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Wednesday, November 8
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
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| BUCK at PENN | 07:00 PM | BUCK +14.0 O 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| TROY at OHIO | 07:00 PM | TROY +8.5 O 149.0 | +500 +500 |
| WIU at SMU | 07:00 PM | WIU +18.0 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| FAU at L-IL | 07:00 PM | FAU -6.5 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| CAN at SYR | 07:00 PM | SYR -13.5 U 152.5 | +500 +500 |
| TAMCOM at TTU | 08:00 PM | TTU -22.5 U 128.0 | +500 +500 |
| LIP at DRKE | 08:00 PM | DRKE -16.0 U 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| ASU at MSST | 09:30 PM | ASU +3.5 U 129.5 | +500 +500 |
| UTECH at SCU | 10:00 PM | UTECH +13.5 O 150.0 | +500 +500 |
| JKST at USD | 10:00 PM | USD -1.0 U 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| SOU at UNLV | 10:00 PM | UNLV -20.5 U 148.5 | +500 +500 |
| PV at SEA | 10:00 PM | SEA -15.0 U 139.5 | +500 +500 |
COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BEST AND OPINIONS FOR NOVEMBER !
11/08/2023............................6 - 8...........................42.85%...........................- 14.00
11/07/2023..........................11 - 7..........................61.11%...........................+ 16.50
11/06/2023..........................46 - 36.......................56.09%...........................+ 32.00
TOTALS..................................63 - 51.......................55.26%...........................+ 34.50
11/08/2023............................6 - 8...........................42.85%...........................- 14.00
11/07/2023..........................11 - 7..........................61.11%...........................+ 16.50
11/06/2023..........................46 - 36.......................56.09%...........................+ 32.00
TOTALS..................................63 - 51.......................55.26%...........................+ 34.50
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Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Nuggets 108, Warriors 105- Jokic scored 35 points, grabbed 13 rebounds.
— 76ers 106, Celtics 103- Embiid scored 27 points, grabbed 10 rebounds.
— Nets 100, Clippers 93- LA was minus-15 with Harden, +8 without him.
— Suns 116, Bulls 115 OT- Phoenix was 19-48 on the arc, 19-42 inside it.
— Thunder 128, Cavaliers 120- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 43 points.
— Bucks 120, Pistons 118- Damian Lillard scored 34 for Milwaukee.
Quote of the Day
“I think you’ve got to watch that you don’t give off a tight, nervous vibe to your team. As I’ve looked back at the two road trips like this with elite teams, the two times we went to Alabama, the players could feel me get uptight and we played that way. I don’t feel like that this week.”
Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin
Thursday’s quiz
Which NBA head coach is a graduate of the Air Force Academy?
Wednesday’s quiz
Shaquille O’Neal played his college basketball at LSU.
Tuesday’s quiz
Chargers have played in one Super Bowl; Stan Humphries was their QB in that game.
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Back then, before the NFL-AFL merger, the NFL had four divisions. Coastal Division had the Rams, 49ers, Baltimore Colts and the Falcons.
Going into Week 14, the last week of the season, Colts were 11-0-2, the Rams 10-1-2 (there was no overtime back then). The teams tied 24-24 in Week 5, so if the Rams could beat Baltimore, they would win the division, and since there were no Wild Card teams back then, Colts would miss the playoffs- the Rams would’ve been 1-0-1 head-to-head against them.
Game was played on December 17; my parents had to go out to a Christmas party, and they dragged their two kids along with them. Luckily for 7-year old me, the place had a bar, and for some reason, they let me sit at the bar and watch the game.
All the adults at the bar were rooting for Johnny Unitas and the Colts; 7-year old me was rooting for the team with the cool helmets.
Rams won 34-10; Jack Snow caught an 80-yard TD pass, and the Rams made the playoffs, while the Colts, who were unbeaten going into the last game of the season, did not. Three years later, in 1970, they started with Wild Card teams, so that would never happen again.
— Cincinnati Bengals’ first drive in their last four games:
Week 6- 11 plays, 64 yards, TD
Week 7- 13 plays, 69 yards, TD
Week 8- 10 plays, 85 yards, TD
Week 9- 9 plays, 76 yards, TD
In other words, Joe Burrow is healthy again.
— Teams are 1-6 SU/0-7 ATS the week after playing the Cowboys.
— Tommy DeVito will start at QB for the Giants Sunday, the 10th rookie QB to start a game this season, setting an NFL record.
Sunday, Giants/Vikings are both starting a different QB for the third week in a row, first time that has happened in the NFL since 2015.
— Last 11 times they were an underdog, New England is 1-10 against the spread.
— Texas Rangers’ SS Marcus Semien batted 835 times this year (regular season and playoffs), the most times a player has ever batted in one season.
— Los Angeles Angels named Ron Washington their new manager; Washington used to be the Texas Rangers’ manager- he went 664-611 in eight seasons with Texas, winning an AL pennant in both 2010, 2011.
— Word of the Day: Charlatan— a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud.
— Presbyterian 68, Vanderbilt 62
Horrendous loss for SEC’s Vandy; they led by 10 late in first half.
Presbyterian was 5-27 last year, losing their last 18 games.
Vandy starts three seniors; they were 8-33 on the arc.
— Ball State 20, Northern Illinois 17
Cardinals scored 10 points in last 3:44 for the upset win.
Ball State kicked a 36-yard FG at the gun.
Cardinals were 10-18 on third down, NIU was 3-10
— Western Michigan 38, Central Michigan 28
WMU outscored the Chippewas 17-0 in 4th quarter.
Four of Broncos’ five TD’s were on plays of 22+ yards.
WMU averaged 9.3 yards/pass attempt.
— Ohio U 20, Buffalo 10
Buffalo led 3-0 at halftime.
Bobcats are 6-0 when they score 17+ points.
under Albin, Bobcats are 5-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— Miami OH 19, Akron 0
Miami outrushed the Zips, 186-36.
Red Hawks improve to 8-2 this season.
Akron is 0-7 when they score less than 24 points.
— Bowling Green 49, Kent State 19
6-4 Falcons won their fourth game in a row.
First time since 2017 that BG covered as a road favorite.
Kent State is 0-9 this year against I-A teams.
— Toledo 49, Eastern Michigan 23
9-1 Rockets led 35-3 at halftime.
Only 7 of Toledo’s 60 plays came on third down.
Toledo averaged 15.1 yards/pass attempt.
— Denver Nuggets’ star Jamal Murray (hamstring) is out 3-4 weeks.
— Auburn-Baylor basketball game Tuesday night was high level, the kind of game you see in the Final Four. Two very good teams, who both got better by not playing a stiff to start their season.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Nuggets 108, Warriors 105- Jokic scored 35 points, grabbed 13 rebounds.
— 76ers 106, Celtics 103- Embiid scored 27 points, grabbed 10 rebounds.
— Nets 100, Clippers 93- LA was minus-15 with Harden, +8 without him.
— Suns 116, Bulls 115 OT- Phoenix was 19-48 on the arc, 19-42 inside it.
— Thunder 128, Cavaliers 120- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 43 points.
— Bucks 120, Pistons 118- Damian Lillard scored 34 for Milwaukee.
Quote of the Day
“I think you’ve got to watch that you don’t give off a tight, nervous vibe to your team. As I’ve looked back at the two road trips like this with elite teams, the two times we went to Alabama, the players could feel me get uptight and we played that way. I don’t feel like that this week.”
Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin
Thursday’s quiz
Which NBA head coach is a graduate of the Air Force Academy?
Wednesday’s quiz
Shaquille O’Neal played his college basketball at LSU.
Tuesday’s quiz
Chargers have played in one Super Bowl; Stan Humphries was their QB in that game.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Week 14, 1967 was a long time ago, but it pointed the NFL towards Wild Card teams making the playoffs.Back then, before the NFL-AFL merger, the NFL had four divisions. Coastal Division had the Rams, 49ers, Baltimore Colts and the Falcons.
Going into Week 14, the last week of the season, Colts were 11-0-2, the Rams 10-1-2 (there was no overtime back then). The teams tied 24-24 in Week 5, so if the Rams could beat Baltimore, they would win the division, and since there were no Wild Card teams back then, Colts would miss the playoffs- the Rams would’ve been 1-0-1 head-to-head against them.
Game was played on December 17; my parents had to go out to a Christmas party, and they dragged their two kids along with them. Luckily for 7-year old me, the place had a bar, and for some reason, they let me sit at the bar and watch the game.
All the adults at the bar were rooting for Johnny Unitas and the Colts; 7-year old me was rooting for the team with the cool helmets.
Rams won 34-10; Jack Snow caught an 80-yard TD pass, and the Rams made the playoffs, while the Colts, who were unbeaten going into the last game of the season, did not. Three years later, in 1970, they started with Wild Card teams, so that would never happen again.
— Cincinnati Bengals’ first drive in their last four games:
Week 6- 11 plays, 64 yards, TD
Week 7- 13 plays, 69 yards, TD
Week 8- 10 plays, 85 yards, TD
Week 9- 9 plays, 76 yards, TD
In other words, Joe Burrow is healthy again.
— Teams are 1-6 SU/0-7 ATS the week after playing the Cowboys.
— Tommy DeVito will start at QB for the Giants Sunday, the 10th rookie QB to start a game this season, setting an NFL record.
Sunday, Giants/Vikings are both starting a different QB for the third week in a row, first time that has happened in the NFL since 2015.
— Last 11 times they were an underdog, New England is 1-10 against the spread.
— Texas Rangers’ SS Marcus Semien batted 835 times this year (regular season and playoffs), the most times a player has ever batted in one season.
— Los Angeles Angels named Ron Washington their new manager; Washington used to be the Texas Rangers’ manager- he went 664-611 in eight seasons with Texas, winning an AL pennant in both 2010, 2011.
— Word of the Day: Charlatan— a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud.
— Presbyterian 68, Vanderbilt 62
Horrendous loss for SEC’s Vandy; they led by 10 late in first half.
Presbyterian was 5-27 last year, losing their last 18 games.
Vandy starts three seniors; they were 8-33 on the arc.
— Ball State 20, Northern Illinois 17
Cardinals scored 10 points in last 3:44 for the upset win.
Ball State kicked a 36-yard FG at the gun.
Cardinals were 10-18 on third down, NIU was 3-10
— Western Michigan 38, Central Michigan 28
WMU outscored the Chippewas 17-0 in 4th quarter.
Four of Broncos’ five TD’s were on plays of 22+ yards.
WMU averaged 9.3 yards/pass attempt.
— Ohio U 20, Buffalo 10
Buffalo led 3-0 at halftime.
Bobcats are 6-0 when they score 17+ points.
under Albin, Bobcats are 5-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— Miami OH 19, Akron 0
Miami outrushed the Zips, 186-36.
Red Hawks improve to 8-2 this season.
Akron is 0-7 when they score less than 24 points.
— Bowling Green 49, Kent State 19
6-4 Falcons won their fourth game in a row.
First time since 2017 that BG covered as a road favorite.
Kent State is 0-9 this year against I-A teams.
— Toledo 49, Eastern Michigan 23
9-1 Rockets led 35-3 at halftime.
Only 7 of Toledo’s 60 plays came on third down.
Toledo averaged 15.1 yards/pass attempt.
— Denver Nuggets’ star Jamal Murray (hamstring) is out 3-4 weeks.
— Auburn-Baylor basketball game Tuesday night was high level, the kind of game you see in the Final Four. Two very good teams, who both got better by not playing a stiff to start their season.
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Thursday, November 9
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
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| PEPP at UCD | 05:30 PM | UCD -8.0 O 157.0 | +500 +500 |
| AMER at CWM | 07:00 PM | CWM -1.0 U 136.0 | +500 +500 |
| SCST at USF | 07:00 PM | SCST +20.5 U 149.5 | +500 +500 |
| FAIR at URI | 07:00 PM | URI -10.0 U 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| JMU at KENT | 07:00 PM | JMU +3.5 O 146.5 | +500 +500 |
| ETSU at ELON | 07:00 PM | ETSU -2.0 U 146.0 | +500 +500 |
| ARMY at STONE | 07:00 PM | STONE -1.0 U 135.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNF at CHSO | 07:00 PM | CHSO -3.0 U 150.5 | +500 +500 |
| TST at FIU | 07:00 PM | TST +4.5 O 144.0 | +500 +500 |
| SIND at MSU | 07:00 PM | MSU -31.5 U 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| NWST at TULN | 07:00 PM | TULN -17.5 O 158.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOW at GT | 07:30 PM | GT -11.0 U 151.0 | +500 +500 |
| WKU at WICH | 07:30 PM | WICH -7.5 O 144.5 | +500 +500 |
| UVU at SHSU | 07:30 PM | UVU +7.5 O 140.5 | +500 +500 |
| TOWS at COPP | 08:00 PM | TOWS -17.5 U 136.0 | +500 +500 |
| FAMU at NEB | 08:00 PM | NEB -26.0 O 139.5 | +500 +500 |
| LNDNWD at ISU | 08:00 PM | ISU -33.5 U 132.0 | +500 +500 |
| SFA at MTU | 08:00 PM | MTU -2.5 U 145.0 | +500 +500 |
| LAM at SMU | 08:00 PM | SMU -20.0 U 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| MER at CHS | 08:00 PM | CHS +4.0 O 131.5 | +500 +500 |
| AAMU at NORAL | 08:00 PM | NORAL -11.0 U 145.5 | +500 +500 |
| NEOM at TCU | 08:00 PM | NEOM +26.5 O 151.0 | +500 +500 |
| CP at DEN | 09:00 PM | CP +9.5 O 136.5 | +500 +500 |
| CSN at IDHO | 09:00 PM | IDHO +3.0 O 156.0 | +500 +500 |
| CSB at USC | 09:00 PM | CSB +23.5 O 141.5 | +500 +500 |
| UNM at SMC | 10:00 PM | SMC -6.5 U 143.0 | +500 +500 |
| SFPA at SF | 10:00 PM | SFPA +27.5 O 147.5 | +500 +500 |
| PRST at UCSB | 10:00 PM | UCSB -8.5 U 149.5 | +500 +500 |
| NKU at WASH | 11:00 PM | WASH -15.0 U 137.5 | +500 +500 |
COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BEST AND OPINIONS FOR NOVEMBER !
11/09/2023........................16 - 13..........................55.17%...........................+ 8.50
11/08/2023............................6 - 8...........................42.85%...........................- 14.00
11/07/2023..........................11 - 7..........................61.11%...........................+ 16.50
11/06/2023..........................46 - 36.......................56.09%...........................+ 32.00
TOTALS.................................79 - 64.......................55.24%............................+ 43.00
11/09/2023........................16 - 13..........................55.17%...........................+ 8.50
11/08/2023............................6 - 8...........................42.85%...........................- 14.00
11/07/2023..........................11 - 7..........................61.11%...........................+ 16.50
11/06/2023..........................46 - 36.......................56.09%...........................+ 32.00
TOTALS.................................79 - 64.......................55.24%............................+ 43.00
Friday’s 6-pack:
Last six rookies to win a Silver Slugger Award:
2023- Gunnar Henderson, UT
2022- Julio Rodriguez, OF
2017- Aaron Judge, OF
2016- Corey Seager, SS
2014- Jose Abreu, 1B
2012- Mike Trout, OF
Quote of the Day
“There was a lot of people who worked really hard alongside me. … I am really thankful for the four years I got, coming from zero coaching experience to getting the chance to manage such a great organization that has impacted my life in a great way. There’s great people there. I really don’t have a whole lot negative to say, to be honest. I get mad from time to time but I have a lot to be thankful for.”
Former Cubs manager David Ross
Friday’s quiz
Since 1985, who is the only Chicago Bears’ QB to play in a Pro Bowl?
Thursday’s quiz
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is a graduate of the Air Force Academy.
Wednesday’s quiz
Shaquille O’Neal played his college basketball at LSU.
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Former Bear Ihmir Smith-Marsette ran a punt back 79 yards for a TD.
Carolina led 10-9 at halftime- they didn’t score a TD on offense.
Carolina in 2nd half: 35 plays, 91 yards, 3 points.
Panthers ran ball 16 times for only 43 yards.
Chicago’s only TD drive was 38 yards; they took lead for good in third quarter.
Total yardage was 295-213, Chicago
Bears were 6-15 on third down, Carolina 3-15.
Four of last five Chicago games stayed under the total.
— Bears, by the way, have Carolina’s first round pick next spring, plus their own, so there is a decent chance they could get the first two picks in the 2024 Draft. Would they move on from Justin Fields and draft Caleb Williams, or trade one/both of the picks for a boatload of picks/players, to rebuild their roster around Fields?
— James Madison 113, Kent State 108, 2 OT’s
JMU scored five points in last 0:02 of regulation to force overtime.
Dukes made 17-35 on the arc, Kent State 11-28
Golden Flashes were 35-48 on foul line, JMU 24-36.
James Madison upset Michigan State in their opener; great start for the Dukes.
— Cal-Davis 79, Pepperdine 78
Ty Johnson scored 28 points, scoring the game-winning hoop with 0:00.8 left.
Pepperdine led this game 50-31 early in second half.
If you like college basketball, you need to get ESPN+; there are a ton of games on there, from all over the country. This was a fun game to watch, fast-paced action.
— While we’re on college hoop, it is really, really tough to wager on early season games; lot of teams have totally rebuilt their rosters. Their coaches don’t even know what they have; how are we supposed to know?
Plus, NCAA is still deciding on whether some transfers are eligible; Cal Bears just got one of their players declared eligible this week, which is a big help to them.
Was watching Western Kentucky-Wichita State game; two new head coaches, the game was like a rock fight, everyone getting used to each other. Very difficult game to handicap.
— Dayton Flyers lost a good player, Malachi Smith, for the season with a knee injury; Gonzaga also lost a good player for the season- Steele Venters, with a knee injury.
— Word of the Day: Pinnacle— the most successful point, the high point.
Pinnacle is not to be confused with Pinochle, a card game for two or more players using a 48-card deck consisting of two of each card from nine to ace, the object being to score points for various combinations and to win tricks.
— Bryce Harper is going to be the Phillies 1B going forward, which means Rhys Hoskins will be playing elsewhere next season. Hoskins missed 2023 with an injury but he’ll be starting for someone in 2024- he hit 57 homers in 2021-22.
— From 1985-2015, Kentucky’s football team went to only eight bowl games; this year, Mark Stoops’ Wildcats are headed to their 8th straight bowl, which is impressive.
Granted, there are more bowls now than there were in the 80’s, but winning consistently in a league as tough as the SEC is nothing to sneeze at.
— Texas Longhorns’ QB Quinn Ewers will return from injury this week and start against TCU.
— San Diego Padres are going to have assistant farm director Mike Daly manage their AAA farm team next year. Daly has never coached at the professional level; this is unusual.
San Diego still hasn’t chosen a replacement for manager Bob Melvin at the major league level.
— Relief pitcher Will Smith pitched for the Rangers, Astros, Braves the last three years; he is the first player in pro sports history (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) to play in at least one game for three different franchises in consecutive seasons who all won a championship.
— Atlanta 120, Orlando 119
Dejounte Murray hit the game-winning 3-pointer for Atlanta.
Trae Young scored 41 points for the Hawks.
Game was played in Mexico City.
— Indiana 126, Milwaukee 124— Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points, had 12 rebounds, but Milwaukee was minus-8 in the 12:00 he was on the bench.
Indiana shot 20-48 on the arc, as they improve to 6-3.
— Louisville 31, Virginia 24
Louisville had TD plays of 52, 73 yards in last 6:20 of game.
Virginia had taken a 21-14 lead by virtue of two defensive TD’s.
Louisville is 9-1; 2-8 Virginia had 13 penalties for 100 yards.
— Southern Miss 34, Louisiana 31 OT
Southern Miss drove 75 yards, tied game on a TD with 1:26 left.
USM was 9-18 on third down, Louisiana was 4-15.
Golden Eagles were an 8.5-point underdog; they ran ball for 229 yards.
Last six rookies to win a Silver Slugger Award:
2023- Gunnar Henderson, UT
2022- Julio Rodriguez, OF
2017- Aaron Judge, OF
2016- Corey Seager, SS
2014- Jose Abreu, 1B
2012- Mike Trout, OF
Quote of the Day
“There was a lot of people who worked really hard alongside me. … I am really thankful for the four years I got, coming from zero coaching experience to getting the chance to manage such a great organization that has impacted my life in a great way. There’s great people there. I really don’t have a whole lot negative to say, to be honest. I get mad from time to time but I have a lot to be thankful for.”
Former Cubs manager David Ross
Friday’s quiz
Since 1985, who is the only Chicago Bears’ QB to play in a Pro Bowl?
Thursday’s quiz
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is a graduate of the Air Force Academy.
Wednesday’s quiz
Shaquille O’Neal played his college basketball at LSU.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
— Bears 16, Panthers 13Former Bear Ihmir Smith-Marsette ran a punt back 79 yards for a TD.
Carolina led 10-9 at halftime- they didn’t score a TD on offense.
Carolina in 2nd half: 35 plays, 91 yards, 3 points.
Panthers ran ball 16 times for only 43 yards.
Chicago’s only TD drive was 38 yards; they took lead for good in third quarter.
Total yardage was 295-213, Chicago
Bears were 6-15 on third down, Carolina 3-15.
Four of last five Chicago games stayed under the total.
— Bears, by the way, have Carolina’s first round pick next spring, plus their own, so there is a decent chance they could get the first two picks in the 2024 Draft. Would they move on from Justin Fields and draft Caleb Williams, or trade one/both of the picks for a boatload of picks/players, to rebuild their roster around Fields?
— James Madison 113, Kent State 108, 2 OT’s
JMU scored five points in last 0:02 of regulation to force overtime.
Dukes made 17-35 on the arc, Kent State 11-28
Golden Flashes were 35-48 on foul line, JMU 24-36.
James Madison upset Michigan State in their opener; great start for the Dukes.
— Cal-Davis 79, Pepperdine 78
Ty Johnson scored 28 points, scoring the game-winning hoop with 0:00.8 left.
Pepperdine led this game 50-31 early in second half.
If you like college basketball, you need to get ESPN+; there are a ton of games on there, from all over the country. This was a fun game to watch, fast-paced action.
— While we’re on college hoop, it is really, really tough to wager on early season games; lot of teams have totally rebuilt their rosters. Their coaches don’t even know what they have; how are we supposed to know?
Plus, NCAA is still deciding on whether some transfers are eligible; Cal Bears just got one of their players declared eligible this week, which is a big help to them.
Was watching Western Kentucky-Wichita State game; two new head coaches, the game was like a rock fight, everyone getting used to each other. Very difficult game to handicap.
— Dayton Flyers lost a good player, Malachi Smith, for the season with a knee injury; Gonzaga also lost a good player for the season- Steele Venters, with a knee injury.
— Word of the Day: Pinnacle— the most successful point, the high point.
Pinnacle is not to be confused with Pinochle, a card game for two or more players using a 48-card deck consisting of two of each card from nine to ace, the object being to score points for various combinations and to win tricks.
— Bryce Harper is going to be the Phillies 1B going forward, which means Rhys Hoskins will be playing elsewhere next season. Hoskins missed 2023 with an injury but he’ll be starting for someone in 2024- he hit 57 homers in 2021-22.
— From 1985-2015, Kentucky’s football team went to only eight bowl games; this year, Mark Stoops’ Wildcats are headed to their 8th straight bowl, which is impressive.
Granted, there are more bowls now than there were in the 80’s, but winning consistently in a league as tough as the SEC is nothing to sneeze at.
— Texas Longhorns’ QB Quinn Ewers will return from injury this week and start against TCU.
— San Diego Padres are going to have assistant farm director Mike Daly manage their AAA farm team next year. Daly has never coached at the professional level; this is unusual.
San Diego still hasn’t chosen a replacement for manager Bob Melvin at the major league level.
— Relief pitcher Will Smith pitched for the Rangers, Astros, Braves the last three years; he is the first player in pro sports history (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) to play in at least one game for three different franchises in consecutive seasons who all won a championship.
— Atlanta 120, Orlando 119
Dejounte Murray hit the game-winning 3-pointer for Atlanta.
Trae Young scored 41 points for the Hawks.
Game was played in Mexico City.
— Indiana 126, Milwaukee 124— Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points, had 12 rebounds, but Milwaukee was minus-8 in the 12:00 he was on the bench.
Indiana shot 20-48 on the arc, as they improve to 6-3.
— Louisville 31, Virginia 24
Louisville had TD plays of 52, 73 yards in last 6:20 of game.
Virginia had taken a 21-14 lead by virtue of two defensive TD’s.
Louisville is 9-1; 2-8 Virginia had 13 penalties for 100 yards.
— Southern Miss 34, Louisiana 31 OT
Southern Miss drove 75 yards, tied game on a TD with 1:26 left.
USM was 9-18 on third down, Louisiana was 4-15.
Golden Eagles were an 8.5-point underdog; they ran ball for 229 yards.
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