Basketball – NBA: This weeks games left no one winless and no one undefeated. NBA Cup begins.
Basketball – NCAAM: First week of season. Big matchups including an upset in MSG.
Football – NCAAF: 6 losses in the top 25.
Football – NFL: This week’s games and we had some thrillers!
Golf: Griffin wins his 3rd. New tourney in Ashville.
Quick Headlines: NWSL addd ATL. Antonio Brown arrested. Figure Skating. F1.
Basketball-NBA:
- This week’s games: The Pelicans got their first win of the season after beating the Hornets on Tuesday by 4. The Nets would follow that up the next night getting theirs as well. The Pacers had only won 1 game prior to that, the Nets would beat them by 9. That same night, the Trail Blazers would hand the Thunder their first loss. OKC started hot up 20 in the 1Q alone. However Portland clawed their way back in each Q to upset the defending NBA champs by 2.
- NBA Cup group play started on Friday. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. Everyone who was supposed to win did. Next round of games is Nov 14.
Basketball – NCAA:
- In the opening week of the season: #3 Florida vs #13 Arizona was the first ranked matchup of the season and the defending champs would be beaten in both Hs to lose this one by 6. After the game was tied at 42 a piece with 4 to go in the 1H and again FL would tie it up again with 7:49 to go. After that Arizona would take control.
- In the matchup of the basketball blue bloods, #25 UNC and #19 Kansas. The Jayhawks would put up 37 in both halves. But UNC who started slow would put up a staggering 58 points in the 2H to win the game by 13.
- There were some big games on Saturday: #15 Alabama scored 50+ in both halves to upset #5 St. John’s in MSG. That is the first time 12 games that the Red Storm lost in that building. In a huge coaching matchup Tom Izzo’s #22 Michigan St and John Calipari’s #14 Arkansas. Despite losingthe 1H by 3, the Spartans would take this one by 3.
Football – NCAAF:
- There were 6 losses in the Top 25:
- Gameday game of the week, #7 BYU traveling to Lubbock. The Big question experts were asking was can anyone in the Big 12 block #8 Texas Tech and the answer is no in this case. BYU wouldn’t score until under 8 min to go in the game. They also had 3 turnovers but TT had this one in the bag. Red Raiders hand BYU their first loss fo the season 29-7.
- The ACC is in trouble now. Wake Forest scored the only TD of the game was off a kick return. #14 UVA would not be able to get into the endzone at all the entire game and would lose their 2nd game of the season 16-9.
- Cal and #15 Louisville tied 4xs during their game including at the end of regulation. Louisville would only manage a FG in OT so that opened the door for Cal. But the Bears would go down to their final play and have to make the call to go for it on 4th & goal from the 3. They had the guts to go for it and it paid off. Sagapoulutele’s pass was on the money and they upset the Cards. Now the race for the ACC champ becomes very interesting.
- #9 Oregon and #20 Iowa was a gross game in the rain. Iowa scored to take the lead in the 4th on a 4th & goal from the 3. They would go for two and not get it so they only lead by 1. So Ore would only need to get into FG range. Moore threw a dime and led the game winning drive. Their K Atticus Sappington would nail the FG to win 18-16.
- #22 Mizzou is on their true Fresh QB Zollers and he didn’t have a single pass past the line of scrimmage in the 1H. that and he had 2 sacks and a fumble. The defense contained #3 Texas A&M for the most part but they broke it open in the 2H. Aggies roll in Como 38-17.
- Wisconsin had some life left and their defense showed up for their HC who announced he will be returning next season. The Badgers had to change QBs after injury but it was still enough to beat #23 Washington 13-10. This snaps a 6 game losing streak for Wisc. They had lost 11 straight against P4 opponents.
- Other headlines from around the football universe:
- Penn state player their asses off. They took the lead over #2 Indiana with 5min left. But Mendoza earned his Heisman favorite odds with a drive all the way down the field with no time outs. It Comes down to 3 and 7 on the goal line and a video review on an espn top plays type catch to give IU the TD to seal it 27-24.
- Auburn benched Jackson Arnold and that was clearly the correct decision. Daniels went 31/44 with 2 TDs and 353 yards on #16 Vanderbilt. However Deigo Pavia didn’t stay an extra year for nothing. Vandy trailed 17-3 at one point but came back to take their first lead of the game at 7:37 in the 3Q. they would score 2 TDs in the 4Q to be up by 8 in the final 8 min. However Auburn paid their WR room and you could tell. Cam Coleman came up clutch for the Tigers for the 23 yard TD pass AND the 2-point conversion to tie up the game. We head to OT. Deigo Pavia only needed 3 plays to score a TD and Auburn would fall short. So Vandy escapes.
- #1 Ohio St, #5 Georgia, #6 Ole Miss and #10 ND handled their business with ease.
Football – NFL:
- MNF: The Cardinals had their backup QB with Jacoby Brissett and he was ready for his moment. The Cardinals had a good middle Qs to win 27-17.
- TNF: The Broncos only managed 220 yards on offense but that was more than the Raiders. DEN’s defense kept the Raiders to one TD in the first 12 min of the game and that was it all game. That was enough for the Broncos to win by 3.
- The NFL fans in Germany got a thriller. The Colts only scored points in the first and final quarters. The Falcons scored a touchdown and a two point conversion to go up by three with a minute 44 to go but the Colts nailed a 44 yard field goal to take it to overtime. The Falcons would lose 8 yards on their drive while the Colts would score a touchdown to secure the win. Indianapolis moves to eight and two.
- There were four other close games the jags look to have the Texans handled leading 29 to 10 going into the fourth quarter however back up quarterback Davis Mills went off in the fourth scoring 26. The final play of the game was a sack on Jack’s quarterback Trevor Lawrence than a fumble recovered by the Texans and a 32 yard touchdown as time expired to win the game. The Jets won off explosive plays. They got a 99-yard kick return and then got a 74 yard punt return and a 42 yard TD pass all for TDs. That would set them up to beat the Browns. The Giants/Bears game was snowy in true perfect this matchup fashion. The Giants scored 17 unanswered points to take the lead. But the Bears down 10 with 4min to go, score a TD, make a 3&out stop to get the ball back with 2:53 to go and would only use just over a minute of that and 4 plays to score the go ahead TD and take the win.
- Some not so close games: The Dolphins put up the first 16 points on the Bills who only managed to score 2 TDs in the 4Q. Each TD the Bills would score, Mia would answer. Miami upsets Buffalo 30-13 in a turnover fest (5 in this game! 3 MIA 2 BUF). The Panthers would score 1 TD in the 1Q and that was it. The Saints get their 2nd win of the season with Tyler Shough at the helm. The Rams scored at least 1 TD in every Q to beat the 49ers 42-26. The Seahawks offense went off in the 1H, putting up 38 points and then took the rest of the game off to win 44-22 over the Cardinals. The Lions also beat the Commanders with the same score!
- SNF: The Chargers started the game with a safety of all things and the Steelers offense would only score 1 TD and 1 FG all night. LA wins this one easily by 15.
Golf:
- Ben Griffin took the WWT Championship for his 3rd PGA Tour title this season. he would win by 2 shots and join Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy as the only players with 3 wins.
- The PGA Tour announced a new tournament or maybe I should say a returning tournament. The tour will go back to Ashville NC for the first time since 1942 in the Biltmore Championship on Sept 17-20.
Quick Highlights:
- Soccer: Atlanta will be the newest NWSL team, making that total to 17.
- Football: Antonio brown was arrested on a murder charge from back in May after a celeb boxing match shooting.
- Figure Skating: Kaori Sakomoto defended her title in the final NHK Trophy after a flawless freeskate on Saturday. She is set to retire after the Milan Cortina Olympics.
- F1: Lando Norris started on pole and went unchallenged at the front. But we had some excitement with Max Verstappen who had a comeback from a pit lane start to finish 3rd. There are only 3 races left and Norris leads the championship over his McLaren teammate Piastri by only 24 points.
What to watch this week
Basketball-NBA:
- Mon 11/10
- Wizards at Pistons @ 6pm on Peacock
- Tues 11/11
- Celtics at 76ers @ 7pm on NBC
- Nuggets at Kings @ 10pm on NBC
- Wed 11/12
- Magic at Knicks @ 6pm on ESPN
- Lakers at Thunder @ 8:30pm on ESPN
- Fri 11/14
- Heat at Knicks @ 6pm on Prime
- Warriors at Spurs @ 8:30pm on Prime
Basketball-NCAA:
- Mon 11/10
- Miss St at 16. Iowa St @ 7pm on ESPNU
- Tues 11/11
- Wake Forest at 6. Michigan @ 5:30pm on FS1
- 4. Duke at Army @ 6pm on CBSSN
- Florida St at 10. Florida @ 6pm on SEC
- Radford at 18. UNC @ 6pm on ACC
- 9. Kentucky at 12. Louisville @ 7pm on ESPN
- 11. Texas Tech at 14. Illinois @ 7:30pm on FS1
- Bal St at 24. Wisconsin @ 7:30pm on BTN
- Delaware at 7. BYU @ 8pm on CBSSN
- 23. Creighton at 19. Gonzaga @ 9pm on ESPN
- Thurs 11/13
- San Jose St at 17. Michigan ST @ 5;30pm on BTN
- 2. Purdue at 8. Alabama @ 6pm on ESPN2
- Fri 11/14
- Indiana at 4. Duke @ 6pm on ACC
- Maryland Eastern Shore at 23. Creighton @ 7pm on Peacock
- 6. Michigan at TCU @ 8pm on ESPN2
- NC Central at 18. UNC @ 8pm on ACC
- 5. Arizona at 15. UCLA @ 9pm on Peacock
- Sat 11/15
- Ohio at 12. Louisville @ 11am on CW
- 3. UConn at 7. BYU @ 6pm on FOX
- Sun 11/16
- 1. Houston at 22. Auburn @ 3pm on ESPN
- Akron at 2. Purdue @ 6:30pm on BTN
- Miami at 10. Florida @ 7:30pm on ESPN
Football – NCAAF:
- Tues 11/11
- CFP Rankings Show @ 6pm on ESPN
| Top 25 | |||||
| Week 12 | |||||
| Top 25 Games | |||||
| Visitor | Home | Day | Time (CT) | TV | Line |
| Clemson | 19. Louisville | Fri 11/14 | 6:30 PM | ESPN | Lou -3.5 |
| 9. Notre Dame | 23. Pitt | Sat 11/15 | 11:00 AM | ABC | ND -11.5 |
| 11. Oklahoma | 4. Alabama | Sat 11/15 | 2:30 PM | ABC | Bama -6.5 |
| Iowa | 17. USC | Sat 11/15 | 2:30 PM | USC -6.5 | |
| 10. Texas | 5. Georgia | Sat 11/15 | 6:30 PM | ABC | UGA -6.5 |
| *GameDay indicated in bold* | |||||
Football – NFL:
- Mon 11/10
- Eagles at Packers @ 7:15pm on ABC and ESPN
- Thurs 11/13
- Jets at Pats @ 7:15pm on Prime
- Sun 11/16
- Commanders at Dolphins @ 8:30am on NFL in Spain
- 7 games @ 12pm on CBS/FOX
- CBS:
- Bucs at Bills
- Bengals at Steelers
- Chargers at Jags
- FOX:
- Panthers at Falcons
- Texans at Titans
- Bears at Vikings
- Packers at Giants
- CBS:
- Seahawks at Rams – or – 49ers at Cardinals @ 3:05pm on FOX
- Raven at Browns – or – Chiefs at Broncos @ 3:25pm on CBS
- Lions at Eagles @ 7:20pm on NBC
- Mon 11/17
- Cowboys at Raiders @ 7:15pm on ABC and ESPN
Golf:
- Thurs 11/13
- PGA: Butterfield Bermuda Championship – Round 1 @ 12pm on Golf Channel
- Fri 11/14
- PGA: Butterfield Bermuda Championship – Round 2 @ 12pm on Golf Channel
- Sat 11/15
- PGA: Butterfield Bermuda Championship – Round 3 @ 10:30am on Golf Channel
- Sun 11/16
- PGA: Butterfield Bermuda Championship – Final Round @ 10am on Golf Channel
Hockey:
- Tues 11/11
- Maple Leafs at Bruins @ 6pm on TNT
- Sharks at Wild @ 7pm on hulu
- Ducks at Avalanche @ 8:30pm on TNT
- Wed 11/12
- Rangers at Lightning @ 6pm on TNT
- Devils at Blackhawks @ 8:30pm on TNT
- Thurs 11/13
- Oilers at Blue Jackets @ 6:30pm on hulu
Motor Sports:
- Sun 11/16
- MotoGP: Sprint Race Valencia @ 6am on FS1
- MotoGP: Valencia GP @ 6:30am on FS1
Olympic Sports:
- Sat 11/15
- Curling: Olympic Trails – Women’s Final @ 2pm on USA
- Curling: Olympic Trails – Wheelchair Mixed Doubles – Semifinals @ 5pm on USA
- Curling: Olympic Trails – Men’s Final @ 6pm on USA
- Sun 11/16
- Curling: Olympic Trails – Women’s Final (Game 3 if needed) @ 1:30pm on USA
- Curling: Olympic Trails – Wheelchair Mixed Doubles – Final @ 4:30pm on USA
- Curling: Olympic Trails – Men’s Final (Game 3 if needed) @ 6pm on USA
Soccer:
- Thurs 11/13
- UEFA World Cup Qualifying: UKR vs FRA @ 8pm on FS1
- UEFA World Cup Qualifying: ENG vs SRB @ 10pm on FS1
- Sat 11/15
- UEFA World Cup Qualifying: KAZ vs BEL @ 7:55am on FS1
- International Friendly: USA vs PAR @ 4pm on TNT
- Sun 11/16
- Premier League: Liverpool vs Chelsea @ 6am on ESPN2
- UEFA World Cup Qualifying: ITA vs NOR @ 1:30pm on FS1
- NWSL: Orlando Pride vs Gotham FC @ 2pm on ABC
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