Welcome to the final Saturday Scorecard of 2007. Before we shovel a path to the big bell and ring in a new year, let's look back at a list of the top local sports stories of 2007, as selected by the staff at Milwaukee's ESPN Radio 1510 Days / 1290 Nights.

We will present the top 10 in reverse order, followed by the honorable mentions:

The Packers name Northwestern athletic director Mark Murphy as CEO and President.

Replacing Bob Harlan in Titletown might be as daunting as taking over for Brett Favre. The Packers chose Murphy, a former Redskins player and NFL players union official, for the job after determining that Harlan's handpicked successor, John Jones, wasn't up to the job. Jones, who had suffered from health problems, received a cash settlement.

Steve Stricker continues his remarkable comeback.

After being named Comeback Player of the Year on the PGA Tour in 2006, Stricker played some of the most inspired golf of his career in '07. He won a tournament early, contended in the four majors and finished second in the FedEx Cup standings to Tiger Woods.

Packers quarterback Brett Favre announces that he will return in 2007.

After watching Favre's teary, post-game interview after a season-ending victory New Year's Eve at Soldier Field, many Packers fans assumed that the icon was going to retire. On the Friday morning before the Super Bowl, Al Jones of the Biloxi newspaper reported that Favre was coming back and Packers nation exhaled.

Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder becomes the youngest player in major-league history to hit 50 homers.

It was a magical season for Fielder, 23, who started for the National League in the All-Star Game, made a run at NL MVP honors (he was third) and carried the Milwaukee offense for much of the season.

Wisconsin basketball team is ranked No. 1 in the AP poll.

Anyone who was stunned when the Badgers won the Rose Bowl in the early 1990s probably had to rub their eyes and say "Holy Cow!" when the Wisconsin hoops team nabbed the top slot for the first time in school history. The Badgers' reign didn't last long; they lost their next two games to Michigan State and No. 2 Ohio State, but it was one of those events (like a Red Sox championship) that many fans never thought they'd see.

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