The Sports Report
10/31/08
My Sports Piccz
Baseball – NONE (1-0-100%)
Football – NONE (0-1-0%)
Basketball – 1-2 (3-3-50%)
College Football – 0-1 (0-1-0%)
Parlay –
Guaranteed –
Major League Baseball
· Detroit declines $11,000,000 option for SS Edgar Renteria
· MY WHITE SOX decline $16,500,000 option for OF Ken Griffey Jr.
· Florida trades 1B Mike Jacobs to Kansas City for RP Leo Nunez.
· The Post Season Awards are as follows…
· AL Comebacc Player of Year – Cliff Lee (Cle)
· NL Comebacc Player of Year – Brad Lidge (Phi)
· Roberto Clemente Award – Albert Pujols (Stl)
· Hank Aaron Award – Kevin Youkilis (Bos) and Aramis Ramirez (CHC)
· World Series Champions – Philadelphia Phillies
· World Series MVP – P Cole Hamels (Phi)
National Football League
· NFL fined Patriot DT Vince Wilfork $35,000 for hit on Jay Cutler.
· Colts place CB Marlin Jackson on IR for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – Philip Rivers (SD) 107.8 rating
· Rushing – Clinton Portis (Was) 944 yards
· Receiving Yards – Andre Johnson (Hou) 772 yards
· Receptions - Andre Johnson (Hou) 56 receptions
· Sacks – Joey Porter (Mia) 10 ½ sacks
· Tackles – Jonathan Vilma (NO) 72 tackles
· Interceptions – 5 tied with 4 interceptions
· The Playoff picture looks like this…
· The AFC East is tied between Buffalo and New England.
· The AFC North is led by Pittsburgh by 1 games over Baltimore.
· The AFC South is led by Tennessee by 4 games over Indianapolis.
· The AFC West is led by Denver by 1 ½ games over San Diego.
· The AFC Wild Cards are held by New England and either the Jets or Cleveland.
· The NFC East is led by MY GIANTS by ½ game over Washington.
· The NFC North is tied by Chicago and Green Bay.
· The NFC South is led by Carolina by 1 game over Tampa Bay.
· The NFC West is led by Arizona by 2 games over Seattle and St. Louis.
· The NFC Wild Cards are held by Washington and Dallas or Tampa Bay.
National Basketball Association
· The Lakers have signed C Andrew Bynum to a 4 year $58,000,000 contract extension.
· Detroit signed Jason Maxiell to a 4 year $20,000,000 contract extension.
· New Jersey excercises options on Josh Boone, Sean Williams, and Yi Jianlian. They decline the option on Maurice Ager.
· The NBA Regular Season is underway…
· Cleveland (1-1) def. Charlotte (0-1) 96-79. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 12reb. Jason Richardson (Cha) had 24pts. Lebron James (Cle) had 22pts 9reb 9ast. Ben Wallace (Cle) had 10reb 5blk. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 25pts.
· Houston (2-0) def. Dallas (0-1) 112-102. Ron Artest (Hou) had 29pts. Yao Ming (Hou) had 30pts 13reb. Josh Howard (Dal) had 28pts 11reb. Dirk Nowitsky (Dal) had 36pts. Jason Kidd (Dal) had 12ast 4stl.
· New Orleans (2-0) def. Phoenix (1-1) 108-95. Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 20pts. Morris Peterson (NO) had 21pts. Chris Paul (NO) had 20pts 8reb 10ast 3stl. Amare Stoudamire (Phx) had 21pts 12reb. Steve Nash (Phx) had 24pts.
Nascar
· The next race is this Sunday, The Dickies 500 at Texas.
· Here are the updated Sprint Cup Standings…
1. Jimmie Johnson 6248 pts. $6,577,367
2. Carl Edwards –183 $6,817,400
3. Greg Biffle –185 $5,076,339
4. Jeff Burton –218 $5,014,149
5. Kevin Harvick –307 $4,849,310
NCAA College Football – Top 25
· Cincinnati (6-2) def. #23 South Florida (6-3) 24-10.
· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – David Johnson (Tulsa) 212.82 rating
· Rushing – Javon Ringer (MichSt) 1,373 yards
· Receiving Yards – Aldrick Robinson (SMU) 1,003 yards
· Receptions – Casey Fitzgerald (N.Texas) 78 receptions
· Interceptions – Morgan Burnett (G-Tech) 6 interceptions
· Best Offense – Tulsa - 629.1 yards per game.
National Hockey League
· Tampa Bay (3-3-3) def. Buffalo (6-2-2) 5-2. S.Stamkos (TB) had 2 goals (1,2).
· The Rangers (10-2-1) def. Atlanta (2-6-2) 3-2.
· Philadelphia (4-3-3) def. The Islanders (2-6-1) 3-2. J. Carter (Phi) had 2 goals (7,8).
· Ottawa (4-5-1) def. Florida (4-5-0) 2-1.
· Nashville (5-4-1) def. Edmonton (4-4-1) 3-1.
· Montreal (7-1-1) def. Minnesota (6-2-1) 2-1.
· Carolina (5-2-2) def. St. Louis (5-4-0) 1-0.
· Calgary (6-3-1) def. Boston (5-3-3) 3-2.
· Columbus (4-6-0) def. Colorado (5-5-0) 4-2.
· Phoenix (4-4-0) def. Pittsburgh (5-4-2) 4-1. S. Doan (Phx) had 2 goals (5,6).
· Vancouver (5-5-0) def. MY KINGS (3-5-1) 4-0.
· San Jose (9-2-0) def. Detroit (7-2-2) 4-2.
· The League Leaders look like this…
· Goals – Thomas Vanek (Buf) 9 goals.
· Assists – Evgeni Malkin (Pit) 13 assists.
· Points – Alexander Semin (Was) / Evgeni Malkin (Pit) 16 pts.
· Save % - Mike Smith (TB) .942
· GAA – Carey Price (Mon) 1.91
NCAA College Basketball - Top 25
· No news or Games today…(November 10, 2008)
· UNC STAR F Tyler Hansbrough is out indefinatly with a stress injury on shins.
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 Alexander Povetkin
· That same night Nikolai Valuev will defend the WBA Title vs TBA!
· ALEXANDER POVETKIN has WITHDRAWN HIS NAME FROM THE 12/13 HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT with a foot injury!!!
MMA
· No UFC news today…
Pro Wrestling
· No news today.
· My Picc’z for TONIGHT’s Games
BASKETBALL
· New York +8
· Toronto –7 ½
· Miami –5 ½
· MY BULLS +9
· Orlando –6 ½ (P)
· Denver –2 (P)
· San Antonio –1 ½ (P)(G)
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