10.24.08

The Sports Report
10/24/08

My Sports Piccz
Baseball – 1-0 (2-0-100%)
Football – NONE
Basketball – 6-2 (20-7-74%)
College Football – NONE
Parlay – NONE
Guaranteed – NONE

Major League Baseball
· The WORLD SERIES game 2
· Tampa Bay (1-1) def. Philadelphia (1-1) 4-2.

· 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 and Tampa Bay are tied. (1-1)

· 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 – 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
· Bulls G Larry Hughes will miss 6-8 weeks with dislocated shoulder.
· The Knicks released G Allan Houston.
· Indiana cuts F Austin Croshere
· The NBA Pre-Season continues…(Regular Season starts on 10/28)
· Atlanta (5-3) def. Detroit (6-2) 88-87.
· Minnesota (6-2) def. Milwaukee (1-6) 95-76. Dan Gadzuric (Mil) had 11reb. Kevin Love (Min) had 10reb.
· New Orleans (7-0) def. Miami (1-5) 100-80. David West (NO) had 22pts. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 10reb. Chris Paul (NO) had 13ast.
· Indiana (4-4) def. Dallas (4-4) 114-91. Danny Granger (Ind) had 24pts 3stl. Marquis Daniels (Ind) had 22pts. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 10reb. Erick Dampier (Dal) had 11reb.
· Utah (4-3) def. Portland (4-3) 100-89. Channing Frye (Por) had 10reb. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 15reb. Ronnie Brewer (Uta) had 22pts.
· The Lakers (5-2) def. Charlotte (0-8) 88-77. Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 10reb 3blk.
· Phoenix (5-3) def. Oklahoma City (1-5) 102-93. Russell Westbrook (Okla) had 22pts.
· Houston (5-2) def. Sacramento (1-7) 110-97. Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 25pts 16reb. Kevin Martin (Sac) had 22pts.

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
· Toronto (2-2-3) def. Boston (2-2-3) 4-2.
· Dallas (3-4-1) def. The Islanders (2-4-0) 5-3. L. Ericksson (Dal) had 2 goals (2,3).
· Pittsburgh (5-2-1) def. Carolina (3-2-1) 4-1.
· Buffalo (6-0-1) def. Minnesota (4-0-1) 4-3.
· Calgary (3-3-1) def. Nashville (3-4-0) 5-3. J. Iginla (Cal) had 3 goals (3,4,5).
· Phoenix (3-3-0) def. Washington (3-3-1) 2-1.
· Colorado (4-3-0) def. Edmonton (4-2-0) 4-1.

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Goals – Thomas Vanek (Buf) 7 goals.
· Assists – Evgeni Malkin (Pit) 9 assists.
· Points – Evgeni Malkin (Pit) 11 pts.
· Save % - Jaroslav Halak (Mon) .967

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
· We are waiting on UFC 90

Pro Wrestling
· Last night was a LIVE TNA Impact!!!! THE BEST IMPACT EVER!! IT WAS LIVE!!!
1. Christy Hemme def. Velvet Sky
2. TNA X Division Championship: Sheik Abdul Bashir def. Jay Lethal to retain title!
3. Hardcore Tag Team Gauntlet Match: Beer Money def. LAX, Team 3D, Matt Morgan, and Abyss
4. TNA Knockout Championship: Awesome Kong def. Taylor Wilde to become NEW Champ!
5. Sting and Kevin Nash def. Samoa Joe and AJ Styles


· My Picc’z for TONIGHT’s Games
BASKETBALL
· New York
· Cleveland
· Chicago
· San Antonio
· Denver
· The Lakers

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
· Boise State –7