11.5.08

The Sports Report
11/5/08

My Sports Piccz
Football – NONE (1-0)
Basketball – 1-2 (5-4)
Hockey – 4-3 (4-3)
College Football – NONE
Parlay – NONE
Guaranteed – NONE

Major League Baseball
· The Yankees decline options for 1B Jason Giambi and P Carl Pavano.

National Football League
· The Raiders are expected to release CB DeAngelo Hall tomorrow.
· The latest POWER RANKINGS have been released...
1. Tennessee 8-0
2. MY GIANTS 7-1
3. Pittsburgh 6-2
4. Carolina 6-2
5. Washington 6-3
6. Philadelphia 5-3
7. Tampa Bay 6-3
8. Arizona 5-3
9. Chicago 5-3
10. Atlanta 5-3

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – Philip Rivers (SD) 107.8 rating
· Rushing – Clinton Portis (Was) 995 yards
· Receiving Yards – Andre Johnson (Hou) 834 yards
· Receptions - TJ Houshmandzadah (Cin) 61 receptions
· Sacks – Joey Porter (Mia) 11 ½ sacks
· Tackles – DJ Williams (Den) / D’Qwell Jackson (Cle) 77 tackles
· Interceptions – 5 tied with 4 interceptions

· The Playoff picture looks like this…
· The AFC East is tied between Buffalo,The Jets, and New England.
· The AFC North is led by Pittsburgh by 1 game over Baltimore.
· The AFC South is led by Tennessee by 4 games over Indianapolis.
· The AFC West is led by Denver by 1 games over San Diego.
· The AFC Wild Cards are held by New England, The Jets, and Baltimore
· The NFC East is led by MY GIANTS by 1 ½ game over Washington.
· The NFC North is led by Chicago by 1 game over Green Bay.
· The NFC South is led by Carolina by ½ game over Tampa Bay.
· The NFC West is led by Arizona by 3 games over Everyone in the Division.
· The NFC Wild Cards are held by Washington and Tampa Bay.

National Basketball Association
· The NBA Regular Season is underway…
· Phoenix (3-1) def. New Jersey (1-2) 114-86. Steve Nash (Phx) had 11ast. Raja Bell (Phx) had 22pts.
· Boston (3-1) def. Houston (3-1) 103-99. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 11reb. Ray Allen (Bos) had 29pts. Luis Scola (Hou) had 21pts. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 26pts.
· Dallas (2-2) def. San Antonio (0-3) 98-81. Dirk Nowitzky (Dal) had 30pts. Josh Howard (Dal) had 12reb. Jason Terry (Dal) had 29pts. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 10ast. Tim Duncan (SA) had 15reb. Tony Parker (SA) had 22pts.

· The League Leaders look like this…
· PPG – Joe Johnson (Atl) 30.0
· RPG – Dwight Howard (Orl) / Andris Biedrins (GS) 14.5
· APG – Chris Paul (NO) 12.0
· SPG – Josh Smith (Atl) 3.5
· BPG – Dwight Howard (Orl) 4.5
· FG% - Roger Mason (SA) 71.4%
· FT% - 22 tied with 100%.
· 3P% - Kareem Rush (Phi) 100%
· 3PM – Stephen Jackson (GS) 14

· The Playoff picture looks like this…
· The Atlantic Division is led by Toronto by ½ game over Boston.
· The Central Division is led by Detroit by 1 ½ games over EVERYONE.
· The Southeast Division is led by Atlanta by 1 game over Orlando.
· The Eastern Conference Wildcards are the following…
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· The Northwest Division is led by Utah by 2 games over EVERYONE.
· The Pacific Division is led by The Lakers by ½ game over Phoenix.
· The Southwest Division is led by New Orleans by ½ game over Houston.
· The Western Conference Wildcards are the following…
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Nascar
· The next race will be the Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix this Sunday inPhoenix. There is only TWO races left in this season. .

· Here are the updated Sprint Cup Standings…
1. Jimmie Johnson 6366 pts. $6,834,203
2. Carl Edwards –106 $7,175,200
3. Greg Biffle –143 $5,189,764
4. Jeff Burton –212 $5,149,532
5. Jeff Gordon –255 $5,256,332

NCAA College Football – Top 25
· no news today…

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – David Johnson (Tulsa) 198.25 rating
· Rushing – Javon Ringer (MichSt) 1,427 yards
· Receiving Yards – Austin Collie (BYU) 1,058 yards
· Receptions – Casey Fitzgerald (N.Texas) 85 receptions
· Interceptions – 3 tied with 6 interceptions
· Best Offense – Tulsa - 599.1 yards per game.

National Hockey League
· The Islanders (4-7-1) def. The Rangers (10-4-1) 2-1.
· Ottawa (5-5-2) def. Washington (5-4-2) 2-1.
· Carolina (7-3-2) def. Toronto (5-4-4) 5-4. M. Grabovski (Tor) had 2 goals (4,5).
· Phoenix (5-5-0) def. Calgary (7-5-1) 4-2.
· Vancouver (7-6-0) def. Nashville (6-5-1) 4-0. K. Wellwood (Van) had 2 goals (5,6).
· Anaheim (8-5-1) def. MY KINGS (3-6-2) 1-0.
· San Jose (11-2-0) def. Minnesota (7-3-1) 3-1.

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Goals – Thomas Vanek (Buf) 11 goals.
· Assists – Evgeni Malkin (Pit) 14 assists.
· Points – Evgeni Malkin (Pit) 18 pts.
· Save % - Tim Thomas (Bos) .944
· GAA – Ryan Miller (Buf) 1.62

· The Playoff picture looks like this…
· The Atlantic Division is led by The Rangers by 7 pts over New Jersey and Pittsburgh.
· The Northeast Division is led by Buffalo by 1 pt over Montreal.
· The Southeast Division is led by Carolina by 4 pts over Washington.
· The Central Division is led by Detroit by 3pts over Chicago.
· The Northwest Division is tied between Minnesota and Calgary.
· The Pacific Division is led by San Jose by 5 pts over Anaheim.

NCAA College Basketball - Top 25
· No news or Games today…(November 10, 2008)

Pro Boxing
· I only like the Heavyweight’s, so that is all I will be updating except for maybe the occasional headliner.
· Here are the current World Champions…
· WBA – Nikolai Valuev
· WBC – Vitali Klitschko
· IBF – Wladimir Klitschko
· WBO – Wladimir Klitschko

· The next IBF/WBO World Title match will be December 13 (HBO) vs Hasim Rahman.
· That same night Nikolai Valuev will defend the WBA Title vs TBA!

· The Klitschko Brothers have challenged Nikolai Valuev for his World Title!!

MMA
· No news today…

Pro Wrestling
· I know this is late, but here is the MONDAY NIGHT RAW Report…
WWE RAW
November 3, 2008
Tampa, FL
1. The Hardy Boyz def. MVP and Brian Kendrick
2. 8 Man Battle Royal: William Regal eliminated Ted Dibiase Jr. to win the battle royal.
3. Vladimir Kozlov def. Charlie Haas
4. DX def. The Miz and John Morrison
5. 16 Woman Tag Match: The Heel Divas def. The Face Divas
6. CM Punk def. Randy Orton via DQ!
7. The Undertaker def. JBL via CO!
8. Mark Henry and Kane def. Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston
9. Cage Match for World Championship: Chris Jericho def. Batista to become NEW Champ!

· This Raw had a rating of 3.0, which was down from last week’s 3.3.

· Here are the ECW on Sci-Fi Report…
ECW on Sci-Fi
Orlando, FL
November 4th 2008
1. Matt Hardy def. Bam Neely
2. Ricky Ortiz def. Jon Davis
3. #1 Contenders Match: Fit Finlay def. Mark Henry

· Here are the SPOLIERS for this Friday’s Smackdown…
Dark Match: Primo Colon def. Low Ki
1. United States Championship: Shelton Benjamin def. R-Truth to retain title.
2. Ezekiel Jackson def. Jimmy Wang Yang
3. John Morrison and The Miz def. Triple H and Jeff Hardy via DQ!
4. Kung Fu Naki def. Curt Hawkins
5. The Great Khali def. MVP
6. Brie Bella def. Victoria
7. Vladimir Kozlov def. The Undertaker via DQ!
BONUS DARK MATCH: Casket Match: The Undertaker def. The Big Show

· WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT SHIT???

· My Picc’z for TONIGHT’s Games
BASKETBALL
· Detroit
· Phoenix –3
· Philadelphia
· New York –5
· Boston –8 ½
· New Orleans
· MY BULLS +8 ½
· San Antonio –4 ½
· Washington
· Utah –6 ½
· Memphis +3 ½
· Denver
· The Clippers +14

HOCKEY
· New Jersey
· Edmonton
· Anaheim

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
· Ball State –9 ½