10/20/08

The Sports Report
10/20/08

My Sports Piccz
Baseball – 0-1 (2-5-29%)
Football – 7-6 (7-7-50%)
Basketball – 1-1 (23-14-62%)
College Football – NONE (11-9-55%)
Parlay – NONE
Guaranteed – NONE

Major League Baseball
· In the American League Playoffs…
· Tampa Bay (4-3) def. Boston (3-4) 3-1. Tampa Bay WINS THE AL CHAMPIONSHIP!

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

· World Series
· Philadelphia vs Tampa Bay (Game 1 is Wednesday)

· 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
· Week 7
· Chicago (4-3) def. Minnesota (3-4) 48-41. Adrian Peterson (Min) ran for 121 yards.
· Tennessee (6-0) def. Kansas City (1-5) 34-10. Chris Johnson (Ten) ran for 168 yards.
· St. Louis (2-4) def. Dallas (4-3) 34-14. Stephen Jackson (STL) ran for 160 yards.
· Baltimore (3-3) def. Miami (2-4) 27-13. Willis McGahee (Bal) ran for 105 yards.
· MY GIANTS (5-1) def. San Francisco (2-5) 29-17.
· Carolina (5-2) def. New Orleans (3-4) 30-7.
· Buffalo (5-1) def. San Diego (3-4) 23-14.
· Pittsburgh (5-1) def. Cincinnati (0-7) 38-10. Mewelde Moore (Pit) ran for 120 yards.
· Houston (2-4) def. Detroit (0-6) 28-21. Calvin Johnson (Det) had 154 yards receiving.
· Oakland (2-4) def. The Jets (3-3) 16-13. Thomas Jones (NYJ) ran for 159 yards.
· Washington (5-2) def. Cleveland (2-4) 14-11. Clinton Portis (Was) ran for 175 yards.
· Green Bay (4-3) def. Indianapolis (3-3) 34-14. Ryan Grant (GB) ran for 105 yards.
· Tampa Bay (5-2) def. Seattle (1-5) 20-10. Jeff Garcia (TB) threw for 310 yards.

· 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 ½ games over New England
· The AFC North is led by Pittsburgh by 2 games over Baltimore
· The AFC South is led by Tennessee by 3 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 5 others tied for 2nd wild card!
· The NFC East is led by MY GIANTS by 1 game over Washington
· The NFC North is led by Chicago by ½ game over Green Bay
· The NFC South is led by Carolina by ½ game over Tampa Bay and Atlanta
· The NFC West is led by Arizona by 2 games over St. Louis
· The NFC Wild Cards are held by Tampa Bay and Atlanta

National Basketball Association
· The NBA Pre-Season has begun!!!
· Boston (5-2) def. New Jersey (2-2) 83-66.
· Minnesota (5-1) def. Denver (4-1) 111-107.
· The Clippers (4-1) def. FC Barcelona 114-109.
· The Lakers (3-2) def. Toronto (4-3) 112-89.

Nascar
· Today was the Nascar Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville. The winner was Jimmie Johnson.

· Here are the updated Sprint Cup Standings…
1. Jimmie Johnson 6073 pts. $6,358,206
2. Greg Biffle –149 $4,988,589
3. Jeff Burton –152 $4,897,916
4. Carl Edwards –198 $6,671,550
5. Clint Bowyer –242 $3,900,095

NCAA College Football – Top 25
· There are no Top 25 teams in action today…
· The BSC released their first rankings of the season…I will now update the BCS and AP Poll each week…
· BCS Top 10
1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. Penn State
4. Oklahoma
5. USC
6. Oklahoma State
7. Georgia
8. Texas Tech
9. Ohio State
10. Florida

· AP Poll Top 10
1. Texas 7-0
2. Alabama 7-0
3. Penn State 8-0
4. Oklahoma 7-1
5. Florida 5-1
6. USC 5-1
7. Oklahoma State 7-0
8. Texas Tech 7-0
9. Georgia 6-1
10. Ohio State 7-1

· 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
· Chicago (2-2-2) def. Vancouver (3-3-0) 4-2. P.Sharp (Chi) had 2 goals (4)
· Carolina (3-1-1) def. Anaheim (1-5-0) 3-1.

· 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 Boxing
I will be updating soon…

MMA
I will be updating soon…

Pro Wrestling
· Ric Flair hints at a return to the ring…

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BASKETBALL
· Orlando
· New York
· Phoenix
· Portland