10.21.08

The Sports Report
10/21/08

My Sports Piccz
Baseball – NONE
Football – NONE
Basketball – 4-0 (4-0)
College Football – NONE
Parlay – NONE
Guaranteed – NONE

Major League Baseball
· The WORLD SERIES
· Game #1 is Wednesday…

· 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
· The 49ers fire Head Coach Mike Nolan. He will be replaced by Mike Singletary.
· Week 7 – Monday Night Football
· New England (4-2) def. Denver (4-3) 41-7. Sammy Morris (NE) ran for 138 yards.

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – Philip Rivers (SD) 108.5 rating
· Rushing – Clinton Portis (Was) 818 yards
· Receiving Yards – Greg Jennings (GB) 685 yards
· Receptions - T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Cin) 46 receptions
· Sacks – DeMarcus Ware (Dal) 9 sacks
· Tackles – Dhani Jones (Cin) 65 tackles
· Interceptions – 4 tied with 4 interceptions

· The Playoff picture looks like this…
· The AFC East is led by Buffalo by 1 game 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 game over San Diego
· The AFC Wild Cards are held by New England and 4 others tied for 2nd wild card!
· 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 tied by Carolina and Tampa Bay
· The NFC West is led by Arizona by 2 games over St. Louis
· The NFC Wild Cards are held by Carolina and Atlanta

National Basketball Association
· Boston released F Darius Miles.
· The NBA Pre-Season has begun!!!
· Orlando (5-1) def. Atlanta (4-3) 109-103. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 29pts 11reb. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 25pts. 8reb 3stl. Al Horford (Atl) had 13pts 11reb. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 26pts. 7reb 5ast.
· New York (3-2) def. New Jersey (2-3) 114-106. Nate Robinson (NY) had 26pts 6reb. Wilson Chandler (NY) had 22pts 8reb. Devin Harris (NJ) had 21pts.
· Phoenix (3-3) def. Charlotte (0-6) 111-108. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 12pts 10reb 3blk.
· Portland (3-2) def. Sacramento (1-6) 112-98. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24pts 6reb 5ast 4stl. Brandon Roy (Por) had 21pts. John Salmons (Sac) had 27pts 5reb 5ast. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 34pts

Nascar
· The next race this Sunday is at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

· 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 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 (3-3-0) def. Los Angeles (2-3-0) 4-3. R. Smyth (Col) had 2 goals (4).
· Pittsburgh (4-2-1) def. Boston (2-1-2) 2-1.
· Dallas (2-3-1) def. The Rangers (6-2-1) 2-1.
· Montreal (5-0-1) def. Florida (2-3-0) 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 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!

MMA
· ELITEXC cancels and PRO ELITE FOLDS due to Kimbo Slice controversy.
· I will now ONLY report on the UFC.

Pro Wrestling
· WWE Monday Night RAW results…
1. Kelly Kelly and Candice Michelle def. Jillian Hall and Katie Lea
2. JBL def. Charlie Haas
3. Rey Mysterio def. Snitsky
4. The Miz and John Morrison def. CM Punk and Kofi Kingston
5. Batista won a GAUNTLET match!

· I got a WWE Smackdown/ECW House Show…
WWE Smackdown & ECW House Show Results - 10/19/08
Location: Mexico City, Mexico (Night #2)
1. The Hardys defeated Mark Henry & Chavo Guerrero.
2. WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo defeated Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder.
3. WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maryse.
4. WWE U.S. Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated MVP & Super Crazy.
5. WWE Champion Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov.
6. The Undertaker defeated The Big Show.

· I got another WWE Smackdown/ECW House Show…
WWE Smackdown & ECW House Show Results - 10/20/08
Location: Hidalgo, Texas
1. Super Crazy defeated Chavo Guerrero.
2. Finlay defeated Jack Swagger.
3. WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maryse.
4. WWE U.S. Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated MVP.
5. Ezekiel Jackson defeated Funkai.
6. WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo defeated Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder.
7. R-Truth defeated The Brian Kendrick.
8. WWE Champion Triple H defeated Vladimir Kozlov via DQ.
9. The Undertaker defeated The Big Show.

* My Picc’z for TONIGHT’s Games
BASKETBALL
· Philadelphia
· Miami
· Boston
· New Orleans
· Dallas
· Toronto
· The Lakers
· Golden State
· Phoenix