10/19/08

The Sports Report
10/19/08

My Sports Piccz
Baseball – 0-1 (2-4-33%)
Football – NONE (0-1-0%)
Basketball – 7-1 (14-10-58%)
College Football – 10-8 (11-9-55%)
Parlay – NONE
Guaranteed – NONE

Major League Baseball
· Joba Chamberlain (NYY) was arrested for DUI in Nebraska.
· In the American League Playoffs…
· Boston (3-3) def. Tampa Bay (3-3) 4-2.

· In the National League Playoffs…
· No games today…

· 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 – Tampa Bay and Boston are tied! (3-3)
· NLCS – Philadelphia def. The Dodgers (Philadelphia 4-1)

· World Series
· Philadelphia vs Boston/Tampa Bay Winner ( )

· 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
· Chicago LB Brian Urlacher fined $20,000 for his conduct towards an official.

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – Philip Rivers (SD) 109.4 rating
· Rushing – Clinton Portis (Was) 643 yards
· Receiving Yards – Greg Jennings (GB) 653 yards
· Receptions - Brandon Marshall (Den) 43 receptions
· Sacks – John Abraham (Atl) 7 sacks
· Tackles – Dhani Jones (Cin) 61 tackles
· Interceptions – 3 tied with 4 interceptions

· The Playoff picture looks like this…
· The AFC East is led by Buffalo by 1 game over New England and The Jets!
· The AFC North is led by Pittsburgh by 2 games over Baltimore!
· The AFC South is led by Tennessee by 2 games over Indianapolis!
· The AFC West is led by Denver by 1 game 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 tied between Chicago, Green Bay, and Minnesota!
· The NFC South is tied between Carolina, Tampa Bay, and Atlanta!
· The NFC West is led by Arizona by 2 games over San Francisco!
· The NFC Wild Cards are held by almost everyone.

National Basketball Association
· The NBA Pre-Season has begun!!!
· Atlanta (4-2) def. Charlotte (0-5) 102-96
· Cleveland (1-4) def. Philadelphia (3-2) 100-93
· Toronto (4-2) def. The Clippers (3-1) 93-89.
· Orlando (4-1) def. Miami (0-4) 100-92.
· Utah (3-3) def. MY BULLS (1-4) 88-80.
· San Antonio (3-2) def. Indiana (3-3) 106-98.
· Dallas (4-2) def. Sacramento (1-5) 124-109.
· The Lakers (2-2) def. FC Barcelona 108-104.

NCAA College Football – Top 25
· Week 8
· #1 Texas (7-0) def. #11 Missouri (5-2) 56-31. McCoy (Tex) threw for 337 yards.
· #2 Alabama (7-0) def. Mississippi (3-4) 24-20.
· #3 Penn State (8-0) def. Michigan (2-5) 46-17. Royster (PSU) ran for 174 yards.
· #4 Oklahoma (6-1) def. #16 Kansas (5-2) 45-31. Bradford (Okla) threw for 468 yards. Briscoe (KU) had 269 receiving yards. Sharp (KU) ran for 103 yards.
· #6 USC (5-1) def. Washington State (1-7) 69-0. Green (USC) ran for 121 yards.
· #7 Texas Tech (7-0) def. Texas A&M (2-5) 43-25. Harrell (TTU) threw for 450 yards.
· #8 Oklahoma State (7-0) def. Baylor (3-4) 34-6. Bryant (OkSt) had 212 receiving yards.
· #10 Georgia (6-1) def. #22 Vanderbilt (5-2) 24-14. Moreno (UGA) ran for 172 yards.
· #12 Ohio State (7-1) def. #20 Michigan State (6-2) 45-7. Wells (OHST) ran for 140 yards.
· #13 LSU (5-1) def. South Carolina (5-3) 24-17.
· #14 Utah (8-0) def. Colorado State (3-4) 49-16. Louks (Uta) ran for 109 yards.
· Boston College (5-1) def. #17 Virginia Tech (5-2) 28-23. Taylor (VT) ran for 110 yards.
· Virginia (4-3) def. #18 North Carolina (5-2) 16-13. Draughn (UNC) ran for 138 yards.
· #19 South Florida (6-1) def. Syracuse (1-6) 45-13. Brinkley (Syr) ran for 112 yards.
· Maryland (5-2) def. #21 Wake Forest (4-2) 26-0. Turner (Mary) threw for 320 yards.
· #23 Pittsburgh (5-1) def. Navy (4-3) 42-21. McCoy (Pitt) ran for 156 yards.
· Arizona (5-2) def. #25 California (4-2) 42-27. Antolin (AZ) ran for 149 yards.

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – David Johnson (Tulsa) 212.82 rating
· Rushing – Javon Ringer (MichSt) 1,179 yards
· Receiving Yards – Aldrick Robinson (SMU) 909 yards
· Receptions – Jamarko Simmons (WMich) 66 receptions
· Interceptions – 3 tied with 5 interceptions.
· Best Offense – Tulsa - 629.1 yards per game.

National Hockey League
· Colorado (2-3-0) def. Dallas (1-3-1) 5-4.
· Detroit (3-1-1) def. The Rangers (6-1-1) 5-4.
· Montreal (4-0-1) def. Phoenix (2-3-0) 4-1.
· Boston (2-1-1) def. Ottawa (2-2-1) 4-2.
· Pittsburgh (3-2-1) def. Toronto (1-2-2) 4-1.
· New Jersey (4-1-0) def. Washington (3-1-1) 4-3.
· Florida (2-2-0) def. The Islanders (2-3-0) 2-0.
· Atlanta (2-2-1) def. Buffalo (4-0-1) 3-2.
· Minnesota (4-0-0) def. Tampa Bay (0-2-3) 1-0.
· Nashville (3-3-0) def. Columbus (2-3-0) 6-3.
· St. Louis (4-1-0) def. Chicago (1-2-2) 4-3.
· Edmonton (4-0-0) def. Calgary (1-3-1) 3-2.
· San Jose (5-1-0) def. Philadelphia (0-3-2) 5-4.

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Goals – Thomas Vanek (Buf) 7 goals.
· Assists – 4 tied with 8 assists.
· Points – Alexander Semin (Was) / Evgeni Malkin (Pit) 10 pts.
· Save % - Patrick Lalime (Buf) .951

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

Pro Wrestling
· I will get bacc to updating this on Monday.

* My Picc’z for TONIGHT’s Games
BASEBALL
· BOSTON

BASKETBALL
· Boston
· Denver

FOOTBALL
· San Diego PK
· Chicago –2
· Pittsburgh –8
· Tennessee –9
· Dallas –7
· Miami –3
· The Giants –6 ½
· New Orleans PK
· Houston –6
· Indianapolis –3
· The Jets –5
· Washington –2
· Tampa Bay –8