Weekly Updates – Week of October 15, 2018

Weekly Updates – Week of October 15, 2018

College Football: 4 upsets in the Top 10.

NFL: Classy Patriots fans. OT.

MLB: Post Season is now in session! League Championships are on the line.

Golf: PGA asian leg.

Olympic Sports: USA Women’s Soccer qualify for World Cup. Lindsey Vonn announces her retirement. Bolt’s soccer offer. Stockholm 2026 bid.

College Football:

• 4 teams in the Top 10 lost this weekend with 8 losses in the Top 25. #2, #6, #7, #8 all went down. It was a crazy weekend for sure. Get ready people, we’re just getting started!
• College GameDay is in Pullman, WA for Oregon vs Washington St game.
  • This is the first time College GameDay will be at Washington St!
• The first CFP rankings will be announced on 10/30 on ABC (usually at 7pm). Some teams should be scared going into Halloween for their playoff chances
• Other losses in the top 25

Losses in the Top 25
Visitor	Home	Day	Time (CT)	TV	Score
2. Georgia	13. LSU	Sat 10/13	2:30 PM	SEC	16-36
6. West Virginia	Iowa St	Sat 10/13	6:00 PM	FS1	14-30
7. Washington	17. Oregon	Sat 10/13	2:30 PM	ABC / ESPN2	27-30 OT
Michigan St	8. Penn St	Sat 10/13	2:30 PM		21-17
15. Wisconsin	12. Michigan	Sat 10/13	7:00 PM	ABC	13-38
16. Miami	Virginia	Sat 10/13	6:00 PM	ESPN2	13-16
19 Colorado	USC	Sat 10/13	9:30 PM	FS1	20-31
Tennessee	21. Auburn	Sat 10/13	11:00 AM	SEC	30-24

NFL:

• The Kansas City Chiefs lost to the NE Patriots in a close game ending 40-43 on Sunday night. However, it wasn’t just the close score that was stunning. See this viral clip to see Patriots fans pouring beer and giving Tyreek Hill the finger after he scores a TD. Why waste a whole beer? Only in Boston. That fan has now been turned over to the police. 
• The Bears-Dolphins game went into OT with the Dolphins coming out on top (31-28) after they fumbled the ball in the endzone, it was recovered by the Bears, who then missed a 45yrd FG.  

Baseball

• Both series are tied to make it onto the World Series
  • ALCS (American League Championship Series) between the Red Sox and Astros tied 1-1
    • Astros are currently playing on TBS!
  • NLCS (National League Championship Series) between the Brewers and Dodgers tied 1-1
    • Now, since this post was delayed a day the Brewers are up 2-1 in series.
• The World Series begins 10/23 – 10/31 (if needed)
  • Reigning champions: Houston Astros

Golf:

• Marc Leishman won the CIMB Classic last week with 26 under par
• Last week began the PGA Tour’s Asian leg with tournaments in Malaysia (CIMB last week), Korea (CJ Cup this week) and ending with China (a WGC event – HSBC Champions).
  • #GFHint: WGC means World Golf Championship, these tournaments are valued higher than a regular season tournament but less than one of the 4 majors
  • Other WGC events are:
    • WGC – Mexico Championship (2/21-24)
    • WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play (3/27-31)
    • WGC – FedEx St. Jude Invitational (7/25/28)* New this year

Olympic Sports:

• US Women’s soccer team qualifies for World Cup with win over Jamaica 6-0 in the CONCACAF Women’s Championship in TX.

• Lindsey Vonn announced that this World Cup season (18/19) will be her last. She will retire regardless if she breaks the record for all time World Cup wins. The current record is 86 held by a Swede, Vonn sits with 82 wins. The World Cup season includes 44 chances to win but that is spread out between the different skiing events (Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super G, Downhill, Alpine Combined and Team events).
  • For those of you who only watch skiing during the Olympics, Lindsey is known for the downhill and Super G categories, where she has 43 and 28 wins respectively. In contrast, Lindsey has 4 race victories in the Giant slalom and 2 in the slalom, with no 1st place season standings in either event.   
    • City events were not counted into the total

• Usain Bolt has been offered a 2 year contract from a European club that has remained a mystery thus far. He got the offer after scoring 2 goals for the Mariners against SW United.
• Stockholm’s bid for the 2026 Olympics will not be funded by taxpayers, $0! This could put their bid in jeopardy if they cannot get the private funds. Stockholm has not hosted the Olympics since 1912.
  • Random trivia: Stockholm hosted the equestrian events during the Melbourne 1956 Olympic games. This was because Australia had a strict 6 month quarantine on horses when entering the country that they would not waive for the Olympics.

Sports to watch this week:

Golf:

CJ Cup (Korea). Defending Champion: Justin Thomas

• Wed 10/17 – 10pm on Golf Channel
• Thurs 10/18 – 10pm on Golf Channel
• Fri: 10/19 – 10pm on Golf Channel
• Sat: 10/20 – 10pm on Golf Channel
  • Replays are scheduled to air at 5:30pm everyday

Soccer:

• CONCACAF World Championship Championship Match (women’s) – USA vs Canada at 7pm @ FS1  
  • 3rd place match – Jamacia vs Panama at 4pm
  • You can watch here: https://www.concacafgo.com/

College Football:

Top 25
Week 8
Top Games of the Week
Visitor	Home	Day	Time (CT)	TV
6. Michigan	24. Michigan St	Sat 10/20	11:00 AM	FOX
16. NC St	3. Clemson	Sat 10/20	2:30 PM	ESPN
22. Mississippi St	5. LSU	Sat 10/20	6:00 PM	ESPN
12. Oregon	25. Washington St	Sat 10/20	6:30 PM	FOX

NFL:

• Mon 10/15 – 49ers at Packers at 7:15pm @ ESPN
• Thurs 10/18 – Broncos at Cardinals at 7:20pm @ Fox
• Sun 10/21Titans at Chargers (in London) at 8:30am @ CBS
  • 7 games at 12pm on CBS or FOX
    • Depending on your geographical location
  • Saints at Ravens at 3:05pm @ Fox
  • 2 games at 3:25pm on CBSRams at 49ers
    • Cowboys at Redskins
    • Bengals at Chiefs at 7:20pm on NBC
• Mon 10/22 – Giants at Falcons at 7:15pm @ ESPN

MLB:

• Mon 10/15
  • NLCS Game 3: Brewers at Dodgers at 6:39pm @ FS1
    • Series tied 1-1
      • Again due to the delay, the series is now 2-1 Brewers
• Tues 10/16
  • ALCS Game 3: Red Sox vs Astros at 4:09pm on TBS
    • Series tied 1-1 ON NOW
  • NLCS Game 4: Brewers vs Dodgers at 8:09pm @ TBS
• Wed 10/17
  • NLCS Game 5: Brewers vs Dodgers at 4:05pm @ TBS
  • ALCS Game 4: Red Sox vs Astros at 7:39pm on TBS
• Thurs 10/18 – ALCS Game 5: Red Sox vs Astros at 7:09pm on TBS
• Fri 10/19 – NLCS Game 6: Dodgers vs Brewers at 7:39pm @ TBS
  • If needed
• Sat 10/20
  • ALCS Game 6: Astros vs Red Sox at 4:09pm on TBS
    • If needed
  • NLCS Game 7: Dodgers vs Brewers at 8:09pm @ FS1
    • If needed
• Sun 10/21 – ALCS Game 7: Astros vs Red Sox at 6:39pm on TBS
  • If needed