Volume 33

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CT College Football Top 25

Each week the CT has a Top 25 rankings. There were some crazy results. Let’s take a look at this week’s NCAAF rankings.

1. Ohio State 8-0

2. Indiana 9-0

3. Texas A&M 8-0

4. Georgia 7-1

5. Alabama 7-1

6. Oregon 7-1

7. BYU 8-0

8. Ole Miss 8-1

9. Texas Tech 8-1

10. Oklahoma 7-2

11. Notre Dame 6-2

12. Texas 7-2

13. Virginia 8-1

14. Vanderbilt 7-2

15. Louisville 7-1

16. USC 6-2

17. Georgia Tech 8-1

18. Miami (FL)6-2

19. Missouri 6-2

20. Washington 6-2

21. Michigan 7-2

22. Tennessee 6-3

23. Washin​​gton 6-2

24. Cincinnati 7-2

25. Iowa 6-2

Last Week:

NC State upset Georgia Tech

Texas beat Vanderbilt

SMU upset Miami (FL)

Oklahoma beat Tennessee

Utah beat Cincinnati

Earlier this week:

Tulane beat Memphis

Today’s Matchups:

#7 BYU @ #9 Texas Tech

This game has huge implications for the Big 12 title race. Currently the BYU Cougars and Texas Tech Red Raiders are 1 & 2 in the conference. The Red Raiders are 5-1 in the Big 12. The Cougars are 5-0 in the Big 12. Since the game takes place in Lubbock, Texas Tech is the opening favorite. If the Red Raiders win, they would be in a great position at first in the conference with only West Virginia and UCF left (West Virginia and UCF have a combined 2 conference wins). If the Cougars are able to pull it out, their road will be rockier. They would then play TCU (3-2 in the conference). If they manage to beat TCU, waiting for them the next Saturday is another road trip to a potential Big 12 title contender in Cincinnati. Then they finish with UCF.

#3 Texas A&M @ #19 Missouri

The undefeated Texas A&M Aggies and the ranked Missouri Tigers face each other in Columbia, MO. Texas A&M is favored and almost every game is important for the Aggies. Alabama is tied for first in the conference with Texas A&M. Georgia & Ole Miss are half a game back of them, and Texas is one game behind them! After Mizzou, the Aggies face South Carolina, followed by Samford, then Texas. Missouri needs a win if they want to stay in the playoff hunt. After Texas A&M, the Tigers have Mississipi State, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. 

#6 Oregon @ #25 Iowa

The Oregon Ducks and Iowa Hawkeyes face each other this week. This marks the beginning of a tough stretch to end the season for the Ducks. Following Iowa, Oregon faces Minnesota, USC, and Washington. Iowa has USC, Michigan State, and Nebraska to close out the season. Oregon is still very much alive in the College Football Playoff race but can ill afford another loss. Iowa is playing as a ranked team for the first time this season. Oregon is the favorite, but it’s always a tough, competitive matchup when traveling to Iowa City.

World Series Game 7

The World Series ended last Sunday morning (Eastern time zone) and/or Saturday night (Other US timezones). It was a great game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. The scoring started with a Bo Bichette three-run homerun in the third inning. The Dodgers responded with sacrifice flies in the forth and sixth innings. Andres Gimenez added an RBI double for the Jays to make it 4-2. The Dodgers responded again with a Max Muncy homerun in the eighth and a Miguel Rojas homerun in the ninth to send it to extras. Both teams got throw out force plays at home plate during the lae stretch of the game. In the 11th inning, Will Smith hit a homerun to make it 5-4 for the Dodgers’ first lead of the game. After pitching as the starter the night before, Yoshinobu Yamamoto came on in relief. He and the defense held on and ended the World Series with a double play. The Dodgers became the first repeat champs since the New York Yankees in 1998-2000 and the first National League repear champions since the Cincinnati Reds of 1975-76. Yoshinobu Yamamoto won World Series MVP. He pitched 17.2 innings and allowed 2 earned runs and had 15 strikeouts in three appearances in the World Series (starting in Games 2 & 6 and relief in Game 7). Clayton Kershaw retired a champion. Will Smith, who had the championship winning homerun, caught a World Series record 73 innings. He was behind the plate for every Dodgers pitch. 

53 point quarter

The Miami Heat set a team record with a 53-point first quarter enroute to a 126-108 win versus the Charlotte Hornets. The Heat followed that up with a 19-point second quarter. Charlotte had a 27-2 run in the second, making it 66-65(Miami still led) but the Heat ultimately pulled away. 

College Basketball Top 25

The CT has college basketball top 25 rankings. The start of the season definitely impacted the rankings.

NCAAM

1. Purdue 2-0

2. Houston 1-0

3. Duke 1-0

4. UConn 2-0

5. St. John’s 1-0

6. Kentucky 2-0

7. Arizona 2-0

8. Florida 1-1

9. Michigan 1-0

10. BYU 1-0

11. Texas Tech 2-0

12. Louisville 2-0

13. Arkansas 1-0

14. UCLA 2-0

15. Alabama 1-0

16. Illinois 2-0

17. Tennessee 1-0

18. North Carolina 2-0

19. Gonzaga 1-0

20. Iowa State 2-0

21. Michigan State 1-0

22. Creighton 1-0

23. Wisconsin 2-0

24. Kansas 1-1

25. NC State 2-0

Last Week:

Arizona beat Florida

North Carolina beat Kansas

Upcoming Matchups:

#15 Alabama @ #5 St. John’s

#13 Arkansas @ #21 Michigan State

#6 Kentucky @ #12 Louisville

#11 Texas Tech @ #16 Illinois

#22 Creighton @ #19 Gonzaga

#1 Purdue @ #15 Alabama

#7 Arizona @ #14 UCLA

NCAAW

1. UConn

2. South Carolina

3. UCLA

4. LSU

5. Texas

6. NC State

7. Oklahoma

8. Tennessee

9. Baylor

10. Maryland

11. Ole Miss

12. Notre Dame

13. Duke

14. TCU

15. USC

16. North Carolina

17. Michigan

18. Iowa

19. Vanderbilt

20. Iowa State

21. Oklahoma State

22. Richmond

23. Louisville

24. Michigan State

25. Kentucky

Last Week:

Baylor beat Duke

UConn beat Louisville

NC State beat Tennessee

Upcoming Matchups:

#15 USC @ #6 NC State

#7 Oklahoma @ #3 UCLA#16 North Carolina @ #3 UCLA

NFL

• The Baltimore Ravens beat the Miami Dolphins 28-6

  • Lamar Jackson made his return versus Miami

• The Chicago Bears beat the Cincinnati Bengals 47-42

  • The Bengals Charlie Jones returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown

  • DJ Moore threw the Bears first touchdown pass to Caleb Williams on a trick play

  • The Bears eventually went up 41-27

  • The Bengals scored two TDs with an onside kick recovery in between (the first TD with a two-point conversion) to take a 42-41 lead

  • Caleb Williams then connected with Colston Loveland for a 58-yard TD to put the game away (Chicago failed the two- point conversion)

  • Joe Flacco threw for 470 yards

  • Caleb Williams got multiple receptions; he finished with two rec, one TD, and 22 rec yds

• The Minnesota Vikings beat the Detroit Lions 27-24

  • J.J. McCarthy made his return in the Minnesota win

• The Carolina Panthers beat the Green Bay Packers 16-13

• The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Tennessee Titans 27-20

• The New England Patriots beat the Atlanta Falcons 24-23

  • Atlanta missed what would have been the game-tying extra point in the fourth quarter

• The San Francisco 49ers beat the New York Giants 34-24

• The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Indianapolis Colts 27-20

  • Daniel Jones had three interceptions and two fumbles

• The Denver Broncos beat the Houston Texans 18-15

  • Denver won on a last-second field goal

• The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Las Vegas Raiders 30-29

  • Daniel Carlson missed the first extra point of the game

  • Cam Little broke the NFL longest kick record when he made 68-yard field goal

  • The Jaguars stopped the Raiders two-point conversion attempt to win it in OT

• The Los Angeles Rams beat the New Orleans Saints 34-10

• The Buffalo Bills beat the Kansas City Chiefs 28-21

  • Josh Allen had three touchdowns

• The Seattle Seahawks beat the Washington Commanders 38-14

• The Arizona Cardinals beat the Dallas Cowboys 27-17

  • Jacoby Brissett was the starting QB for Arizona

• The Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers were on bye

• C.J. Stroud (Texans QB) and Jayden Daniels (Commanders QB) both suffered bad injuries but hope to return soon

NHL

The NHL season is under full swing and some races are wide open early on. But how have these teams performed recently?

Teams standings by current win/loss streak

W:Win L:Loss #:Amount of games

Anaheim Ducks: W5

Boston Bruins: W5

Toronto Maple Leafs: W3

Carolina Hurricanes: W2

Philadelphia Flyers: W2

Chicago Blackhawks: W2

San Jose Sharks: W2

Colorado Avalache: W1

New Jersey Devils: W1

Pittsburgh Penguins: W1

Tampa Bay Lightning: W1

New York Rangers: W1

Florida Panthers: W1

Minnesota Wild: W1

St. Louis Blues: W1

Utah Mammoth: L1

Vegas Golden Knights: L1

Dallas Stars: L1

Seattle Kraken: L1

Los Angeles Kings: L1

Washington Capitals: L1

Vancouver Canucks: L1

Calgary Flames: L1

Montreal Candiens: L2

Winnipeg Jets: L2

Detroit Red Wings: L2

Edmonton Oilers: L2

Ottawa Senators: L2

Columbus Blue Jackets: L2

New York Islanders: L2

Buffalo Sabres: L2

Nashville Predators: L3

Odds to win each division

Atlantic

Tampa Bay Lightning: 19%

Montreal Canadiens: 19%

Toronto Maple Leafs: 18%

Florida Panthers: 17%

Boston Bruins: 17%

Detroit Red Wings: 9%

Ottawa Senators: 9%

Buffalo Sabres: 5%

Metropolitan

Carolina Hurricanes: 20%

New Jersey Devils: 17%

Pittsburgh Penguins: 16%

New York Rangers: 13%

Philadelphia Flyers: 10%

Washington Capitals: 10%

Columbus Blue Jackets: 8%

New York Islanders: 6%

Central

Colorado Avalanche: 22%

Winnipeg Jets: 16%

Dallas Stars: 15%

Utah Mammoth: 13%

Chicago Blackhawks: 11%

Minnesota Wild: 9%

Nashville Predators: 7%

St. Louis Blues: 7%

Pacific

Vegas Golden Knights: 20%

Anaheim Ducks: 18%

Seattle Kraken: 15%

Edmonton Oilers: 14%

Los Angeles Kings: 14%

San Jose Sharks: 9%

Vancouver Canucks: 7%

Calgary Flames: 3%