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🚨 Headlines
⚾️ New Captain: astros bench coach Joe Espada Will replace retiring Dusty Baker and Brewers bench coach Pat Murphy Will replace Craig Counsell, now with the Cubs.
🏀 Denver locks in Malone: this golden nuggets Re-signing Michael Malone, which will make him One of the highest-paid coaches in the NBAThe defending champion currently sits firmly in the West with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses.
🏒 Hockey Arena: Henrik LundqvistMike Vernon and Tom Barrasso Headlining the 2023 Hockey Hall of Fame class The selections were made on Monday – the first time in more than 60 years that three goalies will be selected at the same time.
🏈 Lanning’s tough statement: Dan Lanning refute rumors He’s going to leave Oregon and take over at Texas A&M, or wherever.
🏀 Wild Returns: Raptors A 21-1 climax The Wizards defeated the Wizards 111-107 on Monday night. The Wizards missed their final 11 shots and fell to 2-8.
🏈 A week away
There was a record Five field goals made We finished sixth in Buffalo on Monday night due to crazy play and inexcusable penalties on Sunday night.
How it ended: Josh Allen’s rushing touchdown gave the Bills a 22-21 lead late in the fourth quarter and gave the Broncos a lead with less than two minutes left in the game.
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After two first downs, Denver faced a third and long drive, and Buffalo blitzed with all-out effort. Russell Wilsonwho throws the ball to Jerry Judy.
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Pass breakaway, leading defensive back Taron Johnson Pass interference. That led to a 28-yard gain and set the Broncos up for the game-winning drive.
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With no timeout and time running out, Wilson gathered the ball and ran down the field for what Peyton Manning called a “cry for help” shot.
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Will Lutz takes a kick and it goes… wide to the right! But the Bills, with 12 men on the field, gave Lutz a second chance. He shot from 36 yardsFinal score: Broncos 24, Bills 22.
opposite direction: The Broncos (4-5) have won three straight and four of six games since a 70-20 loss to the Dolphins. The Bills (5-5) have lost two straight and four of six games.
Game notes:
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Impossible capture: Wilson’s touchdown pass courtland sutton There is one The chance of getting caught is 3.2%making it the most impossible thing to do in the next generation of statistics (2014 to present).
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Halftime 15-8: It was only the second time in NFL history that the halftime score was 15-8. another time? Also the Bills-Broncos game (September 10, 1961).
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Turnaround machine: Allen threw two picks and lost a fumble, giving him an NFL-worst 14 turnovers. Do you believe in the Madden Curse?
watch: ManningCast reacts to wild finish
🏀 Men’s Poll: JMU Debuts
six schools There is currently one team ranked in the AP Top 25 in both football and men’s basketball: Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Arizona, North Carolina…and James Madison, Jeff wrote.
What happened: JMU forced entry on the 24th first week polls After a 3-0 start with a win over then-No. 4 Michigan State, this marked the first time in 47 years that Duke had been ranked among the DI programs.
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Meanwhile, the JMU football team is undefeated and ranked No. 18 nationally. That’s pretty good for a program that just transitioned to FBS last year.
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While Duke has a chance to dance this March, their football team Not eligible for bowl game Due to NCAA regulations, FBS freshmen are prohibited from participating.
Big picture: Football and basketball tend to be dominated by strong athletic departments.It turns out that JMU is the exception, with less than half of its students Annual income among the above five schools.
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Texas: $239.3 million
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Alabama: $214.4 million
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Tennessee: $154.6 million
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Arizona: $124.4 million
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North Carolina: $122.6 million
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James Madison: $57.8 million
Rest of the rankings: Aside from JMU, the biggest jump in this week’s polls was the University of Arizona, which jumped nine spots to No. 3 after beating then-No. 2 Duke. That caused the Blue Devils to drop seven spots to No. 9, while MSU dropped 14 spots to No. 18 after losing to JMU.
🏀 Women poll: Chaos at the top
This is only the second time For the first time in the history of the AP Women’s Poll, the top two teams in the preseason are not the top two teams in the preseason First week ranking.
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Louisiana State University (1st through 7th): The defending champions lost their first game to then-No. 20 Colorado, which helped the Buffaloes climb all the way to No. 5 — their best ranking since 1995.
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University of Connecticut (2nd to 8th): On Sunday, the Huskies lost to then-unranked North Carolina State, which was ranked No. 14 in the polls. However, UConn remained ranked No. 1 for 566 consecutive weeks, breaking a tie with Tennessee for the longest streak.
Fighting cock on top: South Carolina jumped five spots on the back of a chaotic opening week that saw nine of the top 14 teams lose. The Gamecocks’ offense was unstoppable, scoring over 100 points in both games.
⚾️Unanimous selection: Henderson and Carroll
For the fifth time in Major League Baseball (MLB) history American League Rookie of the Year (Baltimore Gunnar Henderson) and NFC Rookie of the Year (Arizona State Corbin Carroll) yes Both parties choose unanimously.
Four other situations: Mark McGwire (Alabama) and Benito Santiago (NL) in 1987, Tim Salmon (Alabama) and Mike Piazza (NL) in 1993, Normal · Garciaparra (Alabama) and Scott Rolen (Holland) in 1997 Aaron Judge (Alabama) and Cody Bellinger (NL) in 2017.
Consistent ROY:
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Henderson is the 13th consensus AL ROY, joining the four players above plus Carlton Fisk (1972), Sandy Alomar (1990), Derek Jeter (1996), Evan Longoria(2008), Mike Trout (2012), Jose Abreu (2014), Jordan Alvarez (2019) and Kyle Lewis (2020).
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Carroll was the 14th unanimous NL Player of the Year, joining the four players mentioned above, plus Frank Robinson (1956), Orlando Cepeda (1958), Willie McCovey (1959) year), Vince Coleman (1985), Raul Mondesi (1994), Albert Pujols (2001), Craig Kimbrel (2011), Kris Bryant (2015) and Corey Seager (2016).
🎥 Highlight Reels: Henderson | carol
📸 Photo: Hackney Marshes
Hackney Marshes London has 88 football pitches and is the spiritual home of Saturday and Sunday league football.
David Beckham and other legends spent their teenage years here, and even Lionel Messi has visited.
Further reading: “The history of the swamp is long and winding, like walking through it.” (vice)
📆 November 14, 1970: Marshall Tragedy
53 years ago today, Plane carrying Marshall football team crashed After returning from a race, just miles from their final destination, all 75 souls on board perished, Jeff wrote.
Annual commemoration: On this day every year, there will be a Fountain on Marshall Campus The tulip has 75 stems – one for each victim – that are ceremonially closed before reopening each spring.
More from this day:
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🏈 1943: bears quarterback Sid Luckman Became the first player in NFL history to throw for seven touchdowns in a game, a feat only matched by seven other quarterbacks*.
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🏈 1993: Dolphins head coach Don Shula Won 325th career game (including playoffs), breaking George Halas’ record. Shula’s 347 wins still top the all-time list.
*The other seven: Adrian Burke, Eagles (1954); George Blanda, Oilers (1961); YA Tittle, Giants (1962); Joe Kapp, Virginia Peyton Manning, Broncos (2013); Nick Foles, Eagles (2013)); Drew Brees, Saints (2015).
📺 Watchlist: Netflix Cup
Netflix will stream its first sporting event today (6 p.m. ET)“Drive to Survive” (F1) and “Full Swing” (PGA) stars participated in a golf tournament at Wynn Golf Club* in Las Vegas.
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Format: Four teams will compete in an eight-hole battle, with the top two teams advancing to a one-hole playoff to determine the winner.
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team: Rickie Fowler and Lando Norris, Justin Thomas and Carlos Sainz, Max Homa and Alex Albon, Colin Morikawa and Pierre Gasly.
More to watch:
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🏀 National Aeronautics Association: No. 9 Duke vs. No. 18 Michigan State (7 p.m., ESPN); No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 17 Kentucky (9:30 p.m., ESPN) …at Chicago’s United Center (home of the Bulls).
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🏀 NBA: Spurs vs Thunder (7:30 p.m., TNT); Scissors on the nugget team (10 p.m., TNT)
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🏀 National Union of Auto Workers: No. 4 Utah State, No. 21 Baylor (7:30 p.m., ESPN+)
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🎾 Men’s Tennis: ATP Finals (8:30 a.m., tennis)
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⚽️ Women’s Champions League: Match Day 1 (12:45-3pm, YouTube) … four games.
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🏈 NCAAF: WMU Northern Illinois (7 p.m., ESPNU);Toledo of Bowling Green (7 p.m., ESPN2); Akron at EMU (7 p.m., CBSSN)
*Made for TV: You may recognize Wynn Golf Club from “Wynn Golf Club”Contest,” as it has hosted three of the past four Celebrity Golf Championship Series.
🏈 College Football Trivia
Seven FBS football teams The current record is 10-0.
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question: Can you name them all?
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hint: SEC, Big Ten(2), ACC, Pac-12, Sun Belt, C-USA.
The answer is at the bottom.
🏀 Wenbi vs. Chet, first round
Victor Vunbanyama and Chet Holmgren Tonight in Oklahoma City, it could be the first of many must-see matchups between the pair of burly seven-foot prospects.
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Wembanyama: 19.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.4 blocks
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Holmgren: 16.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.3 blocks
Two unicorns: Wembanyama (7-foot-4) and Holmgren (7-foot-1) both possess rare shot-blocking and shooting abilities. In fact, they are the only players in NBA history to record 20+ blocks and 15 blocked shots. + Made three-pointers in first 10 career games.
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Trivia Answers: Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Florida State, Washington State, James Madison, Liberty State
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