11.2.08

The Sports Report
11/2/08

My Sports Piccz
Baseball – NONE (1-0-100%)
Football – NONE (0-1-0%)
Basketball – 10-4 (15-12-56%)
College Football – 7-11 (7-12-34%)
Parlay – LOST (0-2)
Guaranteed – LOST (0-2)

Major League Baseball
· No news today…

National Football League
· Green Bay waived DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila.
· Detroit signed QB Dante Culpepper to a 2 year contract. Details will be revealed on Monday.

· 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
· The NBA Regular Season is underway…
· Atlanta (2-0) def. Philadelphia (1-2) 95-88. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 35pts. Josh Smith (Atl) had 11reb 3stl. Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 22pts. Elton Brand (Phi) had 16reb. Samuel Dalembert (Phi) had 11reb.
· Indiana (1-1) def. Boston (2-1) 95-79. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 14reb. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 10reb. Danny Granger (Ind) had 20pts. Marquis Daniels (Ind) had 10reb.
· Orlando (1-2) def. Sacramento (0-3) 121-103.Kevin Martin (Sac) had 31pts. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 29pts 14reb 5blk. Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) had 21pts. Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 26pts. Michael Pietrus (Orl) had 20pts.
· Charlotte (1-1) def. Miami (1-2) 100-87. Michael Beasley (Mia) had 25pts. Gerald Wallace(Cha) had 34pts 3blk. Jason Richardson (Cha) had 23pts. Emeka Okafor (Cha) had 13reb.
· Detroit (2-0) def. Washington (0-2) 117-109. Caron Butler (Was) had 21pts 3stl. Antawn Jamison (Was) had 24pts. Nick Young (Was) had 23pts. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 12reb 6blk.
· Golden State (1-2) def. New Jersey (1-1) 105-97. Corey Maggette (GS) had 20pts 10reb. Andris Biedrins (GS) had 23pts 11reb. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 23pts. Josh Boone (NJ) had 14reb 3blk. Vince Carter (NJ) had 20pts.
· New Orleans (3-0) def. Cleveland (1-2) 104-92. David West (NO) had 25pts. Chris Paul (NO) had 24pts 15ast. LeBron James (Cle) had 13ast 3stl.
· Dallas (1-1) def. Minnesota (1-1) 95-85. Dirk Nowitzky (Dal) had 21pts. Al Jefferson (Min) had 12reb 3stl.
· Chicago (2-1) def. Memphis (1-2) 96-86. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 20pts. Drew Gooden (Chi) had 20reb 3blk. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 26pts.
· Houston (3-0) def. Oklahoma City (0-2) 89-77. Kevin Durant (Oak) had 26pts 4stl. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 22pts. Yao Ming (Hou) had 11reb. Carl Landry (Hou) had 11reb.
· Toronto (3-0) def. Milwaukee (1-2) 91-87. Jose Calderon (Tor) had 25pts. Chris Bosh (Tor) had 20pts 10reb.
· The Lakers (3-0) def. Denver (1-2) 104-97. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 33pts. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 16reb. Anthony Carter (Den) had 20pts.
· Utah (2-0) def. The Clippers (0-3)101-79. Cuttino Mobley (LAC) had 20pts. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 12reb. Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 25pts 10reb. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 10reb.
· Phoenix (2-1) def. Portland (1-2) 107-96. Brandon Roy (Por) had 20pts. Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 20pts. Matt Barnes (Phx) had 21pts. Amare Stoudamire (Phx) had 23pts 13reb. Steve Nash (Phx) had 20pts.

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
· WEEK 10
· #7 Texas Tech (9-0) def. #1 Texas (8-1) 39-33. Graham Harrell (TTU) threw for 474 yards. Malcom Williams (Tex) had 182 yards receiving.
· #2 Alabama (9-0) def. Arkansas State (4-4) 35-0.
· #4 Oklahoma (8-1) def. Nebraska (5-4) 62-28. Sam Bradford (Okla) threw for 311 yards. Roy Helu Jr (Neb) ran for 157 yards.
· #5 USC (7-1) def. Washington (0-8) 56-0.
· #8 Florida (7-1) def. Georgia (7-2) 49-10.
· #9 Oklahoma State (8-1) def. Iowa State (2-7) 59-17. Zac Robinson (OklaSt) threw for 395 yards. Dez Bryant (OklaSt) had 171 yards receiving.
· #10 Utah (9-0) def. New Mexico (4-6) 13-10.
· #11 Boise State (8-0) def. New Mexico State (3-5) 49-0.
· #13 TCU (9-1) def. UNLV (3-6) 44-14.
· #14 Missouri (7-2) def. Baylor (3-6) 31-28. Chase Daniel (MO) threw for 318 yards.
· Georgia Tech (7-2) def. #15 Florida State (6-2) 31-28. Jonathan Dwyer (GTU) ran for 145 yards.
· Northwestern (7-2) def. #17 Minnesota (7-2) 24-17. Adam Weber (Min) threw for 327 yards. Mike Kafka (NW) ran for 217 yards.
· Arkansas (4-5) def. #18 Tulsa (8-1) Casey Dick (Ark) threw for 385 yards.
· #19 LSU (6-2) def. Tulane (2-6) 35-10.
· #20 BYU (8-1) def. Colorado State (4-5) 45-42. Max Hall (BYU) threw for 389 yards. Harvey Unga (BYU) ran for 133 yards. Dennis Pitta (BYU) had 175 yards receiving.
· #21 Michigan State (8-2) def. Wisconsin (4-5) 25-24.
· California (6-2) def. #24 Oregon (6-3) 26-16.
· West Virginia (6-2) def. #25 Connecticut (6-3) 35-13.

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – David Johnson (Tulsa) 198.25 rating
· Rushing – Javon Ringer (MichSt) 1,427 yards
· Receiving Yards – Austin Collie (BYU) 1,058 yards
· Receptions – Casey Fitzgerald (N.Texas) 85 receptions
· Interceptions – 3 tied with 6 interceptions
· Best Offense – Tulsa - 599.1 yards per game.

National Hockey League
· Edmonton (5-4-1) def. Carolina (5-3-2) 3-1. E, Moreau (Edm) had 2 goals (2,3).
· Boston (6-3-3) def. Dallas (4-6-2) 5-1. M. Sturm (Bos) had 2 goals (2,3).
· Buffalo (7-2-2) def. Washington (5-4-1) 5-0. T. Vanek (Buf) had 2 goals (10,11).
· New Jersey (6-2-2) def. Atlanta (2-7-2) 6-1. Z. Parise (NJ) had 2 goals (8,9).
· Montreal (8-1-1) def. The Islanders (2-7-1) 5-4. A. Kovalev (Mon) has 2 goals (4,5). T. Plekanex (Mon) had 2 goals (2,3).
· Toronto (5-3-3) def. The Rangers (10-3-1) 5-2. J. Mitchell (Tor) had 2 goals (1,2).
· Chicago (5-3-3) def. Columbus (4-6-1) 4-3.
· Tampa Bay (4-3-3) def. Ottawa (4-5-2) 3-2.
· Nashville (6-4-1) def. Florida (4-5-1) 3-2.
· Pittsburgh (6-4-2) def. St. Louis (5-5-0) 6-3.
· Calgary (7-3-1) def. MY KINGS (3-6-1) 3-2. O. Moller (LA) had 2 goals (3,4).
· Minnesota (7-2-1) def. Phoenix (4-5-0) 3-2. O. Jokinen (Phx) had 2 goals (3,4).

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Goals – Thomas Vanek (Buf) 11 goals.
· Assists – Evgeni Malkin (Pit) 14 assists.
· Points – Evgeni Malkin (Pit) 18 pts.
· Save % - Tim Thomas (Bos) .944
· GAA – Ryan Miller (Buf) 1.82

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
· No news today…

Pro Wrestling
· I got a TNA House Show to report…
10/31 – Ontario
1. Tanahashi def. Sonjay Dutt and Consequences Creed
2. LAX def. Curry Man and Super Eric
3. Womens Championship: Awesome Kong def. Roxxi
4. Samoa Joe def. Christian Cage
5. Tag Team Championship: Beer Money def. Team 3D to retain title.
6. AJ Styles def. Kurt Angle


· My Picc’z for TONIGHT’s Games
BASKETBALL
· New York –5 ½
· Minnesota +1 ½

FOOTBALL
· Buffalo –3
· Chicago –8 ½
· Jacksonville –4
· Baltimore PK
· Tennessee –1 ½
· Tampa Bay –7
· St. Louis +4
· Minnesota PK
· Denver –1 ½
· Atlanta –4 ½
· Dallas +8
· Philadelphia –5 ½
· Indianapolis –1