Weekly Updates – Week of November 5, 2018
Basketball – College: NCAAM starts Tues 11/6!
Basketball – NBA: Thompson’s record.
Football – College: 9 Losses in the Top 25. Air Force falcon injured.
Football – NFL: Division Leaders. Le’Veon Bell may not play again this season.
Golf: Bryson DeChambeau wins Shriners. Justin Rose to #1.
Olympic Sports: Simone Biles brings home 6 medals. Korea Olympics 2032?
Basketball – College:
- College Basketball starts tomorrow (11/6) with some exciting games including 10. Michigan St vs 1. Kansas @ 6pm and 4. Duke vs 2. Kentucky @ 8:30pm in Indianapolis. The only other ranked vs ranked game is 25. Washington at 11. Auburn on Fri 11/8 @ 8:30pm.
- Texas Guard, Andrew Jones, who was diagnosed with leukemia in January began outpatient care in August and has been able to rejoin practice. Although unsure if he will play this season, its been a miraculous story and he hopes to be there next year.
Basketball – NBA:
- Klay Thompson broke the NBA’s 3 point record shooting 14 3-pointers in the game against the Bulls on 10/29. The record was previously held by Steph Curry.
Football – College:
- 9 teams went down in the Top 25. #3. LSU lost to #1 Alabama 0-29 for the 4th shut out at home. All of those shut outs have been to the Crimson Tide. With that win, Alabama wins the SEC West. #6 Georgia beat #9 Kentucky to clinch the SEC East. These 2 teams, who played in the National Championship last year will play in the SEC Championship game 12/1.
- GameDay will be live from Boston College for #2 Clemson vs Boston College game.
- Maryland … what to say about Maryland. I think I will have to have a separate post to keep up with all the drama lately but just so we are clear, their coach has now been fired. More to come in a later post.
- The Air Force falcon, Aurora (a 22 yr old gyrafalcon) was injured during a prank before Saturday’s game against Army. Army/Navy have a tradition of stealing each other’s mascots but when the Army pranksters took Aurora, the falcon, she thrashed in a crate until her wings were bloody. She was returned and is now flying around her enclosure, a very good sign. Her breed is extremely rare and it is said that you need to be licensed just to touch one of these majestic creatures.
- Texas Tech’s QB Alan Bowman was sent to the hospital due to a partially collapsed lung after he re-injured it during the Oklahoma game. He did not play the second half of the game. He first got this injury due to a hit during the West Virginia game in Sept.
- Oklahoma RB Rodney Anderson, who is currently out for the season with an injury, will not return to Oklahoma but will declare for the draft instead.
- UTEP won against Rice in the ‘Bottom 10 Bowl’ meaning both teams were the worst in the league. UTEP had 0 wins this season until Saturday. This snapped the longest current losing streak in CFB of 20 losses (UTEP hadn’t won since Nov 26, 2016). UTP had not beaten Rice at home in 13 years. Now, Rice holds that miserable title with 9 straight losses.
- Other losses in the top 25:
Losses in the Top 25 Visitor Home Day Time (CT) TV Score 1. Alabama 3. LSU Sat 11/3 7:00 PM CBS 29-0 6. Georgia 9. Kentucky Sat 11/3 2:30 PM CBS 34-17 Missouri 11. Florida Sat 11/3 3:00 PM SEC 38-17 14. Penn St 5. Michigan Sat 11/3 2:45 PM ESPN 42-7 15. Utah Arizona St Sat 11/3 3:00 PM 20-38 16. Iowa Purdue Sat 11/3 2:30 PM ESPN2 36-38 13. West Virginia 17. Texas Sat 11/3 2:30 PM FOX 42-41 20. Texas A&M Auburn Sat 11/3 11:00 AM ESPN 24-28 Pitt 25. UVA Fri 11/2 6:30 PM ESPN2 23-13
Football – NFL:
- It was a Mayfield – Mahomes showdown again on Sunday but this time Mahomes got the W. Chiefs beat the Browns 37-21.
- Le’Veon Bell has not been in contact with the Steelers this week and the window is closing to play again at all this season. He must report on Nov 13th to play again this season. TBD on one of the highest point getters for Fantasy Football.
- Reshad Jones left the game against the Jets after just 10 snaps. Reasons as to why he left the game are still unknown but at least it looks like the coach has now been informed. The public, not so much.
- RB Chris Johnson is set to retire. He was once led the league in rushing yards in 2009 with the Titans, but he has not played in the league since Sept 2017.
- Texans beat the Broncos by 2 points. Texans are now 6-3 and lead the AFC-South.
- Division Leaders:
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- AFC
- East – Patriots (7-2)
- North – Steelers (5-2)
- South – Texans (6-3)
- West – Chiefs (8-1)
- NFC
- East – Redskins (5-3)
- North –Bears (5-3)
- South – Saints (7-1)
- West – Rams (8-1)
- AFC
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Golf:
- Bryson DeChambeau won the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas on Sunday after a late eagle on 16 to win by 1 stroke with a total -21.
- Justin Rose won the Turkish Airlines Open in playoff fashion on Sunday over Li Haotong. This victory put Rose back to the #1 spot, overtaking Brooks Kopeka.
Olympic Sports:
- Simone Biles brought home 6 medals from the World Championships: Gold in Team Final, All-Around, Floor and Vault, Silver on Uneven bars and Bronze on beam. All of this after battling a kidney stone during the week before finals. These 6 brings her total of World Championship medals to 20, which ties RUS’ Svetlana Khorkina for the most by any female gymnast.
- Ross Edgley became the first person to swim around mainland Britain after 157-day swim. He spent 12 hours a day in the water for 157 days.
- Alina Zagitova won the Helsinki Grand Prix, returning her to the top of the podium since the 2018 Olympic games.
- North and South Korea will be putting forth a joint bid for the 2032 Summer Olympic Games.
- Usain Bolt has rejected the offer from the Central Coast Mariners so he will leave the club.
Sports to watch this week:
Basketball – College:
- Tues 11/6
- Michigan St at 1. Kansas @ 6pm on ESPN
- Towson at 5. UVA @ 6pm on ACC
- Lenoir Rhyne at 6. Tennessee @ 6pm on SEC
- 8. UNC at Wofford @ 6pm on ESPN2
- Morgan St at 9. Villanova @ 6pm on FS1
- Idaho St at 3. Gonzaga @ 8pm
- 4. Duke vs 2. Kentucky in Indianapolis (neutral site) @ 8:30pm on ESPN
- BYU at 7. Nevada @ 10pm on CBSSN
- Fri 11/9
- Southern Illinois at 2. Kentucky @ 6pm on SEC
- Louisiana at 6. Tennessee @ 6pm on SEC
- 8. UNC at Elon @ 6pm on ESPNU
- 25. Washington at 11. Auburn @ 8:30pm on SEC
- Pacific at 7. Nevada @ 9pm on ESPN3
- Sat 11/10
- Quinnipiac at 9. Villanova @ 7pm on FS2
- Sun 11/11
- Army at 4. Duke @ 12pm on ESPN
- George Washington at 5. UVA @ 1pm on ACC
- Florida Gulf Coast at 10. Michigan St @ 5pm on BTN
- Mon 11/12
- Stanford at 8. UNC @ 6pm on ESPN
- Vermont at 1. Kansas @ 8pm on ESPN2
Basketball – NBA:
- Wed 11/7
- 76ers at Pacers @ 7pm on ESPN
- Timberwolves at Lakers @ 9:30pm on ESPN
- Thurs 11/8
- Rockets at Thunder @ 7pm on TNT
- Bucks at Warriors @ 9:30pm on TNT
- Fri 11/9
- Celtics at Jazz @ 8:30pm on ESPN
Football – College:
| Top 25 | ||||
| Week 11 | ||||
| Top Games of the Week | ||||
| Visitor | Home | Day | Time (CT) | TV |
| 10. Ohio St | 18. Michigan St | Sat 11/10 | 11:00 AM | FOX |
| 16. Mississippi St | 1. Alabama | Sat 11/10 | 2:30 PM | CBS |
| 24. Auburn | 5. Georgia | Sat 11/10 | 6:00 PM | ESPN |
| 2. Clemson | 17. Boston College | Sat 11/10 | 7:00 PM | ABC |
- If you are looking at this on Monday when it was originally posted, these are according to AP poll. CFP puts their rankings out on Tuesday, after which I will always update my posts.
Football – NFL:
- Mon 11/5 – Titans at Cowboys @ 7:15pm on ESPN
- Thurs 11/8 – Panthers at Steelers @ 7:20pm on Fox
- Sun 11/11
- 8 games @ 12pm on CBS or FOX
- Depending on your geographical location
- Chargers at raiders @ 3:05pm on FOX
- 2 games @ 3:25pm on CBS
- Dolphins at Packers
- Seahawks at Rams
- Cowboys at Eagles @ 7:20pm on NBC
- 8 games @ 12pm on CBS or FOX
- Mon 11/12 – Giants at 49ers @ 7:15pm on ESPN
