USA TODAY Year in Sports 2007

USA TODAY Year in Sports 2007
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The best games, the biggest stories, the brightest stars. From football on New Year’s Day to the final out of the World Series, USA TODAY Year in Sports 2007 has it covered, providing the answer to the age-old question: What to get for the sports fan who has it all?

The year 2007 brought a host of fresh faces into the sports world, from Dice-K and Lewis Hamilton to Angel Cabrera and a filly named Rags to Riches. Some required little introduction, like Mr. and Mrs. David Beckham. One in particular—Rick Ankiel—revisited us as a flash from the past, then made his case to stick around for a while. And some familiar stars sought out new beginnings: Kevin Garnett, Randy Moss and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

It was a year for milestones, too. Bobby Knight won No. 880. Lorena Ochoa won her first major. Brett Favre threw No. 421. The Florida Gators toppled Ohio State in the big game not once, but twice. And in a wonderful year for the long ball, three major leaguers passed 500.

Several enduring storylines became a part of our daily water cooler discussion. Was Michael Vick really guilty of the heinous allegations? Was Floyd Landis becoming cycling’s sacrificial pig? Would Joe Torre be back in pinstripes next year? When would Bonds break the record, and would an asterisk be necessary?

The losses, from Barbaro to Bill Walsh, were particularly poignant. So too were the snapshots from one of sports’ sadder moments: teams of collegians in Blacksburg returning to the field less than a week after the Virginia Tech mass murder.

But on the whole, the Year in Sports gave us reason to smile. We were reminded of one thing that is hard to forget: an upset is grounds for celebration. Our series of reminders came from the likes of Appalachian State, Virginia Commonwealth and the Golden State Warriors.

Welcome to the stories that shaped our Year in Sports.

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