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NBA Scores

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 | NBA, NFL | No Comments

1 2 3 4 Total Golden State 26 23 23 28 100 Final Washington 32 31 30 31 124 GS: S. Jackson 16 Pts, 3 Reb, 8 Ast WAS: C. Butler 35 Pts, 8 Reb, 6 Ast		1 2 3 4 Total Cleveland 34 33 28 24 119 Final New York 22 14 30 35 101 CLE: L. James 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast NY: D. Lee 12 Pts, 13 Reb, 1 Ast
1 2 3 4 Total Phoenix 26 15 29 29 99 Final Oklahoma City 25 29 27 17 98 PHO: S. Nash 20 Pts, 8 Reb, 15 Ast OKC: K. Durant 29 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast		1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 26 30 27 23 106 Final Dallas 26 23 28 32 109 IND: T. Murphy 21 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast DAL: J. Terry 29 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast

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Bears Crush Rams 27-3; Now Look To Battle With Vikings

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 | Chicago Bears, NFL, Sports | No Comments

The Chicago Bears road the shoulders of Matt Forte and a bruising defense to help defeat the lowly St. Louis Rams 27-3 in the Edward Jones Dome. Forte carried the ball 20 times for a career-high 132 yards, good for a 6.6 per carry average. Forte had a 13-yard touchdown run in the 1st quarter that gave the Bears a 7-0 lead, and then a 47-yard touchdown run in the 2nd quarter that all but put the game away with a 21-point Bears lead. Kyle Orton was efficient, if not spectacular – completing 18 of 29 passes for 139 yards. Orton completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to Jason McKie in the 1st quarter, and he did not throw an interception – all of which amounted to a respectable 85.3 passer rating.

The Bears defense finally showed some teeth, albeit against a weak Rams offense playing without stars Orlando Pace and Stephen Jackson. The Bears defense knocked starting quarterback Mark Bulger out of the game after just 2 pass attempts. Replacement quarterback Trent Green threw 4 interceptions – 2 by Lance Briggs, and 1 each by Brian Urlacher and Charles “peanut” Tillman. The defensive line finally pressured the quarterback – registering 5 sacks – 2 by each of Tommie Harris and Ogunleye, and 1 by Alex Brown.

The victory allowed the Bears to keep pace with the Minnesota Vikings, who defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 30-12 on the road. The Vikings and Bears now sit atop the NFC North division with 6-5 records. The 2 teams battle it out for the outright division lead on Sunday night in Minneapolis. With only 4 games left after the contest, it is a must-win for each team. Each team will have to pull out all the stops to get the all-important victory. There are 7 teams with better records than the Bears and Vikings in the NFC, so the only realistic shot at the playoffs will be through a NFC division title berth. So it all comes down to this. Will the Bears build off of the Rams performance and put up a good fight at the Metrodome? Or will the Bears return to the form shown at Lambeau Field 2 weeks ago where the team was embarrassed 37-3? We’ll have to wait and see Sunday night. It most likely won’t end up being the shootout that saw the Bears beat the Vikings 48-41 in Week 7 on the lakefront at Soldier Field, but it should still be just as exciting nonetheless…

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College Basketball Scores Nov 24th

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 | College Basketball | No Comments

1 2 Total Oregon 39 53 92 Alabama 36 33 69 Final Maui Invitational Lahaina Civic Center (Maui, HI)		1 2 Total Miss. Valley St. 21 31 52 Arizona 44 42 86 Final Stegeman Coliseum (Athens, GA)
1 2 Total Jacksonville 32 36 68 Baylor 34 42 76 Final Ferrell Center (Waco, TX)		1 2 Total Montana St. 32 29 61 Boise St. 32 42 74 Final Taco Bell Arena (Boise, ID)
1 2 Total Mo. Kansas City 36 37 73 Bradley 24 37 61 Final Alico Arena (Fort Myers, FL)		1 2 Total N.C. A&T 23 24 47 California 40 42 82 Final Haas Pavilion (Berkeley, CA)
1 2 Total Virginia Military 50 47 97 Campbell 37 55 92 Final John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (Buies Creek, NC)		1 2 Total (1) North Carolina 48 67 115 Chaminade 25 45 70 Final Maui Invitational Lahaina Civic Center (Maui, HI)
1 2 Total Coastal Carolina 37 19 56 Cincinnati 45 37 82 Final Fifth Third Arena (Cincinnati, OH)		1 2 Total St. Leo 28 34 62 Cleveland St. 33 39 72 Final FIU Arena (Miami, FL)
1 2 Total St. Martin’s 33 50 83 Colorado St. 34 42 76 Final Moby Arena (Fort Collins, CO)		1 2 Total (25) Wisconsin 28 29 57 (2) Connecticut 38 38 76 Final U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands)
1 2 Total Loyola Chicago 19 34 53 Cornell 29 49 78 Final Carnesecca Arena (Jamaica, NY)		1 2 Total Florida Atlantic 30 30 60 (21) Davidson 41 35 76 Final Belk Arena (Davidson, NC)
1 2 Total Idaho 23 36 59 Eastern Wash. 41 28 69 Final Reese Court (Cheyney, WA)		1 2 Total Richmond 33 36 69 Fla Gulf Coast 30 28 58 Final Alico Arena (Fort Myers, FL) Box Score -
1 2 Total Toledo 31 15 46 Florida Intl. 31 19 50 Final FIU Arena (Miami, FL)		1 2 Total Western Ill. 20 35 55 Florida St. 34 33 67 Final Donald L. Tucker Center (Tallahassee, FL)
1 2 Total Santa Clara 19 29 48 Georgia 24 30 54 Final Stegeman Coliseum (Athens, GA)		1 2 Total Iowa St. 22 37 59 Hawaii 25 35 60 Final Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI)
1 2 Total SUNY-Old Westbury 25 25 50 Hofstra 28 40 68 Final Mack Sports Complex (Hempstead, NY)		1 2 Total Loyola (MD) 30 34 64 James Madison 19 35 54 Final Belk Arena (Davidson, NC)
1 2 Total Washington 22 32 54 (24) Kansas 32 41 73 Final CBE Classic Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)		1 2 Total Longwood 24 33 57 Kentucky 51 40 91 Final Rupp Arena (Lexington, KY)
1 2 OT Total Valparaiso 23 35 12 70 Final La Salle 32 26 17 75 OT U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands)		1 2 Total St. Francis (PA) 22 34 56 Lehigh 28 33 61 Final Stabler Arena (Bethlehem, PA)
1 2 Total Jacksonville St. 31 44 75 Massachusetts 34 40 74 Final William D. Mullins Center (Amherst, MA)\		1 2 Total San Diego 30 15 45 (17) Miami (FL) 38 42 80 Final U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands)
1 2 Total CSU Northridge 30 44 74 New Mexico 46 39 85 Final University Arena (Albuquerque, NM)		1 2 Total Indiana 23 27 50 (8) Notre Dame 44 44 88 Final Maui Invitational Lahaina Civic Center (Maui, HI)
1 2 Total Bowling Green 24 33 57 Ohio St. 30 31 61 Final Value City Arena (Columbus, OH)		1 2 Total Yale 28 25 53 Oregon St. 27 25 52 Final Gill Coliseum (Corvallis, OR)
1 2 Total San Jose St. 24 22 46 Presbyterian 19 28 47 Final Ross E. Templeton P.E. Center (Clinton, SC)		1 2 Total Lipscomb 23 27 50 Samford 20 37 57 Final Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL)
1 2 Total UCSB 31 41 72 San Francisco 28 45 73 Final War Memorial Gymnasium (San Francisco, CA)		1 2 Total Charleston 42 52 94 S. Carolina St. 31 41 72 Final Smith-Hammond-Middleton Center (Orangeburg, SC)
1 2 Total Iona 33 30 63 Southern Miss 31 33 64 Final U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands)		1 2 Total East. Michigan 25 36 61 St. John’s 37 36 73 Final Carnesecca Arena (Jamaica, NY)
1 2 Total Johnson & Wales (FL) 19 17 36 Stetson 29 30 59 Final Edmunds Center (Deland, FL)		1 2 Total (18) Florida 38 45 83 Syracuse 41 48 89 Final CBE Classic Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)
1 2 Total Miles 45 47 92 Tennessee St. 47 62 109 Final Gentry Center (Nashville, TN)		1 2 Total E. Tennessee St. 40 38 78 Tennessee Tech 26 39 65 Final Hooper Eblen Arena (Cookeville, TN)
1 2 Total St. Joseph’s 28 22 50 (7) Texas 37 31 68 Final Maui Invitational Lahaina Civic Center (Maui, HI)		1 2 Total N.J.I.T. 21 27 48 Towson 26 35 61 Final Towson Center (Towson, MD)
1 2 Total UNLV 35 45 80 UTEP 38 29 67 Final Don Haskins Center (El Paso, TX)		1 2 Total Middle Tenn. St. 17 40 57 Vanderbilt 31 34 65 Final Memorial Gym (Nashville, TN)
1 2 Total Loyola Marymount 28 23 51 Wagner 36 36 72 Final Spiro Sports Center (Staten Island, NY)		1 2 Total Winston-Salem 14 17 31 (20) Wake Forest 21 41 62 Final Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Winston-Salem, NC)
1 2 Total Centenary 20 24 44 Wichita St. 24 41 65 Final Charles Koch Arena (Wichita, KS)		1 2 Total Miami (OH) 25 30 55 Wright St. 16 21 37 Final Ervin J. Nutter Center (Dayton, OH)

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LeBron Dunks

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 | LeBron James, NBA | No Comments

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Bulls Top Jazz 101-100 on Hughes’ Buzzer-Beater

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 | Chicago Bulls, NBA, Sports | No Comments

What a finish! Derrick Rose had one of his best games as a pro, but it was Larry Hughes who rebounded a Rose miss with seconds left and scored the game-winning 22-foot jumper to give the Bulls the improbably 101-100 win on the road. Rose led the Bulls with 25 points (10 in the 4th quarter), 9 assists and 1 rebound. He shot 10 of 18 from the floor, including 4 for 4 from the free throw line. Hughes scored 16 points and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Drew Gooden had another strong night for the Bulls with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Joakim Noah got the start at center and grabbed 7 rebounds while scoring 6 points. Ben Gordon had an off-night for him, scoring only 15 points, while grabbing 5 rebounds and dishing out 3 assists. The loss for the Jazz in Salt Lake City was the 1st home loss for the Jazz during the 2008-9 NBA season.

Those are all the positives. But there are still some negatives with this Bulls team. The Bulls let a 6-point halftime quickly evaporate in the 3rd quarter with horrible defensive play. The Jazz outscored the Bulls 30-21 in that quarter. The Bulls interior defense was quite poor – Center Mehmet Okur scored 26 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Jazz Forwards Paul Millsap (21 points, 10 boards) and C.J. Miles (12 points and 4 assists) also had strong games. The Jazz were also playing without their 2 best players – Derron Williams and Carlos Boozer. Now I know you can’t control your schedule or who gets hurt during the course of a year (and heck, the Bulls are playing without Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng due to injury, so what comes around goes around), so a win on the road is HUGE for this Bulls team. But it would have been nice to see them run away with this one especially after getting off to the good start on the road.

That being said, I noted that 2 wins on the 7-game “Circus Road Trip” should be seen as a success for this young Bulls team. With 2 wins under their belt, they could really build some significant confidence if they can steal one more win at San Antonio or Philadelphia. The Spurs are playing without point guard Tony Parker, and forward Manu Ginobili has just come back from an injury, so his playing time is limited. The Spurs are a much different team without those 2 players, so there is a small chance for the upset in Texas. The 76ers sit at 7-7, just 1/2 game better than the Bulls. They are tough at home though with a 5-2 record and the Bulls will have trouble matching up with the 76ers big men – Elton Brand and Thaddeus Young.

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College Bowl Games Schedule

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 | Bowl Games, College Football | No Comments

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Monday Night Score

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 | NFL | No Comments

Monday November 24, 2008

1 2 3 4 Total Green Bay 7 14 0 8 29 Final New Orleans 14 10 21 6 51 GB: A. Rodgers 23-41, 248 yds, 2 TDs, 3 INTs NO: D. Brees 20-26, 323 yds, 4 TDs

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NBA Scores

Monday, November 24th, 2008 | NBA, NFL | No Comments

1 2 3 4 Total Philadelphia 25 14 25 20 84 Final Charlotte 20 21 27 25 93 PHI: A. Iguodala 17 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast CHA: D.J. Augustin 25 Pts, 5 Reb, 11 Ast		1 2 3 4 Total Milwaukee 23 24 27 27 101 Final Orlando 33 25 27 23 108 MIL: R. Jefferson 25 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast ORL: D. Howard 24 Pts, 13 Reb, 1 Ast
1 2 3 4 Total Houston 30 26 24 27 107 Final Miami 21 27 27 23 98 HOU: Y. Ming 28 Pts, 12 Reb, 4 Ast MIA: M. Chalmers 23 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast		1 2 3 4 Total San Antonio 22 19 31 22 94 Final Memphis 17 19 19 26 81 SA: G. Hill 20 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast MEM: O.J. Mayo 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast
1 2 3 4 Total Chicago 26 25 21 29 101 Final Utah 26 19 30 25 100

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NBA Top Ten For Nov 23rd

Monday, November 24th, 2008 | NBA | No Comments

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Another Frustrating Road Loss for Bulls

Monday, November 24th, 2008 | Chicago Bulls, NBA, Sports | No Comments

It was another frustrating loss for the Chicago Bulls on the road. After recovering from a slow start to erase an 8-point 1st quarter Nuggets lead, the Bulls looked like a different team in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. The Bulls played great team basketball and took the game to the Nuggets, leading by 2 points at the start of the 4th quarter. Then disaster struck.

The Bulls played a miserable 4th quarter – getting outscored 31-16 including a 13-0 run that out the game out of reach for the Bulls. The Bulls allowed 4 Nuggets players to score 21 points or more. Carmelo Anthony led the Nuggets with a great all-around night – he scored 21 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out 8 assists. Chauncey Billups scored 21 points and had 8 assists. Kenyon Martin scored 26 points and added 8 boards. Even Center Nene Hilario, who only averages 15 points a game, chipped in his 2nd best scoring night of the young NBA season with 21 points.

The Bulls had 4 players with double-digit scoring. Ben Gordon led all scorers with 28 points. Derrick Rose scored 15 points and dished out 6 assists. Drew Gooden scored 21 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. And Larry Hughes scored 13 points, but shot only 6 of 15 from the field. Andres Nocioni had an off night for the Bulls and Luol Deng did not play again because of an injured hamstring.

Boy are the Bulls looking forward to getting back home to the United Center. Another tough match-up tonight against the Jazz in Utah and then it’s off to Texas to face the Spurs on Wednesday night to finish off the “west coast” portion of the road trip.

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