PA SportsTicker 2007 Calendar of Events May 23 - Soccer's Champions League Final May 24 - Minor League Baseball's inaugural Continental Baseball League (Independent) starts May 28 - Memorial Day May 29 - Women's Softball National Pro Fastpitch regular season starts May 29-June 2 - NHL Combine - Toronto May 30 - Major League Lacrosse Player Draft - Warrior Major League Lacrosse Challenge June ---- June 1-4 - College Baseball Regionals - on-and-off campus sites June 6-24 - Soccer's CONCACAF Gold Cup - various United States sites June 8-11 - College Baseball Super Regionals - on-and-off campus sites June 9 - CFL Preseason games kick off June 11 - NHL's last possible day for Stanley Cup Final June 14 - Flag Day June 14-17 - U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship - Oakmont Country Club - Oakmont, Pennsylvania (Golf's second major of the season) June 15 - NHL deadline for First Club-Elected Salary Arbitration June 15-25 - College Baseball World Series - Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium - Omaha, Nebraska June 17 - Father's Day June 21 - Summer begins June 22 - NHL Entry Draft Top Prospects Preview/Clinic - Nationwide Arena - Columbus, Ohio - CFL Preseason ends June 22-23 - NHL Entry Draft - Nationwide Arena - Columbus, Ohio June 23 - Yachting's America's Cup begins - NFL Europa's World Bowl XV - Frankfurt, Germany - International Fight League season ends June 25 - Arena Football League regular season ends June 28 - CFL Regular season kicks off June 28-21 - United Hockey League annual meeting June 29-July 1 - Arena Football League Wild Card Playoffs July ---- July 1 - NHL Free Agency begins July 2-4 - National College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductions - Lubbock, Texas July 4 - Independence Day July 5 - NHL deadline for Player-Elected Salary Arbitration - World TeamTennis regular season begins July 6 - NHL deadline for Second Club-Elected Salary Arbitration July 6-8 - Arena Football League's Divisional Playoffs July 7-29 - Cycling's Tour de France July 8 - Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game (site TBD) July 10 - NHL deadline for eligible players to elect Group 5 Free Agency July 13-29 - XV Pan American Games - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 14 - Harness Racing's Meadowlands Pace - The Meadowlands - East Rutherford, New Jersey July 14-15 - Arena Football League Conference Championships July 15 - WNBA All-Star Game - Verizon Center - Washington, D.C. (3:30 p.m. ET - ABC) July 19 - MLS All-Star Game (Celtic FC vs. MLS All-Stars) Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Commerce City, Colorado (9:00 p.m. ET - ESPN2) July 19-22 - The Open Men's Golf Championship - Championship Course - Carnoustie, Angus (Golf's third major of the season) July 20- - NHL salary arbitration hearings held August 4 July 25 - World TeamTennis regular season ends July 25- - Horse Racing's 36-day Saratoga Race Course Summer Meet - September 3 Saratoga Springs, New York July 27-29 - World TeamTennis Championship Weekend - Roseville, California July 28 - Arena Football League 2 regular season ends July 29 - Hall of Fame inductions - Cooperstown, New York - Arena Football League's ArenaBowl XXI - New Orleans Arena - New Orleans (3:00 p.m. ET) August ------ August 2 - International Fight League semifinals - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, New Jersey (teams with four best records) August 4 - Harness Racing's Hambletonian - The Meadowlands - East Rutherford, New Jersey August 5 - Horse Racing's Haskell Invitational - Monmouth Park - Oceanport, New Jersey Thru August 4 - Harness Racing's Meadowlands 2007 Meet - The Meadowlands - East Rutherford, New Jersey August 5 - NFL Preseason kicks off with AFC/NFC Hall of Fame Game - Canton, Ohio (Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New Orleans Saints) August 6 - NHL salary arbitratiion decisions to be rendered August 8 - NFL's Inaugural China Bowl - Workers Stadium - Beijing, China (New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks) August 8-13 - World University Games - Bangkok, Thailand August 9-12 - Golf's PGA Championship - Southern Hills Country Club - Tulsa, Oklahoma (Golf's last major of the season) August 9-15 - Little League Softball World Series - Portland, Oregon August 11 - United Soccer League Second Division regular season ends - Major League Lacrosse regular season ends August 12-17 - Yachting's Rolex Fastnet Race - Cowes/Plymouth, United Kingdom August 17-26 - 61st annual Little League World Series - Williamsport, Pennsylvania August 19 - Women's Softball National Pro Fastpitch regular season ends August 24-26 - Women's Softball National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series - Sunset Park - Kimberly, Wisconsin August 25-27 - Major League Lacrosse Championship Weekend September --------- September 3 - Labor Day September 3- - Horse racing's Meadowlands 2007 Meet - November 10 The Meadowlands - East Rutherford, New Jersey September 7- - IRB Rugby World Cup October 20 September 15 - International Fight League Finals - Los Angeles - Canadian Football Hall of Fame Game (Winnipeg at Hamilton - 7:00 p.m. ET) September 23 - Autumn begins September 29 - NHL 2007-08 regular season opens (Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings - O2 Arena - London, England) October ------- October 8 - Columbus Day October 16-17 - 25th PGA Grand Slam of Golf - Mid-Ocean Club and Fairmont Southhampton - Bermuda (TNT) October 19 - United Hockey League regular season starts October 21 - Major League Soccer regular season ends October 25-28 - MLS Cup Playoffs - Conference Semifinals October 26-27 - Horse racing's 24th running of Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships - Monmouth Park - Oceanport, New Jersey October 28 - NFL visits London - (New York Giants vs. Miami Dolphins - Wembley Stadium) October 31 - Halloween November -------- November 1-4 - MLS Cup Playoffs - Conference Semifinals November 3 - CFL Regular season ends November 4 - Daylight Saving Time ends November 8-11 - MLS Cup Playoffs - Conference Finals November 11 - Veterans Day - CFL Playoffs - East and West Semifinals November 18 - MLS Cup 2007 - RFK Stadium - Washington, D.C. (12:00 p.m. ET - ABC) - CFL Playoffs - East and West Championships November 20-24 - College Basketball's Great Alaska Shootout - Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska November 22 - Thanksgiving November 25 - CFL'S 95th Grey Cup - Rogers Centre - Toronto, Ontario (6:00 p.m. ET) December -------- December 1 - College Football's ACC Football Championship - Jacksonville Municipal Stadium - Jacksonville, Florida December 7 - College Football's Big 12 Football Championship - Alamodome - San Antonio, Texas December 22 - Winter begins December 24 - Christmas Eve December 25 - Christmas Day December 31 - New Year's Eve © 2007 PA SportsTicker - All Rights Reserved. |
