10.30.08

The Sports Report
10/30/08

My Sports Piccz
Baseball – 1-0 (1-0-100%)
Football – 0-1 (0-1-0%)
Basketball – (2-1-67%)
College Football – NONE
Parlay – NONE
Guaranteed – NONE

Major League Baseball
· CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES FOR WINNING THE 2008 WORLD SERIES!
· This was the Phillies 1st title in 28 years.
· The WORLD SERIES game 5
· Philadelphia (4-1) def. Tampa Bay (1-4) 4-3 to finish the game from Monday Night and WIN the 2008 World Series!!!

· 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 def. Tampa Bay (4-1)

· The Post Season Awards are as follows…
· AL Comebacc Player of Year – Cliff Lee (Cle)
· NL Comebacc Player of Year – Brad Lidge (Phi)
· Roberto Clemente Award – Albert Pujols (Stl)
· Hank Aaron Award – Kevin Youkilis (Bos) and Aramis Ramirez (CHC)

National Football League
· No news today…

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – Philip Rivers (SD) 107.8 rating
· Rushing – Clinton Portis (Was) 944 yards
· Receiving Yards – Andre Johnson (Hou) 772 yards
· Receptions - Andre Johnson (Hou) 56 receptions
· Sacks – Joey Porter (Mia) 10 ½ sacks
· Tackles – Jonathan Vilma (NO) 72 tackles
· Interceptions – 5 tied with 4 interceptions

· The Playoff picture looks like this…
· The AFC East is tied between Buffalo and New England.
· The AFC North is led by Pittsburgh by 1 games over Baltimore.
· The AFC South is led by Tennessee by 4 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 either the Jets or Cleveland.
· 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 led by Carolina by 1 game over Tampa Bay.
· The NFC West is led by Arizona by 2 games over Seattle and St. Louis.
· The NFC Wild Cards are held by Washington and Dallas or Tampa Bay.

National Basketball Association
· Greg Oden (Port) will miss 2-4 weeks with foot sprain.
· Golden State signs Head Coach Don Nelson to a 2 year extension.
· The NBA Regular Season is underway…
· Toronto (1-0) def. Philadelphia (0-1) 95-84. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 27pts 11reb. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 17reb. Elton Brand (Phi) had 13reb.
· Atlanta (1-0) def. Orlando (0-1) 99-85. Josh Smith (Atl) had 10reb. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 25pts. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 22pts 15reb 5stl 5blk. Michael Peitrus (Orl) had 20pts.
· New Jersey (1-0) def. Washington (0-1) 95-85. Vince Carter (NJ) had 21pts. Caron Butler (Was) had 11reb.
· New York (1-0) def. Miami (0-1) 120-115. Dwayne Wade (Mia) had 26pts. Udonis Haslem (Mia) had 23pts 10reb. Shawn Marion (Mia) had 11reb. David Lee (NY) had 11reb. Zach Randolph (NY) had 20pts. Jamal Crawford (NY) had 29pts.
· Detroit (1-0) def. Indiana (0-1) 100-94. Danny Granger (Ind) had 33pts 3blk. Troy Murphy (Ind) had 15reb 3blk.
· Minnesota (1-0) def. Sacramento (0-1) 98-96. John Salmons (Sac) had 24pts. Spencer Hawes (Sac) had 14reb 6blk. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 10reb. Al Jefferson (Min) had 21pts 10reb.
· Phoenix (1-0) def. San Antonio (0-1) 103-98. Amare Stoudamire (Phx) had 22pts. Shaquille O’neal (Phx) had 13reb. Steve Nash (Phx) had 13ast. Tim Duncan (SA) had 32pts. Tony Parker (SA) had 32pts.
· Milwaukee (1-0) def. Oklahoma City (0-1) 98-87. Richard Jefferson (Mil) had 20pts. Charlie Villanueva (Mil) had 20pts 12reb. Michael Redd (Mil) had 20pts.
· Houston (1-0) def. Memphis (0-1) 82-71. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 20pts. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 12reb. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 15reb. Luis Scola (Hou) had 13reb. Yao Ming (Hou) had 21pts 10reb.
· Utah (1-0) def. Denver (0-1) 98-94. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 25pts 14reb. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 10reb.
· New Orleans (1-0) def. Golden State (0-1) 108-103. David West (NO) had 24pts. Tyson Chandler (NO) had 16reb 3blk. Chris Paul (NO) had 21pts 11ast 3stl. Corey Maggette (GS) had 27pts. Andris Biedrins (GS) had 12reb. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 26pts.
· The Lakers (2-0) def. The Clippers (0-1) 117-79.

Nascar
· The next race is this Sunday, The Dickies 500 at Texas.

· Here are the updated Sprint Cup Standings…
1. Jimmie Johnson 6248 pts. $6,577,367
2. Carl Edwards –183 $6,817,400
3. Greg Biffle –185 $5,076,339
4. Jeff Burton –218 $5,014,149
5. Kevin Harvick –307 $4,849,310

NCAA College Football – Top 25
· No games today…

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – David Johnson (Tulsa) 212.82 rating
· Rushing – Javon Ringer (MichSt) 1,373 yards
· Receiving Yards – Aldrick Robinson (SMU) 1,003 yards
· Receptions – Casey Fitzgerald (N.Texas) 78 receptions
· Interceptions – Morgan Burnett (G-Tech) 6 interceptions
· Best Offense – Tulsa - 629.1 yards per game.

National Hockey League
· Toronto (4-3-3) def. New Jersey (5-2-2) 6-5. M. Stajan (Tor) had 2 goals (2,3).
· Dallas (4-4-2) def. Minnesota (6-1-1) 4-2.
· Anaheim (6-5-0) def. Detroit (7-1-2) 5-4. P. Datsyuk (Det) had 2 goals (2,3). H. Zetterberg (Det) had 2 goals (6,7). T. Selanne (Ana) had 3 goals (4,5,6).

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Goals – 3 tied with 8 goals.
· Assists – Evgeni Malkin (Pit) / Mikko Koivu (Min) 12 assists.
· Points – Alexander Semin (Was) 16 pts.
· Save % - Tim Thomas (Bos) .943
· GAA – Ryan Miller (Buf) 1.60

NCAA College Basketball - Top 25
· No news or Games today…(November 10, 2008)
· The First NCAA Pre-Season Top 25 Polls were released…Here are your top 10…
1. MY TARHEELS
2. U-Conn
3. Louisville
4. UCLA
5. Duke
6. Pittsburgh
7. Michigan State
8. Texas
9. Notre Dame
10. Purdue

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!

· ALEXANDER POVETKIN has WITHDRAWN HIS NAME FROM THE 12/13 HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT with a foot injury!!!

MMA
· No UFC news today…

Pro Wrestling
· Here are the TNA Impact Tapings for 11/6…
1. Booker T and Beer Money Inc def. Christian Cage and The Motor City Machineguns
2. Ladder Match: Matt Morgan and Abyss def. LAX, Team 3D, and Hiroshi Tanahashi and Volador Jr.
3. Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed def. Taylor Wilde and Rhaka Khan
4. Sting, Kurt Angle, and Kevin Nash def. Jay Lethal, Eric Young, and Consequences Creed
5. Scott Steiner def. Samoa Joe

· Here are the Tapings for this Friday’s WWE Smackdown…
1. John Morrison and The Miz def. Carlito and Primo Colon
2. Jimmy Wang Yang def. THE Brian Kendrick via DQ!
3. The Hardy Boyz and Rey Mysterio def. Kane, Mark Henry, and MVP
4. Michelle McCool, Maria, and Brie Bella def. Victoria, Natalya, and Maryse
5. Casket Match: The Undertaker def. Chavo Guerrero

· ECW on Sci-Fi had a final rating of 1.2, which was down from last week’s 1.3.

· My Picc’z for TONIGHT’s Games
BASKETBALL
· Cleveland –9 ½
· Dallas –4
· Phoenix –2

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
· South Florida –2 ½