Basketball – NBA: Heat suspend Waiters…again. George’s #24 retired at Fresno St.
Football – College: 2 losses in the top 5. pac 12 ref suspended. Arkansas HC fired. GameDay at Baylor vs Oklahoma.
Football – NFL: Stafford out with broken back bones. Haskins to start for Redskins. Rogers dies at 38.
Golf: President’s Cup captains’ picks are in!
Olympic Sports: Mary Cain’s story. Team USA loses to Oregon. 20 year old gymnast dies.
Basketball – NBA:
- The Heat have suspended G Dion Waiters for 10 games for conduct detrimental to the team on the charter home. Rumor has it that he consumed a THC edible and had a panic attack on the plane. This is Waiters’ 2nd suspension this season. Waiters will miss out on $1.2MM due to missed games.
- Paul George’s number 24 was retired at his college alma mater, Fresno St and some of his Clipper teammates showed up to show their support. What a cute team bonding moment.
Football – College:
- POTUS even showed up to Gameday this weekend for the showdown between LSU and Alabama where the Tigers came out on top. Another loss in the top 5 was Penn St to undefeated Minnesota. Minnesota was only ranked 17 despite being 8-0 due to the fact that they hadn’t beaten anyone. Expect them to shoot up the rankings this Tuesday (already the AP poll moved them up 6 spots. 3 other losses in the Top 25 also will shake up the rankings.
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Losses in the Top 25 |
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| Visitor | Home | Day | Time (CT) | TV | Line |
Score |
| 2. LSU | 3. Alabama | Sat 11/9 | 2:30 PM | CBS | +6.5 | 46-41 |
| 4. Penn St | 17. Minnesota | Sat 11/9 | 11:00 AM | ABC | -6.5 | 26-31 |
| 16. Kansas St | Texas | Sat 11/9 | 2:30 PM | ESPN | +5.5 | 24-27 |
| 18. Iowa | 13. Wisconsin | Sat 11/9 | 3:00 PM | FOX | +9.5 | 22-24 |
| 19. Wake Forest | VTech | Sat 11/9 | 2:30 PM | ACC | -3 | 17-36 |
- Arkansas fired HC Chad Morris after their 4-18 start over the last 2 seasons. The Razorbacks are winless through 17 SEC games. Western Kentucky put a beating on the team at home 45-19 this past Saturday.
- Pac 12 suspended a referee after he awarded a penalty to the wrong team in the Cal vs Washington St match up this weekend. The mis-allocated call was a hands to the face penalty on a 50 yrd kick return by Washington St. They were forced to start their drive at the 8 yrd line. The penalty was actually committed by a Cal player. That referee involved has been suspended for 1 game.
- The top games are currently using AP Poll rankings. This will get updated on Wed when the CFP rankings have come out. No lines are available as of Monday 11/11 either. Gameday is at Baylor for their matchup against Oklahoma.
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Week 12 |
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Top Games of the Week |
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| Visitor | Home | Day | Time (CT) |
TV |
| 24. Indiana | 9. Penn St | Sat 11/16 | 11:00 AM | ABC |
| 21. Navy | 16. Notre Dame | Sat 11/16 | 1:30 PM | NBC |
| 5. Georgia | 13. Auburn | Sat 11/16 | 2:30 PM | CBS |
| 7. Minnesota | 23. Iowa | Sat 11/16 | 3:00 PM | FOX |
| 10. Oklahoma | 12. Baylor | Sat 11/16 | 6:30 PM | ABC |
| *GameDay indicated in bold* | ||||
Football – NFL:
- The Lions QB Matthew Stafford had started 136 consecutive games in the 2nd longest in the league. That was before this Sunday when Stafford went out due to broken bones in his back. There is no timeline on the injury.
- The Dolphins get their 2nd win after the Colts QB Hoyer throws 3 interceptions.
- The Browns and Buccaneers both snapped their 4 game loss streak (vs the Bills and Cardinals respectively).
- AS of today, rookie Dwayne Haskins will be the starting QB for the Redskins, making Case Keenum #2 and Colt McCoy #3. Haskins started for the first time on week 9 going 15 for 22 in the loss to the Bills.
- Charles Rogers, formerly Lions and Michigan St WR, died at the age of 38 from liver failure after he was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors had given him 30 days to live without a liver transplant.
- Now that we are into week 9, its time for the standings in each division
- AFC-East: Patriots
- AFC-North: Ravens
- AFC-South: Texans
- AFC-West: Chiefs
- NFC- East: Cowboys and Eagles are tied
- NFC-North: Packers
- NFC-South: Saints
- NFC-West: 49ers
Golf:
- US Captain’s picks for the President’s Cup are in:
- Captain Tiger Woods picked: himself, Tony Finau, Gary Woodland and Patrick Reed
- If Brooks Koepka withdraws from his recent injury, Rickie Fowler, Kevin Na and Kevin Kisner are expected to be among the golfers vying for that spot.
- Phil Mickelson will miss his first international team competition since 1994.
- International Captain’s picks for the President’s Cup are in:
- Captain Ernie Els picked: Jason Day, Joaquin Neiman, Sung-jae Im and Adam Hadwin.
Olympic Sports:
- Mary Cain may be a name you have seen in the news lately. Let me tell you why. Cain says that she allegedly endured abuse from her all male coaching staff at Nike Oregon Project, saying things like ‘the way to get faster is to be thinner and thinner.’ Other runners are now also coming forward with similar stories. See Amy Begley who said her coaches said she had ‘the biggest butt on the starting line.’ Cain was coached by Salazar (who now faces a 4 year doping ban as well) after she joined the Oregon Project at age 17. Nike is now investigating these claims but many think the day of reckoning is a long time overdue.
- The #1 ranked women’s NCAA team, Oregon, beat the US National team on Saturday 93-86. This is only the 2nd college team to beat Team USA (Tennessee in 1999). Not a good look for Team USA.
- A 20 year old gymnast died on Sunday after she was injured in an accident at her gymnastics gym 2 days previously. Melanie Coleman suffered a spinal cord injury during practice in CT.
What to watch this week
Basketball – NBA:
- Wed 11/13
- Clippers at Rockets @ 6:30pm on ESPN
- Warriors at Lakers @ 9pm on ESPN
- Thurs 11/14
- Mavericks at Knicks @ 7pm on TNT
- Nets at Nuggets @ 9:30pm on TNT
- Fri 11/15
- Jazz at Grizzlies @ 7pm on ESPN
- Celtics at Warriors @ 9:30pm on ESPN
Basketball – NCAA:
- Tues 11/12
- Evansville at 2. Kentucky @ 6pm on SEC
- Central Arkansas at 4. Duke @ 6pm on ACC
- Mizzou @ 19. Xavier @ 6pm on CBSSN
- Oregon at 14. Memphis @ 8pm on ESPN
- Wed 11/13
- LSU vs 25. VCU @ 5pm on ESPN2
- Villanova at 18. Ohio St @ 6pm on FS1
- Purdue at Marquette @ 8pm on FS1
- Thurs 11/14
- Towson at 6. Florida @ 6pm on ESPN2
- San Jose St at 21. Arizona @ 7pm on Pac12
- Michigan St at 12. Seton Hall @ 7:30pm on FS1
- Fri 11/15
- Georgia St at 4. Duke @ 6pm on ACC
- CSU Nothridge at 24. Auburn @ 6pm on SEC
- Alabama at RI @ 7:30pm on NBCSN
- Gardner-Webb at 9. UNC @ 8pm on ACC
- Sat 11/16
- Columbia at 11. UVA @ 11am on ACC
- Nicholls at 22. LSU @ 3pm on SEC
- Sun 11/17
- Florida at UConn @ 2pm on ESPN
- Seton Hall at St. Louis @ 3pm on ESPNU
- NC Central at 5. Louisville @ 4pm on ACC
Football – NCAA:
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| Visitor | Home | Day | Time (CT) | TV |
| 24. Indiana | 9. Penn St | Sat 11/16 | 11:00 AM | ABC |
| 21. Navy | 16. Notre Dame | Sat 11/16 | 1:30 PM | NBC |
| 5. Georgia | 13. Auburn | Sat 11/16 | 2:30 PM | CBS |
| 7. Minnesota | 23. Iowa | Sat 11/16 | 3:00 PM | FOX |
| 10. Oklahoma | 12. Baylor | Sat 11/16 | 6:30 PM | ABC |
| *GameDay indicated in bold* | ||||
Football – NFL:
- Mon 11/11 – Seahawks at 49ers @ 7:15pm on ESPN
- Thurs 11/14 – Steelers at Browns @ 7:20pm on FOX
- Sun 11/17
- 8 games at 12pm on CBS and Fox
- Cowboys at Lions
- Jaguars at Colts
- Bills at Dolphins
- Broncos at Vikings
- Saints at Buccaneers
- Jets at Redskins
- Falcons at Panthers
- Texans at Ravens
- Cardinals at 49ers @ 3:05pm on Fox
- Bengals at Raiders – or – Patriots at Eagles @ 3:25pm on FOX
- Bears at Rams @ 7:20pm on NBC
- 8 games at 12pm on CBS and Fox
- Mon 11/18 – Chiefs at Chargers @ 7:15pm on ESPN
Hockey:
- Mon 11/11 – Coyotes at Capitals @ 6pm on NBCSN
- Tues 11/12
- Panthers at Bruins @ 6pm on RSN
- Penguins at Rangers @ 6:30pm on NBCSN
- Wed 11/13
- Maple Leafs at Islanders @ 6pm on RSN
- Capitals at Flyers @ 6:30pm on NBCSN
- Blackhawks at Golden Knights @ 9pm on NBCSN
- Fri 11/15 – Penguins at Devils @ 6pm on RSN
- Sat 11/16 – Avalanche at Canucks @ 9pm on RSN
- Sun 11/17 – Flames at Black Knights @ 6pm on RSN
Soccer:
- Wed 11/13
- NCAAM: 4. UVA at 7. Wake Forest @ 3pm on ACC
- NCAAM: 2. Clemson at Pitt @ 5pm on ACC
- Thurs 11/14
- UEFA Euro Championship: TUR at Iceland @ 11am on ESPN2
- UEFA Euro Championship: Czech vs Kosovo @ 1:45pm on ESPNNEWS
- Fri 11/15 – CONCACAF: USA vs CAN @ 6pm on ESPN2
- Sat 11/16 – UEFA Euro Championship: LUX vs POR @ 8am on ESPNNEWS
