10/12/08

The Sports Report
10/12/08

· I missed the 10/11 Report, so I will add those scores to this report…

My Sports Piccz
Baseball – 0-1 (3-3-50%)
Football – NONE (0-1-0%)
Basketball – NONE (10-11-48%)
College Football – (1-0-100%)
Parlay – NONE
Guaranteed – NONE

Major League Baseball
· In the American League Playoffs…
· From Friday Night…
· Boston (1-0) def. Tampa Bay (0-1) 2-0.
· From Saturday Night…
· Tampa Bay (1-1) def. Boston (1-1) 9-8. Dustin Pedroia (Bos) hit two homers in the game (1,2).

· In the National League Playoffs…
· From Friday Night…
· Philadelphia (2-0) def. The Dodgers (0-2) 8-5.

· The playoff picture looks like this…
· 1st Round
· Tampa Bay def. MY WHITE SOX (TAMPA BAY 3-1)
· Boston def. The Angels (BOSTON 3-1)
· Philadelphia def. Milwaukee (PHILADELPHIA 3-1)
· The Dodgers SWEPT The Cubs (DODGERS 3-0)

· League Championships
· ALCS – Boston and The Angels are tied. (1-1)
· NLCS – Philadelphia leads The Dodgers (Philadelphia 2-0)

· The Post Season Awards are as follows…
· AL Comebacc Player of Year – Cliff Lee (Cle)
· NL Comebacc Player of Year – Brad Lidge (Phi)

National Football League
· No news today…

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – Brett Favre (NYJ) 110.8 rating
· Rushing – Michael Turner (Atl) 543 yards
· Receiving Yards – Greg Jennings (GB) 569 yards
· Receptions - Reggie Bush (NO) 38 receptions
· Sacks – John Abraham (Atl) 7 sacks
· Tackles – Dhani Jones (Cin) 51 tackles
· Interceptions – Cortland Finnegan (Ten) and Michael Griffin (Ten) 4 interceptions

· The Playoff picture looks like this…
· The AFC East is led by Buffalo by ½ game over New England!
· The AFC North is led by Pittsburgh by 1 ½ games over Baltimore!
· The AFC South is led by Tennessee by 2 ½ games over Indianapolis!
· The AFC West is led by Denver by 2 games over San Diego!
· The AFC Wild Cards are held by New England and 5 others tied for 2nd wild card!
· The NFC East is led by MY GIANTS by ½ game over Washington and Dallas!
· The NFC North is led by Chicago by 1 game over Green Bay and Minnesota!
· The NFC South is led by Carolina by 1 game over Tampa Bay and Atlanta!
· The NFC West is tied up between Arizona and San Francisco!
· The NFC Wild Cards are held by Washington and Dallas!

National Basketball Association
· The Warriors have suspended G Monte Ellis for 30 days for violating his contract.
· The Pacers traded F Shawn Williams to Dallas for G Eddie Jones.
· The NBA Pre-Season has begun!!!
· Friday Night’s Games…
· Indiana (1-1) def. MY BULLS (0-2) 102-95.
· Orlando (2-1) def. CSKA Moscow 94-66.
· New York (1-1) def. Philadelphia (1-1) 110-104.
· Detroit (3-0) def. Washington (1-2) 73-62.
· Boston (1-1) def. Cleveland (0-2) 96-94.
· Portland (2-1) def. Atlanta (2-1) 102-80.
· Memphis (1-2) def. Charlotte (0-2) 92-79.
· Dallas (3-0) def. Milwaukee (0-3) 105-79.
· New Orleans (3-0) def. San Antonio (0-2) 89-84.
· Denver (1-0) def. Minnesota (2-1) 118-95.
· Sacramento (1-1) def. Oklahoma City (0-2) 94-85.

· Saturday Night’s Games…
· Boston (2-1) def. Houston (2-1) 90-89.
· Denver (2-0) def. Phoenix (1-2) 77-72.
· Detroit (4-0) def. Milwaukee (0-4) 111-99.
· Golden State (2-1) def. Oklahoma City (0-3) 122-102.

NCAA College Football – Top 25
· Week 7 of the Season…
· #5 Texas (6-0) def. #1 Oklahoma (5-1) 45-35.
· #17 Oklahoma State (6-0) def. #3 Missouri (5-1) 28-23.
· #11 Florida (5-1) def. #4 LSU (4-1) 51-21.
· #6 Penn State (7-0) def. Wisconsin (3-3) 48-7.
· #7 Texas Tech (6-0) def. Nebraska (3-3) 37-31 in OT.
· #8 USC (4-1) def. Arizona State (2-4) 28-0.
· #9 BYU (6-0) def. New Mexico (3-4) 21-3.
· #10 Georgia (5-1) def. Tennessee (2-4) 26-14.
· #12 Ohio State (6-1) def. Purdue (2-4) 16-3.
· Mississippi State (2-4) def. #13 Vanderbilt (5-1) 17-14.
· #14 Utah (7-0) def. Wyoming (2-5) 40-7.
· #15 Boise State (5-0) def. Southern Miss (2-4) 24-7.
· #16 Kansas (5-1) def. Colorado (3-3) 30-14.
· Arkansas (3-3) def. Auburn (4-3) 25-22.
· #22 North Carolina (5-1) def. Notre Dame (4-2) 29-24.
· #23 Michigan State (6-1) def. Northwestern (5-1)
· #25 Ball State (7-0) def. Western Kentucky (2-5) 24-7.

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – David Johnson (Tulsa) 204.45 rating
· Rushing – Javon Ringer (MichSt) 1,112 yards
· Receiving Yards – Eric Decker (Minn) 782 yards
· Receptions – Eric Decker (Minn) 59 receptions
· Interceptions – 5 tied with 4 interceptions.
· Best Offense – Tulsa - 600.0 yards per game.

Pro Wrestling
· The WWE has suspended Dolph Ziggler for 30 days for violating wellness policy.
· The TNA Impact rating is in and it is a 1.0, which was the same as last week.
· I got a TNA house show…
TNA House Show Results - 10/10/08
Location: Davenport, Iowa
1. Sheik Abdul Bashir def. Consequences Creed
2. Roxxi and ODB def. The Beautiful People
3. - Eric Young def. Petey Williams
4. AJ Styles def. Booker T
5. Matt Morgan & Abyss def. Beer Money Inc
6. Samoa Joe def. Christian Cage

My Picc’z for TONIGHT’s Games
BASEBALL
· Philadelphia

BASKETBALL
· Toronto
· Miami
· Portland
· The Lakers

FOOTBALL
· The Colts –3 ½
· Chicago –3
· Dallas –4 ½
· Denver –3 ½
· Miami +3
· Minnesota –13
· New Orleans –7
· Cincinnati +8
· Philadelphia –4 ½
· San Diego –5
· Green Bay +1 ½
· Carolina +1
· St. Louis +13 ½