LAST NIGHT'S GAME 10/24/16 LAST NIGHT'S GAME 10/24/16

The Rundown: Weekend Wrap Up Edition - Monumental Monday

It was an exciting weekend. Find out who is headed to the World Series, which team is no longer undefeated and who made an appearance at the F1 race in Austin this weekend.

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The Last Night’s Game Team

PS – Stay tuned for a special edition of Five Things to Know About the World Series tomorrow. You won’t want to miss it.

MLB (Major League Baseball)

At last. Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to advance to the World Series. This is the Cubs' first trip to the World Series since 1945. The overwhelming emotion of fans waiting their entire life to see this moment could be felt throughout the city. Then there’s 90-year-old Dorothy planned to party it up.
Game One of the World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs is tomorrow night.

NCAA Football (College)

Whiteout win. In a home game, unranked Penn State upset Ohio State (#2). Fans, who supported the “whiteout game” by wearing white, rushed the field to celebrate the nearly impossible victory. See a cool photo of the white out crowd here.

NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)

Next please. On Sunday, 12 drivers entered the race looking to advance to the next round of the elimination-style playoffs. Joey Logano won the race, guaranteeing himself a spot in the next round of eight drivers. Who else made it? See for yourself.

NFL (National Football League)

Undefeated no more. The injury prone Minnesota Vikings were the last remaining undefeated team this season. Yesterday they fell to the Philadelphia Eagles. We guess all good things must come to an end.
Desert duel. For just the fourth time since 2000, an NFL game ended in a tie. The Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals game resulted in a tie after both teams’ kickers missed seemingly automatic field goals in overtime.

F1 Racing (Formula One)

Party on. Lewis Hamilton dominated the Circuit of the Americas in Austin this weekend, taking home h is 50th career win. Post-race interviewer, actor Gerard Butler, continued a newly established, gross tradition, the “Shoey.” He drank Red Bull out of the freshly worn and sweaty shoe of driver Daniel Ricciardo.

Overtime

Last season's NBA (National Basketball Association) champions, the Cleveland Cavaliers were scheduled to open their season and receive their championship rings tomorrow night at 8 pm EST. The Cleveland Indians are scheduled to throw out the first pitch of the World Series at the same time in Cleveland. The NBA agreed to move the start time of the game so Cleveland fans could witness both monumental occasions.

Sideline stat

It was a Texas-sized shoot-out on Saturday night when the University of Oklahoma Sooners beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders 66-59. (That’s a really high score). Amongst the seven offensive records broken or tied, the two teams combined for the most yards in a game in college football history.

Coaches’ Corner

Celebrities flocked to the F1 race in Austin this weekend to channel their inner crew chief. Athletes Lindsey Vonn and Venus Williams and actors Gerard Butler and Christoph Waltz we’re just a few of the pretty people looking to satisfy their need for speed.

The Rundown: Weekend Wrap Up Edition - Nat'l Boss's Day

While Monday’s may not be your favorite we have a plethora of weekend sports excitement to start your day. Consider it a reward for getting out of bed this morning. Unless of course you’re still under the covers when reading this. In that case, hit the snooze and go back to bed.

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The Last Night’s Game Team

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MLB (Major League Baseball)

We’re even. With fans in Wrigleyville paying $100 for a parking spot, the home team Chicago Cubs won Game One on Saturday night. Although the Los Angeles Dodgers sent out their ace Clayton Kershaw to even the series last night. The two teams will continue the series in L.A. on Tuesday.
Due north. The Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians play tonight in Canada with the Indians leading the best-of-seven series 2-0 over the Blue Jays. The winner of this series (and the Cubs/Dodgers series) will play in the World Series.

NCAA Football (College)

Shake it off. This weekend we saw a shake up in the top three team rankings in college football. Clemson dropped and now the rankings stand with Alabama in the number one spot followed by Ohio State and then Michigan.

NFL (National Football League)

The black sheep. The City of Cleveland is experiencing big wins with their professional basketball and baseball teams excelling, but their football team? Not so much. The Cleveland Browns are still winless six games into the season.

NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)

I’m in. Kevin Harvick won to secure his spot in the next round of eight drivers in the elimination-style playoffs in the "Chase for the Cup.” There is one race left in this round of 12 cars for a driver to win to secure a spot and move on.

WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association)

Ladies who dunk. With basketball legends Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson in the crowd the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks to force a fifth and final game on Thursday in the series for the WNBA championship.

Overtime

The NFL league office recently put a social media ban on teams posting highlights from TV to the team’s individual accounts. The ridiculous ban is not sitting well with teams. On Sunday, a few teams posted funny reenactments of their games since they couldn’t post highlights. The new policy also forbids teams from shooting video inside the stadium during the game and posting it on social media. Welcome to the stone age NFL.

Sideline stat

Dallas Cowboys rookie quarterback Dax Prescott is making a campaign to replace the injured Tony Romo for good. Yesterday he broke the record of 162 passes, held by Tom Brady, for passes without an interception.

Coaches’ corner

Not paying college athletes has always been a hot topic. Wisconsin Badgers basketball player Nigel Hayes took advantage of ESPN’s College GameDay broadcasting from his campus and held up a sign saying “Broke college athlete, anything helps” to start the conversation on the discrepancy between what universities make on sports (big money) vs athletes (zero). Hayes is unable to accept money due to NCAA rules, so any donations will be given to the Boys and Girls Clubs.

The Rundown: Weekend Wrap Up - Monday with Matthew

Hurricane Matthew dominated the weekend, bringing soggy game day conditions to many. Making the weekend brighter in New England, Tom Brady returned to the field and to his usual greatness sans tan lines from his Italian holiday.

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NFL (National Football League)

Then there was one. With a win over Houston Texans, the Minnesota Vikings are the only remaining undefeated team left in the league.
Like new. This weekend the winless Cleveland Browns were the sacrificial lambs for Tom Brady’s return from his four game “deflategate” suspension. Brady didn’t miss a beat and picked up right where he left off – dominating.
For the complete NFL Scoreboard, click here.

MLB (Major League Baseball)

Moving on. In front of their home crowd, Toronto Blue Jays swept the Texas Rangers to win the ALDS (American League Division Series). The Rangers held the best record in the American League. In case you were wondering, no cans of beer were harmed during this series because the Blue Jays started serving beer out of cups. The outfielders thank you. (What are we talking about? Click here).
Need a miracle. Both the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants are at risk of being swept in their respective series if they don’t pull off a win in their games tonight. The Giants play the Chicago Cubs and Red Sox will take on the Cleveland Indians. Here's the schedule,

NCAA Football (College)

Downpour defeat. An unranked Naval Academy pulled off their biggest upset in 32 years, beating an undefeated University of Houston (#6) at home in the pouring rain. Your Last Night's Game team was there, ponchos and all and it was brilliant.
Check the rest of the scores here.

NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)

A force to be reckoned with. Hurricane Matthew delayed the race in Charlotte to Sunday afternoon. Although not even a hurricane could keep Jimmie Johnson from clinching a spot in the next round of the playoffs, breaking his 24 race winless streak.

WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association)

High achievers. The Los Angeles Sparks upset the Minnesota Lynx in a close game at home in the first game of the finals. Game two is on Tuesday.

Overtime

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan (home of University of Michigan) ran a promotion this weekend that included a percentage off your bill equal to Michigan’s margin of victory, with 50% off as the cap. Michigan won 78-0 on Saturday vs. Rutgers University. They probably won’t be running that deal again anytime soon.

Sideline stat

Dallas Cowboys rookie quarterback Dak Prescott is off to a record-breaking start in his first season on the field. He’s winning and setting records including number of pass attempts straight without an interception (155) - a rookie record. He’s aiming upset to Tom Brady’s record of 162.

Coaches’ corner

What does it meant to sweep? When a team sweeps a series, it means the other team did not win one game. Fans love to bring brooms to the game to taunt the other team when a sweep is on the horizon. Now if we could only get them to sweep up our houses…