Baseball – MLB: Offseason begins! Angels fire Ausmus. Cardinals Goold saves a man.
Football – College: CA makes it illegal for NCAA to ban players from benefiting from likeness. Nebraska hosted Gameday. SMU ranked?! Rutgers’ coach is out. Baylor’s HC got job security.
Football – NFL: Burfict put his ‘OOO’ on. Injury reports. Rookie reports.
Golf: Champ is a champ again!
Olympic Sports: IAAF World Championships. How would you feel missing the WR in the marathon by .02 seconds?
Baseball – MLB:
- Let the offseason begin!
- Wild Card games are Tues and Wed
- Then it all begins
- Who’s in: Astros (as World Series favorites), Rays*, Twins and the A’s* (American). National: Braves, Nationals*, Cardinals, Brewers* at the Dodgers (2nd favorite of betters to win the whole thing)
- Angels have fired Brad Ausmus after just 1 year as their manager. The Angels had a bad season going 72-90 and losing one of their own in Tyler Skaggs.
- Cardinals beat writer Derrick Goold saved Mike Flanary’s life (age 64 and videographer) after he collapsed and Goold performed CPR. Goold is a former Eagle Scout and lifeguard. Flanary suffered a heart attack and stroke but is believed to be in stable condition now.
Football – College:
- The state of California has made it illegal for the NCAA to stop athletes from making money off their own likeness. This new law will go into effect in 2023. With this new law, universities will NOT be paying the athletes but instead will not be allowed to prevent the athletes from making money while in school. They will also be allowed to have agents. More on this to come I am sure.
- Nebraska hosted Gameday for the first time in 23 years for their game vs Ohio St. For those kids who don’t know, Nebraska and Ohio St are 2 of the longest standing good football teams of all time (Nebraska not so much recently).
- Speaking of old football powerhouses, SMU is ranked for the 1st time since they received the death penalty in 1987! SMU has only had 1 winning season since the penalty in 1997 when they went 6-5. Right now the Mustangs are 5-0 and ranked #24 in the AP poll this week!
- Rutgers fired their HC Chris Ash after losing to Michigan 52-0 and only 8 wins over the last 3 seasons. TE coach Nunzio Campanile will serves as interim HC for the time being.
- Baylor extended their coach’s contract through 2027. Matt Rhule joined Baylor’s staff after the Art Briles resignation in 2016. Baylor is 4-0 after beating the Iowa St Cyclones this weekend.
- 4 teams lost in the Top 25 this week but only #18 and below. This week has 3 Top 25 match ups including gone inside the Top 10.
- Gameday is in Gainesville, FL for the #7 Auburn vs #10 Florida game.
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| 18. UCF | Cincinnati | Fri 10/4 | 7:00 PM | ESPN |
| 14. Iowa | 19. Michigan | Sat 10/5 | 11:00 AM | |
| 7. Auburn | 10. Florida | Sat 10/5 | 2:30 PM | CBS |
| 25. Michigan St | 4. Ohio St | Sat 10/5 | 6:30 PM | ABC |
| *GameDay indicated in bold* | ||||
Football – NFL:
- Raiders LB Vontaze Burfict has been suspended for the rest of season after this late helmet hit in the Colts game on Sunday. He was ejected after the hit but the league decided that wasn’t enough punishment as he has had repeat offended using unnecessary roughness. Burfict had 3 illegal hit calls against him in both 2016 and 2017 along with 4 PEDs in 2018.
- Injury report:
- Broncos Bradley Chubb tore his ACL and will be out for the season
- Giants LB Ryan Connelly tore his ACL and will be out for the season as well
- Bengals AJ Green is not expected to return for the next 2 games after recovering from an ankle surgery in the preseason that is still bothering him.
- Some rookie QBs to watch for:
- Daniel Jones playing QB for the Giants
- Mason Rudolph playing QB for the Steelers
- Kyler Murry playing QB for the Cardinals
- Josh Allen playing QB for the Bills
- Gardner Minshew playing QB for the Jaguars
- Other news:
- The Broncos remain win-less losing to the Jaguars
- The Buccaneers win over the undefeated Rams this past weekend
- The Browns pulled off a big upset over the Ravens winning 40-25 after an announcer called Browns’ QB Baker Mayfield ‘one dimensional’
- Chiefs and Patriots are still undefeated both at 4-0
Golf:
- Cameron Champ won his 2nd PGA title at the Safeway Open this weekend in Napa. Champs’ grandfather who introduced him to the game of golf as a kid is battling stomach cancer nearby in Sacramento, CA. It was an emotional day.
Olympic Sports:
- The World Championships for Track & Field began in Doha this weekend and its been a good one so far. IAAF worlds runs through 10/6
- It was a victory for mothers! Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won her 4th 100m title just 2 years after giving birth to her son Zyon. While Allyson Felix earned her 12th gold medal at the World Championships (surpassing Usain Bolt’s record) in the new mixed relay. Felix had her daughter Camryn just 10 months ago. Chinese racewalker Liu Hong won gold after taking off the 2017 and 2018 seasons to have a baby.
- American Christian Coleman won the 100m but pulled out of the 200m prelims due to soreness. Coleman won the 100m over fellow American Justin Gatlin by .13 seconds which is the biggest margin at Worlds/Olympic competition since 2011.
- Not a great day of marathon in Doha. 28 women started the race but did not finish and the winner, Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich, ran the slowest time in 35 years with a time of 2:32.43. The race started at 12am and was still 88 degrees at the end of the race.
- The Bronze medal went to Helalia Johannes from Namibia, the first female to win a medal from that country.
- In other running news, Kenenisa Bekele won the Berlin marathon (yay) but missed the WR by .02 seconds… ouch. This would have won him 50k euro bonus.
- The US Olympic HoF finally includes Tommie Smith and John Carlos. Don’t recognize those names? They were the 2 black men who raised their fists on the podium during the medal ceremony in 1968. Their visit to the White House in 2016 was their first official event they took part in since those 1968 Games. Other inductees into the Olympic HoF: Lisa Leslie, Misty May-Treanor, Apolo Ohno, Dara Torres and Nastia Liukin.
- A runner died while running in the 50km race in Elk City State Park this weekend after being struck by lightning.
What to Watch This Week:
Baseball – MLB:
- Tues 10/1 – National League Wild Card Game
- Brewers at Nationals @ 7:08pm on TBS
- Woodruff vs Sherzer
- Brewers at Nationals @ 7:08pm on TBS
- Wed 10/2 – American League Wild Card Game
- Rays at A’s @ 7pm on ESPN
- Thurs 10/3
- TBD at Dodgers
- Cardinals at Braves
- Fri 10/4
- AL Game 1
- TBD at Astros
- Twins at Yankees
- NL Game 2
- TBD at Dodgers
- Cardinals at Braves
- AL Game 1
- Sat 10/5
- AL Game 2
- TBD at Astros
- Twins at Yankees
- AL Game 2
- Sun 10/6
- NL Game 3
- Dodgers at TBD
- Braves at Cardinals
- NL Game 3
Football – NCAA:
| Top 25 | ||||
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| Visitor | Home | Day | Time (CT) | TV |
| 18. UCF | Cincinnati | Fri 10/4 | 7:00 PM | ESPN |
| 14. Iowa | 19. Michigan | Sat 10/5 | 11:00 AM | |
| 7. Auburn | 10. Florida | Sat 10/5 | 2:30 PM | CBS |
| 25. Michigan St | 4. Ohio St | Sat 10/5 | 6:30 PM | ABC |
| *GameDay indicated in bold* | ||||
- College GameDay will then be in Gainesville, FL for the #7 Auburn vs #10 Florida matchup
Football – NFL:
- Mon 9/30 – Bengals at Steelers @ 7:15pm on ESPN
- Thurs 10/3 – Rams at Seahawks @ 7:20pm on FOX
- Sun 10/6
- 10 games at 12pm on CBS and Fox
- Cardinals at Bengals
- Bills at Titans
- Bears at Raiders
- Buccaneers at Saints
- Vikings at Giants
- Jets at Eagles
- Ravens at Steelers
- Patriots at Redskins
- Jaguars at Panthers
- Falcons at Texans
- Broncos at Chargers @ 3:05pm on CBS
- Packers at Cowboys @ 3:25pm on Fox
- Colts at Chiefs @ 7:20pm on NBC
- 10 games at 12pm on CBS and Fox
- Mon 10/7
- Browns at 49ers @ 7:15pm on ESPN
Golf:
- Thurs 10/3 – Shriners Open – Round 1
- 3-7pm on Golf Channel
- Fri 10/4 – Shriners Open – Round 2
- 3-7pm on Golf Channel
- Sat 10/5 – Shriners Open – Round 3
- 4-7pm on Golf Channel
- Sun 10/6 – Shriners Open – Round 4
- 4-7pm on Golf Channel
Hockey:
- Tues 10/1
- Capitals at Blues @ 9pm on NBCSN
- Sharks at Knights @ 10:30pm on NBCSN
- Wed 10/2
- Wild at Predators @ 8pm on NBCSN
Olympic Sports:
- Tues 10/1
- Rugby World Cup: FRA vs USA @ 3:30am on NBCSN
- Track & Field World Championships – Day 6 @ 9:30am on NBCSN
- Finals: M Hammer, W 200m, M 110m hurdles
- Wed 10/2
- Rugby World Cup: IRE vs RUS @ 6am on NBCSN
- Track & Field World Championships – Day 7 @ 9:15am on NBCSN
- W Shot Put, W 400m, W Heptathlon, M Decathlon
- Thurs 10/3
- Rugby World Cup: RSA vs ITA @ 5:30am on NBCSN
- Track & Field World Championships – Day 8 @ 8pm on NBCSN
- M High Jump, W Discus, W 400m, M 3k Steeplechase, M 400m, M 20km Race Walk
- Fri 10/4
- Rugby World Cup: AUS at URU @ 1am on NBCSN
- Track & Field World Championships Men’s Marathon @ 8pm on NBCSN
- Sat 10/5
- Rugby World Cup: NZ vs Namibia @ 12:30am on NBCSN
- Rugby World Cup: FRA at Tonga @ 3:30am on NBCSN
- Track & Field World Championships – Day 10 @ 8pm on NBCSN
- W Long Jump, M 1500m, M Jav, M 10k, W 100h, M and W 4x400m Relay
Soccer:
- Tues 10/1
- NCAAM: UNC vs NC Wilmington @6pm on ACC
- Thurs 10/3
- NCAAW: 12. Arkansas at Ole Miss @ 7pm on SEC
- Fri 10/4
- Premier League: Brighton & Hove at Tottenham Hotspur @ 7:25am on NBCSN
- Premier League: Liverpool vs Leicester City @ 9:55am on NBCSN
- NCAAW: 24. Alabama vs Mississippi St @ 7pm on SEC
- NCAAW: Mizzou vs 6. South Carolina @ 7pm on SEC
- Sat 10/5
- Premier League: Southampton vs Chelsea @ 8:55am on NBCSN
- Premier League: Newcastle United vs Manchester United @ 11:25am on NBCSN
- NCAAW: 1. Florida St at Pitt @ 12pm on ACC
- Sun 10/6
- Italian Serie A: Fiorentina vs Udinese @ 5:30am on ESPN2
- Women’s International Friendly: USA vs KOR @ 1pm on ESPN
- MLS: Timbers at Earthquakes @ 3pm on ESPN
- NCAAW: 15. Florida at 14. Texas A&M @ 4pm on ESPNU
