Volume 36
- Cole Nadel
- 1 day ago
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College Football Top 25
Ohio State 11-0
Indiana 12-0
Georgia 11-1
Oregon 10-1
Texas A&M 11-1
Texas Tech 10-1
Oklahoma 9-2
Ole Miss 11-1
Alabama 9-2
BYU 10-1
Notre Dame 9-2
Vanderbilt 9-2
Utah 10-2
Miami 9-2
USC 8-3
Texas 8-3
Michigan 9-2
Pittsburgh 8-3
Tennessee 8-3
Virginia 9-2
North Texas 11-1
James Madison 10-1
Tulane 9-2
SMU 8-3
Arizona 9-3
Last Week’s Results:
Oregon Ducks 42-27 USC Trojans:
The Ducks outlasted the Trojans in Eugene. Oregon played a great game, never letting USC catch their footing. The scoring began when Jayden Maiava found Makai Lemon in the end zone. Oregon followed that with two touchdowns of their own to make it 14-7 at the end of the first quarter. Makai Lemon got another touchdown as he tossed it to fellow wide receiver Tanook Hines to even the score. Oregon got a punt return touchdown to go back up. The Ducks again scored to make it 28-14 at halftime. Makai Lemon got another touchdown from Jayden Maiava to cut Oregon’s lead in half. The Ducks and Trojans traded TDs, but USC missed the two-point conversion. Oregon scored one more touchdown to ice the game. The Ducks walked out with a 42-27 win. Oregon seemed to lock up a playoff spot after beating USC. The Ducks are 10-1 with only Washington remaining on the schedule. USC had their playoff hopes shattered and now hope to make a good bowl game.
Oklahoma Sooners 17-6 Missouri Tigers:
The Sooners got another good win by beating ranked Missouri to improve to 9-2. Missouri dropped out of the rankings at 7-4. The game started with a Mizzou field goal. Oklahoma responded with two TDs. The teams traded field goals and the game ended. Oklahoma faces LSU today as they try to get a playoff spot. Missouri hopes to play in a good bowl game.
Pittsburgh upset Georgia Tech
Wisconsin upset Illinois
TCU upset Houston
This Week’s Games:
The Game is the matchup played between Ohio State and Michigan every year on rivalry weekend. Why do these teams hate each other so much? Aside from it being a matchup of the two state’s top schools, apparently the dislike between the sides is seeded in a geographical dispute over Toledo. True story! Toledo!
Anyway, the Wolverines have won four straight editions of this matchup, including last year’s surprising upset. Ohio State has playoff seeding and Big 10 title game implications. Michigan is trying to catapult themselves into the playoffs. This game usually has those kinds of implications.
The ACC is going to be a one-bid league for this year’s playoffs. This game between the Canes and Panthers is huge for determining who will make it to the ACC title game. Miami is 9-2 and Pitt is 8-3. Both teams hope to win and boost their playoff argument.
Vanderbilt and Tennessee are battling in their rivalry this week. While this game has no SEC title game effect, Vanderbilt hopes to catapult themselves into the playoffs. Tennessee is hoping to spoil their rivals season and get into a good bowl game. With a win, Vanderbilt would have their first ten-win season in program history.
NHL: Surging Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning have the NHL’s longest active win streak at six games. The Lightnng’s last loss was devastating, as they held a 2-0 lead but allowed six straight goals, five of them in the final period, to Vancouver, losing 6-2. Tampa Bay’s win streak started on November 18th when they beat the New Jersey Devils with help from Jake Guentzel’s hat trick. Guentzel scored the OT winner in the following match versus the Edmonton Oilers. The Lightning had four first period goals in a 5-3 victory over the Washington Capitals. In the win over Washington, Tampa Bay scored both a shorthanded and a power play goal. The Lightning then shutout the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0. Andrei Vasilevskiy had 32 saves in Tampa’s 5-1 win versus the Calgary Flames. The Lightning’s sixth consecutive win was a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Tampa’s next matchup is today at 2:00pm vs the New York Rangers.
NFL
The Houston Texans beat the Buffalo Bills 23-19
The Texans defense had eight sacks and three takeaways
The Chicago Bears beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-28
Aaron Rodgers was out due to injury
The New England Patriots beat the Cincinnati Bengals 26-20
The Patriots improved their AFC-leading record to 10-2
New England extended their win streak to nine straight victories
The Detroit Lions beat the New York Giants 34-27
The Lions’ first lead of the game was after Jahmyr Gibbs got a 69-yard TD run in OT
The Green Bay Packers beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-6
The Seattle Seahawks beat the Tennessee Titans 30-24
The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Indianapolis Colts 23-20
The Baltimore Ravens beat the New York Jets 23-10
Derrick Henry had two TD runs
The Cleveland Browns beat the Las Vegas Raiders 24-10
Shedeur Sanders made his first career start
Myles Garett had three sacks
The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-24
The Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21
Philadelphia blew a 21-0 lead
Dallas won on a Brandon Aubrey field goal as time expired
The Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints 24-10
Kirk Cousins had two TD passes
The Los Angeles Rams beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34-7
Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams connected for two TD’s
The San Francisco 49ers beat the Carolina Panthers 20-9
The Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Chargers, and Washington Commanders were on bye.
The New York Giants have officially been eliminated from playoff contention
There were three games on Thanksgiving and one on Black Friday
The Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 31-24
The Dallas Cowboys beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-28
This matchup was between two teams both coming off wins where they never lead until the end of the game
The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Baltimore Ravens 32-14
Joe Burrow made his return
On Black Friday, the Chicago Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-15
The Bears improved to 9-3 on the season
NBA MVP Race
The NBA MVP race is heating up to be one for the ages. Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous Alexander, Luka Doncic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo are all off to great starts. Only time will tell if they continue and who wins MVP. Nikola Jokic, who won three MVPs and two runner ups in the last 5 years, is off to the best start of his career. Giannis and SGA are close behind, as all three are on pace to break Jokic’s PER (Player Efficiency Rating) record. Those three all rank in the top four in true shooting percentage by any player who averaged more than 30 points per game in a season. The NBA’s only ever unanimous, Steph Curry (2015), is the only other player who is top four in that category. Jokic’s last three seasons are three of the best five ever in recent memory. Jokic averages 29.6 points per game, 12.8 rebounds per game, and 11.1 assists per game.
While Jokic is pacing the league with his record-breaking numbers, other players are not far off. The top four players this season have had some of the best starts of anyone in the last 40 years. Antetokounmpo is averaging a 30/10/6 slash line. It would be his third consecutive season having those numbers. Wilt Chamberlin and Russel Westbrook are the only other players to average that, other than Jokic this year.
Luka Doncic leads the NBA in scoring with 34.5 ppg. Shai is one of the best players in the league and led his Thunder to a 17-1 start. Though these players will probably decline, this race could be great, as it could have: a three-time MVP who leads the league in rebounds and assists, a one-time MVP who leads his team to a record breaking season, a two-time MVP who is having a better season than his other MVP years, and a player who averages a 35-point triple double. Sounds fun and interesting– can’t wait to see what happens!