixteen they ran into the true cinderella, #10 seed Davidson with Steph Curry, and lost 56-73. Trevon Hughes was hobbled with a bum ankle and only played 11 minutes in that game.


2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Season Notes
This was the year all #1 seeds made the Final Four, and Kansas beat Memphis in the championship.


2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season
The 2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team was the Badgers' 8th season. Led by head coach Mark Johnson, the Badgers went 20-5-3 in the WCHA.


2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was the 109th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the 2nd tier of the English Football system, the Football League Championship. The season saw them finish seventh, narrowly missing out on a play-off place only by virtue of goal difference.


2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
This season was the first under the ownership of Steve Morgan, ending the seventeen-year reign of Sir Jack Hayward. Morgan had bought the club for the nominal sum of £10, with the proviso that he invested £30 million into the club.


2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Season review
The close season saw businessman Steve Morgan take control of the club for a nominal £10 fee in return for a £30 million investment into the club, resulting in the departure of Sir Jack Hayward after 17 years as chairman. The protracted takeover, originally announced in May, was finally completed on 9 August 2007. The announcement of the deal saw the club set out their future ethos:


2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Season review
It is intended that the new capital, over a period of time, will be used to help re-establish Wolves as a Premiership club. Although this is a significant amount of money there will not be an 'open cheque book' approach to signing players; instead the club will build on the current strategy of steadily and progressively developing a team of young, hungry and talented players. — Club Statement


2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Season review
After last season's unexpected play-off finish, hopes were high for the club to go one step further this time, with manager stating automatic promotion was his aim. The side was strengthened by signing Freddy Eastwood, Stephen Elliott and Michael Gray, but last season's Player of the Year, goalkeeper Matt Murray - who had only just recovered from a broken shoulder - missed the whole campaign after suffering a knee injury in pre-season training.


2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Season review
On the field, the team started the season inconsistently, but a strong October and November saw them push as high as third, just three points from the summit. However, an injury suffered by key player Michael Kightly seemed to severely weaken the team's creativity and preceded a dismal Christmas period that saw them pick up just 4 points from a possible 21, leaving them mid-table and without hopes of an automatic finish.


2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Season review
More players were brought in during the January transfer window, most crucially striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake from Plymouth Argyle, who scored 12 goals in the remainder of the season, finishing the division's top scorer on 23 goals. However, his goals alone could not bring about a second successive play-off finish as the side finished outside the final spot on goal difference, two goals short of Watford. Despite suffering just two defeats in their final 15 games, several crucial late goals that were conceded in the second half of the season ultimately proved costly. Indeed, just two more goals on the final day of the season would have booked them a playoff place.


2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Results, Pre season
"Wolves XI" pre season results: 0–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion (26 July; home), 7–0 v Holyhead Hotspur (28 July; away)


2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Results, Football League Championship
A total of 24 teams competed in the Championship in the 2007–08 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 14 June 2007, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage.


2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Players, Statistics
Key:  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club


2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Players, Statistics
Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.


2007–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Kit
The season saw a new away kit, navy blue with an old gold and white trim. The home kit remained the same as the previous campaign and that season's white away kit was retained as a third kit for this term. The kits were manufactured by Le Coq Sportif, Chaucer Consulting sponsored the club for a fourth season.


2007–08 Women's CEV Cup
The  Women's CEV Cup  2007–08 is the 36th edition of the European Women's CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former Top Teams Cup.


2007–08 Women's CEV Cup, Rules
When the two matches result in one win and one defeat for each team, the teams must play one extra set called GOLDEN SET. The Golden Set is to be played as a tie break set until 15 points. The team winning this GOLDEN SET will qualify for the next round regardless the results of the previous matches.


2007–08 Women's CEV Cup, Play-off, 1/16 Finals
The 16 winning teams from the 1/16 Finals will compete in the 1/8 Finals playing Home & Away matches. The losers of the 1/16 Final matches will qualify for the 3rd round in Challenge Cup.


2007–08 Women's EHF Cup
The 2007–08 Women's EHF Cup was the 27th edition of the competition, running from 31 August 2007 to 24 May 2008. Dynamo Volgograd followed the steps of the previous edition's champion Zvezda Zvenigorod as the second Russian club to win the competition, beating SD Itxako in the final.


2007–08 Women's National Cricket League season
The 2007–08 Women's National Cricket League season was the 12th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 17 November 2007 and finished on 19 January 2008.


2007–08 Women's National Cricket League season
The New South Wales Breakers won the tournament when the final was washed out after the Breakers had topped the ladder at the conclusion of the group stage.


2007–08 World Bowls Tour
The World Bowls Tour (WBT) is a limited company formed in September 1996 by the Professional Bowls Association, and the two major governing bodies for world flat green bowls, World Bowls and the World Indoor Bowls Council (WIBC).


2007–08 World Bowls Tour
The primary object of WBT is to set up a series of premier bowls events at which the top players in the world can play.


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Players
The top 16 players automatically entered into the four main tournaments. The rest of the players are made up of qualifiers.


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events
The 2007-08 season saw the arrival of a new tournament, the 'Co-operative Funeralcare World Matchplay 2007'.


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events
As well as this new event, the four main tournaments open to all the top 16 players will be played in their traditional months.


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events, Co-operative Funeralcare World Matchplay 2007
Greg Harlow extended his unbeaten run at Ponds Forge, Sheffield to a magnificent 18 games when he beat Mervyn King in the Co-operative Funeralcare World Match Play Championship.


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events, Co-operative Funeralcare World Matchplay 2007
Every game of the tournament was broadcast live on Sky Sports – the first time that the broadcaster had given the World Bowls Tour such lengthily coverage.


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events, Co-operative Funeralcare World Matchplay 2007
Harlow, 38, has won the three previous International Open’s at Ponds Forge – a record that no one has managed to do.


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events, Co-operative Funeralcare World Matchplay 2007
“It's unbelievable, I don't know what it is - I just wish we could play all our WBT events here,” said an ecstatic Harlow after being asked by Sky Sports presenter Lee McKenzie to explain the secret of his success at the Sheffield venue.


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events, Co-operative Funeralcare World Matchplay 2007, Results
Semi-finals[8] Mervyn King (ENG) bt [4] Alex Marshall (SCO)	11-6, 9-7 [2] Greg Harlow (ENG) bt [6] Robert Weale (WAL)	6-5, 5-5 Final: [2] Greg Harlow (ENG) bt [8] Mervyn King (ENG)	10-8, 4-10, 2-0


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events, engage International Open 2007
Scotland's Paul Foster captured his first ever International Open title in Sheffield after winning a match tie-breaker with Jason Greenslade. The three-time World Singles Champion from Troon notched up a maximum count of four shots on the first end before going on to take the first set 15-5. Welshman Greenslade hit back, edging a closely fought second set 6-5. But in the three-end tie-break, Foster won 2-1 to claim one of the few WBT ranking titles to elude him so far. "Obviously this was an important triumph for me as it plugged a significant gap in my CV and to win two successive WBT ranking events is no mean achievement," he said.


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events, engage International Open 2007, Results
Semi-finals:[5] Jason Greenslade (WAL) bt [4] Alex Marshall (SCO) 7-7, 8-6[3] Paul Foster (SCO) bt [2] David Gourlay (AUS) 4-8, 11-3, 2-1


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events, engage International Open 2007, Results
Final: [3] Paul Foster (SCO) bt [5] Jason Greenslade (WAL)  15-5, 5-6, 2-1


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events, The Great British Mobility Group Scottish International Open 2007
Andy Thomson won the Great British Mobility Scottish International Open at Perth, beating Mark Royal 11-5 8-5 in the final at the Dewar's Centre. The St Andrews-born number eight seed, representing England, was always in control against Royal, seeded 13. Royal had earlier shocked top seed Kevin Kerkow as well as ending Paul Foster's hopes of holding three World Bowls Tour titles simultaneously. Thomson was responsible for defeating second seed David Gourlay.


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events, The Great British Mobility Group Scottish International Open 2007, Results
Semi Finals:(13) M Royal (Eng) bt Holder (1) K Kerkow (Aus) 7-10 9-8 2-1(8) A Thomson (Eng) bt (6) J Greenslade (Wal) 10-9 2-10 2-1


2007–08 World Bowls Tour, Events, The Great British Mobility Group Scottish International Open 2007, Results
Final: (8) Andy Thomson (Eng) bt (13) Mark Royal (Eng) 11-5 8-5,


2007–08 World Series of Poker Circuit
The 2007–08 World Series of Poker Circuit is the 4th annual World Series of Poker Circuit.


2007–08 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
The 2007–08 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings is the 2007–08 edition of the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings. It is an assessment of racehorses which was issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) in August 2008. It includes horses aged three or older which raced or were trained during 2007–08 in countries where the flat racing year runs from August 1 to July 31 (and also South America, where it runs from July 1 to June 30). These countries are generally in the Southern Hemisphere, although some areas covered, such as Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, are actually north of the equator.


2007–08 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
The ratings represent a weight value in pounds, with higher values given to horses which showed greater ability. It is judged that these weights would equalize the abilities of the horses if carried in a theoretical handicap race. The list includes all horses rated 115 or above, and it also shows the surface and the distances at which the rating was achieved.


2007–08 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
The highest rating in the 2007–08 season was 130, which was given to the performance of Curlin in the Dubai World Cup. In total, 80 horses were included in the list, fifteen more than in the 2006–07 Rankings.


2007–08 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings, Full rankings for 2007–08
Certain horses may have also recorded a lesser rating over a distance different to that listed above. The IFHA publishes this information when the lower rating represents the overall top performance in a particular category. There was one such additional rating for this season:


2007–08 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings, Top ranked horses
The tables below show the top ranked horses overall, the top fillies and mares, and the top three-year-olds in the 2007–08 Rankings. They also show the top performers in various subdivisions of each group, which are defined by the distances of races, and the surfaces on which they are run. The IFHA recognizes five distance categories — Sprint, Mile, Intermediate, Long and Extended — identified by the acronym "SMILE". These are framed as follows:


2007–08 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings, Possible errors
During the creation of this article the following anomalies were found in the 2007–08 Rankings:


2007–08 Worthington's District Cup
The 2007–08 Worthington's District Cup is the national Rugby Union district cup competition of Wales. It is the 35th annual Welsh Districts cup. The Winners of this year's competition are Cambrian Welfare RFC (2 times 1996–97, 2007–08).


2007–08 Worthington's District Cup, 2006-07 Final
The 2006-07 Final took place at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The final was competed between Blackwood Stars RFC and Bryncethin RFC. The final score was 28 - 18 to Blackwood Stars RFC who won the competition for the second time.


2007–08 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
The 2007–08 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by first year head coach Heath Schroyer, played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium as members of the Mountain West Conference.


2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his fourth season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 30–7, 14–2 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West region. The Musketeers defeated Georgia, Purdue, and West Virginia to advance to the Elite Eight before losing to UCLA.


2007–08 York City F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was the 86th season of competitive association football and fourth season in the Football Conference played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. They finished in 17th place in the 24-team 2007–08 Conference Premier.


2007–08 York City F.C. season
York entered the 2007–08 FA Cup in the fourth qualifying round, losing to Havant & Waterlooville at home. They reached the semi-final of the 2007–08 FA Trophy, being beaten by Torquay United. York were knocked out in the fifth round of the 2007–08 Conference League Cup, after a penalty shoot-out defeat at home to Northwich Victoria.


2007–08 York City F.C. season
34 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 16 different goalscorers. Winger Martyn Woolford played in all 57 first-team matches over the season. Onome Sodje and Woolford finished as joint top scorers with 17 goals each. Sodje scored 14 in league competition, two in the FA Cup and one in the Conference League Cup, while Woolford scored 14 in league competition, two in the FA Trophy and one in the Conference League Cup. The winner of the Clubman of the Year award was David McGurk.


2007–08 York City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
York retained the previous season's home and away kits. The home kit included red shirts with a white collar, bar a section under the neck which was red, and white trims on the sleeves, white shorts and red socks. The away kit comprised yellow shirts with a green collar, bar a section under the neck which was yellow, and white trims on the sleeves, blue shorts and blue socks. A third kit was used this season, which included light blue shirts with a maroon collar, bar a section under the neck which was light blue, and maroon trims on the sleeves, maroon shorts and light blue socks. CLP Industries continued as shirt sponsors for the third successive season.


2007–08 York City F.C. season, Match details
Dates are sourced by Batters. League positions are sourced by Statto. The remaining information is referenced individually.


2007–08 Ystalyfera RFC season
The 2007–08 Ystalyfera RFC season was a further season of re-building with new, young players. The team began well with six wins and only two defeats into October. Unfortunately these defeats were two league games where the players performed admirably but were denied the results – Taibach home 5-8 and Bryncoch away 13-17. The Swansea Valley Cup provided Preliminary and 1st Round wins over Trebanos away 19-3 and Alltwen away 32-21. The Welsh Cup started with a Preliminary Round win over Skewen at Ynysydarren 26-14 only to lose at home 11-20 to Cardiff side Fairwater.


2007–08 Ystalyfera RFC season
Despite a resounding 44-8 win at home to Hirwaun getting 6 tries, the lack of consistency resulted in the loss of the next three league games. This left the ‘Fera in the position of one win and five defeats, however the never say never attitude came to the front and consecutive victories over Pontycymmer 27-5, Resolven 16-15 away and Neath Athletic 3-0 at home stabilised the situation and left Ystalyfera mid table at the end of 2007. The New Year started again with the inability to apply and maintain team strengths and another three defeats was the outcome.


2007–08 Ystalyfera RFC season
Home wins over local rivals Abercrave 28-23 and Brynamman 23-17 again lifted the side in time for the Easter Tour to Halifax. This trip was a blessing in disguise for after returning Ystalyfera only lost another two games, notching up four wins and an amazing 34 all draw with Resolven. In this game Damian James and Phillip Thomas got two tries apiece, Jesse Patton a try and Mathew Scott kicking a penalty and three conversions. This form was to prove a beacon for the forthcoming season when the players in belief of their ability would achieve success.


2007–08 Ystalyfera RFC season
On 15 April Ystalyfera were denied in a Swansea Valley Cup Semi-Final by our always ‘bogey’ side in the competition Abercrave 7-8 at home. Mathew Scott had scored a try which Damian James converted, but a period when two front row players were ‘sin binned’ off the field gave the visitors an opportunity and a try plus a penalty gave them the result. Captain this season was the inspiring Paul Davies, top scorer was Jason Addey with 91 points closely followed by the ever present Damian James with 85. Leading try scorer was the much-experienced Phillip Thomas with 10 tries, Mathew Scott just short with 9.


2007–08 Ystalyfera RFC season
Players Player of the year was Jonathan Evans for the second season and the Supporters favourite was Mathew Scott.


2007–08 curling season
The 2007-08 curling season began in September 2007 and ended in April 2008.


2007–08 in Argentine football
2007–08 season of Argentine football was the 117th season of competitive football in Argentina.


2007–08 in Argentine football, National team
This section covers Argentina's matches from August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.


2007–08 in Australian soccer
The 2007–08 season 31st season of competitive association football in Australia since restructuring of domestic system.


2007–08 in Australian soccer, National teams, Men's under-23, Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.


2007–08 in Australian soccer, National teams, Men's under-20, Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.


2007–08 in Australian soccer, National teams, Men's under-17, Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2007–08.


2007–08 in Australian soccer, National teams, Women's under-20, Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-20 national team in 2007–08.


2007–08 in Australian soccer, National teams, Women's under-17, Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-17 national team in 2007–08.


2007–08 in Belgian football
The 2007–08 football season in Belgium, which is the 105th season of competitive football in the country.


2007–08 in Belgian football, European Club Results
This season, Gent played in the Intertoto Cup and got eliminated in the final round. Likewise Genk got beaten in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, while Anderlecht got knocked out of that same tournament in the third qualifying round which allowed them to take part in the UEFA Cup together with Standard Liège and Club Brugge. In the UEFA Cup, Anderlecht managed to get the furthest, namely into the last 16.


2007–08 in Cape Verdean football
In the 2007–08 season of competitive football (soccer) in Cape Verde The 2nd Cape Verdean Cup was to took place that year but it was can celled due to that n ineligible player were fielded from Académica Fogo and later Sal Rei.


2007–08 in Cape Verdean football, Final standings, Cape Verdean Football Championships
Sporting Praia and FC Derby were first in each group along with  Académica do Fogo and AD Bairro, second of each group. Derby had the most points numbering 15 followed by Sporting Praia. Sporting scored the most with 15 goals followed by Derby with 14, Bairro with 12 and Académica Fogo with 8.


2007–08 in Cape Verdean football, Final standings, Cape Verdean Football Championships
As Académica Fogo fielded an ineligible player who got the red card during the Fogo Cup final while Sal Rei fielded an ineligible player during the championships, it was the last time the national championships were delayed to July 26 while the finals were rescheduled to August 9 and 16. It cancelled the second Cape Verdean National Cup that season. Later, Derby advanced to the finals with five goals scored while Sporting Praia advanced with four goals. Derby won the first match 1-0, Sporting won the second leg 3-0 and claimed their 7th national title.


2007–08 in Cape Verdean football, Final standings, Island or regional competitions, Regional Super Cups
The 2007 champion winner played with a 2007 cup winner (when a club won both, a second place club competed).


2007–08 in Croatian football
The following article presents a summary of the 2007–08 association football season in Croatia, which was the 17th season of competitive football in the country.


2007–08 in Danish football
The 2007-08 season in Danish football, starting July 2007 and ending June 2008.


2007–08 in Danish football, Club results, European participation
For the first time since the 2002-03 season, the Danish clubs had obtained enough UEFA coefficient points to qualify the third-place finisher of the Danish Superliga 2006-07 for the UEFA Cup. Prior to this, only the second-place finisher would qualify, alongside the Danish Cup winner and the occasional Intertoto qualifier.


2007–08 in Danish football, National team, Players
The following players appeared for Denmark during the 2007-08 season. All caps and goals are tallied for the 2007-08 season only.


2007–08 in Danish football, National team, Friendly matches
The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.


2007–08 in Danish football, National team, European Championship qualifiers
Denmark competed in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F.


2007–08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.


2007–08 in English football, Club football, European competitions
In October 2007, Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool defeated Beşiktaş 8–0 at Anfield. All four English clubs competing in the Champions League reached the quarter-finals, resulting in three all-English ties during the competition's latter stages. Liverpool eliminated Arsenal in the quarter-finals, but lost the semi-final to Chelsea, who went on to meet Manchester United in the final in Moscow.


2007–08 in English football, Club football, European competitions
United completed the European Double, winning the Premier League two points ahead of Chelsea and winning the UEFA Champions League, again against Chelsea 6–5 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to lift the European Cup for the third time. This was a unique occurrence – the first time two English clubs had met in the final of the European Cup/Champions League. It was also a repeat of the opening game of the season, the FA Community Shield, which also finished 1–1 and saw a United win on penalties, 3–0.


2007–08 in English football, Club football, European competitions
In the UEFA Cup, none of the English teams taking part reached the quarter-final stage. Blackburn Rovers, who had qualified for the competition via the Intertoto Cup, were beaten in the first round by Larissa. The three other English clubs progressed through the group stages, with Bolton Wanderers losing to Sporting CP, while Tottenham Hotspur and Everton were both eliminated on penalty shootouts in the round of 16, by PSV Eindhoven and Fiorentina respectively.


2007–08 in English football, Club football, European competitions
The 2008 UEFA Cup Final was held at the City of Manchester Stadium, the first time that the UEFA Cup Final had been held in England since being reduced to a single match. The event was marred by riots in Manchester city centre prior to the game. In the match itself, Zenit Saint Petersburg beat Rangers 2–0 to lift the trophy.


2007–08 in English football, Club football, Premier League
Manchester United retained the Premier League title, winning the competition for the tenth time and becoming champions of England for the seventeenth time in all. The title was decided on the final day of the season as United's 2–0 win at Wigan Athletic saw them crowned champions and consigned Chelsea to the runners-up spot regardless of their result at home to Bolton Wanderers. Arsenal and Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2008–09 third qualifying round by finishing third and fourth respectively, while Everton's fifth position gave them a place in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round. Reading, Birmingham City and Derby County were relegated. Derby became the first team in Premier League history to be relegated before the end of March. They eventually finished on the lowest points tally ever, amassing only 11 points, including just one victory all season.


2007–08 in English football, Club football, Premier League
The Premier League underwent a major rebranding; changing its sponsored name from the Barclays Premiership to the Barclays Premier League, introducing a revamped logo and new typeface for players' jerseys.


2007–08 in English football, Club football, Football League, Championship
After the disappointment of a play-off final defeat the previous year, West Bromwich Albion won the Football League Championship title and returned to the Premier League. Stoke City secured the other automatic promotion spot, after a 23-year absence from the top flight. Hull City followed them by winning the play-off final, beating Bristol City 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the final to reach the top division of English football for the first time in their 104-year history. It was the first time that Hull had played at either the original or rebuilt Wembley Stadium.


2007–08 in English football, Club football, Football League, Championship
Despite impressing on their Championship debut in 2006–07, Colchester United finished bottom this season and were relegated back to League One. Scunthorpe United's first journey into the Championship since the 1960s proved short-lived, and they also went back down. The biggest story however was Leicester City's relegation, as a lack of stability at the club (with no fewer than eight men, including caretakers, occupying the manager's seat over the season) proved their undoing and sent them down to League One for the first time in their history.