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Tiger Fan · 04-22-2005, 01:23 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : MONDAY NOVEMBER 3, 1947

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RAVENS HOLD OFF BROWNS TO IMPROVE TO 8-1
The Baltimore Ravens built a 17-0 first half lead and then held on to defeat Cleveland 24-21 in week 10 NFL action. The victory improves the Ravens record to 8-1, best in the AFC. Running back Fabien Montgomery led the Ravens offense with a pair of touchdowns. The Browns lose and fall to 4-5 on the season despite a tremendous game from All-Pro receiver Zach Kruczek. He had 9 catches for 112 yards including a pair of touchdown grabs in the fourth quarter as the Browns were scrambling to get back in the game. Cincinnati remains two games back of the Ravens in the AFC North after beating Pittsburgh 26-16.

Tennessee's lead in the AFC South remains at two games after both the Titans and second place Houston won. With rookie phenom Charles *Trippi sidelined, former Tennessee starter Manfred Gayle made a spirited effort to win his job back. The veteran Titans QB threw for 4 touchdowns and 322 yards as Tennessee humbled Indianapolis 39-15. In Houston, the Texans downed Jacksonville 17-3.

Rookie Bob *Fenimore ran for 2 touchdowns and 74 yards to help San Diego past Kansas City 30-15. The other two AFC West clubs, Oakland and Denver, meet tonight in the Mile High City.

PACKERS AND EAGLES CONTINUE TO ROLL IN NFC
The Green Bay Packers beat the defending champion Chicago Bears for the second time this season. Tony *Canadeo ran for 128 yards and Donnie Drumm kicked two field goals in the final five minutes of the game as the Packers beat Chicago 26-22 in Green Bay. The Packers have won 6 straight games and done so with 3 different quarterbacks. Third stringer Robert Anderson got the start with both Frank *Albert and Jordan Montana nursing injuries. Anderson was outstanding completing 20-of-28 passes for 250 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Sid *Luckman passed for 375 yards in a losing cause.

The Philadelphia Eagles remain tied with Green Bay for the top record in the NFC. Both clubs are 8-1 after the Eagles beat Dallas 37-20. RB Harley Mitchell led the way for Philadelphia with 147 yards rushing and 2 touchdown carries. Mitchell added a 3rd touchdown on an 11 yard pass reception form QB Ken Neal.

In other NFC games Todd Berger ran for 93 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns as New Orleans beat Carolina 27-13.

San Francisco has sole possession of top spot in the west after winning a defensive struggle with St Louis by a 10-6 score. Seattle is tied with the Rams 1 game back of the 6-3 49ers after beating Arizona 19-13. Anthony Rice kicked 4 field goals for the winners.

Jim Elliott threw for 3 touchdowns and 332 yards as Minnesota blanked slumping Detroit 24-0. The Lions have lost 3 straight games, all to NFC North Division opponents.

Otto *Graham passed for 407 yards and 4 touchdowns as Tampa Bay beat Atlanta 42-33 while Bob *Seymour ran for a pair of scores as Washington beat the New York Giants 31-15.

WEEK 10 RESULTS
San Diego 30 Kansas City 15
Tennessee 39 Indianapolis 15
Houston 17 Jacksonville 3
Baltimore 24 Cleveland 21
New Orleans 27 Carolina 13
Seattle 19 Arizona 13
San Francisco 10 St Louis 6
Philadelphia 37 Dallas 20
Minnesota 24 Detroit 0
Green Bay 26 Chicago 22
Cincinnati 26 Pittsburgh 16
Tampa Bay 42 Atlanta 33
Washington 31 NY Giants 15

MONDAY NIGHT GAME
Oakland at Denver

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			 STANDINGS
		NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
North			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Green Bay Packers	8	1	0	.889	283	149
Chicago Bears		6	3	0	.667	214	213
Minnesota Vikings	3	6	0	.333	165	169
Detroit Lions		3	6	0	.333	176	236

East			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	8	1	0	.889	265	166
Washington Redskins	4	5	0	.444	188	213
New York Giants		3	6	0	.333	154	214
Dallas Cowboys		2	7	0	.222	183	223

South			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	.700	255	216
Atlanta Falcons		6	4	0	.600	242	241
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	5	0	.500	253	256
Carolina Panthers	1	9	0	.100	194	258

West			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
San Francisco 49ers	6	3	0	.667	168	127
Seattle Seahawks	5	4	0	.556	148	141
St. Louis Rams		5	4	0	.556	181	186
Arizona Cardinals	2	7	0	.222	149	198

			AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
North			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	8	1	0	.889	234	158
Cincinnati Bengals	6	3	0	.667	184	156
Cleveland Browns	4	5	0	.444	197	213
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	6	0	.333	170	129

East			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
New York Jets		6	3	0	.667	188	148
New England Patriots	3	6	0	.333	129	189
Buffalo Bills		2	7	0	.222	155	244
Miami Dolphins		2	7	0	.222	205	243

South			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Tennessee Titans	7	2	0	.778	212	150
Houston Texans		5	3	1	.611	158	138
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	4	0	.556	165	174
Indianapolis Colts	2	6	1	.278	170	211

West			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Kansas City Chiefs	6	3	0	.667	240	201
Oakland Raiders		4	4	0	.500	163	205
San Diego Chargers	4	5	0	.444	208	184
Denver Broncos		3	5	0	.375	169	216

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
HOLY CROSS TOPS COACHES POLL
College basketball's preseason coaches poll has been released and just like the AP poll Holy Cross is ranked number one. The Crusaders feature an outstanding backcourt led by sophomore's Bob *Cousy and Frank *Oftring. The will open their season on Thursday against Wyoming at New York in the preseason NIT.

Boston College, Oregon, Oklahoma A&M and New York University round out the top 5 in the coaches poll. The same schools comprised the top 5 in the AP poll but in a slightly different order. 4th ranked Oklahoma A&M is also in the preseason NIT and could face Holy Cross in the title game. Oregon is in the Alaska Challenge and will play on Thursday as will NYU which is entered in the Hawaii Classic. 2nd ranked Boston College will not open it's season until November 12 against Manhattan.

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	COACHES POLL PRESEASON TOP 25
Rank 	School 		Points  
1.  Holy Cross  	 569  	 
2.  Boston College  	 538   
3.  Oregon  		 505    
4.  Oklahoma A&M   	 487    
5.  New York Univ        471   
6.  Indiana   		 451    
7.  Florida    		 420    
8.  Washington    	 401    
9.  Illinois    	 384    
10.  CCNY   		 367    
11.  San Francisco       352    
12.  UCLA   		 336    
13.  Notre Dame    	 317    
14.  USC   		 299    
15.  Syracuse    	 284   
16.  Purdue   		 269    
17.  Wake Forest         238    
18.  Alabama   		 223    
19.  St. Louis  	 208    
20.  Kentucky   	 192    
21.  North Carolina  	 177    
22.  Ohio State   	 162    
23.  Penn State   	 147    
24.  Washington St.      117   
25.  N.C. State   	 102    

Others Receiving Votes: Baylor 80, California 72,
 UTEP 58, Princeton 43, Harvard 29, Wichita State 14, 
Providence 10, Creighton 8, St. John's 6, Iowa 4, 
Fordham 4, Tulsa 4, Tulane 3, Clemson 3, Bradley 3, 
Stanford 2, Kansas 2, New Orleans 2, Missouri 1, 
Wisconsin 1, Wyoming 1, Auburn 1.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
CAVS WIN EASTERN SHOWDOWN
In a game featuring the two division leaders from the Eastern Conference it was the hometown Cleveland Cavaliers that prevailed, edging Providence 82-78. Forward Braden Morrow led the Cavs with 22 points and 10 rebounds while guard Juan Harrison added 20 points. Jim *Pollard topped the Steamrollers with 19 points in a game that Providence let a 7 point halftime lead slip away.

Just a couple of days after hinting he would like to be traded, Philadelphia center John Layton came up with a strong 20 point effort as his Warriors beat New York 94-86 at Madison Square Garden. Elsewhere, Kansas City beat Cincinnati 88-74 while Chicago hammered Minneapolis 102-86.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Philadelphia 94 New York 86
Cleveland 82 Providence 78
Chicago 102 Minneapolis 86
Kansas City 88 Cincinnati 74

TODAY'S GAMES
Philadelphia at Providence
Boston at Cleveland
Milwaukee at Kentucky
Dallas at Kansas City
St Louis at Baltimore
Minneapolis at Pittsburgh

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		STANDINGS
ATLANTIC	GP	W	L	PCT	GB
Providence	10	8	2	.800	 x
Baltimore	 6	4	2	.667	2.0
New York	13	6	7	.462	3.5
Boston		 7	3	4	.429	3.5
Philadelphia	13	4	9	.308	5.5
					
NORTHEAST	GP	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland	11	8	3	.727	 x
Syracuse	13	8	5	.615	1.0
Buffalo		 9	5	4	.556	2.0
Fort Wayne	10	4	6	.400	3.5
Pittsburgh	 7	2	5	.286	4.0
					
MIDWEST		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
St Louis	 8	5	3	.625	 x
Indianapolis	14	7	7	.500	1.0
Milwaukee	10	5	5	.500	1.0
Chicago		 7	3	4	.429	1.5
Minneapolis	 8	2	6	.250	3.0
					
SOUTH		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati	10	5	5	.500	 x
Dallas		12	6	6	.500	 x
Kentucky	14	7	7	.500	 x
Kansas City	 8	4	4	.500	 x
New Orleans	 6	2	4	.333	1.0

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
RANGERS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT
After opening the season with 4 straight losses the New York Rangers have now won two in a row after beating Toronto 4-1 at Madison Square Garden last night. Ed Kullman had a goal and an assist while goaltender Jim Henry stopped all but one of the 57 Toronto shots he faced.

In other action Boston scored twice in the opening minute of the second period to earn a 2-2 tie with the Red Wings in Detroit. The Bruins have a 3 point lead on second place Toronto atop the NHL standings. In the only other game Chicago beat Montreal 4-2 as the Canadiens lost their second straight since Rocket Richard was sidelined. Richard is not expected to be back in the lineup until late this month.

TORONTO at NEW YORK
GOAL SUMMARY
Period 1
1- TORONTO : Vic Lynn 2(Bill Ezinicki, Wally Stanowski) 2:11
2- NEW YORK : Rene Trudell 2(Ed Slowinski) (SH) 2:57
Period 2
3- NEW YORK : Ed Kullman 3(Frank Eddolls, JP Lamirande) (PP) 0:42
4- NEW YORK : Cal Gardner 2(Phil Watson, Fred Shero) 18:49
Period 3
5- NEW YORK : Grant Warwick 2(Ed Kullman, Edgar Laprade) (PP) 1:18
SHOTS ON GOAL
TORONTO - 57
NEW YORK - 35

BOSTON at DETROIT
GOAL SUMMARY
Period 1
1- DETROIT Red Wings: Don Morrison 3(Bill Quackenbush, Doug McCaig) 6:42
2- DETROIT Red Wings: Jim Conacher 2(Unassisted) 12:11
Period 2
3- BOSTON BRUINS: Pete Babando 2(Milt Schmidt) 0:29
4- BOSTON BRUINS: Johnny Peirson 2(Ed Harrison, Milt Schmidt) (SH) 1:04
Period 3
None
SHOTS ON GOAL
BOSTON BRUINS - 16
DETROIT Red Wings - 13

MONTREAL at CHICAGO
GOAL SUMMARY
Period 1
1- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Bud Poile 2(Ray Conacher) 10:00
Period 2
2- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Gaye Stewart 3(George Gee, Doug Bentley) 0:55
3- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Gaye Stewart 4(Metro Prystai, George Gee) 13:41
4- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Bud Poile 3(Gus Bodnar) 14:22
Period 3
5- MONTREAL Canadiens: Toe Blake 5(Roger Leger, Ken Reardon) 8:29
6- MONTREAL Canadiens: Bob Fillion 3(Billy Reay, Norm Dussault) 9:47
SHOTS ON GOAL
MONTREAL Canadiens - 22
CHICAGO Black Hawks - 40

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS
TEAM		GP  W	L   T	GF   GA	  PTS
Boston		7   5	1   1	24   12	   11
Toronto		7   4	3   0	19   18	    8
Montreal	7   3	3   1	19   21	    7
Detroit		7   3	3   1	22   23	    7
New York	6   2	4   0	13   17	    4
Chicago		6   1	4   1	12   18	    3

SCORING LEADERS
NAME		TM	GP  G	A  PTS
Elmer Lach	MON	7   3	7   10
Ted Lindsay	DET	7   6	2    8
Max Bentley	TOR	7   3	5    8
Clare Martin	BOS	7   2	6    8
Don Gallinger	BOS	7   1	7    8
Milt Schmidt	BOS	5   1	7    8
Howie Meeker	TOR	7   5	2    7
Maurice Richard	MON	5   4	3    7
Jim McFadden	DET	7   4	3    7
Don Morrison	DET	7   3	4    7
Bill Ezinicki	TOR	7   2	4    6

CANADIAN FOOTBALL
The ORFU season came to a close with the Toronto Balmy Beach club winning the regular season. Balmy Beach beat Ottawa 17-6 in the season finale and the two clubs will meet in one playoff semi-final next weekend. The other semi-final will match Windsor and Hamilton after the Royals beat the Wildcats 20-14. The two clubs finished tied for second but Hamilton gets homefield for the semi-final based on a better point differential in their 2 game head to head series. Each squad won on it's home field.

There was one game out west yesterday as Calgary beat Edmonton 19-17. There are still a couple of games remaining in the Western League but the playoffs are set with Edmonton and Winnipeg meeting in a 2 game total point series starting November 12th.

In the Interprovincial League there is still one weekend of action remaining before the playoffs. First place Montreal is guaranteed one berth in the two-game total point final but second place will not be decided until after next weekend's games which have Hamilton at Ottawa while Montreal hosts Toronto.

SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Calgary 19 Edmonton 17
Toronto Indians 13 Sarnia 3
Toronto Balmy Beach 17 Ottawa Trojans 6
Windsor Royals 20 Hamilton Wildcats 14

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ORFU FINAL	W	L	T	PTS
Tor Balmy Beach	8	2	0	16
Ham Wildcats	7	3	0	14
Windsor		7	3	0	14
Ott Trojans	5	5	0	10
Tor Indians	2	8	0	 4
Sarnia		1	9	0	 2

IPRFU		W	L	T	PTS
Montreal	10	1	0	20
Argos		 5	6	0	10
Ham Tigers	 4	7	0	 8
Ottawa RR	 3	8	0	 6
				
Western		W	L	T	PTS
Edmonton	9	4	0	18
Winnipeg	9	4	0	18
Regina		5	9	0	10
Calgary		3	9	0	 6

Bobbuttons · 04-22-2005, 03:00 PM

Has Tampa Bay's season opening starting QB still out with that injury, or has Otto just taken over the top spot on the depth chart? Seems to be having a good rookie year, and his team's at .500. Not bad. Slightly within striking distance.

Tiger Fan · 04-22-2005, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

Has Tampa Bay's season opening starting QB still out with that injury, or has Otto just taken over the top spot on the depth chart? Seems to be having a good rookie year, and his team's at .500. Not bad. Slightly within striking distance.

Paul Christman is still injured but has been upgraded to probable for next week's game. It will leave the Bucs with a tough choice as Graham has been the more effective qb but the Bucs are 2-3 in games Graham started and 3-2 in games started by Christman.

Right now Graham is listed as first on the depth chart and Christman has been moved from #3 where he was last week to backup but the Bucs have a bye this week so that could change for the following game.

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# 	NAME   	   GS  AT CMP  YDS  CMP % YDS/A  TD INT LONG RATING 
#11 Otto *Graham    5 173 114 1370  65.9   7.9    9  5   60   95.3 
#5 Paul *Christman  5 165  97 1419  58.8   8.6   11 12   59   78.8

Personally I hope they stick with Graham as he has shown some nice improvement each game. He just needs to cut down on the interceptions but he is far better than Christman in that area already. (Just too bad he cant play the Falcons every week)

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GRAHAM GAME BY GAME

OPP RESULT AT  COMP  YDS  TD  INT  SACK   RAT
CLE   L    38   21   238   0   1   3-12   63.3
ATL   W    28   22   204   1   0   4-26  108.9
PHI   L    38   26   266   1   1   2-10   86.1
@NO   L    33   17   238   3   1   3-16   92.7
@ATL  W    35   27   407   4   2   3-20  129.1

Tiger Fan · 04-23-2005, 04:56 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 1947

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
ROOKIES LEAD RAIDERS PAST BRONCOS 22-13
Rookie QB Tom Maddox and receiver Camp *Wilson combined for a pair of touchdowns to lead the visiting Oakland Raiders past Denver 22-13 in Monday Night Football action. The victory improves the Raiders record to 5-4 and with 5 of their final 7 games at home puts them in a good spot as the playoff battle heats up. Denver, on the other hand, is now 3-6 and the Broncos have lost 5 of their last 6 games.

Maddox, a second round pick out of the Naval Acadamy, beat out veteran Antwan Baker for the Raiders starting quarterback job in training camp and has never looked back. Maddox has had a couple of rough outings but for the most part has been very dependable and seems to be improving each week. Part of Maddox early success can be attributed to the Raiders strong running game led by 4 time all-pro Johnny Cushing and some of the credit must go to receiver Camp *Wilson. The first round pick out of Tulsa has become Maddox's go-to guy and his improvement over the past 9 weeks has paralelled that of Maddox.

Overall this is an exceptional year for rookie quarterbacks as 9 of them have started at least one game this season. Former Georgia star Charles *Trippi has been outstanding with Tennessee prior to suffering an ankle injury in week 8. He should be back in another week or two. Giants QB Harry *Gilmer, from Alabama, and Green Bay signal caller Frank *Albert, ex of Stanford, also are sidelined with injuries after a solid start.

On the flip side injuries to starting quarterbacks have allowed Tampa's Otto *Graham, San Diego's Les *Horvath and Buffalo's DeMarco Dickinson an opportunity to shine. Here is a look at what the rookie QB's have accomplished so far this season.

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 ROOKIE QB'S
#	NAME		TEAM AT	 CMP  YDS  CMP % TD INT	RATING  Draft
#4  Charles *Trippi	TEN 191	 121 1567  63.4	 10  5	95.6    27th overall
#11 Otto *Graham	TB  173	 114 1370  65.9	  9  5	95.3    2nd overall
#9  Les *Horvath	SD  115	  64  738  55.7	  8  4	83.9    3rdrd-86th
#19 Frank *Albert	GB  101	  62  715  61.4	  4  3	83.6    4th overall
#11 Tom Maddox		OAK 268	 147 1861  54.9	 12  6	82.3    2ndrd- 52nd
#20 Harry *Gilmer	NYG 179	 109 1355  60.9	  7  9	76.5    2ndrd- 35th
#1  Paul *Governali	MIN 208	 117 1238  56.2	  7  6	73.0    7th overall
#13 DeMarco Dickinson	BUF 109	  61  702  56.0	  4  5	68.7    3rdrd 75th
#3  Dalton Fonoti	SD   81	  45  500  55.6	  2  3	66.9   4thrd- 119th

WEEK 10 RESULTS
San Diego 30 Kansas City 15
Tennessee 39 Indianapolis 15
Houston 17 Jacksonville 3
Baltimore 24 Cleveland 21
New Orleans 27 Carolina 13
Seattle 19 Arizona 13
San Francisco 10 St Louis 6
Philadelphia 37 Dallas 20
Minnesota 24 Detroit 0
Green Bay 26 Chicago 22
Cincinnati 26 Pittsburgh 16
Tampa Bay 42 Atlanta 33
Washington 31 NY Giants 15

MONDAY NIGHT GAME
Oakland 22 Denver 13

WEEK 11 SCHEDULE
Baltimore Ravens (8-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3-6)
Miami Dolphins (2-7) at New England Patriots (3-6)
Buffalo Bills (2-7) at New York Jets (6-3)
Minnesota Vikings (3-6) at Chicago Bears (6-3)
Green Bay Packers (8-1) at Detroit Lions (3-6)
Seattle Seahawks (5-4) at San Francisco 49ers (6-3)
Indianapolis Colts (2-6-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (5-4)
New York Giants (3-6) at Philadelphia Eagles (8-1)
Kansas City Chiefs (6-3) at Oakland Raiders (5-4)
Dallas Cowboys (2-7) at Washington Redskins (4-5)
Denver Broncos (3-6) at San Diego Chargers (4-5)
Houston Texans (5-3-1) at Tennessee Titans (7-2)
Cincinnati Bengals (6-3) at Cleveland Browns (4-5)
MONDAY NIGHT
St. Louis Rams (5-4) at Arizona Cardinals (2-7)

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			 STANDINGS
		NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
North			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Green Bay Packers	8	1	0	.889	283	149
Chicago Bears		6	3	0	.667	214	213
Minnesota Vikings	3	6	0	.333	165	169
Detroit Lions		3	6	0	.333	176	236

East			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	8	1	0	.889	265	166
Washington Redskins	4	5	0	.444	188	213
New York Giants		3	6	0	.333	154	214
Dallas Cowboys		2	7	0	.222	183	223

South			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	.700	255	216
Atlanta Falcons		6	4	0	.600	242	241
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	5	0	.500	253	256
Carolina Panthers	1	9	0	.100	194	258

West			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
San Francisco 49ers	6	3	0	.667	168	127
Seattle Seahawks	5	4	0	.556	148	141
St. Louis Rams		5	4	0	.556	181	186
Arizona Cardinals	2	7	0	.222	149	198

			AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
North			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	8	1	0	.889	234	158
Cincinnati Bengals	6	3	0	.667	184	156
Cleveland Browns	4	5	0	.444	197	213
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	6	0	.333	170	129

East			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
New York Jets		6	3	0	.667	188	148
New England Patriots	3	6	0	.333	129	189
Buffalo Bills		2	7	0	.222	155	244
Miami Dolphins		2	7	0	.222	205	243

South			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Tennessee Titans	7	2	0	.778	212	150
Houston Texans		5	3	1	.611	158	138
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	4	0	.556	165	174
Indianapolis Colts	2	6	1	.278	170	211

West			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Kansas City Chiefs	6	3	0	.667	240	201
Oakland Raiders		5	4	0	.556	185	218
San Diego Chargers	4	5	0	.444	208	184
Denver Broncos		3	6	0	.333	182	238

		NFL LEADERS

	PASSING
Player		TM	GS	AT	COMP	COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RAT
Sid *Luckman	CHI	9	280	192	68.6	2461	13	7	100.9
Ryan Boyette	NO	10	307	213	69.4	2535	13	8	97.6
Charles *Trippi	TEN	6	191	121	63.4	1567	10	5	95.6
Otto *Graham	TB	5	173	114	65.9	1370	9	5	95.3
John Foster	BAL	9	293	172	58.7	2250	19	9	91.8
Louis Webster	CLE	7	252	144	57.1	1923	14	9	85.1

	RUSHING
Player		TM	GS	RUSH	YDS	YPC	LG	TD
A. Anderson	ATL	10	224	1321	5.9	92	11
Todd Berger	NO	10	238	1121	4.7	74	 9
Harley Mitchell	PHI	 9	244	1103	4.5	73	 8
Keyshawn Smith	TB	10	185	1015	5.5	80	10
Stacey Jolley	MIA	 9	196	1013	5.2	88	 9
Tony *Canadeo	GRB	 9	193	907	4.7	54	 9
 
	RECEPTIONS
NAME		TM	REC
Pettis Neumann	KC	62
Jim *Benton	MIN	61
Bob Sommer	NO	61
Lewis Smith	JAX	61
Duane Whelihan	ATL	60
Zach Kruczek	CLE	58

	RECEIVING YARDS
NAME		TM	GS	REC	YDS	YPC	LG	TD
Pettis Neumann	KAN	 9	62	944	15.2	55	5
Jerry Watson	DEN	 9	56	863	15.4	59	4
Duane Whelihan	ATL	10	60	852	14.2	64	9
Jim *Benton	MIN	 9	61	821	13.5	62	5
Ken *Kavanaugh	CHI	 9	50	800	16	56	4

	TACKLES	
NAME		TM	GS	TAK	SOLO	AST
Matt Truluck	STL	 9	100	75	25
Dale Cherry	CAR	10	100	78	22
Jeff Parent	CIN	 9	 98	77	21
Joey Sloan	MIA	 9	 90	61	29
Bill Howard	NO	10	 86	65	21
James Sayler	NYJ	 9	 86	74	12
James Williams	SEA	 9	 86	68	18

	SACKS
NAME		TM	SAC
Jeff Parent	CIN	 9
Vincent Davis	SEA	 9
Reggie White	SD	 9
Bill *Hewitt	CHI	 8
Abe Coulter	TEN	 8
John Beasley	KC	 8

	INTERCEPTIONS
NAME		TM	INT
Mark Smith	BAL	 9
Marion Dulaney	PHI	 8
Todd Elwell	PIT	 7
Aaron Miller	OAK	 6
4 tied with		 5

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
TEXAS TOPPLES FURTHER WITH SECOND STRAIGHT LOSS
After losing two straight conference games the University of Texas has fallen from #3 a couple of weeks ago to 16th in the latest college football poll. The Longhorns are not the only team to take a big drop of late, USC has also fallen on hard times and has gone from preseason favourite to reprsent the PCC in the Rose Bowl to being in danger of dropping out of the top 20 entirely.

Looking ahead the big next week will feature 10th ranked Army travelling to South Bend to meet the number one ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Not quite as exiting as last season when the two squads were ranked 1-2 heading into their showdown in New York but the Black Knights will be fired up and looking to avenge last seasons loss.

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1947 TSN  TOP 20	REC	LAST WEEK			NEXT WEEK
1 Notre Dame (1) 	5-0	beat Navy 20-14			host #10 Army
2 Michigan (2)   	6-0	beat #18 Illinois 40-6		host Indiana
3 North Carolina (3)	5-1	beat Tennessee 41-0		host North Carolina St
4 Rice (5)		5-0-1	beat Texas Tech 47-0		host Arkansas
5 California(7)		7-0	beat UCLA 7-3			host Washington
6 Mississippi (4)	5-2	lost 31-30 at Louisiana State	at Tennessee
7 Penn State (6)	6-0	beat Colgate 30-0		at Temple
8 SMU (12)		5-1	beat #8 Texas 13-10		at Texas A&M
9 Virginia (9)		6-0	beat Richmond 37-0		at #13 Pennsylvania
10 Army (10)		5-1	beat Washington&Lee 28-0	at #1 Notre Dame
11 Oklahoma (13)	4-1-1	beat Iowa State 44-0		at Kansas State
12 Georgia Tech (14)    6-0     beat Duke 17-10			vs Navy at Baltimore
13 Pennsylvania (15)	5-0	beat Princeton 41-0		host #9 Virginia
14 Alabama (16)		5-1-1	beat #19 Kentucky 20-6		off
15 Missouri (17)	6-1	beat Nebraska 20-3		at Duke
16 Texas (8)		5-2	lost 13-10 to #12 SMU		host Baylor
17 USC (11)		3-2-1	lost 13-10 at Washington	host Stanford
18 Wisconsin(nr)	4-2	beat Northwestern 20-0		host Iowa
19 Oregon (nr)		5-2	beat Idaho 17-3			at Washington State
20 Illinois (18)	4-2	lost 40-6 to #2 Michigan	host Western Michigan

Dropped out  
 Kentucky (19)	4-3	lost 20-6 to #16 Alabama
 Wyoming (20)	5-1	beat Northern Colorado 14-0

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
DESPERATION HEAVE GIVES COLONELS VICTORY
Matt Graham hit a 3 pointer from mid-court as time was expiring to give the Kentucky Colonels a thrilling 79-77 victory over Milwaukee in NBA action. Graham led the Colonels with 21 points including 5-for-13 from 3 point territory. The Hawks appeared to have the game well in hand as they led by 9 points with just over 4 minutes to play however they were outscored 13-2 to end the game.

In Pittsburgh Nur Inman had 28 points and Joe *Fulks 22 as the visiting Minneapolis Lakers dumped the Pipers 111-91. Justin Bunnell had a career high 31 points for Pittsburgh.

Joseph Mozell had 29 points and Peter Warren 20 as Baltimore had little trouble with St Louis, beating the Bombers 108-89.

Dallas had 6 players in double figures as they oustcored the hometown Kansas City Kings 99-83. Joe Cunningham had 20 points and 11 boards to lead the Chaps.

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston 96-88 behind a 26 point effort from Juan Harrison. Braden Morrow added 23 for the Cavs, who lead the Northeast Division with a 9-3 record. Providence is the top team in the Eastern Conference, a half game ahead of the Cavs, after the Steamrollers flattened Philadelphia 89-82. Guard Kaanan Gochneaur led the Providence scoring attack with 19 points. Second year center Jack *Tingle had a career high 20 points off the bench for Philadelphia. He saw plenty of court time after starter John Layton got into foul trouble early. Layton had 13 points but played just 17 minutes.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Providence 89 Philadelphia 82
Cleveland 96 Boston 88
Kentucky 79 Milwaukee 77
Dallas 99 Kansas City 83
Baltimore 108 St Louis 89
Minneapolis 111 Pittsburgh 91

TODAY'S GAMES
Providence at Buffalo
New Orleans at Kentucky
Chicago at Kansas City
New York at Dallas

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		STANDINGS
ATLANTIC	GP	W	 L	PCT	GB
Providence	11	9	 2	.818	 x
Baltimore	 7	5	 2	.714	2.0
New York	13	6	 7	.462	4.0
Boston		 8	3	 5	.375	4.5
Philadelphia	14	4	10	.286	6.5
					
NORTHEAST	GP	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland	12	9	3	.750	 x
Syracuse	13	8	5	.615	1.5
Buffalo		 9	5	4	.556	2.5
Fort Wayne	10	4	6	.400	4.0
Pittsburgh	 8	2	6	.250	5.0
					
MIDWEST		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
St Louis	 9	5	4	.556	 x
Indianapolis	14	7	7	.500	0.5
Milwaukee	11	5	6	.455	1.0
Chicago		 7	3	4	.429	1.0
Minneapolis	 9	3	6	.333	2.0
					
SOUTH		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
Dallas		13	7	6	.538	 x
Kentucky	15	8	7	.533	 x
Cincinnati	10	5	5	.500	0.5
Kansas City	 9	4	5	.444	1.0
New Orleans	 6	2	4	.333	1.5


NBA SCORING LEADERS
NAME			TM	PPG
Miguel Dominguez	Buf	22.7
Mac Thorpe		StL	21.3
Justin Hild		Syr	21.3
Joe *Fulks		Min	21.0
Vin Concepcion		Chi	20.4
Taro Devane		Pit	20.3
Peter Warren		Bal	20.1
Noah Baldin		FtW	20.0
George *Mikan		Ind	19.9
Thal Butler		NY	18.9
Ryan Brumsey		FtW	18.9
Mo Hybarger		FtW	18.7
Juan Harrison		Cle	18.4
Joe Cunningham		Dal	18.2
Jim Cokley		KC	18.1

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SUNBELT CONFERENCE PREVIEW
New Orleans is the powerhouse club in the Sunbelt Conference with 6 conference championships and 10 trips to the NCAA tournament.

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YEAR	SUNBELT CHAMP   	
1932-33	CHARLOTTE	
1933-34	NEW ORLEANS	
1934-35	NEW ORLEANS	
1935-36	LOUISIANA TECH	
1936-37	EAST CAROLINA	
1937-38	NEW ORLEANS	
1938-39	NEW ORLEANS	
1939-40	LOUISIANA TECH	
1940-41	ALABAMA STATE	
1941-42	NEW ORLEANS	
1942-43	UAB	
1943-44	LOUISIANA TECH	
1944-45	ALABAMA STATE	
1945-46	NEW ORLEANS	
1946-47	EAST CAROLINA	

SUNBELT NIT TITLE GAME APPEARANCES
1937-38 EAST CAROLINA lost title game to Utah 77-65
1946-47 CHARLOTTE lost title game to Missouri 70-68 

SUNBELT CONFERENCE TEAMS TOURNAMENT RECORDS
			NCAA	NIT
New Orleans		5-10	4-4
Charlotte		2-2	4-2
UAB			1-2	0-0
Louisiana Tech		0-3	0-0
East Carolina		0-2	4-1
Alabama State		0-2	1-2
Western Carolina	0-0	4-3
Southern Miss		0-0	1-1

SUNBELT CONFERENCE PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
1- NEW ORLEANS: Went 12-2 in conference and 28-5 overall but lost bid for their 7th conference tournament title with a loss to East Carolina in the championship game. The Privateers have plenty of talent returing including 6'11" center Will Cloney and 6'10" forward Brent Visconti.

2- CHARLOTTE: The 49ers are coming off a trip to the NIT title game where they lost by two points to Missouri. Three starters return including preseason all-conference selections Tom Thompson and Johnny *Bach.

3- WESTERN CAROLINA: The Catamounts were 15-16 last season and have never made an NCAA field. Last trip to the NIT was 7 years ago but if things go right they might have a shot this season.

4- EAST CAROLINA: Last winning season was in 1939 but surprised everyone by winning conference tournament a year ago. That could change this year for the Pirates as they have 4 returning starters plus a developing talent in sophomore forward Bonon Smith.

5- LOUISIANA TECH: 21-69 over the last 3 years including just 5-25 a year ago. This will be another long season for the Bulldogs.

6- SOUTHERN MISS: The Golden Eagles have not finished above .500 since 1936-37. Just two starters return this year and there is very little experience on the bench.

7- ALABAMA STATE: Earned an NIT invite after a 19-13 campaign last season including 11-3 in conference. This season will not be as kind to the Hornets who have 5 freshmen and 4 sophomores on the roster. The good news is freshman forward Joseph Malbon will likely be the best newcomer in the conference.

8- UAB: After winning 24 games two years ago and earning an at-large NCAA tournament bid the Blazers dropped to 8-22 last season.

SUNBELT PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
G Carl *Schaeffer : Southern Miss
G Tom Thompson : Charlotte
F Johnny *Bach : Charlotte
F Mario Trivino : Western Carolina
C Will Cloney : New Orleans

Tiger Fan · 04-24-2005, 01:39 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5, 1947

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
DOMINGUEZ SCORES 30 TO LEAD BRAVES
NBA scoring leader Miguel Dominguez poured in 30 points and added 8 rebounds to lead the Buffalo Braves past the Providence Steamrollers 106-96. The Steamrollers had entered the game with the best record in the league while Buffalo was just a game over .500.

Dallas has the best record in the west after an 83-59 victory over the visiting New York Knickerbockers. Joseph Cunningham led the Chaps offense with 21 points while guard John Vasta was the only Knick in double figures, he had 12 points. New York shot just 29% from the field and were a miserable 6-for-37 from 3-point territory.

In Kansas City the Kings blasted Chicago 104-67 as the Stags connected on just 27% of their field goal attempts. Ray *Sundquist had 28 points and 9 rebounds in a losing effort for the Stags. He was far and away the best player on the court but had little help - Chicago's other 4 starters combined for just 23 points.

Bam Sanders had 20 points and league all-time scoring leader Ethan Miller added 18 as New Orleans dropped the Colonels in Kentucky 108-88. After starting the season 4-1, the Colonels have dropped 7 of their last 11 games.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Buffalo 106 Providence 96
New Orleans 108 Kentucky 88
Kansas City 104 Chicago 67
Dallas 83 New York 59

TODAY'S GAMES
Syracuse at Providence
Kansas City at Minneapolis
Milwaukee at Buffalo
Pittsburgh at New Orleans

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		STANDINGS
ATLANTIC	GP	W	 L	PCT	GB
Providence	12	9	 3	.750	 x
Baltimore	 7	5	 2	.714	1.5
New York	14	6	 8	.429	4.0
Boston		 8	3	 5	.375	4.0
Philadelphia	14	4	10	.286	6.0
					
NORTHEAST	GP	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland	12	9	3	.750	 x
Syracuse	13	8	5	.615	1.5
Buffalo		10	6	4	.600	2.0
Fort Wayne	10	4	6	.400	4.0
Pittsburgh	 8	2	6	.250	5.0
					
MIDWEST		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
St Louis	 9	5	4	.556	 x
Indianapolis	14	7	7	.500	0.5
Milwaukee	11	5	6	.455	1.0
Chicago		 8	3	5	.375	1.5
Minneapolis	 9	3	6	.333	2.0
					
SOUTH		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
Dallas		14	8	6	.571	 x
Kentucky	16	8	8	.500	1.0
Cincinnati	10	5	5	.500	1.0
Kansas City	10	5	5	.500	1.0
New Orleans	 6	2	4	.333	1.5

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SOUTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PREVIEW
The SWAC is a balanced conference where 5 or 6 teams generally have a decent shot at winning the title in any given season. Unfortunately they are near the bottom nationally and rarely give the bigger schools much competition. They rely on a large number of junior college transfers to fill out their rosters.

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YEAR	SWAC CHAMP   	
YEAR	SWAC	
1932-33	GRAMBLING	
1933-34	TEXAS SOUTHERN	
1934-35	TEXAS SOUTHERN	
1935-36	ALCORN STATE	
1936-37	ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF	
1937-38	PRAIRIE VIEW	
1938-39	MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST.	
1939-40	MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST.	
1940-41	ALCORN STATE	
1941-42	SOUTHERN	
1942-43	ALCORN STATE	
1943-44	JACKSON STATE	
1944-45	PRAIRIE VIEW	
1945-46	ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF	
1946-47	JACKSON STATE	

SWAC CONFERENCE TEAMS TOURNAMENT RECORDS
			NCAA	NIT
Alcorn State		2-4	0-0
Prairie View		2-2	0-0
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	0-2	0-0
Texas Southern		0-2	0-0
Jackson State		0-2	0-0
Mississippi Valley St.	0-2	0-0
Southern		0-1	1-3
Grambling		0-1	0-0

SWAC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
1- SOUTHERN: Finished 22-10 last year and made their third trip to the NIT in school history, winning thier first tournament game in the process. Led by senior center Andrew Gottlieb and forward Matthew Colbin, the Jaguars have the most skilled big men in the conference.

2- ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF: After winning the conference title two years ago they fell to 10-20 last season. The Golden Lions return three starters this season including preseason all-SWAC selection Tim Mathieu

3- TEXAS SOUTHERN: Have not been invited to a postseason tournament since 1935 and are coming off two straight single digit victory seasons including 9-21 a year ago. In preseason all-conference selection Cameron Sanders and guard Dustin Williams the Tigers have two of the best shooters in the conference.

4- JACKSON STATE: The Tigers finished 18-15 on the season but got hot in the conference tournament and won it for the second time in school history. They have two solid guards in Lourdes Rodgers and Brian Burcham but lack talent up front.

5- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE: The Delta Devils have not had a .500 season since their last conference championship year of 1940. Did make it to the conference tournament title game last year after a 5-9 regular season SWAC record. Should be improved this year as they have plenty of experience on their roster.

6- PRAIRIE VIEW: The only school in conference history to reach the Sweet 16 when they did so in 1938. Since then the Panthers have finished over .500 only once, in 1945 when they won their second SWAC title. Were 10-20 a year ago.

7- ALCORN STATE: The only school in conference history to earn an at large bid to the NCAA's, they did so in 1944 when they won a school record 25 games. Since then the Braves have dropped to the middle of the conference including last year when they were 14-17 overall.

8- GRAMBLING: The Tigers have never won more than 18 games in a season and their only conference title came in the league's inagural year of 1933 when after a 9-20 regular season they won three straight games to take the conference tournament title. Were 13-18 last year.

SWAC PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
G Brian Burcham - Jackson State
G Cameron Sanders - Texas Southern
F Matthew Colvin - Southern
F Tim Mathieu - Ark-Pine Bluff
C Andrew Gottleib - Southern

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
There is just one game on the NHL slate tonight as the Chicago Blackhawks travel to Boston to face the Bruins. Boston leads the league with a 5-1-1 record while the Hawks sit in the cellar at 1-4-1. The key for the Bruins quick start has been the stellar goaltending of Frank Brimsek, who leads the league with a 1.71 goals against average. Offensively centers Milt Schmidt and Don Gallinger along with defenseman Clare Martin are among the league scoring leaders.

The Blackhawks have struggled offensively with a league low 12 goals in 6 games. Gaye Stewart leads the team with 4 goals while Bud Poile has 3. Both players joined Chicago as part of the blockbuster trade that sent Max Bentley to Toronto.

CANADIAN FOOTBALL
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Winnipeg 23 Calgary 13

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ORFU		W	L	T	PTS
Tor Balmy Beach	8	2	0	16
Ham Wildcats	7	3	0	14
Windsor		7	3	0	14
Ott Trojans	5	5	0	10
Tor Indians	2	8	0	 4
Sarnia		1	9	0	 2

Playoff Semi-finals
Saturday November 8
Windsor at Hamilton Wildcats
Ottawa Trojans at Toronto Balmy Beach

IPRFU		W	L	T	PTS
Montreal	10	1	0	20
Argos		 5	6	0	10
Ham Tigers	 4	7	0	 8
Ottawa RR	 3	8	0	 6

Satruday November 8
Hamilton at Ottawa
Toronto at Montreal
end of regular season				
				
Western		W	 L	T	PTS
Winnipeg	10	 4	0	20
Edmonton	 9	 4	0	18
Regina		 5	 9	0	10
Calgary		 3	10	0	 6

Friday November 7
Edmonton at Calgary
end of regular season

playoff will be a 2 game total point series between
Winnipeg and Edmonton.

BOXING
Just one match of note yesterday and it occurred in Italy as Duilio Loi won his professional debut with an easy decision over fellow Italian Robert Proietti. The 18 year old Loi is considered a future star in the lightweight division. Journeyman Proietti sees his record fall to 8-14.

Tiger Fan · 04-25-2005, 11:18 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6, 1947

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NATS ROLL OVER PROVIDENCE
The Syracuse Nationals continued their hot play of late by dumping the Steamrollers in Providence 98-91. Syracuse has won 5 of it's last 6 games while slumping Providence has lost three of four. Forward Robert Stennis led the Nationals with 27 points and 10 rebounds.

Buffalo won for the second time in as many nights as the Braves thumped visiting Milwaukee 93-56. League scoring leader Miguel Dominguez again held the hot hand for the Braves, putting 21 points on the scoresheet to go along with a game high 12 rebounds. The Hawks shot just 26% from the field and only rookie Mel *McGaha managed to score in double figures.

In a battle of a pair of last place teams Pittsburgh beat the Jazz 94-81 in New Orleans. Ryan Fry had 27 points to pace the visitors.

In the only other game Kansas City topped Minneapolis 102-82 behind a 27 point effort from forward Jim Cokley.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Syracuse 98 Providence 91
Kansas City 102 Minneapolis 82
Buffalo 93 Milwaukee 56
Pittsburgh 94 New Orleans 81

TODAY'S GAMES
Pittsburgh at Baltimore
St Louis at Dallas
Cincinnati at Kentucky

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		STANDINGS
ATLANTIC	GP	W	 L	PCT	GB
Providence	13	9	4	.692	 x
Baltimore	 7	5	2	.714	1.0
New York	14	6	8	.429	3.5
Boston		 8	3	5	.375	3.5
Philadelphia	14	4	10	.286	5.5
					
NORTHEAST	GP	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland	12	9	3	.750	 x
Syracuse	14	9	5	.643	1.0
Buffalo		11	7	4	.636	1.5
Fort Wayne	10	4	6	.400	4.0
Pittsburgh	 9	3	6	.333	4.5
					
MIDWEST		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
St Louis	 9	5	4	.556	 x
Indianapolis	14	7	7	.500	0.5
Milwaukee	12	5	7	.417	1.5
Chicago		 8	3	5	.375	1.5
Minneapolis	10	3	7	.300	2.5
					
SOUTH		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
Dallas		14	8	6	.571	 x
Kansas City	11	6	5	.545	0.5
Cincinnati	10	5	5	.500	1.0
Kentucky	16	8	8	.500	1.0
New Orleans	 8	3	5	.375	2.0

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PRESEASON TOURNEYS BEGIN TODAY
Another college basketball season tips off today with the 3 preseason tournaments. Much of the attention will be focused on New York City and the Preseason NIT with the hopes of a title game between the nations top ranked team in Holy Cross and third ranked Oklahoma A&M. The Alaska Challenge features the most top 25 teams with 6 of the 8 participants being ranked including preseason #2 Oregon. The Hawaii Classic has 5th ranked New York University and last season's NCAA tournament runner-up USC as well as 12th ranked Washington.

HAWAII CLASSIC
(5)NYU vs Houston
(12)Washington vs Richmond
(17)USC vs VMI
Penn State vs Kansas

ALASKA CHALLENGE
(6)Florida vs (13)Notre Dame
(4)Boston College vs (14)Alabama
(22)Purdue vs Indiana State
(2)Oregon vs Memphis

PRESEASON NIT
(7)Indiana vs Auburn
(1)Holy Cross vs Wyoming
California vs Miami-Ohio
(3)Oklahoma A&M vs New Orleans

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
HAWKS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT
Three goals in the final 3:15 of the game gave the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-2 victory over the visiting Boston Bruins. The win was the second in a row for Chicago and moves them ahead of New York and into fifth place in the National Hockey League standings.

After Pete Babando and Ray Conacher traded goals in the first period it looked like the Bruins put the game away when Woody Dumart tallied a powerplay marker early in the third period. Bruins goaltender Frank Brimsek leads the league in goals against average and had turned aside 22 of 23 Chicago shots up to that point. However, the Blackhawks evened the game on a fluke goal when Alex Kaleta's shot deflected off Bruin defenseman Clare Martin and passed a stunned Brimsek with just over 3 minutes remaining. Two minutes later crafty Chicago pivot George Gee spotted Bill Moisenko behind the Boston defense and sent him in alone on Brimsek. Mosienko made no mistake and the Hawks had a 3-2 lead as Gee and Metro Prystai assisted on both third period goals. Chicago ended the scoring with Red Hamill's empty-net marker in the closing seconds.

There are two games on the schedule tonight as Toronto visits Montreal while Detroit entertains the last place New York Rangers.

BOSTON AT CHICAGO
GOAL SUMMARY
Period 1
1- BOSTON BRUINS: Pete Babando 3(Milt Schmidt, Kenny Smith) 10:03
2- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Ray Conacher 2(Bill Gadsby, George Gee) 16:37
Period 2
None
Period 3
3- BOSTON BRUINS: Woody Dumart 4(Pete Babando, Pat Egan) (PP) 6:19
4- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Alex Kaleta 2(George Gee, Metro Prystai) 16:45
5- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Bill Moisenko 1(George Gee, Metro Prystai)18:49
6- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Red Hamill 1(Ernie Dickens, Ralph Nattrass) 19:37 -empty net
SHOTS ON GOAL
BOSTON BRUINS - 27
CHICAGO Black Hawks - 31

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TEAM	  GP	W   L	T   GF	GA  PTS
Boston	   8	5   2	1   26	16   11
Toronto	   7	4   3	0   19	18    8
Montreal   7	3   3	1   19	21    7
Detroit    7	3   3	1   22	23    7
Chicago	   7	2   4	1   16	20    5
New York   6	2   4	0   13	17    4

	SCORING LEADERS
NAME		TM  GP	G  A PTS
Elmer Lach	MON  7	3  7  10
Milt Schmidt	BOS  6	1  8   9
Ted Lindsay	DET  7	6  2   8
Max Bentley	TOR  7	3  5   8
Clare Martin	BOS  8	2  6   8
Don Gallinger	BOS  8	1  7   8
Howie Meeker	TOR  7	5  2   7
Maurice Richard	MON  5	4  3   7
Jim McFadden	DET  7	4  3   7
Don Morrison	DET  7	3  4   7
Bill Ezinicki	TOR  7	2  4   6

	PENALTY MINUTE LEADERS
NAME		TEAM GP  PIM
Doug McCaig	DET   7	  23
Bill Barilko	TOR   7	  21
Sid Abel	DET   7	  20
Syl Apps	TOR   7	  20
Wally Stanowski	TOR   5	  19
Jim Thomson	TOR   6	  18
Ken Reardon	MON   7	  18
Elmer Lach	MON   7	  17
Joe Carveth	BOS   8	  16

BOXING
MARSHALL WINS IN RETURN TO RING
In his first bout since a surprise loss to Archie Moore for the World Lightheavyweigh Title, Lloyd Marshall came up with a strong effort. The Cleveland native went into top challenger Billy Conn's hometown of Pittsburgh and emerged with a split decision victory although most impartial observers felt Marshall should have won unanimously. Two of the judges agreed scoring it 117-111 and 116-112 respectively for Marshall but the third, perhaps overly influenced by the large pro-Conn crowd gave the fight to the Pittsburgh native by a 115-113 margin.

After the bout Marshall said he was looking forward to a rematch with Moore early next year. Marshall, who claimed the world title after winning the postwar tournament of 1946, is 24-5-1 for his career. The 30 year old Conn suffers just his second career loss and the first one came by disqualification. He is 29-2-2 for his career.

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TOP 10 LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHTS
RANK  NAME		RECORD	  HOMETOWN  
C    Archie Moore	33-2	  Benoit, Ms
2    Lloyd Marshall	24-5-1    Cleveland, Oh
3    Freddie Mills	32-14-2   Bournemouth, England
4    Billy Conn		29-2-2	  Pittsburgh, Pa
5    Jack A Johnson	22-10-1   Sydney, Australia
6    Billy Smith	16-9      Atlantic City, NJ
7    Tommy Yarosz	27-8-2    Monaca, Pa
8    Jimmy Bivins	29-4      Cleveland, Oh
9    Harold Johnson	30-8      Philadelphia, Pa
10   Joey Maxim		30-10     Cleveland, Oh

SUGAR RAY ROBINSON TO DEFEND TITLE TONIGHT
World Welterweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson is poised to defend his title at Madison Square Garden this evening against Felix Wouters. The 26 year old Sugar Ray has a postwar record of 14-1-1 and will be making his 5th title defense since ko'ing Marty Servo in the finals of the postwar tournament just over a year ago.

Wouters, a 32 year old from Belgium, is the reigning European Welterweight Champion and has a postwar record of 17-12-3. He claimed the European title with a TKO victory over fellow countryman Bep Van Klaveren in August.

Tiger Fan · 04-26-2005, 09:36 AM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7, 1947

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
*COUSY LEADS HOLY CROSS TO WIN AT PRESEASON NIT
If there is a better guard in college basketball than Holy Cross leader Bob *Cousy you wouldn't know it after watching the sensational sophomore in action in the Preseason NIT opener. *Cousy had complete control of the Holy Cross offense, registering 22 points and 14 assists as the number one ranked Crusaders toyed with Wyoming in a 97-80 victory. Phil *Farbman added 21 points while Cousy's backcourt mate Frank *Oftring chipped in with 16. Wyoming got a strong effort from senior forward Tim Frei, who had 20 points, but it was clear the Cowboys lacked the horses to keep with Holy Cross. One note of concern for Holy Cross is that junior forward Wallace *Jones left the game in the first quarter with a wrist injury. He will be examined today but is likely out for the rest of the tournament.

In other NIT games 7'1" freshman center Bob *Kurland had 18 points as Oklahoma A&M dumped New Orleans 74-50. Senior forward Guy Mouyerne singlehandedly led Auburn past 7th ranked Indiana 83-51. Mouyerne had 28 points and 22 rebounds to pace the Tigers. Senior center Jack *Nichols had 28 points and 17 rebounds as California beat a game Miami of Ohio squad 79-72.

Today's semi-finals pit Holy Cross against California while Oklahoma A&M meets Auburn.

HAWAII CLASSIC
As impressive as Holy Cross was in winning their NIT opener it was nothing compared to what their Eastern Independant Conference rivals from New York University did in Honolulu. NYU destroyed Houston 110-43 in the Hawaii Classic opener. Junior gaurd Slater *Martin led NYU with 33 points while forward Matthew Blake added 22. The best news for NYU was that junior center Dolph *Schayes played 28 pain-free minutes and had 17 points. It was *Schayes broken wrist in the conference tournament last year that cost his club a chance at a deep run in the NCAA tournament.

In other games from Hawaii, 12th ranked Washington got 27 points from junior forward Marshall *Hawkins in an 85-75 win over Richmond. Guards Michael Bullock and Larry Rodriguez each had 19 points as VMI upset 17th ranked USC 69-64. In the other game Penn State built a 25 point lead at the half and coasted past Kansas 75-51.

Today upset minded VMI will have it's work cut out when the Keydets face New York University in one semi-final while Washington meets Penn State in the other.

ALASKA CHALLENGE
MEMPHIS SHOCKS OREGON
The University of Memphis pulled off a big upset with a 71-68 victory over preseason number two Oregon in the opening game of the Alaska Challenge. The difference was Memphis' work on the boards as they nearly doubled Oregon's rebound total. Munashe Garcia led the Tigers with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Oregon got 49 points out of their backcourt of Dick *Triptow and Andy *Tonkovich but next to nothing from their big men.

4th ranked Boston College also fell in the opening round, losing 81-64 to Alabama. The Crimson Tide, who are ranked 14th in the preseason polls, got a 30 point effort from sophomore forward Hank *Dezonie. It was quite a performance from *Dezonie who averaged less than a point per game as a freshman.

The other two games went as expected as Purdue walloped Indiana State 92-45 thanks to a 27 point effort from backup guard Carlos Feliciano. Feliciano was pressed into action when starter Patrick Colon suffered a back injury in the opening minute. Colon is expected to miss up to a month. In the final game Florida beat Notre Dame 79-59 despite a 30 point, 11 rebound effort from sophomore Irish center Ryan Gardner. Gardner was the National Freshman of the Year last season.

Today's matchups have Memphis meeting Florida while Alabama faces Purdue.

HAWAII CLASSIC
(5)NYU 110 Houston 43
(12)Washington 85 Richmond 75
VMI 69 (17)USC 64
Penn State 75 Kansas 51

ALASKA CHALLENGE
(6)Florida 79 (13)Notre Dame 59
(14)Alabama 81 (4)Boston College 64
(22)Purdue 92 Indiana State 45
Memphis 71 (2)Oregon 68

PRESEASON NIT
Auburn 83 (7)Indiana 51
(1)Holy Cross 97 Wyoming 80
California 79 Miami-Ohio 72
(3)Oklahoma A&M 74 New Orleans 50

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
CHAPS ARE HOTTEST TEAM IN WEST
Defending league champion Dallas has quietly become the Western Conference's hottest team. The Chaps started the season with just 5 wins in their opening 11 games but after adjusting to all the new faces in the roster have since reeled off 4 straight victories. The latest was a 100-94 win at home over St Louis. The win did come at a cost however, as Chaps center Stu Granger reaggravated the ankle injury that caused him to miss 4 games early in the season. This time it was diagnosed as a sprain and he will likely be sidelined 2-3 weeks. Granger has played just 6 games this season and was averaging 11.5 ppg and 8.7 rpg.

Elsewhere, Cincinnati beat slumping Kentucky 82-76 behind a career high 27 points from 10th year PF Madek Backfisch. The Colonels have lost four of their last five games.

In the only other game Baltimore shot over 60% in hammering Pittsburgh 113-55. Every player on the Baltimore roster got in on the scoring leading by forward Joe Mozell who had 17 points but set out most of the second half. The Bullets led 63-25 at the half.

ROYALS SIGN VETERANS
With a couple of backups nursing injuries the Cincinnati Royals signed a pair of veteran free agents to add depth to their roster. Center Tyson Oltremari, a 9th year pro from Tennessee, and power forward Sherman Henderson, in his 7th season out of Boston College, were both signed to one year deals.

Oltremari appeared in 57 games for the Pistons last year starting 8 times. He averaged 6.1 ppg and 5.0 rpg. Originally a second round pick by Cleveland he has played for the Cavs, Philadelphia, Boston and Buffalo in addition to Fort Wayne. He is averaging 4.9 ppg in 498 career games. He turned pro after leading the SEC in scoring as a junior and being named the conference player of the year.

Henderson was selected 6th overall in the 1938 draft by Philadelphia. A two time Big East player of the year and an All-America selection as a junior, Henderson never lived up to the lofty expectations the Warriors had for him. After three years in a backup role in Philly he signed as a free agent with Buffalo in 1942. From there he spent most of the next 4 seasons in the development league but had brief call-ups to Providence, Indianapolis and Baltimore. He spent all of last season in the development league. He is averaging 4.5 ppg in 330 career games.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Baltimore 113 Pittsburgh 55
Dallas 100 St Louis 94
Cincinnati 82 Kentucky 76

TODAY'S GAMES
Baltimore at Boston
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Cincinnati at Dallas
St Louis at Kentucky
Minneapolis at New York
Providence at Milwaukee

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		STANDINGS
ATLANTIC	GP	W	 L	PCT	GB
Providence	13	9	4	.692	 x
Baltimore	 8	6	2	.750	0.5
New York	14	6	8	.429	3.5
Boston		 8	3	5	.375	3.5
Philadelphia	14	4	10	.286	5.5
					
NORTHEAST	GP	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland	12	9	3	.750	 x
Syracuse	14	9	5	.643	1.0
Buffalo		11	7	4	.636	1.5
Fort Wayne	10	4	6	.400	4.0
Pittsburgh	10	3	7	.300	5.0
					
MIDWEST		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
St Louis	10	5	5	.500	 x
Indianapolis	14	7	7	.500	 x
Milwaukee	12	5	7	.417	1.0
Chicago		 8	3	5	.375	1.0
Minneapolis	10	3	7	.300	2.0
					
SOUTH		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
Dallas		15	9	6	.600	 x
Kansas City	11	6	5	.545	1.0
Cincinnati	11	6	5	.545	1.0
Kentucky	17	8	9	.471	2.0
New Orleans	8	3	5	.375	2.5

LEAGUE SCORING LEADERS

1  Miguel Dominguez	Buffalo	     23.2
2  Mac Thorpe		St Louis     20.8
3  Joe *Fulks		Minneapolis  20.6
4  Justin Hild		Syracuse     20.5
5  Taro Devane		Pittsburgh   20.3
6  Noah Baldin          Fort Wayne   20.0
7  George *Mikan	Indianapolis 19.9
8  Peter Warren		Baltimore    19.4
9  Jim Cokley		Kansas City  19.0
10 Ryan Brumsey		Fort Wayne   18.9

ROOKIE SCORING LEADERS
1  Paul *Huston		New York      9.2
2  Mel *McGaha		Milwaukee     8.1
3  Varun Hunter         Kentucky      7.5
4  Bruce *Hale          Buffalo	      7.0
5  Ray *Corley          Milwaukee     6.1

BOXING
ROBINSON BEATS EURO CHAMP WITH 11TH ROUND TKO
World welterweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson had little trouble disposing of the European champ before a packed Madison Square Garden audience. Robinson appeared to win every round, most quite handily, before the referee stopped the fight after Belgium's Felix Wouters was knocked to the canvas twice in the 11th round. The win improves Sugar Ray's record to 15-1-1 while Wouters drops to 17-13-3.

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TOP 10 WELTERWEIGHTS
RANK  NAME		RECORD	  HOMETOWN  
C    Sugar Ray Robinson  15-1-1   Harlem, NY
2    Johnny Bratton	 22-3-2   Chicago
3    Jackie Wilson	 29-4-1   Los Angeles
4    Cocoa Kid		 26-3-1   Puerto Rico
5    Tommy Bell		 27-3-1   Youngstown, Oh
6    Billy Graham	 18-4-2   New York City
7    Marty Servo         29-5-2   New York City
8    Gustav Eder	 19-6-2   Germany
9    Felix Wouters	 17-13-3  Belgium
10   Frankie Fernandez   23-6-1   Honolulu

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
DURNAN CAN'T SAVE HABS
Despite another outstanding effort from goaltender Bill Durnan the Montreal Canadiens lost for the third straight time. Durnan turned aside 36 Toronto shots but the Habs could mount little offense with Rocket Richard still sidelined and they fell 2-1 to Toronto. Elmer Lach, who leads the league with 11 points, put Montreal on top early with an unassisted goal before the Leafs tied things up in the second period on a shorthanded marker from Joe Klukay. Toronto outshot Montreal 19-5 in the second stanza but Durnan was brilliant. The Leafs put another one past the Montreal netminder early in the third period and that sealed the game as the Canadiens sputtering offence managed just 8 shots on goal through the final two periods.

In the other game last night New York and Detroit battled to a 1-1 tie at The Olympia. Defenseman Frank Eddolls put New York ahead with a power play marker midway through the second period before rookie Red Kelly scored his second career NHL goal early in the third to tie the game up.

TORONTO at MONTREAL
GOAL SUMMARY
Period 1
1- MONTREAL Canadiens: Elmer Lach 4(Unassisted)10:31
Period 2
2- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Joe Klukay 1(Jim Thomson, Ted Kennedy) (SH) 6:02
Period 3
3- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Syl Apps 3(Howie Meeker, Jim Thomson) 3:39
SHOTS ON GOAL
TORONTO Maple Leafs - 38
MONTREAL Canadiens - 18

NEW YORK at DETROIT
GOAL SUMMARY
Period 1
None
Period 2
1- NEW YORK RANGERS: Frank Eddolls 1(Bill Moe, Grant Warwick) (PP)10:21
Period 3
2- DETROIT Red Wings: Red Kelly 2(Pete Horeck, Marty Pavelich)6:47
SHOTS ON GOAL
NEW YORK RANGERS - 21
DETROIT Red Wings - 21

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	NHL STANDINGS
TEAM		GP  W	L   T	GF  GA	PTS
Boston		8   5	2   1	26  16	 11
Toronto		8   5	3   0	21  19	 10
Detroit		8   3	3   2	23  24	  8
Montreal	8   3	4   1	20  23	  7
Chicago		7   2	4   1	16  20	  5
New York	7   2	4   1	14  18	  5

	NHL SCORING LEADERS
NAME		TM	GP  G	A  PTS
Elmer Lach	MON	8   4	7  11
Milt Schmidt	BOS	6   1	8   9
Ted Lindsay	DET	8   6	2   8
Howie Meeker	TOR	8   5	3   8
Max Bentley	TOR	8   3	5   8
Clare Martin	BOS	8   2	6   8
Don Gallinger	BOS	8   1	7   8
Maurice Richard	MON	5   4	3   7
Jim McFadden	DET	8   4	3   7
Don Morrison	DET	8   3	4   7
George Gee	CHI	7   1	6   7
Ted Kennedy	TOR	8   3	3   6
Bill Ezinicki	TOR	8   2	4   6
Roger Leger 	MON	8   0	6   6

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
WEEK ELEVEN POINTSPREADS AND PICKS
Another strong showing last week as our pointspread expert was 10-4 to improve to 33-21-2 on the season. Here is what to expect this week.

In the AFC North take the Ravens and Bengals. Baltimore is a 2 point favourite and should beat Pittsburgh by a touchdown while the Browns-Bengals game will be tight and I like the Bengals as four point dogs. The Jets are giving away 8 points at home to Buffalo but New York is an easy choice as the Bills are bad when healthy and terrible with all the injuries they have. The Pats have not had a good year but should be able to beat hapless Miami by more than 5. I like the home favourites in the AFC South. Jacksonville should be a lock but the Titans giving away 8 points scares me a little. Out west the Chiefs should keep it close with Oakland and will cover the spread even if they won't win the game. I'll take the Broncos on the road at San Diego any day I am getting 8 points.

In the NFC the Bears and Packers are both 8 point favourites. I'll take them both but I am a lot more confident with Green Bay than Chicago. The Pack are in Detroit but young Lions quarterback Bob *Waterfield is likely sidelined again. You never know what you get when Minnesota plays so it will either be a blowout Chicago win or a Vikings upset. I'll take the Niners over Seattle as San Francisco looks to avenge week 7 loss. In the Monday night game the Rams should have little trouble with Arizona. Philadelphia crushed the Giants 41-13 a few weeks ago and should do the same this time around. The Redskins barely won over the Cowboys in Big D but should have a little more success at home.

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	WEEK 11 POINTSPREADS					MY PICK
Baltimore Ravens (8-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3-6)	2     Ravens -2
Miami Dolphins (2-7) at New England Patriots (3-6)	5     Pats -5
Buffalo Bills (2-7) at New York Jets (6-3)		-8    Jets easy win -8
Minnesota Vikings (3-6)	at Chicago Bears (6-3)		-8    Bears cover -8
Green Bay Packers (8-1)	at Detroit Lions (3-6)		8     Packers -8
Seattle Seahawks (5-4)	at San Francisco 49ers (6-3)	-1    Niners win
Indianapolis Colts (2-6-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (5-4)-4    Jags -4
New York Giants (3-6) at Philadelphia Eagles (8-1)	-8    Eagles in a rout
Kansas City Chiefs (6-3) at Oakland Raiders (5-4)	-6    Chiefs will cover
Dallas Cowboys (2-7) at Washington Redskins (4-5)	-5    Skins cover barely
Denver Broncos (3-6) at San Diego Chargers (4-5)	-8    Broncos
Houston Texans (5-3-1) at Tennessee Titans (7-2)	-8    Titans win big
Cincinnati Bengals (6-3) at Cleveland Browns (4-5)	-4    Bengals +4
St. Louis Rams (5-4) at Arizona Cardinals (2-7)		 E    Rams win

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
NOTRE DAME-ARMY CLASH HIGHLIGHTS COLLEGE GRIDIRON ACTION
The annual Army vs Notre Dame game is the big news in college football this weekend. The Irish are 5-0 and ranked number one in the nation while Army is 5-1 and sits 10th in the latest college football poll.

It was incorrectly reported earlier in the week that Army was looking to avenge last year's loss. In actuallity, Army won last year's game in New York City by a 16-7 score and it will be the Irish and their senior quarterback Johnny *Lujack who will be looking to even the score.

FRIDAY'S GAMES
Citadel at South Carolina
Hardin-Simmons at West Texas A&M
Montana at Idaho

SATURDAY'S GAMES
Arizona at Texas Tech
Arizona State at Texas-El Paso
Arkansas at Rice
Army at Notre Dame
Baylor at Texas
Brown at Yale
Clemson at Furman
Colgate at Holy Cross
Colorado at Utah State
Colorado State at Utah
Dartmouth at Columbia
Davidson at Richmond
Detroit Mercy at Nevada
Florida at Georgia
Fordham at Boston University
Fresno State at New Mexico
Georgia Tech vs Navy at Baltimore
Indiana at Michigan
Iowa at Wisconsin
Iowa State at Drake
Kansas at Nebraska
Kentucky at West Virginia
Maryland at Duquesne
Merchant Marine at Lehigh
Miami (Florida) at Cincinnati
Mississippi at Tennessee
Mississippi State at Auburn
Missouri at Duke
North Carolina State at North Carolina
Northern Arizona at New Mexico State
Northwestern at Ohio State
Oklahoma at Kansas State
Oregon at Washington State
Penn State at Temple
Portland at Montana State
Princeton at Harvard
Purdue at Minnesota
Rutgers at Lafayette
San Jose State at Brigham Young
Santa Clara at Michigan State
Southern Methodist at Texas A&M
Stanford at Southern California
Syracuse at Cornell
Tennessee Tech at Vanderbilt
Tulsa at Oklahoma A&M
UCLA at Oregon State
Union (Tennessee) at Tennessee-Chattanooga
Villanova at Marquette
Virginia at Pennsylvania
Virginia Military Institute at William & Mary
Wake Forest at Boston College
Washington at California
Washington & Lee at Virginia Tech
Western Michigan at Illinois
Wichita State at St. Louis
Wyoming at Denver

CANADIAN FOOTBALL
The Western Canada Rugby Football league regular season comes to a close today with one game. Calgary hosts provincial rival Edmonton in a game that will have no impact on that league's playoff picture. The postseason will be a two-game total point series beginning next Wednesday in Winnipeg as the Blue Bombers entertain Edmonton. The series concludes a week from Saturday in Edmonton.

The Interprovincial League concludes its season tomorrow with both games having a huge impact on the playoffs. First place Montreal is definately in the 2 game total points final after the Alouettes won 10 of their 11 games but second place is up for grabs. Toronto has a two point lead on Hamilton but the Argos have to play the Alouettes in Montreal while the Tigers are at last place Ottawa. A Hamilton win coupled with a Toronto loss will require the two clubs to play a 1-game showdown to see who squares off against Montreal in the league final.

The Ontario Rugby Football League playoffs begin tomorrow with the semi-finals as first place Toronto Balmy Beach is home to the Ottawa Trojans while the Hamilton Wildcats entertain Windsor. The winners of the 1 game semi-final will meet next weekend.

TONIGHT'S GAME
Edmonton at Calgary

SATURDAY'S GAMES
Hamilton Tigers at Ottawa Rough Riders
Toronto Argos at Montreal Alouettes

OPRFU PLAYOFFS
Windsor at Hamilton Wildcats
Ottawa Trojans at Toronto Balmy Beach

Tiger Fan · 04-26-2005, 03:55 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1947

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
CAVS FIRST TO 10 VICTORIES
Juan Harrison had 23 points and Braden Morrow 18 as the Cleveland Cavaliers edged the Warriors 96-94 in Philadelphia to improve upon the league's best record. While the Cavs are first overall with a 10-3 records the strugglinig Warriors are completely at the other end of the spectrum, with a league worst .267 winning percentage.

Things tightened up in the Atlantic Division as the top two teams both lost. First place Providence fell 86-73 in Milwaukee while second place Baltimore was hammered 113-75 in Boston. Forward Mash Prior led the Celtics with 25 points. Third place New York inched closer to the division leaders as the Knickerbockers beat Minneapolis 95-89 at Madison Square Garden.

In other action Cincinnati snapped a 4-game Dallas winning streak by beating the Chaps 80-76 in Texas. Cesar Whitsett had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Royals while Chaps scoring leader Joe Cunningham had 20 for his club. St Louis handed slumping Kentucky it's 5th loss in the past 6 games. Dave Askew had 24 points and Mac Thorpe 22 for the Bombers in their 84-66 win.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Boston 113 Baltimore 75
Cleveland 96 Philadelphia 94
Cincinnati 80 Dallas 76
St Louis 84 Kentucky 66
New York 95 Minneapolis 89
Milwaukee 86 Providence 73

TODAY'S GAMES
Boston at Fort Wayne
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
Kansas City at Minneapolis
Cincinnati at New Orleans

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		STANDINGS
ATLANTIC	GP	W	 L	PCT	GB
Providence	14	9	 5	.643	 x
Baltimore	10	6	 4	.600	0.5
New York	15	7	 8	.467	2.5
Boston		 9	4	 5	.444	2.5
Philadelphia	15	4	11	.267	5.5
					
NORTHEAST	GP	 W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland	13	10	3	.769	 x
Syracuse	14	 9	5	.643	1.5
Buffalo		11	 7	4	.636	2.0
Fort Wayne	10	 4	6	.400	4.5
Pittsburgh	10	 3	7	.300	5.5
					
MIDWEST		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
St Louis	11	6	5	.545	 x
Indianapolis	14	7	7	.500	0.5
Milwaukee	13	6	7	.462	1.0
Chicago		 8	3	5	.375	1.5
Minneapolis	11	3	8	.273	3.0
					
SOUTH		GP	W	 L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati	12	7	 5	.583	 x
Dallas		16	9	 7	.563	 x
Kansas City	11	6	 5	.545	0.5
Kentucky	18	8	10	.444	2.0
New Orleans	 8	3	 5	.375	2.0

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
*SCHAYES TOO MUCH FOR GAME VMI SQUAD
They gave New York University a scare but in the end a second straight upset was not in the cards for VMI. The Keydets, who knocked off 17th ranked USC in the opening round of the Hawaii Classic, led NYU by one at the half before Dolph *Schayes took over for NYU. *Schayes had 18 points and 21 rebounds as NYU prevailed 79-63. VMI was very selective in it's shooting in the first half and connected on over 60% of it's attempts. However, as New York picked up the pressure in the second half the Keydets were forced to take lower percentage shots and they had no one who could match up with the athleticsm of *Schayes on the boards.

Next up for New York will be Washington which advanced to the Hawaii Classic title game with a 77-59 victory over Penn State. Marshall *Hawkins had 22 points and center Dan Elwood 21 for the Huskies.

ALASKA CHALLENGE
Purdue and Florida will meet in the Alaska Challenge championship game. The Boilermakers beat Alabama 67-65 on a last second basket from senior forward Michael Arrowood. It was a mild upset as Alabama was ranked 14th in the preseason polls while Purdue was 22nd. The clock struck midnight for upset minded Memphis in the second game. After shocking 2nd ranked Oregon yesterday the Tigers were wallopped 70-46 by 6th ranked Florida. Junior center Ward *Gibson had 20 points to lead the Gators.

The Boilermakers suffered their second serious injury in as many days as guard Max Hodges suffered an eye injury and could be out a couple of months. The 6'3" junior has been a starter since early in his freshman season and averaged over 13 points per game last year. Yesterday reserve guard Patrick Colon injured his back and could miss up to a month.

PRESEASON NIT
California gave them a battle but in the end preseason number one Holy Cross was just a little too much for Bears as the Crusaders prevailed 72-65 in the preseason NIT semi-finals. Senior forward Phil *Farbman had 29 points and sophomore guard Bob *Cousy had 8 assists in the win. The news was not all good for Holy Cross as they found out earlier in the day that junior forward Wallace *Jones will miss at least a month after suffering a broken wrist in yesterday's quarterfinal win over Wyoming. Jones averaged 11.0 ppg and 7.1 rpg as a sophomore.

We will not be seeing the much anticipated showdown between Holy Cross and Oklahoma A&M because the third ranked Aggies were upset 59-51 by Auburn. Senior forward Ian McGee had 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Tigers to victory. It was a sloppy game as the two clubs combined for 29 turnovers and shot just 29%.

PRESEASON TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINALS
HAWAII CLASSIC
New York Univ 79 VMI 63
Washington 77 Penn State 59

ALASKA CHALLENGE
Florida 70 Memphis 46
Purdue 67 Alabama 65

PRESEASON NIT
Holy Cross 72 California 65
Auburn 59 Oklahoma A&M 51

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
TEXAS TECH LEADS BORDER CONFERENCE
Just 3 games on a light Friday night schedule in college football including a pair of contests involving Border Conference schools. Texas Tech improved to 2-0 in conference play with a 37-24 win over Arizona while Hardin-Simmons is 6-1 overall (2-1 in conference) after stopping West Texas A&M 16-10.

The only other game had Montana improve to 2-0 in Pacific Coast Conference play with a 24-13 win over Idaho.

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	PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS
		Conference   Overall	
		W  L  T    W  L  T
California   	3  0  0	   7  0	 0
Montana	    	2  0  0	   5  2	 0
Oregon	    	2  1  0	   5  2	 0
USC	    	2  2  0	   3  2	 1
Stanford    	2  2  0	   2  4	 0
Oregon State	2  2  0	   3  3	 0
Washington	2  2  0	   3  3	 0
UCLA		1  2  0	   2  3	 1
Idaho		1  3  1	   3  3	 1
Wash State	0  3  1	   1  5	 1

	BORDER CONFERENCE STANDINGS
		Conference   Overall	
		  W  L	T    W	L  T
Texas Tech	  2  0	0    3	5  0
Texas-El Paso	  3  1	0    4	2  0
Hardin-Simmons	  2  1	0    6	1  0
Arizona State	  2  1	0    3	3  0
West Texas A&M	  3  2	0    5	3  0
Arizona		  2  2	0    4	2  0
New Mexico	  2  3	0    2	4  0
Northern Arizona  0  3	0    1	6  0
New Mexico State  0  3	0    3	4  0

Hardin-Simmons 16 West Texas A&M 10
Montana 24 Idaho 13
Texas Tech 37 Arizona 24

CANADIAN FOOTBALL
In the lone Canadian football game Calgary upset Edmonton 32-27 in the Western League's season finale. The playoffs begin Wednesday in Winnipeg with the Blue Bombers hosting Edmonton in the opener of a 2-game total point series. The winner of that series will represent the west in the November 29th Grey Cup game.

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 WESTERN LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS
	 	 W   L	T PTS
Winnipeg	10   4	0  20
Edmonton	 9   5	0  18
Regina		 5   9	0  10
Calgary		 4  10	0   8

BOXING
ANOTHER DRAW IN EUROPEAN LHW TITLE BOUT
For the second straight time Randy Turpin and Gustave Roth were unable to determine a winner when they met to decide the European Lightheavyweight championship. This time an accidental head butt that opened a gash right above the challenger Roth's right eye forced the referee to stop the fight in the 10th round. They went to the scorecards and all 3 judges at ringside had the fight dead even so it was declated a technical draw. Last month the two battled to a 15 round majority draw. Turpin retains his title and it is unknown at this time if the two fighters will square off for a third time.

On the same card in London, England European middleweight champ Marcel Cerdan retained his title with a 3rd round knock out of British champion Randy Turpin. It was the second time Cerdan has knocked out Turpin in a title fight. With the win Cerdan is 27-5 while Turpin falls to 23-5-2.

SOCCER
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION SCHEDULE
TODAY'S MATCHES
Blackpool at Arsenal
Sunderland at Bolton
Wolverhampton at Burnley
Blackburn at Charlton Athletic
Grimsby Town at Liverpool
Huddersfield at Manchester United
Manchester City at Middlesbrough
Aston Villa at Portsmouth
Chelsea at Preston NE
Derby County at Sheffield United
Everton at Stoke City

SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION
TODAY'S MATCHES
Hibernian at Celtic
Rangers at Airdrie
Clyde at Hearts
Aberdeen at Morton
Motherwell at Patrick Thistle
Queen's Park at Queen of the South
Dundee at St Mirren
Falkirk at Third Lanark

Tiger Fan · 04-26-2005, 04:06 PM

I'd like some feedback on this if possible.

Now that we have a lot of sports in full swing how is the level of detail? Personally I am comfortable with it as it is but I want to make sure that you as the reader dont feel either underinformed or overloaded with the amount of stats and player names I am throwing out.

My thinking is each of you may have a particular sport that you follow more closely than some of the others, or maybe you focus on your hometown pro and college teams in all sports. Am I giving you the right amount of detail on those leagues or teams?

Would you like to see more of a write up on each pro game and the major colleges or is the detail good now? Also, do you like seeing the old photos or do they just waste space?

Finally there is nothing I like better than having a question or two on a particular team or athlete so feel free to fire away anytime. It really lets me learn more about my league because there is obviously so much going on I just dont pick up on all of it.

Anyway, if there is anything you want to see more or less of just let me know. Hopefully some of you are still finding this as interesting and entertaining as I am.

goroyals · 04-26-2005, 06:29 PM

I am still reading. I think you've hit the right amount of detail. Keep up the good work.

seth70liz76 · 04-26-2005, 06:33 PM

You also do a great job of responding to request for more specific information. Either by a write up or more focus on upcoming games. Great, great job.

jtb · 04-26-2005, 08:15 PM

I love the pics. How about some current rankings for boxing.
Thanks for the pinnacle of dynasty reports!

El Cid · 04-26-2005, 09:30 PM

Yes, maybe weekly Boxing Ratings?

I think all other sports are well covered so that daily we know what is what, but boxing is hard to stay with if we miss the key post about a key bout

Vris · 04-26-2005, 09:49 PM

TF,

You do a fantastic job. All I had to say was "Patriots" and I got a full rundown. Amazing. I think you do enough work on this as it is. Just keep up the great work.

Bobbuttons · 04-26-2005, 11:25 PM

Great job as always, Tiger Fan. I think what you are doing is fine, although I like the idea of knowing the current boxing rankings a little more routinely.

Question for you. Earlier in the year, my Cavs lost in the first round of the playoffs. What did they do in the offseason to help them get over the hump and do you see them making the postseason and making noise this season?

Tiger Fan · 04-27-2005, 12:32 AM

Thanks for all the feedback, much appreciated. I just wanted to be sure the level of detail was sufficient for you to follow along.

Boxing ratings will be simple to add. I will pick a slower day and post them something like every time I do a Friday report.

Bobbuttons -Got a busy work day tomorrow so likely late Wed night or Thurs I will have some Cavs info for you. My first thought on the Cavs success is they have been winning the close games this year while in taking a quick look at last season sked they seemed to lose a majority of the games decided by 5 or fewer points.

Also, just a clarification on last season. When I was doing the playoffs it was with a quickplay game but just after the first round TPB05 came out so I immediately added it to my stable of games and resimmed the season and postseason. (plus 15 years of history with my TDCB players to import into it) In reality with this game the current roster of Cavs finished tied for 3rd in the Northeast Division with a 33-41 record and missed the playoffs.

Tiger Fan · 04-29-2005, 01:39 AM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9, 1947

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
NOTRE DAME TOPS ARMY
Notre Dame survived what will likely be it's toughest test on the road to an undefeated regular season as the top ranked Fighting Irish outscored Army 35-21. Notre Dame QB Johnny *Lujack went a long way towards securing his hold on the Heisman Trophy by passing for 3 touchdowns and 241 yards. The senior also ran for a touchdown in the game. The win improves Notre Dame to 6-0 with games remaining against Northwestern, Tulane and Southern California. Army falls to 5-2.

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 MAJOR INDEPENDANTS STANDINGS
	 	W   L	T 
Penn State	7   0	0
Notre Dame	6   0	0
Pennsylvania	6   0	0
Rutgers		6   1	0
Virginia	6   1	0
Holy Cross	5   1	1
San Francisco	5   1	1
Yale		5   1	1
Villanova	5   1	0
Montana State	5   2	1
Army		5   2	0
West Virginia	5   2	0
Brown		4   2	1
Harvard		4   2	1
Georgetown	4   2	0
Colgate		3   2	1
Nevada		5   3	0
Marquette	4   3	0
St. Mary's	4   3	0
Michigan State	3   3	1
Temple		3   3	1
Boston Univ.	3   3	0
Tenn-Chat	2   3	2
Columbia	3   4	0
Cornell		3   4	0
Detroit Mercy	3   4	0
Santa Clara	3   4	0
Syracuse	3   4	0
Miami (Florida)	2   4	1
Navy		2   4	1
Princeton	0   4	2
Dartmouth	1   5	1
Boston College	1   5	0
Fordham		0   5	0
New York U	0   5	0
Duquesne	1   6	0
Merchant Marine	1   6	0
Pittsburgh	0   6	0
Portland	0   8	0

MICHIGAN ONLY UNBEATEN IN WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAY
With a 33-0 thumping of Indiana, the University of Michigan improved to 4-0 in Western Conference play and is now the only unbeaten in the conference. Wisconsin fell from the unbeaten ranks with a 21-17 loss to Iowa. The Wolverines can clinch a Rose Bowl berth with a win over the Badgers at Madison next week.

In the Western Conference play Northwestern upended Ohio State 10-3 while Minnesota outscored Purdue 37-31. Illinois blanked Western Michigan 24-0 in a non-conference game.

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  	WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
	       CONFERENCE    OVERALL
	        W  L  T	     W 	L  T
Michigan	4  0  0	     7	0  0
Wisconsin	3  1  0	     4	3  0
Illinois	3  1  0	     5	2  0
Northwestern	3  2  0	     4	2  1
Ohio State	2  2  0	     3	4  0
Iowa		2  3  0	     3	5  0
Minnesota	1  3  0	     3	3  0
Indiana		1  4  0	     2	5  0
Purdue		1  4  0	     2	5  0

IT'S LOOKING ROSEY FOR 8-0 CAL IN PCC
Unbeaten California moved a step closer to a Rose Bowl berth with a 21-7 victory over Washington in Pacific Coast Conference play. California has 2 games remaining, next Saturday at home to Montana and then the season ender the following weekend at Stanford.

In other games USC blanked Stanford 33-0, Washington State and Oregon played to a scoreless tie while UCLA was forced to settle for a 17-17 draw with Oregon State.

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  	PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS
	       CONFERENCE    OVERALL
	        W  L  T	     W 	L  T
California	4  0  0	     8	0  0
Montana		2  0  0	     5	2  0
Oregon		2  1  1	     5	2  1
USC		3  2  0	     4	2  1
Oregon State	2  2  1	     3	3  1
UCLA		1  2  1	     2	3  2
Stanford	2  3  0	     2	5  0
Washington	2  3  0	     3	4  0
Idaho		1  3  1	     3	3  1
Wash State	0  3  2	     1	5  2

RICE IMPROVES TO 3-0 IN SWC
The Rice Owls continue to work their way up the national rankings and lead the way in the Southwest Conference at 3-0 thanks to a 17-6 victory over Arkansas. Texas A&M is a half game back after beating SMU 20-7. A&M visits Rice next Saturday in a game that could decide the conference. In the other conference game Texas hammered Baylor 31-0.

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  	SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS
	       CONFERENCE    OVERALL
	        W  L  T	     W 	L  T
Rice		3  0  0	     6	0  1
Texas A&M	3  1  0	     5	3  0
Texas		2  2  0	     6	2  0
SMU		1  2  0	     5	2  0
Texas Christian	1  2  0	     4	2  1
Arkansas	2  3  0	     4	4  0
Baylor		1  3  0	     4	3  0

SEC STILL UP FOR GRABS
Georgia Tech appears to be in the drivers seat in the SEC but the Yellowjackets have a pair of tough games left against Alabama and Georgia. LSU is also unbeaten but the Tigers have Alabama, Tulane and Mississippi State remaining on their schedule. Mississippi kept it's hopes alive with a 20-10 victory over Tennessee yesterday. In other conference action Georgia blanked Florida 13-0 while Auburn topped Mississippi State 13-7.

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  	SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
	       CONFERENCE    OVERALL
	        W  L  T	     W 	L  T
Georgia Tech	3  0  0	     7	0  0
Louisiana State	2  0  0	     4	2  0
Alabama		3  1  1	     5	1  1
Mississippi	4  2  0	     6	2  0
Vanderbilt	3  2  0	     4	3  0
Tulane		3  2  0	     3	3  0
Florida		1  2  0	     3	4  0
Georgia		1  2  0	     5	3  0
Tennessee	0  2  1	     3	3  1
Miss State	0  2  0	     2	3  2
Kentucky	1  3  0	     4	4  0
Auburn		1  4  0	     3	4  0

NORTH CAROLINA WINS SOUTHERN SHOWDOWN WITH NC STATE
The North Carolina Tar Heels blanked North Carolina State 23-0 in Southern Conference action. The Heels are tied with Duke atop the conference. The Blue Devils gave the conference some real respect with a 17-14 victory over Big Six power Missouri yesterday. William & Mary is also a school to watch, fresh off a 37-9 drubbing of VMI. Their only loss this season was 14-7 defeat at the hands of North Carolina a couple of weeks ago.

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  	SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
	       CONFERENCE    OVERALL
	        W  L  T	     W 	L  T
Duke		3  0  0	     4	2  1
North Carolina	3  0  0	     6	1  0
William & Mary	5  1  0	     6	1  0
Maryland	3  1  0	     6	1  0
Clemson		3  1  0	     5	2  0
VMI		2  1  1	     3	3  1
Virginia Tech	3  2  0	     3	4  0
Washi & Lee	2  2  0	     2	6  0
North Car State	2  2  0	     4	2  0
South Carolina	1  2  0	     3	3  0
Citadel		0  2  0	     2	3  0
Davidson	2  3  0	     4	4  0
Furman		1  3  0	     1	6  0
Richmond	0  3  1	     3	4  1
Wake Forest	1  4  0	     3	4  0
G Washington	0  4  0	     0	6  0

OKLAHOMA MOVES INTO TIE FOR LEAD
The Oklahoma Sooners spanked Kansas State 48-7 to move into a first place tie with Missouri atop the Big Six standings. Missouri lost a non-conference game to Duke yesterday. Kansas also remained in the mix with a 24-7 win over Nebraska. The season should go right down to the wire as Missouri plays both Oklahoma and Kansas to finish the season. Earlier in the season Oklahoma blanked Kansas 20-0. An Oklahoma win in Missouri next Saturday would wrap up the conference for the Sooners.

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  	BIG SIX CONFERENCE STANDINGS
	       CONFERENCE    OVERALL
	        W  L  T	     W 	L  T
Missouri	3  0  0	     6	2  0
Oklahoma	3  0  0	     5	1  1
Kansas		3  1  0	     4	3  0
Nebraska	1  3  0	     2	4  0
Iowa State	1  3  0	     3	5  0
Kansas State	0  4  0	     1	7  0

SATURDAY'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
Texas-El Paso 30 Arizona State 17
Rice 17 Arkansas 6
Notre Dame 35 Army 21
Texas 31 Baylor 0
Brown 21 Yale 19
Clemson 21 Furman 7
Holy Cross 24 Colgate 6
Utah State 10 Colorado 0
Utah 10 Colorado State 6
Columbia 20 Dartmouth 0
Davidson 14 Richmond 7
Nevada 44 Detroit Mercy 17
Georgia 13 Florida 0
Boston University 48 Fordham 7
New Mexico 7 Fresno State 3
Georgia Tech 13 Navy 0
Michigan 33 Indiana 0
Iowa 21 Wisconsin 17
Iowa State 7 Drake 3
Kansas 24 Nebraska 7
West Virginia 17 Kentucky 7
Maryland 40 Duquesne 0
Lehigh 14 Merchant Marine 0
Miami (Florida) 14 Cincinnati 3
Mississippi 20 Tennessee 10
Auburn 13 Mississippi State 7
Duke 17 Missouri 14
North Carolina 23 North Carolina State 0
New Mexico State 13 Northern Arizona 7
Northwestern 10 Ohio State 3
Oklahoma 48 Kansas State 7
Washington State 0 Oregon 0
Penn State 33 Temple 0
Montana State 30 Portland 17
Harvard 16 Princeton 9
Minnesota 37 Purdue 31
Rutgers 27 Lafayette 3
Brigham Young 21 San Jose State 14
Michigan State 19 Santa Clara 0
Texas A&M 20 Southern Methodist 7
Southern California 33 Stanford 0
Cornell 16 Syracuse 10
Vanderbilt 21 Tennessee Tech 2
Oklahoma A&M 17 Tulsa 16
Oregon State 17 UCLA 17
Tennessee-Chattanooga 17 Union (Tennessee) 7
Villanova 30 Marquette 17
Pennsylvania 31 Virginia 21
William & Mary 37 Virginia Military Institute 9
Wake Forest 21 Boston College 7
California 21 Washington 7
Virginia Tech 24 Washington & Lee 20
Illinois 24 Western Michigan 0
St. Louis 24 Wichita State 20
Denver 27 Wyoming 27

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
HOLY CROSS, NYU and PURDUE WIN PRESEASON TOURNEYS
The three preseason tournaments wrapped up with some lobsided final scores.

In the Hawaii Classic NYU got 15 points from Matthew Blake and 14 from Dolph *Schayes as they easily beat Washington 67-51. Forward Marshall *Hawkins, who had a terrific tournament for the Huskies, was the only Washington player in double-digits as he scored 18 points and added 12 rebounds.

In the Preseason NIT Phil *Farbman had 23 points and Bob *Cousy had 8 assists as Holy Cross easily handled Auburn 76-50.

Up north in the Alaska Challenge it was Purdue that came out on top. The Boilermakers got 23 points from senior forward Julio Murillo as they beat Florida 81-68.

Regular season action gets underway Monday with a slew of games including CCNY hosting Oklahoma, UCLA visiting Ohio State and San Francisco entertaining Maryland.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
UP IS DOWN IN THE NEW LOOK NORTHEAST DIVISION
It is barely a month into the season and things have a habit of sorting themselves out but no division in basketball has had as much of a change between last April and today than the Northeast Divison.

Here is how things looked at the end of last season:
Northeast Division

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 1946-47 Final	    W  L  PCT  GB 
Pittsburgh Pipers  47 27 .635   - 
Fort Wayne Pistons 35 39 .473  12 
Syracuse Nationals 33 41 .446  14 
Cleveland Cavs     33 41 .446  14 
Buffalo Braves     31 43 .419  16 

Current standings  W  L	 PCT	GB
Cleveland	  10  3	.769	 x
Syracuse	   9  5	.643	1.5
Buffalo		   7  4	.636	2.0
Fort Wayne	   4  7	.364	5.0
Pittsburgh	   4  7	.364	5.0

What happened to Pittsburgh is easy to explain. The Pipers lost their best player when Rod Rodriguez signed with Boston. Ryan Fry was signed from Philadelphia and while he is scoring at close to the same rate as Rodriguez he is requiring a lot more shots to do so. SF Byron Swygart also has a terrible field goal percentage and it is no surprise that since the Pipers are last in the league in field goal percentage they are also last in the league in points scored. Compare that to last season when they ranked 6th out of 20 teams in shooting percentage and I think we have found their problem.

At the other end of the spectrum is Cleveland. The Cavs are near the middle of the pack in most categories but they have been doing something they did not do last year - win the close games. This year the Cavs are 6-0 in games decided by 6 or fewer points. Last year they were 8-17 in games decided by 6 or less. There are no real changes to their roster so is it simply a case of luck and things will even out over the long run or have the Cavs discovered some way to buckle down at crunch time?

One big factor in Cleveland's early season success has been the play of forward Braden Morrow. Drafted first overall by the Cavs in 1939 the former Penn State star has never averaged more than 13.3 ppg or 6.5 rpg. Through 13 games this season he is averaging 17.5 ppg and 8.1 rpg. Is he just on a hot streak or has Morrow finally, at age 31, stepped up to the next level and become the player the Cavs had hoped he could be?

PISTONS HYBARGER NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mo Hybarger was named the NBA's player of the week after scoring 83 points in 3 games. Hybarger collects the award for the 10th time in his 13 year NBA career. The 6'5" shooting guard is averaging 19.6 points thru 11 games so far this season. Originally drafted by Cleveland 3rd overall out of CCNY in 1933, Hybarger is in his 10th season with Fort Wayne. He ranks 5th alltime with 16,751 career points.

LAST NIGHT'S ACTION
The Pittsburgh Pipers got 23 points from Ryan Fry as they beat slumping Philadelphia 83-76 in one of 4 games on the schedule yesterday. Elsewhere Rob Rodriguez had 25 points and 9 assists to pace Boston past Fort Wayne 111-99; Kansas City got 30 points from guard Nurivan Inman as the Kings dumped Minneapolis 89-72 and New Orleans beat Cincinnati 94-77.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Boston 111 Fort Wayne 99
Pittsburgh 83 Philadelphia 76
Kansas City 89 Minneapolis 72
New Orleans 94 Cincinnati 77

TODAY'S GAMES
Pittsburgh at Fort Wayne
Indianapolis at Milwaukee
Minneapolis at Kansas City
St Louis at Buffalo

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		STANDINGS
ATLANTIC	GP	W	 L	PCT	GB
Baltimore	 9	6	 3	.667	0.5
Providence	14	9	 5	.643	 x
Boston		10	5	 5	.500	2.0
New York	15	7	 8	.467	2.5
Philadelphia	16	4	12	.250	6.0
					
NORTHEAST	GP	 W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland	13	10	3	.769	 x
Syracuse	14	 9	5	.643	1.5
Buffalo		11	 7	4	.636	2.0
Fort Wayne	11	 4	7	.364	5.0
Pittsburgh	11	 4	7	.364	5.0

					
MIDWEST		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
St Louis	11	6	5	.545	 x
Indianapolis	14	7	7	.500	0.5
Milwaukee	13	6	7	.462	1.0
Chicago		 8	3	5	.375	1.5
Minneapolis	12	3	9	.250	3.5
					
SOUTH		GP	W	 L	PCT	GB
Kansas City	12	7	 5	.583	 x
Dallas		16	9	 7	.563	 x
Cincinnati	13	7	 6	.538	0.5
New Orleans	 9	4	 5	.444	1.5
Kentucky	18	8	10	.444	2.0

	NBA SCORING LEADERS
1  Miguel Dominguez	Buffalo		23.2
2  Mac Thorpe		St Louis	20.9
3  Justin Hill		Syracuse	20.5
4  Joe *Fulks		Minneapolis	20.0
5  George *Mikan	Indianapolis	19.9
6  Mo Hybarger		Fort Wayne	19.6
7  Jim Cokley		Kansas City	19.4
8  Noah Baldin 		Fort Wayne	18.9
9  Juan Harrison	Cleveland	18.8
10 Ryan Brumsey		Fort Wayne	18.6

	REBOUNDS
1  Terry Rowe		Boston		14.3
2  Bokeem Dillon	Kansas City	11.9
3  Noah Baldin		Fort Wayne	11.5
4  Kevin Stewart	Pittsburgh	11.4
5  George *Mikan	Indianapolis	10.6

	ASSISTS
1  Ryan Brumsey		Fort Wayne	 8.4
2  Daniel Gray		New Orleans	 8.4
3  Mike Damon		Kansas City	 8.2
4  Trevor Presgraves	Kentucky	 7.5
5  Rob Rodriguez	Boston		 7.0

	STEALS
1  Robert Stennis	Syracuse	2.7
2  Brandon Griswold	Cincinnati	2.6
3  Jaden Christopherson Baltimore	2.4
4  Lonnie Duncan	Providence	2.3
5  John *Abramovic	New York	2.3

	BLOCKS
1  Ethan Batiste	Buffalo		2.5
2  Vernon Stout		Indianapolis	2.5
3  Cesar Whitsett	Cincinnati	2.3
4  Chis Leon		Chicago		2.3
5  Preye Pensyl		Baltimore	2.3

	FIELD GOAL %
1  George *Mikan	Indianapolis	.609
2  Cory Vergara		Baltimore	.585
3  Mandek Backfisch	Cincinnati	.562
4  Noah Baldin		Fort Wayne	.559
5  A.H. Morris		Fort Wayne	.549
	
	3-POINT %
1  Jaden Christopherson	Baltimore	.607
2  Winston Belin	Kansas City	.462
3  Nurivan Inman	Minneapolis	.462
4  Hulin Lee		Boston		.450
5  John Harkins		Syracuse	.444

Tiger Fan · 04-29-2005, 01:41 AM

PAGE 2 of Sunday November 9, 1947

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
WINGS AND RANGERS POST SHUTOUT VICTORIES
It was not a very happy Saturday for Canadian hockey fans as both the Canadiens and Leafs were shutout in NHL action. In Montreal, Ted Lindsay scored twice and Gordie Howe had a 3 point night as the Detroit Red Wings blanked Montreal 3-0. The Habs managed just 15 shots on Red Wing goaltender Harry Lumley, who notched his first shutout of the season. Since Maurice Richard went down with an injury, the Canadiens are 0-4. The Rocket is expected to miss two more weeks.

In Toronto, Jim Henry stopped all 24 shots the Maple Leafs took on him as the New York Rangers blanked the Leafs 3-0. Grant Warwick, Buddy O'Connor and Rene Trudell scored for the Rangers who are 3-0-1 after losing their first 4 games of the season.

There are two games tonight. The Detroit Red Wings entertain Toronto while the Rangers travel to Chicago to face the Blackhawks.

DETROIT at MONTREAL
GOAL SUMMARY
Period 1
1- DETROIT Red Wings: Gordie Howe 2(Sid Abel, Leo Reise) (PP) 12:57
Period 2
None
Period 3
2- DETROIT Red Wings: Ted Lindsay 7(Gordie Howe, Sid Abel) (PP) 3:19
3- DETROIT Red Wings: Ted Lindsay 8(Gordie Howe, Marty Pavelich) 14:33
SHOTS ON GOAL
DETROIT - 43
MONTREAL - 15

NEW YORK at TORONTO
GOAL SUMMARY
Period 1
None
Period 2
1- NEW YORK Rangers: Grant Warwick 3(Edgar Laprade, Bryan Hextall) 12:18
Period 3
2- NEW YORK Rangers: Buddy O'Connor 2(Bill Moe, Phil Watson) 0:39
3- NEW YORK Rangers: Rene Trudell 3(Neil Colville, Frank Eddolls) 3:27
SHOTS ON GOAL
NEW YORK - 27
TORONTO - 24

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   NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS
TEAM	    GP	W  L  T	 GF GA	PTS
Boston	     8	5  2  1	 26 16	 11
Toronto	     9	5  4  0	 21 22	 10
Detroit	     9	4  3  2	 26 24	 10
New York     8	3  4  1	 17 18	  7
Montreal     9	3  5  1	 20 26	  7
Chicago	     7	2  4  1	 16 20	  5

      SCORING LEADERS
NAME		TM  GP	G  A PTS
Elmer Lach	MON  9	4  7  11
Ted Lindsay	DET  9	8  2  10
Milt Schmidt	BOS  6	1  8   9
Howie Meeker	TOR  9	5  3   8
Max Bentley	TOR  9	3  5   8
Sid Abel	DET  9	3  5   8
Clare Martin	BOS  8	2  6   8
Gordie Howe	DET  9	2  6   8
Don Gallinger	BOS  8	1  7   8
Maurice Richard	MON  5	4  3   7
Jim McFadden	DET  9	4  3   7
Don Morrison	DET  9	3  4   7
George Gee	CHI  7	1  6   7

BOXING
KIM WINS THIRD STRAIGHT PRO FIGHT
Hawaiian lightweight Phil Kim improved to 3-0 as a professional with a convincing unanimous decision victory in his 10 round bout with Japan's Takeshi Sasazaki. The 21 year old is slowly working his way up the ranks and is close to being considered one of the top 20 lightweights in the world. The 33 year old Sasazaki is now 0-1-1 as a postwar fighter.

Elsewhere, British lightheavyweight Alex Buxton had an easy time outpointing Australian Ritchie Sands in Melbourne. The 23 year old Buxton is 11-14 and had a shot at the European LHW belt last year but he was knocked out by Freddie Mills. Sands is much more comfortable fighting as a middleweight but falls to 0-2.

In Havana, Orlando Zulueta improved to 12-4-1 as a pro by outpointing fellow Cuban Diego Sosa in their 12 round bout. Zulueta is just 20 years old and may be a force to reckon with in the lightweight division down the road. Sosa is 28-14 fighting primarily against featherweights.

CANADIAN FOOTBALL
ARGOS CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH
The Toronto Argonauts clinched an Interprovincial Rugby Football League playoff berth with a victory over the team that stands in their way from repeating as Grey Cup champions. The Argos knocked off first place Montreal 38-32 thanks to a 13 yard touchdown pass from Knobby Wirkowski to Al Pfeifer with 48 seconds remaining in the game. The win clinched second place for Toronto and sets up a 2 game total point home and home series to determine the league champion.

Last year the Argos beat Montreal in the Eastern Final en route to an overtime win over Winnipeg in the Grey Cup game.

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	INTER-PROVINCIAL LEAGUE
FINAL		 W  L	T PTS
Montreal	10  2	0  20
Argos		 6  6	0  12
Ham Tigers	 4  8	0   8
Ottawa RR	 4  8	0   8

BALMY BEACH ADVANCE WITH OVERTIME WIN
It took an overtime field goal but the first place Toronto Balmy Beach advanced to the Ontario Rugby Football championship game with a 10-7 victory over Ottawa. In the other semi-final the hometown Hamilton Wildcats blanked Windsor 20-0. Hamilton travels to Toronto next Saturday to face the Balmy Beach squad in the game that decides who will represent the ORFU in the eastern final against the Interprovincial League winner. Last year Balmy Beach won the league title by beating the Toronto Indians in the championship game.

SOCCER
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION SCHEDULE
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Arsenal 1 Blackpool 0
Sunderland 1 Bolton 1
Burnley 2 Wolverhampton 0
Blackburn 1 Charlton Athletic 0
Liverpool 4 Grimsby Town 3
Manchester United 2 Huddersfield 0
Middlesbrough 2 Manchester City 0
Portsmouth 2 Aston Villa 0
Preston NE 1 Chelsea 0
Derby County 3 Sheffield United 1
Everton 1 Stoke City 0

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	ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION SOCCER
STANDINGS	GP  W	L  T	GF  GA	PTS
Arsenal		15  9	0  6	21   8	24
Blackpool       16 11	3  2	21   9	24
Man United	15 10	2  3	22  12	23
Aston Villa     16 10	5  1	17  11	21
Burnley 	15  6	1  8	17  10	20
Portsmouth      15  8	3  4	20  11	20
Liverpool       16  7	5  4	25  23	18
Sunderland 	16  8	6  2	24  21	18
Huddersfield	16  6	5  5	23  21	17
Manchest. City  16  6	5  5	17  16	17
Derby County 	16  6	6  4	22  18	16
Bolton   	15  4	4  7	18  17	15
Preston NE      16  6	7  3	18  16	15
Blackburn	15  6	7  2	16  20	14
Everton 	16  5	7  4	15  18	14
Wolverhampton  	15  5	7  3	17  18	13
Charlton Athl	15  5	7  3	18  22	13
Stoke City 	16  5	8  3	16  15	13
Middlesbrough	15  5	8  2	18  24	12
Sheffield Untd 	16  4  10  2	22  32	10
Chelsea 	15  2  13  0	14  29	 4
Grimsby Town	16  0  15  1	14  44	 1

SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Hibernian 2 Celtic 1
Rangers 4 Airdrie 0
Hearts 3 Clyde 0
Aberdeen 3 Morton 1
Patrick Thistle 2 Motherwell 0
Queen's Park 2 Queen of the South 1
St Mirren 1 Dundee 0
Falkirk 4 Third Lanark 1

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	SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION SOCCER
STANDINGS	GP  W	L  T	GF  GA	PTS
Hibernian	12  9	1  2	28   7	 20
Rangers		12  7	1  4	19   7	 18
Partick		12  6	2  4	16   8	 16
Falkirk		12  4	1  7	15  10	 15
St Mirren	12  6	3  3	13  10	 15
Dundee		12  5	4  3	13  13	 13
Aberdeen	12  5	4  3	15  12	 13
Celtic		11  5	4  2	18  14	 12
Motherwell	12  4	4  4	13  14	 12
Queen of South	12  4	5  3	12  16	 11
Hearts		12  3	5  4	16  16	 10
Clyde		11  3	6  2	10  18	  8
Queens Park	11  2	6  3	 8  19	  7
Airdrie		12  2	7  3	14  25	  7
Third Lanark	11  2	7  2	 9  22	  6
Morton		12  1	8  3	13  21	  5

Tiger Fan · 04-30-2005, 01:24 AM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : MONDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1947

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
PACKERS AND EAGLES RUNNING AWAY WITH NFC
The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles each improved to 9-1 on the season with Sunday afternoon victories. In Detroit, the visiting Packers got a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Jordan Montana enroute to a 31-10 victory over the struggling Lions. Detroit surprisingly started Bob *Waterfield at quarterback despite his being listed as questionable for the game. Apparently Waterfield's bum elbow was more of a problem than first thought because he completed just 16 of 40 pass attempts and was picked off twice by Packers defensive backs.

In Philadelphia the Eagles played down to the Giants level but still did just enough to beat New York 16-10. Running back Harley Mitchell gained 121 yards on the ground to account for over half of the Eagles total offense.

The Chicago Bears have gone from league champions to a club that will have to pick it up if they wish to make the playoffs this season. Bears QB Sid *Luckman had a big game throwing 4 touchdown passes but the Chicago defense was awful in a 33-30 loss. The Chicago secondary was victimized deep all game as rookie Minnesota quarterback Paul *Governali completed just 14 passes but they were for well over 300 yards. In addition to throwing two touchdown passes, Governali also ran for one.

Bob *Seymour ran for 119 yards and scored two touchdowns as Washington trimmed Dallas 24-21. Cowboys running back Raymond Cash had 122 yards rushing. For the second game in a row first overall draft pick George *Savitsky failed to register a tackle for Dallas. After getting two sacks in the season opener, the defensive end has just one sack and 7 tackles in the other 9 games.

Seattle pulled into a first place tie with San Francisco in the West Division by beating the 49ers 35-10. Rookie running back Glen *Davis, last year's Heisman Trophy winner, gained 144 yards to lead the Seahawks. It was Davis' second 100 yard rushing game in 5 starts for the Seahawks.

RAVENS SQUEK PAST STEELERS FOR NINTH WIN
Baltimore quarterback John Foster found receiver Andre Harris in the endzone for a 12 yard touchdown pass as time expired to give the Baltimore Ravens a 17-16 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The win improves the Ravens AFC leading record to 9-1 while the struggling Steelers drop to 3-7.

Bob Edwards caught a 4 yard pass from Bud Rutledge midway through the 4th quarter to lead Cincinnati past Cleveland 13-10. Edwards had 7 catches for 123 yards in the win which improves the Bengals record to 7-3 and keeps them in the thick of the wildcard race. For the Browns, the loss drops them to 4-6 and pretty much kills their playoff hopes.

Miami scored 10 points in the 4th quarter to complete a come from behind 17-14 victory over New England. Both teams are 3-7. The AFC East leading New York Jets used a second half rally to beat Buffalo 27-17. The 2-8 Bills lead 17-6 at the break but it was all Jets in the final 30 minutes.

Houston tightened things up considerably in the South Division by beating the Titans 17-7 in Tennessee. The Titans managed only 187 yards of total offense as the Houston defense led by safety Tom Brady was outstanding.

Despite trailing in most statistical categories the Jacksonville Jaguars managed to beat Indianapolis 34-28. Turnovers were the difference as the Jags returned both a fumble recovery and an interception for touchdowns.

Oakland won big at home, beating Kansas City 30-10 to pull into a first place tie with the Chiefs atop the AFC West. Tommy Maddox threw 3 touchdown passes but it was running back Johnny Cushing who stole the show for the Raiders. Cushing ran for 89 yards and gained 141 yards on 6 receptions. Chiefs QB Ulish Groce had a day he would rather forget as he was picked off 3 times including on successive drives to start the fourth quarter. The Raiders turned each of the 4th quarter picks into touchdowns to put the game away.

San Diego is very much in the hunt for the AFC West title after the Chargers trimmed Denver 19-17. Chargers defensive end Reggie White had 4 sacks. In all Denver QB Jay Cason was sacked 6 times and threw 4 interceptions.

SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Baltimore 17 Pittsburgh 16
Cincinnati 13 Cleveland 10
Miami 17 New England 14
NY Jets 27 Buffalo 17
Houston 17 Tennessee 7
Jacksonville 34 Indianapolis 28
Oakland 30 Kansas City 10
San Diego 19 Denver 17
Philadelphia 16 NY Giants 10
Washington 24 Dallas 21
Minnesota 33 Chicago 30
Green Bay 31 Detroit 10
Seattle 35 San Francisco 10

TONIGHT'S GAME
St. Louis Rams (5-4) at Arizona Cardinals (2-7)

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			 STANDINGS
		NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
North			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Green Bay Packers	9	1	0	.900	314	159
Chicago Bears		6	4	0	.600	244	246
Minnesota Vikings	4	6	0	.400	198	199
Detroit Lions		3	7	0	.300	186	267

East			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	9	1	0	.900	281	176
Washington Redskins	5	5	0	.500	212	234
New York Giants		3	7	0	.300	164	230
Dallas Cowboys		2	8	0	.200	204	247

South			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	.700	255	216
Atlanta Falcons		6	4	0	.600	242	241
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	5	0	.500	253	256
Carolina Panthers	1	9	0	.100	194	258

West			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
San Francisco 49ers	6	4	0	.600	178	162
Seattle Seahawks	6	4	0	.600	183	151
St. Louis Rams		5	4	0	.556	181	186
Arizona Cardinals	2	7	0	.222	149	198

			AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
North			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	9	1	0	.900	251	174
Cincinnati Bengals	7	3	0	.700	197	166
Cleveland Browns	4	6	0	.400	207	226
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	0	.300	186	146

East			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
New York Jets		7	3	0	.700	215	165
Miami Dolphins		3	7	0	.300	222	257
New England Patriots	3	7	0	.300	143	206
Buffalo Bills		2	8	0	.200	172	271

South			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Tennessee Titans	7	3	0	.700	219	167
Houston Texans		6	3	1	.650	175	145
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	4	0	.600	199	202
Indianapolis Colts	2	7	1	.250	198	245

West			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Oakland Raiders		6	4	0	.600	215	228
Kansas City Chiefs	6	4	0	.600	250	231
San Diego Chargers	5	5	0	.500	227	201
Denver Broncos		3	7	0	.300	199	257

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BENTLEY SALVAGES TIE FOR LEAFS
Max Bentley banged home a rebound with just 7 seconds remaining in the game to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-4 tie with the Red Wings in Detroit. The Leafs pulled goaltender Turk Broda in favour of an extra attacker with just under a minute left and the move paid off. Detroit had taken a 4-3 lead exactly at the midway point of the third period when Wings captain Sid Abel scored his second goal of the game. Ted Lindsay, with his league leading 9th goal, and Jim Conacher also scored for Detroit. Joe Klukay had a pair for the Leafs with Harry Watson getting his first of the year.

In Chicago winger Gaye Stewart had 2 goals and an assist to power the Blackhawks past New York 6-3. The Hawks won despite being outshot 50-31 by the visitors but Chicago goaltender Emile Francis was outstanding between the pipes.

TORONTO at DETROIT
GOAL SUMMARY
Period 1
1- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Joe Klukay 2(Howie Meeker, Wally Stanowski) 10:02
2- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Harry Watson 1(Gus Mortson, Max Bentley) (SH) 11:49
3- DETROIT Red Wings: Jim Conacher 3(Unassisted) 17:29
Period 2
4- DETROIT Red Wings: Sid Abel 4(Bill Quackenbush)6:15
5- DETROIT Red Wings: Ted Lindsay 9(Gordie Howe, Bill Quackenbush) 8:47
Period 3
6- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Joe Klukay 3(Garth Boesch) (PP) 0:41
7- DETROIT Red Wings: Sid Abel 5(Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay) (PP) 10:00
8- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Max Bentley 4(Ted Kennedy, Syl Apps) 19:53
SHOTS ON GOAL
TORONTO Maple Leafs - 36
DETROIT Red Wings - 24

NEW YORK at CHICAGO
GOAL SUMMARY
Period 1
1- CHICAGO Blackhawks: Ray Conacher 3(Bill Gadsby, Bob Goldham) 18:22
Period 2
2- CHICAGO Blackhawks: Bud Poile 4(Doug Bentley, Gaye Stewart) 0:21
3- NEW YORK Rangers: Grant Warwick 4(Cal Gardner, Frank Eddolls) (PP) 4:44
4- NEW YORK Rangers: Cal Gardner 3(Frank Eddolls) 15:04
5- CHICAGO Blackhawks: Gaye Stewart 5(Doug Bentley, Ralph Nattrass) (PP) 16:42
6- CHICAGO Blackhawks: George Gee 2(Ray Conacher, Bob Goldham) 17:30
Period 3
7- NEW YORK Rangers: Rene Trudell 4(Cal Gardner, Bill Moe) 6:33
8- CHICAGO Blackhawks: Bill Moisenko 2(Gus Bodnar, Bob Goldham) 13:49
9- CHICAGO Blackhawks: Gaye Stewart 6(Unassisted) 14:29
SHOTS ON GOAL
NEW YORK Rangers - 50
CHICAGO Blackhawks - 31

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	NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS
TEAM	   GP	W   L	T   GF	GA  PTS
Boston	    8	5   2	1   26	16   11
Toronto	   10	5   4	1   25	26   11
Detroit	   10	4   3	3   30	28   11
Chicago	    8	3   4	1   22	23    7
New York    9	3   5	1   20	24    7
Montreal    9	3   5	1   20	26    7

	SCORING LEADERS
NAME		TM  GP	G  A PTS
Ted Lindsay	DET 10	9  3  12
Elmer Lach	MON  9	4  7  11
Sid Abel	DET 10	5  5  10
Max Bentley	TOR 10	4  6  10
Gordie Howe	DET 10	2  8  10
Howie Meeker	TOR 10	5  4   9
Milt Schmidt	BOS  6	1  8   9
Gaye Stewart	CHI  8	6  2   8
Clare Martin	BOS  8	2  6   8
George Gee	CHI  8	2  6   8
Don Gallinger	BOS  8	1  7   8
Maurice Richard	MON  5	4  3   7
Grant Warwick	NY   9	4  3   7
Jim McFadden	DET 10	4  3   7
Don Morrison	DET 10	3  4   7
Ted Kennedy	TOR 10	3  4   7

	GOALTENDING
NAME		TM  GP GA SHO  GAA
Frank Brimsek	BOS  8 15  1  1.88
Turk Broda	TOR 10 26  1  2.60
Jim Henry	NY   9 20  1  2.74
Harry Lumley    DET 10 28  1  2.80
Bill Durnan     MON  9 26  0  2.80
Emile Francis   CHI  8 23  0  2.89

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
*MIKAN'S 32 LEADS OLYMPIANS TO WIN
Returning to the lineup after missing a week with a wrist injury, Indianapolis Olympians center George *Mikan certainly made up for missed time, scoring 32 points and adding 14 rebounds to lead his club past Milwaukee 99-88. The win, coupled with St Louis losing 92-88 in Buffalo, moves the Olympians to first place in the Midwest Division. The Bombers loss was surprising when you consider they held Buffalo's superstar Miguel Dominguez to just 5 points. Backups Bruce *Hale and BB Larsen picked up the slack for the Braves, scoring 15 points each. Mac Thorpe had 26 to lead St Louis.

Elsewhere, Mo Hybarger had 25 points and Noah Baldin 23 as the Fort Wayne Pistons dumped Pittsburgh 105-85 while in Kansas City the hometown Kings lost 98-90 to Minneapolis. Joe *Fulks paced the Lakers with 24 points.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Fort Wayne 105 Pittsburgh 85
Indianapolis 99 Milwaukee 88
Minneapolis 98 Kansas City 90
Buffalo 92 St Louis 88

TODAY'S GAMES
New York at Providence
Indianapolis at Dallas
Fort Wayne at Milwaukee
Baltimore at St Louis

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		STANDINGS
ATLANTIC	GP	W	 L	PCT	GB
Baltimore	 9	6	 3	.667	0.5
Providence	14	9	 5	.643	 x
Boston		10	5	 5	.500	2.0
New York	15	7	 8	.467	2.5
Philadelphia	16	4	12	.250	6.0
					
NORTHEAST	GP	 W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland	13	10	3	.769	 x
Buffalo		12	 8	4	.667	1.5
Syracuse	14	 9	5	.643	1.5
Fort Wayne	12	 5	7	.417	4.5
Pittsburgh	12	 4	8	.333	5.5
					
MIDWEST		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
Indianapolis	15	8	7	.533	 x
St Louis	12	6	6	.500	0.5
Milwaukee	14	6	8	.429	1.5
Chicago		 8	3	5	.375	1.5
Minneapolis	13	4	9	.308	3.0
					
SOUTH		GP	W	 L	PCT	GB
Dallas		16	9	7	.563	 x
Kansas City	13	7	6	.538	0.5
Cincinnati	13	7	6	.538	0.5
New Orleans	 9	4	5	.444	1.5
Kentucky	18	8	10	.444	2.0

	SCORING LEADERS
1   Miguel Dominguez	Buffalo		21.7
2   Mac Thorpe		St Louis	21.3
3   George *Mikan	Indianapolis	20.7
4   Justin Hild		Syracuse	20.5
5   Joe *Fulks		Minneapolis	20.3
6   Mo Hybarger		Fort Wayne	20.1
7   Jim Cokley		Kansas City	19.5
8   Noah Baldin		Fort Wayne	19.3
9   Juan Harrison	Cleveland	18.8
10  Joe Cunningham	Dallas		18.6

     ROOKIE SCORING
1   Paul *Huston	New York	9.4
2   Bruce *Hale		Buffalo		7.7
3   Varun Hunter	Kentucky	7.3
4   Mel *McGaha		Milwaukee	6.8
5   Ray *Corley		Milwaukee	6.2

BOXING
LAMOTTA LOOKS GOOD IN WIN OVER LEVINE
1947 has not been kind to Jake LaMotta but the 26 year old middleweight may be back on track if last night's fight with Artie Levine in Cleveland is any indication. LaMotta throughly dominated the 23 year old Clevelander enroute to a unanimous decision victory. LaMotta improves to 16-2 with the win while Levine drops to 22-10-1.

LaMotta was a perfect 15-0 in the postwar tournament and began the year as the World Middleweight champion before a surprising loss to Tony Zale in January. Zale won the title by TKO when the referee was forced to stopped their bout because of a serious gash over LaMotta's eye. LaMotta rebounded with a unanimous decision over Steve Belloise before losing for the second time in three outings when Holman Williams earned a split decision win at Madison Square Garden in August. That loss cost LaMotta a rematch with Zale in December, a spot that the 28-1 Williams will take instead. With the win over Levine, LaMotta remains ranked 5th in his weightclass world wide.

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	BOXING RANKINGS
Here are the champions and top 5 contenders in each weight 
class as decided by the World Boxing Organization.

	HEAVYWEIGHT
CHP	Ezzard Charles	23-1
1	Joe Louis	10-1
2  	Nathan Mann	19-6-1
3	Johnny Williams	22-7-2
4	Nino Valdes	20-5
5	Joe Walcott	25-2-2

	LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT
CHP	Archie Moore	33-2
1	Jack A Johnson	22-10-1
2	Lloyd Marshall	24-5-1
3	Freddie Mills	32-14-3
4	Billy Conn	29-2-2
5	Billy Smith	16-9

	MIDDLEWEIGHT
CHP	Tony Zale	39-4
1	Marcel Cerdan	27-5
2	Jose Basora	30-2
3	Holman Williams	28-1
4	Jake LaMotta	16-2
5	Charley Burley	15-4

	WELTERWEIGHT
CHP	Ray Robinson	 15-1-1
1	Gustav Eder	 19-6-2
2	Bep Van Klaveren 23-10-1
3	Johnny Bratton	 22-3-2
4	Cocoa Kid	 26-3-1
5	Michele Palermo	 19-6

	LIGHTWEIGHT
CHP	Ike Williams	21-0
1	Mario Trigo	15-5-1
2	Joe Brown	13-3
3	Rudy Cruz	15-3
4	Jimmy Carter	16-4
5	Bob Montgomery	11-1

	FEATHERWEIGHT
CHP	Willie Pep	23-0
1	National Kid	24-12-1
2	Sandy Saddler	26-2
3	Al Phillips	23-13-5
4	Harold Hoshino	25-5-1
5	Eddie Compo	28-6-3

	BANTAMWEIGHT
CHP	Luis Galvani	   34-4-1
1	Frankie Williams   32-9-3
2	Luis Romero	   22-7-1
3	Fernando Gagnon    34-4-1
4	Gus Foran	   25-6
5   David Kui Kong Young   35-3

	FLYWEIGHT
CHP	Speedy Akira	  17-4-2
1	Teddy Gardner	  18-4-1
2	Vic Herman	  15-4-2
3       Maurice Sandeyron 15-7-3
4	Black Pico	  17-2
5	Jackie Paterson	  21-3

Tiger Fan · 04-30-2005, 03:16 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 1947

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
LARGENT CARRIES RAMS PAST CARDINALS
Mike Largent ran for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the St Louis Rams to a 17-6 win over the Cardinals in Arizona. The Rams took the lead on the first series of the game as their opening drive was capped by a 37 yard scamper by Largent. From there St Louis never looked back as the best Arizona could manage was a pair of field goals against the Rams defense. Arizona's lack of offensive pop was accentuated by 4 Cardinal turnovers.

The Rams win creates a three-way tie atop the NFC West Division as St Louis, Seattle and San Francisco all sit at 6-4. Arizona brings up the rear in the division with a 2-8 record.

SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Baltimore 17 Pittsburgh 16
Cincinnati 13 Cleveland 10
Miami 17 New England 14
NY Jets 27 Buffalo 17
Houston 17 Tennessee 7
Jacksonville 34 Indianapolis 28
Oakland 30 Kansas City 10
San Diego 19 Denver 17
Philadelphia 16 NY Giants 10
Washington 24 Dallas 21
Minnesota 33 Chicago 30
Green Bay 31 Detroit 10
Seattle 35 San Francisco 10

LAST NIGHT'S RESULT
St. Louis 17 Arizona 6

WEEK 12 GAMES
Chicago Bears (6-4) at Oakland Raiders (6-4)
Detroit Lions (3-7) at San Diego Chargers (5-5)
Green Bay Packers (9-1) at Kansas City Chiefs (6-4)
St. Louis Rams (6-4) at Miami Dolphins (3-7)
Washington Redskins (5-5) at Tennessee Titans (7-3)
Seattle Seahawks (6-4) at Buffalo Bills (2-8)
Carolina Panthers (1-9) at Cleveland Browns (4-6)
Philadelphia Eagles (9-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (6-4)
San Francisco 49ers (6-4) at New England Patriots (3-7)
Minnesota Vikings (4-6) at Denver Broncos (3-7)
New York Giants (3-7) at Houston Texans (6-3-1)
Atlanta Falcons (6-4) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3-7)
New Orleans Saints (7-3) at Baltimore Ravens (9-1)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-5) at Cincinnati Bengals (7-3)
Arizona Cardinals (2-8) at New York Jets (7-3)
Dallas Cowboys (2-8) at Indianapolis Colts (2-7-1)

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			 STANDINGS
		NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
North			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Green Bay Packers	9	1	0	.900	314	159
Chicago Bears		6	4	0	.600	244	246
Minnesota Vikings	4	6	0	.400	198	199
Detroit Lions		3	7	0	.300	186	267

East			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	9	1	0	.900	281	176
Washington Redskins	5	5	0	.500	212	234
New York Giants		3	7	0	.300	164	230
Dallas Cowboys		2	8	0	.200	204	247

South			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	.700	255	216
Atlanta Falcons		6	4	0	.600	242	241
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	5	0	.500	253	256
Carolina Panthers	1	9	0	.100	194	258

West			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
San Francisco 49ers	6	4	0	.600	178	162
Seattle Seahawks	6	4	0	.600	183	151
St. Louis Rams		6	4	0	.600	198	192
Arizona Cardinals	2	8	0	.200	155	215

			AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
North			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	9	1	0	.900	251	174
Cincinnati Bengals	7	3	0	.700	197	166
Cleveland Browns	4	6	0	.400	207	226
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	0	.300	186	146

East			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
New York Jets		7	3	0	.700	215	165
Miami Dolphins		3	7	0	.300	222	257
New England Patriots	3	7	0	.300	143	206
Buffalo Bills		2	8	0	.200	172	271

South			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Tennessee Titans	7	3	0	.700	219	167
Houston Texans		6	3	1	.650	175	145
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	4	0	.600	199	202
Indianapolis Colts	2	7	1	.250	198	245

West			W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Oakland Raiders		6	4	0	.600	215	228
Kansas City Chiefs	6	4	0	.600	250	231
San Diego Chargers	5	5	0	.500	227	201
Denver Broncos		3	7	0	.300	199	257

		NFL LEADERS
		PASSING
Player		TM	AT	COMP	COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RAT
Jordan Montana	GRB	124	82	66.1	1026	14	 3	119.2
Sid *Luckman	CHI	317	212	66.9	2796	17	 8	101.9
Ryan Boyette	NO	307	213	69.4	2535	13	 8	 97.6
Charles *Trippi	TEN	191	121	63.4	1567	10	 5	 95.6
Otto *Graham	TB	173	114	65.9	1370	 9	 5	 95.3
John Foster	BAL	327	195	59.6	2453	20	10	 90.7

		RUSHING
Player		  TM	GS	RUSH	YDS	YPC	LG	TD
Antowain Anderson ATL	10	224	1321	5.9	92	11
Harley Mitchell	  PHI	10	269	1224	4.6	73	 8
Todd Berger	  NO	10	238	1121	4.7	74	 9
Stacey Jolley	  MIA	10	224	1096	4.9	88	 9
Keyshawn Smith	  TB	10	185	1015	5.5	80	10
Steve *Van Buren  NYJ	10	207	1002	4.8	97	 9

		RECEPTIONS
Player		TM	REC
Pettis Neumann	KC	69
Lewis Smith	JAX	67
Jim *Benton	MIN	66
Garland Brown	NO	66
Zach Kruczek	CLE	65

		RECEIVING YARDS
Player		TM	GS	REC	YDS	YPC	LG	TD
Pettis Neumann	KAN	10	69	988	14.3	55	6
Jerry Watson	DEN	10	63	917	14.6	59	4
Jim *Benton	MIN	10	66	914	13.8	62	5
Ken *Kavanaugh	CHI	10	58	878	15.1	56	6
Wayne *Miller	WAS	10	63	872	13.8	64	6

		TACKLES
Player		TM	GS	TAK	SOLO	AST
Matt Truluck	STL	10	108	82	26
Jeff Parent	CIN	10	108	84	24
Dale Cherry	CAR	10	100	78	22
Joey Sloan	MIA	10	 98	67	31
B. Hasselbeck	ARZ	10	 95	79	16
Ron James	IND	10	 95	71	24
James Williams	SEA	10	 95	76	19

		SACKS
Player		TM	Sacks
Reggie White	SD	13
Jeff Parent	CIN	 9
Bill *Hewitt	CHI	 9
Vincent Davis	SEA	 9
Javon Love	OAK	 8
Ade Coulter	TEN	 8
Jim Curry	BUF	 8
John Beasley	KC	 8
John Abraham	BAL	 8

		INTERCEPTIONS
Player		TM	Ints
Mark Smith	BAL	9
Marion Dulaney  PHI	8
Todd Elwell	PIT	7
Aaron Miller	OAK	7
David Richards	SF	6
B Hasselbeck	ARZ	5
Jim Plum	TB	5
Randy Eaton	ARZ	5
Rashod Dawson	GB	5
Ken Murphy	STL	5

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
TEXAS TOPPLES FURTHER WITH SECOND STRAIGHT LOSS
After losing two straight conference games the University of Texas has fallen from #3 a couple of weeks ago to 16th in the latest college football poll. The Longhorns are not the only team to take a big drop of late, USC has also fallen on hard times and has gone from preseason favourite to reprsent the PCC in the Rose Bowl to being in danger of dropping out of the top 20 entirely.

Looking ahead the big next week will feature 10th ranked Army travelling to South Bend to meet the number one ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Not quite as exiting as last season when the two squads were ranked 1-2 heading into their showdown in New York but the Irish will be fired up and looking to avenge last seasons loss.

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1947 TSN  TOP 20	REC	LAST WEEK			NEXT WEEK
1 Notre Dame (1) 	6-0	beat #10 Army 35-21		at Northwestern
2 Michigan (2)   	7-0	beat Indiana 33-0		at Wisconsin
3 North Carolina (3)	6-1	beat North Carolina St 23-0	at Maryland
4 Rice (4)		6-0-1	beat Arkansas 17-6		host Texas A&M
5 California(5)		8-0	beat Washington 21-7		host Montana
6 Mississippi (6)	6-2	beat Tennessee 20-10		host Tenn-Chat
7 Penn State (7)	7-0	beat Temple 33-0		at Navy
8 Pennsylvania (13)	6-0	beat #9 Virginia 31-21		host #11 Army
9 Georgia Tech (12)     7-0     beat Navy 13-0			at #12 Alabama
10 Oklahoma (11)	5-1-1	beat Kansas State 41-7		at #17 Missouri
11 Army (10)		5-2	lost 35-21 at #1 Notre Dame	at #8 Pennsylvania
12 Alabama (14)		5-1-1	off				host #9 Georgia Tech
13 Virginia (9)		6-1	lost 31-21 at #13 Pennsylvania	at West Virginia
14 SMU (8)		5-2	lost 20-7 to Texas A&M		host Arkansas
15 Texas (16)		6-2	beat Baylor 31-0		host TCU
16 USC (17)		4-2-1	beat Stanford 33-0		off
17 Missouri (15)	6-2	lost 17-14 to Duke		host #10 Oklahoma
18 Illinois (20)	5-2	beat Western Michigan 24-0	at Ohio State
19 William & Mary (nr)	6-1	beat VMI 37-9			at Washington & Lee
20 Oregon (19)		5-2-1	tied 0-0 at Washington State	at Stanford		

Dropped out  
Wisconsin(18)	4-3	lost 21-17 to Iowa

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TOUGH DAY FOR PCC SOUTH
It was a rough season opening day for the two major Los Angeles schools as both UCLA and USC were upset. The 16th ranked Bruins fell 85-54 to Ohio State in Columbus as the *Pugh brothers came up big for the Buckeyes. Roy had 21 points and 10 rebounds while Les had 19 points and 7 boards. Senior guard Matt *Zunic had 29 points to lead the Bruins. The Trojans were embarrassed 54-45 at home by Eastern Illinois.

The North section of the Pacific Coast Conference had much greater success as Oregon and Washington each won big. The Ducks, who fell from 2nd to 13th in the polls after an early preseason tournament exit, rebounded with a 73-52 home win over Coastal Carolina. Junior forward Jake *Carter paced the Oregon attack with 29 points. The 5th ranked Washington Huskies destroyed Wright State 99-48 as forward Matthew Hawkins had 30 points and 29 boards in a dominating performance. San Francisco, ranked 17th in the new poll, had little trouble with Maryland in an 86-53 victory.

Number one ranked Holy Cross, fresh of a win in the preseason NIT, thumped Tennessee State 92-48 in their home opener. Sophomore guard Bob *Cousy led the Crusaders with 23 points. In other games involving ranked teams #18 CCNY topped Oklahoma 79-54 in New York while 11th ranked VMI was upset 97-76 at home by American University.

PURDUE MAKES BIG JUMP IN OPENING WEEK AP POLL
A win in the Alaska Challenge helped Purdue jump from 22 to 3rd in the latest AP College Basketball poll, released yesterday.

Code:

	AP TOP TWENTY FIVE
Rank  School  	      Record  Points  Previous  
1.  Holy Cross  	4-0  1,806  	 1  
2.  New York Univ  	3-0  1,636  	 5  
3.  Purdue  		3-0  1,503  	22  
4.  Florida  		2-1  1,293  	 6  
5.  Washington  	3-1  1,188  	12  
6.  Oklahoma A&M  	1-1  1,063   	 3  
7.  Auburn  		2-1    992  	41  
8.  Alabama  		1-1    891  	14  
9.  Penn State 		1-1    828  	28  
10.  California  	1-1    769  	32  
11.  VMI  		1-2    691  	70  
12.  Memphis  		1-1    642  	93  
13.  Oregon  		1-1    604  	 2  
14.  Boston College  	0-1    554  	 4  
15.  Illinois  		0-0    508  	 8  
16.  UCLA  		0-1    478  	 9  
17.  San Francisco  	1-0    447  	10  
18.  CCNY  		1-0    372  	11  
19.  Indiana  		0-1    322   	 7  
20.  Notre Dame  	0-1    259  	13  
21.  Syracuse  		0-0    216  	15  
22.  Kentucky  		0-0    173  	16  
23.  Wake Forest  	0-0    144  	18  
24.  Washington St.  	0-0    129  	19  
25.  St. Louis  	0-0    114  	20  

Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina 107, Ohio State 99, 
N.C. State 85, USC 70, Baylor 56, Harvard 42, Princeton 28, 
Providence 14, Wichita State 10, UTEP 8, St. John's 6, Iowa 4,
 Stanford 4, Fordham 3, Clemson 3, Creighton 2, Iowa State 2,
 Wisconsin 1, Tulsa 1, Tulane 1, Missouri 1. 

Dropped out of Top 25: No. 21 North Carolina, No. 23 Ohio State,
No. 24 N.C. State, No. 17 USC, No. 25 Baylor

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
American 97 (11)VMI 76
Baylor 66 Butler 64
Canisuis 90 Jackson State 43
(18)CCNY 79 Oklahoma 54
Clemson 80 Radford 62
Creighton 79 San Diego State 57
Eastern Illinois 54 USC 45
Elon 77 Cincinnati 56
Georgia Tech 73 Northern Arizona 72
(1)Holy Cross 92 Tennessee State 48
Louisiana Tech 95 Coppin State 92
Nebraska 94 Duke 42
Ohio State 85 (16)UCLA 54
(13)Oregon 73 Coastal Carolina 52
(17)San Francisco 86 Maryland 53
Texas 92 Drake 87
Texas A&M 80 Connecticut 58
UTEP 74 Stephen F Austin 62
(5)Washington 99 Wright State 48

TONIGHT'S GAMES
Army at Kent State
Bradley at Mississippi State
Iona at Charlotte
Mississippi at Seton Hall
Rider at Temple
Rice at Missouri
Tennessee at Montana State
Tenn-Martin at Drexel
Tennessee Tech at Princeton

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
OLYMPIANS LOSE GAME AND *MIKAN
The Indianapolis Olympians fell 95-94 to Dallas but more of a concern was the fact that center George *Mikan reaggravated a wrist injury in the closing seconds and could miss two weeks. Mikan, who was playing just his second game after missing over a week with a similiar injury, scored 26 points and added 15 rebounds. He left the game with the Olympians up by 1 point with 45 seconds to play. Jarvis Ferguson sank a basket for the last two of his 20 points with 19 seconds remaining to give Dallas the win. Joe Cunningham led the Chaps with 28 points.

Mac Thorpe scored 26 points to lead St Louis past Baltimore 88-85. The win moves the Bombers back ahead of Indianapolis atop the Midwest Division. In Milwaukee the Hawks got 26 points from Goodwin Wozniak to beat Fort Wayne 95-83 while Providence rolled over New York 103-86 in the only other game.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Providence 103 New York 86
Dallas 95 Indianapolis 94
Milwaukee 95 Fort Wayne 83
St Louis 88 Baltimore 85

TONIGHT'S GAMES
New York at Baltimore
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Chicago at Minneapolis
Kentucky at Providence
Fort Wayne at New Orleans

Code:


		STANDINGS
ATLANTIC	GP	W	 L	PCT	GB
Providence	15	10	 5	.667	 x
Baltimore	10	 6	 4	.600	1.5
Boston		10	 5	 5	.500	2.5
New York	16	 7	 9	.438	3.5
Philadelphia	16	 4	12	.250	6.5
					
NORTHEAST	GP	 W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland	13	10	3	.769	 x
Buffalo		12	 8	4	.667	1.5
Syracuse	14	 9	5	.643	1.5
Fort Wayne	13	 5	8	.385	5.0
Pittsburgh	12	 4	8	.333	5.5
					
MIDWEST		GP	W	L	PCT	GB
St Louis	13	7	6	.538	 x
Indianapolis	15	8	7	.533	0.5
Milwaukee	15	7	8	.467	1.0
Chicago		 8	3	5	.375	1.5
Minneapolis	13	4	9	.308	3.0
					
SOUTH		GP	W	 L	PCT	GB
Dallas		17	10	7	.588	 x
Kansas City	13	7	6	.538	1.0
Cincinnati	13	7	6	.538	1.0
New Orleans	 9	4	5	.444	2.0
Kentucky	18	8	10	.444	2.5

BOXING
UPCOMING WORLD TITLE DEFENSES
Heavyweight : Nov 20 - Ezzard Charles (23-1) vs Tommy Gomez (26-6)
Lightheavy : Nov 12 - Archie Moore (32-2) vs Tommy Yarosz (27-8-2)
Middleweight : Nov 30 - Tony Zale (39-4) vs Holman Williams (28-1)
Welterweight : Dec 12 - Sugar Ray Robinson (15-1-1) vs Johnny Bratton (22-3-2)
Lightweight : Nov 22 - Ike Williams (21-0) vs Arthur King (15-2)
Featherweight : Dec 5 - Willie Pep (23-0) vs Sandy Saddler (26-2)
Bantamweight: Nov 15 - Luis Galvani (34-4-1) vs Fernando Gagnon (34-4-1)
Flyweight : Nov 27 - Speedy Akira (17-4-2) vs Teddy Gardner (18-4-1)

Here is the complete schedule of fights currently announced for the month of November.

TONIGHT
Bob Montgomery (11-1) vs Lenny Mancini (14-1-3) LW in Philadelphia
Joey Giradello (0-0) vs Gene Buffalo (10-26-4)MW in Philadelphia
Michele Palermo (19-6) vs Bep Van Klaveren (23-10-1) in Italy

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12
Archie Moore (32-2) vs Tommy Yarosz (27-8-2) for World Lightheavyweight title from Pittsburgh
Jimmy Carter (16-4) vs Allie Stolz (17-3-1) LW in Trenton, NJ

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13
Roscoe Toles (20-5) vs Lee Q Murray (11-3)HW in Boston
Jimmy Slade (25-9-1) vs Tiger Jack Fox (21-6) LHW in New York
Marty Servo (29-5-2) vs Tony Marteliano (13-19-3) WW in New York

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14
Joe Louis (10-1) vs Earl Walls (20-7)HW at Detroit
Joey Maxim (30-10) vs Alabama Kid (31-11) LHW at Cleveland
Cliff Curvis (19-9-6) vs Ernie Roderick (19-11-1) for British Welterweight title in London
Benny Goldberg (4-1) vs Harold Dade (23-8-2) BW at Chicago

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15
Luis Galvani (34-4-1) vs Fernando Gagnon (34-4-1) for World Bantamweight Title in Miami
Cocoa Kid (26-3-1) vs Joe Legon (23-7) WW at Havana
Jackie Wilson (29-4-1) vs Frankie Fernandez (23-6-1) WW at Los Angeles
Carmen Basilio (2-0-1) vs Tommy Bazzano (2-2) WW at Boston
Henry Davis (9-7-1) vs Robert Take****a (2-0) LW at Honolulu
David King Kong Kui (35-3) vs Luis Castillo (28-13-3) BW at Honolulu
Dado Marino (14-5) vs Terry Allen (17-6-2) Fly at Honolulu
Harold Hoshino (25-5-1) vs Simon Vegara (38-7-2) FW at Los Angeles

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18
Art Aragon (14-5-1) vs Enrique Bolanos (16-2-1) LW in Mexico City
Rudy Cruz (15-3) vs Mario Trigo (15-5-1) LW in Mexico City
Johnny Gonzalves (2-0) vs Raul Esqueda (1-0) LW in Mexico City
Tony Chavez (13-6) vs Rodolfo Ramirez (9-9-2) LW in Mexico City
Manuel Ortiz (39-2-2) vs Panchito Villa (20-22-1) BW in Mexico City

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19
Luis Romero (22-7-1) vs Gus Foran (25-6) for European Bantamweight title at Madrid

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20
Ezzard Charles (23-1) vs Tommy Gomez (26-6) for World Heavyweight title at New York
Charley Burley (15-4) vs Charley Fusari (27-6-3) LHW at New York
Tommy Bell (27-3-1) vs Charley Salas (17-13-2) WW at Phoenix
Chalky Wright (27-7-1) vs Charlie Riley (24-5) FW at St Louis

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21
Rocky Marciano (5-0) vs Embrell Davidson (28-8) HW at Detroit
Roland LaStarza (5-0) vs O'Dell Riley (3-3) HW at Detroit
Dave Sands (30-7-1) vs Ignacio Ara (32-14) MW at Sydney, Australia
Ronnie Clayton (29-12-3) vs Ray Famechon (25-13) for European Featherweight title in Glasgow
Jim Kenny (3-1) vs Trevor King (1-0) FW at Glasgow

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22
Nathan Mann (19-6-1) vs Gene Jones (16-16) HW from Hartford
Ike Williams (21-0) vs Arthur King (15-2) for World Lightweight title from Toronto
Valentin Angelmann (12-6-2) vs Vic Herman (15-4-2) Fly at Paris
Maurice Sandeyron (15-7-3) vs Little Dado (20-5-2) Fly at Paris
Louis Skena (17-7-1) vs Ed Doran (16-5-1) Fly at Paris

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26
Percy Bassett (3-0) vs Sal Bartolo (2-0) FW at Philadelphia

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 27
Speedy Akira (17-4-2) vs Teddy Gardner (18-4-1) for World Flyweight title at Tokyo
Yoshio Shirai (11-4-2) vs Rinty Monaghan (18-5-1) Fly at Tokyo

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28
Jackie Paterson (21-3) vs Peter Kane (19-2-1) for British Flyweight title at Glasgow
Jackie Jurich (17-4) vs Black Pico (17-2) Fly at San Francisco

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29
Tony Zale (39-4) vs Holman Williams (28-1) for World Middleweight title in New York
Beau Jack (16-2) vs Joe Brown (13-3) LW in Atlanta

04-22-2005, 01:23 PM	#561
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : MONDAY NOVEMBER 3, 1947 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE RAVENS HOLD OFF BROWNS TO IMPROVE TO 8-1 The Baltimore Ravens built a 17-0 first half lead and then held on to defeat Cleveland 24-21 in week 10 NFL action. The victory improves the Ravens record to 8-1, best in the AFC. Running back Fabien Montgomery led the Ravens offense with a pair of touchdowns. The Browns lose and fall to 4-5 on the season despite a tremendous game from All-Pro receiver Zach Kruczek. He had 9 catches for 112 yards including a pair of touchdown grabs in the fourth quarter as the Browns were scrambling to get back in the game. Cincinnati remains two games back of the Ravens in the AFC North after beating Pittsburgh 26-16. Tennessee's lead in the AFC South remains at two games after both the Titans and second place Houston won. With rookie phenom Charles Trippi sidelined, former Tennessee starter Manfred Gayle made a spirited effort to win his job back. The veteran Titans QB threw for 4 touchdowns and 322 yards as Tennessee humbled Indianapolis 39-15. In Houston, the Texans downed Jacksonville 17-3. Rookie Bob Fenimore ran for 2 touchdowns and 74 yards to help San Diego past Kansas City 30-15. The other two AFC West clubs, Oakland and Denver, meet tonight in the Mile High City. PACKERS AND EAGLES CONTINUE TO ROLL IN NFC The Green Bay Packers beat the defending champion Chicago Bears for the second time this season. Tony Canadeo ran for 128 yards and Donnie Drumm kicked two field goals in the final five minutes of the game as the Packers beat Chicago 26-22 in Green Bay. The Packers have won 6 straight games and done so with 3 different quarterbacks. Third stringer Robert Anderson got the start with both Frank Albert and Jordan Montana nursing injuries. Anderson was outstanding completing 20-of-28 passes for 250 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Sid Luckman passed for 375 yards in a losing cause. The Philadelphia Eagles remain tied with Green Bay for the top record in the NFC. Both clubs are 8-1 after the Eagles beat Dallas 37-20. RB Harley Mitchell led the way for Philadelphia with 147 yards rushing and 2 touchdown carries. Mitchell added a 3rd touchdown on an 11 yard pass reception form QB Ken Neal. In other NFC games Todd Berger ran for 93 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns as New Orleans beat Carolina 27-13. San Francisco has sole possession of top spot in the west after winning a defensive struggle with St Louis by a 10-6 score. Seattle is tied with the Rams 1 game back of the 6-3 49ers after beating Arizona 19-13. Anthony Rice kicked 4 field goals for the winners. Jim Elliott threw for 3 touchdowns and 332 yards as Minnesota blanked slumping Detroit 24-0. The Lions have lost 3 straight games, all to NFC North Division opponents. Otto Graham passed for 407 yards and 4 touchdowns as Tampa Bay beat Atlanta 42-33 while Bob Seymour ran for a pair of scores as Washington beat the New York Giants 31-15. WEEK 10 RESULTS San Diego 30 Kansas City 15 Tennessee 39 Indianapolis 15 Houston 17 Jacksonville 3 Baltimore 24 Cleveland 21 New Orleans 27 Carolina 13 Seattle 19 Arizona 13 San Francisco 10 St Louis 6 Philadelphia 37 Dallas 20 Minnesota 24 Detroit 0 Green Bay 26 Chicago 22 Cincinnati 26 Pittsburgh 16 Tampa Bay 42 Atlanta 33 Washington 31 NY Giants 15 MONDAY NIGHT GAME Oakland at Denver Code: STANDINGS NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE North W L T PCT PF PA* Green Bay Packers 8 1 0 .889 283 149 Chicago Bears 6 3 0 .667 214 213 Minnesota Vikings 3 6 0 .333 165 169 Detroit Lions 3 6 0 .333 176 236 East W L T PCT PF PA Philadelphia Eagles 8 1 0 .889 265 166 Washington Redskins 4 5 0 .444 188 213 New York Giants 3 6 0 .333 154 214 Dallas Cowboys 2 7 0 .222 183 223 South W L T PCT PF PA New Orleans Saints 7 3 0 .700 255 216 Atlanta Falcons 6 4 0 .600 242 241 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 5 0 .500 253 256 Carolina Panthers 1 9 0 .100 194 258 West W L T PCT PF PA San Francisco 49ers 6 3 0 .667 168 127 Seattle Seahawks 5 4 0 .556 148 141 St. Louis Rams 5 4 0 .556 181 186 Arizona Cardinals 2 7 0 .222 149 198 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE North W L T PCT PF PA Baltimore Ravens 8 1 0 .889 234 158 Cincinnati Bengals 6 3 0 .667 184 156 Cleveland Browns 4 5 0 .444 197 213 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 6 0 .333 170 129 East W L T PCT PF PA New York Jets 6 3 0 .667 188 148 New England Patriots 3 6 0 .333 129 189 Buffalo Bills 2 7 0 .222 155 244 Miami Dolphins 2 7 0 .222 205 243 South W L T PCT PF PA Tennessee Titans 7 2 0 .778 212 150 Houston Texans 5 3 1 .611 158 138 Jacksonville Jaguars 5 4 0 .556 165 174 Indianapolis Colts 2 6 1 .278 170 211 West W L T PCT PF PA Kansas City Chiefs 6 3 0 .667 240 201 Oakland Raiders 4 4 0 .500 163 205 San Diego Chargers 4 5 0 .444 208 184 Denver Broncos 3 5 0 .375 169 216 COLLEGE BASKETBALL HOLY CROSS TOPS COACHES POLL College basketball's preseason coaches poll has been released and just like the AP poll Holy Cross is ranked number one. The Crusaders feature an outstanding backcourt led by sophomore's Bob Cousy and Frank Oftring. The will open their season on Thursday against Wyoming at New York in the preseason NIT. Boston College, Oregon, Oklahoma A&M and New York University round out the top 5 in the coaches poll. The same schools comprised the top 5 in the AP poll but in a slightly different order. 4th ranked Oklahoma A&M is also in the preseason NIT and could face Holy Cross in the title game. Oregon is in the Alaska Challenge and will play on Thursday as will NYU which is entered in the Hawaii Classic. 2nd ranked Boston College will not open it's season until November 12 against Manhattan. Code: COACHES POLL PRESEASON TOP 25 Rank School Points 1. Holy Cross 569 2. Boston College 538 3. Oregon 505 4. Oklahoma A&M 487 5. New York Univ 471 6. Indiana 451 7. Florida 420 8. Washington 401 9. Illinois 384 10. CCNY 367 11. San Francisco 352 12. UCLA 336 13. Notre Dame 317 14. USC 299 15. Syracuse 284 16. Purdue 269 17. Wake Forest 238 18. Alabama 223 19. St. Louis 208 20. Kentucky 192 21. North Carolina 177 22. Ohio State 162 23. Penn State 147 24. Washington St. 117 25. N.C. State 102 Others Receiving Votes: Baylor 80, California 72, UTEP 58, Princeton 43, Harvard 29, Wichita State 14, Providence 10, Creighton 8, St. John's 6, Iowa 4, Fordham 4, Tulsa 4, Tulane 3, Clemson 3, Bradley 3, Stanford 2, Kansas 2, New Orleans 2, Missouri 1, Wisconsin 1, Wyoming 1, Auburn 1. NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION CAVS WIN EASTERN SHOWDOWN In a game featuring the two division leaders from the Eastern Conference it was the hometown Cleveland Cavaliers that prevailed, edging Providence 82-78. Forward Braden Morrow led the Cavs with 22 points and 10 rebounds while guard Juan Harrison added 20 points. Jim Pollard topped the Steamrollers with 19 points in a game that Providence let a 7 point halftime lead slip away. Just a couple of days after hinting he would like to be traded, Philadelphia center John Layton came up with a strong 20 point effort as his Warriors beat New York 94-86 at Madison Square Garden. Elsewhere, Kansas City beat Cincinnati 88-74 while Chicago hammered Minneapolis 102-86. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Philadelphia 94 New York 86 Cleveland 82 Providence 78 Chicago 102 Minneapolis 86 Kansas City 88 Cincinnati 74 TODAY'S GAMES Philadelphia at Providence Boston at Cleveland Milwaukee at Kentucky Dallas at Kansas City St Louis at Baltimore Minneapolis at Pittsburgh Code: STANDINGS ATLANTIC GP W L PCT GB* Providence 10 8 2 .800 x Baltimore 6 4 2 .667 2.0 New York 13 6 7 .462 3.5 Boston 7 3 4 .429 3.5 Philadelphia 13 4 9 .308 5.5 NORTHEAST GP W L PCT GB Cleveland 11 8 3 .727 x Syracuse 13 8 5 .615 1.0 Buffalo 9 5 4 .556 2.0 Fort Wayne 10 4 6 .400 3.5 Pittsburgh 7 2 5 .286 4.0 MIDWEST GP W L PCT GB St Louis 8 5 3 .625 x Indianapolis 14 7 7 .500 1.0 Milwaukee 10 5 5 .500 1.0 Chicago 7 3 4 .429 1.5 Minneapolis 8 2 6 .250 3.0 SOUTH GP W L PCT GB Cincinnati 10 5 5 .500 x Dallas 12 6 6 .500 x Kentucky 14 7 7 .500 x Kansas City 8 4 4 .500 x New Orleans 6 2 4 .333 1.0 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE RANGERS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT After opening the season with 4 straight losses the New York Rangers have now won two in a row after beating Toronto 4-1 at Madison Square Garden last night. Ed Kullman had a goal and an assist while goaltender Jim Henry stopped all but one of the 57 Toronto shots he faced. In other action Boston scored twice in the opening minute of the second period to earn a 2-2 tie with the Red Wings in Detroit. The Bruins have a 3 point lead on second place Toronto atop the NHL standings. In the only other game Chicago beat Montreal 4-2 as the Canadiens lost their second straight since Rocket Richard was sidelined. Richard is not expected to be back in the lineup until late this month. TORONTO at NEW YORK GOAL SUMMARY Period 1 1- TORONTO : Vic Lynn 2(Bill Ezinicki, Wally Stanowski) 2:11 2- NEW YORK : Rene Trudell 2(Ed Slowinski) (SH) 2:57 Period 2 3- NEW YORK : Ed Kullman 3(Frank Eddolls, JP Lamirande) (PP) 0:42 4- NEW YORK : Cal Gardner 2(Phil Watson, Fred Shero) 18:49 Period 3 5- NEW YORK : Grant Warwick 2(Ed Kullman, Edgar Laprade) (PP) 1:18 SHOTS ON GOAL TORONTO - 57 NEW YORK - 35 BOSTON at DETROIT GOAL SUMMARY Period 1 1- DETROIT Red Wings: Don Morrison 3(Bill Quackenbush, Doug McCaig) 6:42 2- DETROIT Red Wings: Jim Conacher 2(Unassisted) 12:11 Period 2 3- BOSTON BRUINS: Pete Babando 2(Milt Schmidt) 0:29 4- BOSTON BRUINS: Johnny Peirson 2(Ed Harrison, Milt Schmidt) (SH) 1:04 Period 3 None SHOTS ON GOAL BOSTON BRUINS - 16 DETROIT Red Wings - 13 MONTREAL at CHICAGO GOAL SUMMARY Period 1 1- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Bud Poile 2(Ray Conacher) 10:00 Period 2 2- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Gaye Stewart 3(George Gee, Doug Bentley) 0:55 3- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Gaye Stewart 4(Metro Prystai, George Gee) 13:41 4- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Bud Poile 3(Gus Bodnar) 14:22 Period 3 5- MONTREAL Canadiens: Toe Blake 5(Roger Leger, Ken Reardon) 8:29 6- MONTREAL Canadiens: Bob Fillion 3(Billy Reay, Norm Dussault) 9:47 SHOTS ON GOAL MONTREAL Canadiens - 22 CHICAGO Black Hawks - 40 Code: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS Boston 7 5 1 1 24 12 11 Toronto 7 4 3 0 19 18 8 Montreal 7 3 3 1 19 21 7 Detroit 7 3 3 1 22 23 7 New York 6 2 4 0 13 17 4 Chicago 6 1 4 1 12 18 3 SCORING LEADERS NAME TM GP G A PTS Elmer Lach MON 7 3 7 10 Ted Lindsay DET 7 6 2 8 Max Bentley TOR 7 3 5 8 Clare Martin BOS 7 2 6 8 Don Gallinger BOS 7 1 7 8 Milt Schmidt BOS 5 1 7 8 Howie Meeker TOR 7 5 2 7 Maurice Richard MON 5 4 3 7 Jim McFadden DET 7 4 3 7 Don Morrison DET 7 3 4 7 Bill Ezinicki TOR 7 2 4 6 CANADIAN FOOTBALL The ORFU season came to a close with the Toronto Balmy Beach club winning the regular season. Balmy Beach beat Ottawa 17-6 in the season finale and the two clubs will meet in one playoff semi-final next weekend. The other semi-final will match Windsor and Hamilton after the Royals beat the Wildcats 20-14. The two clubs finished tied for second but Hamilton gets homefield for the semi-final based on a better point differential in their 2 game head to head series. Each squad won on it's home field. There was one game out west yesterday as Calgary beat Edmonton 19-17. There are still a couple of games remaining in the Western League but the playoffs are set with Edmonton and Winnipeg meeting in a 2 game total point series starting November 12th. In the Interprovincial League there is still one weekend of action remaining before the playoffs. First place Montreal is guaranteed one berth in the two-game total point final but second place will not be decided until after next weekend's games which have Hamilton at Ottawa while Montreal hosts Toronto. SUNDAY'S RESULTS Calgary 19 Edmonton 17 Toronto Indians 13 Sarnia 3 Toronto Balmy Beach 17 Ottawa Trojans 6 Windsor Royals 20 Hamilton Wildcats 14 Code: ORFU FINAL W L T PTS Tor Balmy Beach 8 2 0 16 Ham Wildcats 7 3 0 14 Windsor 7 3 0 14 Ott Trojans 5 5 0 10 Tor Indians 2 8 0 4 Sarnia 1 9 0 2 IPRFU W L T PTS Montreal 10 1 0 20 Argos 5 6 0 10 Ham Tigers 4 7 0 8 Ottawa RR 3 8 0 6 Western W L T PTS Edmonton 9 4 0 18 Winnipeg 9 4 0 18 Regina 5 9 0 10 Calgary 3 9 0 6 __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-18-2007 at 12:40 AM.

04-22-2005, 03:00 PM	#562
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	Has Tampa Bay's season opening starting QB still out with that injury, or has Otto just taken over the top spot on the depth chart? Seems to be having a good rookie year, and his team's at .500. Not bad. Slightly within striking distance. __________________ Frankenstein never scared me. Marsupials do....cause they're fast! Gibson swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! Unbelievable! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, 5 to 4; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't believe what I just saw!

04-23-2005, 04:56 PM	#564
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 1947 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE ROOKIES LEAD RAIDERS PAST BRONCOS 22-13 Rookie QB Tom Maddox and receiver Camp Wilson combined for a pair of touchdowns to lead the visiting Oakland Raiders past Denver 22-13 in Monday Night Football action. The victory improves the Raiders record to 5-4 and with 5 of their final 7 games at home puts them in a good spot as the playoff battle heats up. Denver, on the other hand, is now 3-6 and the Broncos have lost 5 of their last 6 games. Maddox, a second round pick out of the Naval Acadamy, beat out veteran Antwan Baker for the Raiders starting quarterback job in training camp and has never looked back. Maddox has had a couple of rough outings but for the most part has been very dependable and seems to be improving each week. Part of Maddox early success can be attributed to the Raiders strong running game led by 4 time all-pro Johnny Cushing and some of the credit must go to receiver Camp Wilson. The first round pick out of Tulsa has become Maddox's go-to guy and his improvement over the past 9 weeks has paralelled that of Maddox. Overall this is an exceptional year for rookie quarterbacks as 9 of them have started at least one game this season. Former Georgia star Charles Trippi has been outstanding with Tennessee prior to suffering an ankle injury in week 8. He should be back in another week or two. Giants QB Harry Gilmer, from Alabama, and Green Bay signal caller Frank Albert, ex of Stanford, also are sidelined with injuries after a solid start. On the flip side injuries to starting quarterbacks have allowed Tampa's Otto Graham, San Diego's Les Horvath and Buffalo's DeMarco Dickinson an opportunity to shine. Here is a look at what the rookie QB's have accomplished so far this season. Code: ROOKIE QB'S # NAME TEAM AT CMP YDS CMP % TD INT RATING Draft* #4 Charles Trippi TEN 191 121 1567 63.4 10 5 95.6 27th overall #11 Otto Graham TB 173 114 1370 65.9 9 5 95.3 2nd overall #9 Les Horvath SD 115 64 738 55.7 8 4 83.9 3rdrd-86th #19 Frank Albert GB 101 62 715 61.4 4 3 83.6 4th overall #11 Tom Maddox OAK 268 147 1861 54.9 12 6 82.3 2ndrd- 52nd #20 Harry Gilmer NYG 179 109 1355 60.9 7 9 76.5 2ndrd- 35th #1 Paul Governali MIN 208 117 1238 56.2 7 6 73.0 7th overall #13 DeMarco Dickinson BUF 109 61 702 56.0 4 5 68.7 3rdrd 75th #3 Dalton Fonoti SD 81 45 500 55.6 2 3 66.9 4thrd- 119th WEEK 10 RESULTS San Diego 30 Kansas City 15 Tennessee 39 Indianapolis 15 Houston 17 Jacksonville 3 Baltimore 24 Cleveland 21 New Orleans 27 Carolina 13 Seattle 19 Arizona 13 San Francisco 10 St Louis 6 Philadelphia 37 Dallas 20 Minnesota 24 Detroit 0 Green Bay 26 Chicago 22 Cincinnati 26 Pittsburgh 16 Tampa Bay 42 Atlanta 33 Washington 31 NY Giants 15 MONDAY NIGHT GAME Oakland 22 Denver 13 WEEK 11 SCHEDULE Baltimore Ravens (8-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3-6) Miami Dolphins (2-7) at New England Patriots (3-6) Buffalo Bills (2-7) at New York Jets (6-3) Minnesota Vikings (3-6) at Chicago Bears (6-3) Green Bay Packers (8-1) at Detroit Lions (3-6) Seattle Seahawks (5-4) at San Francisco 49ers (6-3) Indianapolis Colts (2-6-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (5-4) New York Giants (3-6) at Philadelphia Eagles (8-1) Kansas City Chiefs (6-3) at Oakland Raiders (5-4) Dallas Cowboys (2-7) at Washington Redskins (4-5) Denver Broncos (3-6) at San Diego Chargers (4-5) Houston Texans (5-3-1) at Tennessee Titans (7-2) Cincinnati Bengals (6-3) at Cleveland Browns (4-5) MONDAY NIGHT St. Louis Rams (5-4) at Arizona Cardinals (2-7) Code: STANDINGS NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE North W L T PCT PF PA Green Bay Packers 8 1 0 .889 283 149 Chicago Bears 6 3 0 .667 214 213 Minnesota Vikings 3 6 0 .333 165 169 Detroit Lions 3 6 0 .333 176 236 East W L T PCT PF PA Philadelphia Eagles 8 1 0 .889 265 166 Washington Redskins 4 5 0 .444 188 213 New York Giants 3 6 0 .333 154 214 Dallas Cowboys 2 7 0 .222 183 223 South W L T PCT PF PA New Orleans Saints 7 3 0 .700 255 216 Atlanta Falcons 6 4 0 .600 242 241 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 5 0 .500 253 256 Carolina Panthers 1 9 0 .100 194 258 West W L T PCT PF PA San Francisco 49ers 6 3 0 .667 168 127 Seattle Seahawks 5 4 0 .556 148 141 St. Louis Rams 5 4 0 .556 181 186 Arizona Cardinals 2 7 0 .222 149 198 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE North W L T PCT PF PA Baltimore Ravens 8 1 0 .889 234 158 Cincinnati Bengals 6 3 0 .667 184 156 Cleveland Browns 4 5 0 .444 197 213 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 6 0 .333 170 129 East W L T PCT PF PA New York Jets 6 3 0 .667 188 148 New England Patriots 3 6 0 .333 129 189 Buffalo Bills 2 7 0 .222 155 244 Miami Dolphins 2 7 0 .222 205 243 South W L T PCT PF PA Tennessee Titans 7 2 0 .778 212 150 Houston Texans 5 3 1 .611 158 138 Jacksonville Jaguars 5 4 0 .556 165 174 Indianapolis Colts 2 6 1 .278 170 211 West W L T PCT PF PA Kansas City Chiefs 6 3 0 .667 240 201 Oakland Raiders 5 4 0 .556 185 218 San Diego Chargers 4 5 0 .444 208 184 Denver Broncos 3 6 0 .333 182 238 NFL LEADERS PASSING Player TM GS AT COMP COMP% YDS TD INT RAT Sid Luckman CHI 9 280 192 68.6 2461 13 7 100.9 Ryan Boyette NO 10 307 213 69.4 2535 13 8 97.6 Charles Trippi TEN 6 191 121 63.4 1567 10 5 95.6 Otto Graham TB 5 173 114 65.9 1370 9 5 95.3 John Foster BAL 9 293 172 58.7 2250 19 9 91.8 Louis Webster CLE 7 252 144 57.1 1923 14 9 85.1 RUSHING Player TM GS RUSH YDS YPC LG TD* A. Anderson ATL 10 224 1321 5.9 92 11 Todd Berger NO 10 238 1121 4.7 74 9 Harley Mitchell PHI 9 244 1103 4.5 73 8 Keyshawn Smith TB 10 185 1015 5.5 80 10 Stacey Jolley MIA 9 196 1013 5.2 88 9 Tony Canadeo GRB 9 193 907 4.7 54 9 RECEPTIONS NAME TM REC* Pettis Neumann KC 62 Jim Benton MIN 61 Bob Sommer NO 61 Lewis Smith JAX 61 Duane Whelihan ATL 60 Zach Kruczek CLE 58 RECEIVING YARDS NAME TM GS REC YDS YPC LG TD* Pettis Neumann KAN 9 62 944 15.2 55 5 Jerry Watson DEN 9 56 863 15.4 59 4 Duane Whelihan ATL 10 60 852 14.2 64 9 Jim Benton MIN 9 61 821 13.5 62 5 Ken Kavanaugh CHI 9 50 800 16 56 4 TACKLES NAME TM GS TAK SOLO AST Matt Truluck STL 9 100 75 25 Dale Cherry CAR 10 100 78 22 Jeff Parent CIN 9 98 77 21 Joey Sloan MIA 9 90 61 29 Bill Howard NO 10 86 65 21 James Sayler NYJ 9 86 74 12 James Williams SEA 9 86 68 18 SACKS NAME TM SAC Jeff Parent CIN 9 Vincent Davis SEA 9 Reggie White SD 9 Bill Hewitt CHI 8 Abe Coulter TEN 8 John Beasley KC 8 INTERCEPTIONS NAME TM INT* Mark Smith BAL 9 Marion Dulaney PHI 8 Todd Elwell PIT 7 Aaron Miller OAK 6 4 tied with 5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEXAS TOPPLES FURTHER WITH SECOND STRAIGHT LOSS After losing two straight conference games the University of Texas has fallen from #3 a couple of weeks ago to 16th in the latest college football poll. The Longhorns are not the only team to take a big drop of late, USC has also fallen on hard times and has gone from preseason favourite to reprsent the PCC in the Rose Bowl to being in danger of dropping out of the top 20 entirely. Looking ahead the big next week will feature 10th ranked Army travelling to South Bend to meet the number one ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Not quite as exiting as last season when the two squads were ranked 1-2 heading into their showdown in New York but the Black Knights will be fired up and looking to avenge last seasons loss. Code: 1947 TSN TOP 20 REC LAST WEEK NEXT WEEK 1 Notre Dame (1) 5-0 beat Navy 20-14 host #10 Army 2 Michigan (2) 6-0 beat #18 Illinois 40-6 host Indiana 3 North Carolina (3) 5-1 beat Tennessee 41-0 host North Carolina St 4 Rice (5) 5-0-1 beat Texas Tech 47-0 host Arkansas 5 California(7) 7-0 beat UCLA 7-3 host Washington 6 Mississippi (4) 5-2 lost 31-30 at Louisiana State at Tennessee 7 Penn State (6) 6-0 beat Colgate 30-0 at Temple 8 SMU (12) 5-1 beat #8 Texas 13-10 at Texas A&M 9 Virginia (9) 6-0 beat Richmond 37-0 at #13 Pennsylvania 10 Army (10) 5-1 beat Washington&Lee 28-0 at #1 Notre Dame 11 Oklahoma (13) 4-1-1 beat Iowa State 44-0 at Kansas State 12 Georgia Tech (14) 6-0 beat Duke 17-10 vs Navy at Baltimore 13 Pennsylvania (15) 5-0 beat Princeton 41-0 host #9 Virginia 14 Alabama (16) 5-1-1 beat #19 Kentucky 20-6 off 15 Missouri (17) 6-1 beat Nebraska 20-3 at Duke 16 Texas (8) 5-2 lost 13-10 to #12 SMU host Baylor 17 USC (11) 3-2-1 lost 13-10 at Washington host Stanford 18 Wisconsin(nr) 4-2 beat Northwestern 20-0 host Iowa 19 Oregon (nr) 5-2 beat Idaho 17-3 at Washington State 20 Illinois (18) 4-2 lost 40-6 to #2 Michigan host Western Michigan Dropped out Kentucky (19) 4-3 lost 20-6 to #16 Alabama Wyoming (20) 5-1 beat Northern Colorado 14-0 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION DESPERATION HEAVE GIVES COLONELS VICTORY Matt Graham hit a 3 pointer from mid-court as time was expiring to give the Kentucky Colonels a thrilling 79-77 victory over Milwaukee in NBA action. Graham led the Colonels with 21 points including 5-for-13 from 3 point territory. The Hawks appeared to have the game well in hand as they led by 9 points with just over 4 minutes to play however they were outscored 13-2 to end the game. In Pittsburgh Nur Inman had 28 points and Joe Fulks 22 as the visiting Minneapolis Lakers dumped the Pipers 111-91. Justin Bunnell had a career high 31 points for Pittsburgh. Joseph Mozell had 29 points and Peter Warren 20 as Baltimore had little trouble with St Louis, beating the Bombers 108-89. Dallas had 6 players in double figures as they oustcored the hometown Kansas City Kings 99-83. Joe Cunningham had 20 points and 11 boards to lead the Chaps. The Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston 96-88 behind a 26 point effort from Juan Harrison. Braden Morrow added 23 for the Cavs, who lead the Northeast Division with a 9-3 record. Providence is the top team in the Eastern Conference, a half game ahead of the Cavs, after the Steamrollers flattened Philadelphia 89-82. Guard Kaanan Gochneaur led the Providence scoring attack with 19 points. Second year center Jack Tingle had a career high 20 points off the bench for Philadelphia. He saw plenty of court time after starter John Layton got into foul trouble early. Layton had 13 points but played just 17 minutes. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Providence 89 Philadelphia 82 Cleveland 96 Boston 88 Kentucky 79 Milwaukee 77 Dallas 99 Kansas City 83 Baltimore 108 St Louis 89 Minneapolis 111 Pittsburgh 91 TODAY'S GAMES Providence at Buffalo New Orleans at Kentucky Chicago at Kansas City New York at Dallas Code: STANDINGS ATLANTIC GP W L PCT GB Providence 11 9 2 .818 x Baltimore 7 5 2 .714 2.0 New York 13 6 7 .462 4.0 Boston 8 3 5 .375 4.5 Philadelphia 14 4 10 .286 6.5 NORTHEAST GP W L PCT GB Cleveland 12 9 3 .750 x Syracuse 13 8 5 .615 1.5 Buffalo 9 5 4 .556 2.5 Fort Wayne 10 4 6 .400 4.0 Pittsburgh 8 2 6 .250 5.0 MIDWEST GP W L PCT GB St Louis 9 5 4 .556 x Indianapolis 14 7 7 .500 0.5 Milwaukee 11 5 6 .455 1.0 Chicago 7 3 4 .429 1.0 Minneapolis 9 3 6 .333 2.0 SOUTH GP W L PCT GB Dallas 13 7 6 .538 x Kentucky 15 8 7 .533 x Cincinnati 10 5 5 .500 0.5 Kansas City 9 4 5 .444 1.0 New Orleans 6 2 4 .333 1.5 NBA SCORING LEADERS NAME TM PPG Miguel Dominguez Buf 22.7 Mac Thorpe StL 21.3 Justin Hild Syr 21.3 Joe Fulks Min 21.0 Vin Concepcion Chi 20.4 Taro Devane Pit 20.3 Peter Warren Bal 20.1 Noah Baldin FtW 20.0 George Mikan Ind 19.9 Thal Butler NY 18.9 Ryan Brumsey FtW 18.9 Mo Hybarger FtW 18.7 Juan Harrison Cle 18.4 Joe Cunningham Dal 18.2 Jim Cokley KC 18.1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SUNBELT CONFERENCE PREVIEW New Orleans is the powerhouse club in the Sunbelt Conference with 6 conference championships and 10 trips to the NCAA tournament. Code: YEAR SUNBELT CHAMP 1932-33 CHARLOTTE 1933-34 NEW ORLEANS 1934-35 NEW ORLEANS 1935-36 LOUISIANA TECH 1936-37 EAST CAROLINA 1937-38 NEW ORLEANS 1938-39 NEW ORLEANS 1939-40 LOUISIANA TECH 1940-41 ALABAMA STATE 1941-42 NEW ORLEANS 1942-43 UAB 1943-44 LOUISIANA TECH 1944-45 ALABAMA STATE 1945-46 NEW ORLEANS 1946-47 EAST CAROLINA SUNBELT NIT TITLE GAME APPEARANCES 1937-38 EAST CAROLINA lost title game to Utah 77-65 1946-47 CHARLOTTE lost title game to Missouri 70-68 SUNBELT CONFERENCE TEAMS TOURNAMENT RECORDS NCAA NIT New Orleans 5-10 4-4 Charlotte 2-2 4-2 UAB 1-2 0-0 Louisiana Tech 0-3 0-0 East Carolina 0-2 4-1 Alabama State 0-2 1-2 Western Carolina 0-0 4-3 Southern Miss 0-0 1-1 SUNBELT CONFERENCE PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH 1- NEW ORLEANS: Went 12-2 in conference and 28-5 overall but lost bid for their 7th conference tournament title with a loss to East Carolina in the championship game. The Privateers have plenty of talent returing including 6'11" center Will Cloney and 6'10" forward Brent Visconti. 2- CHARLOTTE: The 49ers are coming off a trip to the NIT title game where they lost by two points to Missouri. Three starters return including preseason all-conference selections Tom Thompson and Johnny Bach. 3- WESTERN CAROLINA: The Catamounts were 15-16 last season and have never made an NCAA field. Last trip to the NIT was 7 years ago but if things go right they might have a shot this season. 4- EAST CAROLINA: Last winning season was in 1939 but surprised everyone by winning conference tournament a year ago. That could change this year for the Pirates as they have 4 returning starters plus a developing talent in sophomore forward Bonon Smith. 5- LOUISIANA TECH: 21-69 over the last 3 years including just 5-25 a year ago. This will be another long season for the Bulldogs. 6- SOUTHERN MISS: The Golden Eagles have not finished above .500 since 1936-37. Just two starters return this year and there is very little experience on the bench. 7- ALABAMA STATE: Earned an NIT invite after a 19-13 campaign last season including 11-3 in conference. This season will not be as kind to the Hornets who have 5 freshmen and 4 sophomores on the roster. The good news is freshman forward Joseph Malbon will likely be the best newcomer in the conference. 8- UAB: After winning 24 games two years ago and earning an at-large NCAA tournament bid the Blazers dropped to 8-22 last season. SUNBELT PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM* G Carl Schaeffer : Southern Miss G Tom Thompson : Charlotte F Johnny Bach : Charlotte F Mario Trivino : Western Carolina C Will Cloney : New Orleans __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-23-2005 at 04:59 PM.

04-24-2005, 01:39 PM	#565
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5, 1947 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION DOMINGUEZ SCORES 30 TO LEAD BRAVES NBA scoring leader Miguel Dominguez poured in 30 points and added 8 rebounds to lead the Buffalo Braves past the Providence Steamrollers 106-96. The Steamrollers had entered the game with the best record in the league while Buffalo was just a game over .500. Dallas has the best record in the west after an 83-59 victory over the visiting New York Knickerbockers. Joseph Cunningham led the Chaps offense with 21 points while guard John Vasta was the only Knick in double figures, he had 12 points. New York shot just 29% from the field and were a miserable 6-for-37 from 3-point territory. In Kansas City the Kings blasted Chicago 104-67 as the Stags connected on just 27% of their field goal attempts. Ray Sundquist had 28 points and 9 rebounds in a losing effort for the Stags. He was far and away the best player on the court but had little help - Chicago's other 4 starters combined for just 23 points. Bam Sanders had 20 points and league all-time scoring leader Ethan Miller added 18 as New Orleans dropped the Colonels in Kentucky 108-88. After starting the season 4-1, the Colonels have dropped 7 of their last 11 games. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Buffalo 106 Providence 96 New Orleans 108 Kentucky 88 Kansas City 104 Chicago 67 Dallas 83 New York 59 TODAY'S GAMES Syracuse at Providence Kansas City at Minneapolis Milwaukee at Buffalo Pittsburgh at New Orleans Code: STANDINGS ATLANTIC GP W L PCT GB* Providence 12 9 3 .750 x Baltimore 7 5 2 .714 1.5 New York 14 6 8 .429 4.0 Boston 8 3 5 .375 4.0 Philadelphia 14 4 10 .286 6.0 NORTHEAST GP W L PCT GB Cleveland 12 9 3 .750 x Syracuse 13 8 5 .615 1.5 Buffalo 10 6 4 .600 2.0 Fort Wayne 10 4 6 .400 4.0 Pittsburgh 8 2 6 .250 5.0 MIDWEST GP W L PCT GB St Louis 9 5 4 .556 x Indianapolis 14 7 7 .500 0.5 Milwaukee 11 5 6 .455 1.0 Chicago 8 3 5 .375 1.5 Minneapolis 9 3 6 .333 2.0 SOUTH GP W L PCT GB Dallas 14 8 6 .571 x Kentucky 16 8 8 .500 1.0 Cincinnati 10 5 5 .500 1.0 Kansas City 10 5 5 .500 1.0 New Orleans 6 2 4 .333 1.5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SOUTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PREVIEW The SWAC is a balanced conference where 5 or 6 teams generally have a decent shot at winning the title in any given season. Unfortunately they are near the bottom nationally and rarely give the bigger schools much competition. They rely on a large number of junior college transfers to fill out their rosters. Code: YEAR SWAC CHAMP YEAR SWAC 1932-33 GRAMBLING 1933-34 TEXAS SOUTHERN 1934-35 TEXAS SOUTHERN 1935-36 ALCORN STATE 1936-37 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 1937-38 PRAIRIE VIEW 1938-39 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. 1939-40 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. 1940-41 ALCORN STATE 1941-42 SOUTHERN 1942-43 ALCORN STATE 1943-44 JACKSON STATE 1944-45 PRAIRIE VIEW 1945-46 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 1946-47 JACKSON STATE SWAC CONFERENCE TEAMS TOURNAMENT RECORDS NCAA NIT Alcorn State 2-4 0-0 Prairie View 2-2 0-0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-2 0-0 Texas Southern 0-2 0-0 Jackson State 0-2 0-0 Mississippi Valley St. 0-2 0-0 Southern 0-1 1-3 Grambling 0-1 0-0 SWAC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH 1- SOUTHERN: Finished 22-10 last year and made their third trip to the NIT in school history, winning thier first tournament game in the process. Led by senior center Andrew Gottlieb and forward Matthew Colbin, the Jaguars have the most skilled big men in the conference. 2- ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF: After winning the conference title two years ago they fell to 10-20 last season. The Golden Lions return three starters this season including preseason all-SWAC selection Tim Mathieu 3- TEXAS SOUTHERN: Have not been invited to a postseason tournament since 1935 and are coming off two straight single digit victory seasons including 9-21 a year ago. In preseason all-conference selection Cameron Sanders and guard Dustin Williams the Tigers have two of the best shooters in the conference. 4- JACKSON STATE: The Tigers finished 18-15 on the season but got hot in the conference tournament and won it for the second time in school history. They have two solid guards in Lourdes Rodgers and Brian Burcham but lack talent up front. 5- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE: The Delta Devils have not had a .500 season since their last conference championship year of 1940. Did make it to the conference tournament title game last year after a 5-9 regular season SWAC record. Should be improved this year as they have plenty of experience on their roster. 6- PRAIRIE VIEW: The only school in conference history to reach the Sweet 16 when they did so in 1938. Since then the Panthers have finished over .500 only once, in 1945 when they won their second SWAC title. Were 10-20 a year ago. 7- ALCORN STATE: The only school in conference history to earn an at large bid to the NCAA's, they did so in 1944 when they won a school record 25 games. Since then the Braves have dropped to the middle of the conference including last year when they were 14-17 overall. 8- GRAMBLING: The Tigers have never won more than 18 games in a season and their only conference title came in the league's inagural year of 1933 when after a 9-20 regular season they won three straight games to take the conference tournament title. Were 13-18 last year. SWAC PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM G Brian Burcham - Jackson State G Cameron Sanders - Texas Southern F Matthew Colvin - Southern F Tim Mathieu - Ark-Pine Bluff C Andrew Gottleib - Southern NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE There is just one game on the NHL slate tonight as the Chicago Blackhawks travel to Boston to face the Bruins. Boston leads the league with a 5-1-1 record while the Hawks sit in the cellar at 1-4-1. The key for the Bruins quick start has been the stellar goaltending of Frank Brimsek, who leads the league with a 1.71 goals against average. Offensively centers Milt Schmidt and Don Gallinger along with defenseman Clare Martin are among the league scoring leaders. The Blackhawks have struggled offensively with a league low 12 goals in 6 games. Gaye Stewart leads the team with 4 goals while Bud Poile has 3. Both players joined Chicago as part of the blockbuster trade that sent Max Bentley to Toronto. CANADIAN FOOTBALL YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Winnipeg 23 Calgary 13 Code: ORFU W L T PTS Tor Balmy Beach 8 2 0 16 Ham Wildcats 7 3 0 14 Windsor 7 3 0 14 Ott Trojans 5 5 0 10 Tor Indians 2 8 0 4 Sarnia 1 9 0 2 Playoff Semi-finals Saturday November 8 Windsor at Hamilton Wildcats Ottawa Trojans at Toronto Balmy Beach IPRFU W L T PTS Montreal 10 1 0 20 Argos 5 6 0 10 Ham Tigers 4 7 0 8 Ottawa RR 3 8 0 6 Satruday November 8 Hamilton at Ottawa Toronto at Montreal end of regular season Western W L T PTS Winnipeg 10 4 0 20 Edmonton 9 4 0 18 Regina 5 9 0 10 Calgary 3 10 0 6 Friday November 7 Edmonton at Calgary end of regular season playoff will be a 2 game total point series between Winnipeg and Edmonton. BOXING Just one match of note yesterday and it occurred in Italy as Duilio Loi won his professional debut with an easy decision over fellow Italian Robert Proietti. The 18 year old Loi is considered a future star in the lightweight division. Journeyman Proietti sees his record fall to 8-14. __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

04-25-2005, 11:18 PM	#566
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6, 1947 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NATS ROLL OVER PROVIDENCE The Syracuse Nationals continued their hot play of late by dumping the Steamrollers in Providence 98-91. Syracuse has won 5 of it's last 6 games while slumping Providence has lost three of four. Forward Robert Stennis led the Nationals with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Buffalo won for the second time in as many nights as the Braves thumped visiting Milwaukee 93-56. League scoring leader Miguel Dominguez again held the hot hand for the Braves, putting 21 points on the scoresheet to go along with a game high 12 rebounds. The Hawks shot just 26% from the field and only rookie Mel McGaha managed to score in double figures. In a battle of a pair of last place teams Pittsburgh beat the Jazz 94-81 in New Orleans. Ryan Fry had 27 points to pace the visitors. In the only other game Kansas City topped Minneapolis 102-82 behind a 27 point effort from forward Jim Cokley. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Syracuse 98 Providence 91 Kansas City 102 Minneapolis 82 Buffalo 93 Milwaukee 56 Pittsburgh 94 New Orleans 81 TODAY'S GAMES Pittsburgh at Baltimore St Louis at Dallas Cincinnati at Kentucky Code: STANDINGS ATLANTIC GP W L PCT GB* Providence 13 9 4 .692 x Baltimore 7 5 2 .714 1.0 New York 14 6 8 .429 3.5 Boston 8 3 5 .375 3.5 Philadelphia 14 4 10 .286 5.5 NORTHEAST GP W L PCT GB Cleveland 12 9 3 .750 x Syracuse 14 9 5 .643 1.0 Buffalo 11 7 4 .636 1.5 Fort Wayne 10 4 6 .400 4.0 Pittsburgh 9 3 6 .333 4.5 MIDWEST GP W L PCT GB St Louis 9 5 4 .556 x Indianapolis 14 7 7 .500 0.5 Milwaukee 12 5 7 .417 1.5 Chicago 8 3 5 .375 1.5 Minneapolis 10 3 7 .300 2.5 SOUTH GP W L PCT GB Dallas 14 8 6 .571 x Kansas City 11 6 5 .545 0.5 Cincinnati 10 5 5 .500 1.0 Kentucky 16 8 8 .500 1.0 New Orleans 8 3 5 .375 2.0 COLLEGE BASKETBALL PRESEASON TOURNEYS BEGIN TODAY Another college basketball season tips off today with the 3 preseason tournaments. Much of the attention will be focused on New York City and the Preseason NIT with the hopes of a title game between the nations top ranked team in Holy Cross and third ranked Oklahoma A&M. The Alaska Challenge features the most top 25 teams with 6 of the 8 participants being ranked including preseason #2 Oregon. The Hawaii Classic has 5th ranked New York University and last season's NCAA tournament runner-up USC as well as 12th ranked Washington. HAWAII CLASSIC (5)NYU vs Houston (12)Washington vs Richmond (17)USC vs VMI Penn State vs Kansas ALASKA CHALLENGE (6)Florida vs (13)Notre Dame (4)Boston College vs (14)Alabama (22)Purdue vs Indiana State (2)Oregon vs Memphis PRESEASON NIT (7)Indiana vs Auburn (1)Holy Cross vs Wyoming California vs Miami-Ohio (3)Oklahoma A&M vs New Orleans NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE HAWKS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT Three goals in the final 3:15 of the game gave the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-2 victory over the visiting Boston Bruins. The win was the second in a row for Chicago and moves them ahead of New York and into fifth place in the National Hockey League standings. After Pete Babando and Ray Conacher traded goals in the first period it looked like the Bruins put the game away when Woody Dumart tallied a powerplay marker early in the third period. Bruins goaltender Frank Brimsek leads the league in goals against average and had turned aside 22 of 23 Chicago shots up to that point. However, the Blackhawks evened the game on a fluke goal when Alex Kaleta's shot deflected off Bruin defenseman Clare Martin and passed a stunned Brimsek with just over 3 minutes remaining. Two minutes later crafty Chicago pivot George Gee spotted Bill Moisenko behind the Boston defense and sent him in alone on Brimsek. Mosienko made no mistake and the Hawks had a 3-2 lead as Gee and Metro Prystai assisted on both third period goals. Chicago ended the scoring with Red Hamill's empty-net marker in the closing seconds. There are two games on the schedule tonight as Toronto visits Montreal while Detroit entertains the last place New York Rangers. BOSTON AT CHICAGO GOAL SUMMARY Period 1 1- BOSTON BRUINS: Pete Babando 3(Milt Schmidt, Kenny Smith) 10:03 2- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Ray Conacher 2(Bill Gadsby, George Gee) 16:37 Period 2 None Period 3 3- BOSTON BRUINS: Woody Dumart 4(Pete Babando, Pat Egan) (PP) 6:19 4- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Alex Kaleta 2(George Gee, Metro Prystai) 16:45 5- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Bill Moisenko 1(George Gee, Metro Prystai)18:49 6- CHICAGO Black Hawks: Red Hamill 1(Ernie Dickens, Ralph Nattrass) 19:37 -empty net SHOTS ON GOAL BOSTON BRUINS - 27 CHICAGO Black Hawks - 31 Code: TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS Boston 8 5 2 1 26 16 11 Toronto 7 4 3 0 19 18 8 Montreal 7 3 3 1 19 21 7 Detroit 7 3 3 1 22 23 7 Chicago 7 2 4 1 16 20 5 New York 6 2 4 0 13 17 4 SCORING LEADERS NAME TM GP G A PTS Elmer Lach MON 7 3 7 10 Milt Schmidt BOS 6 1 8 9 Ted Lindsay DET 7 6 2 8 Max Bentley TOR 7 3 5 8 Clare Martin BOS 8 2 6 8 Don Gallinger BOS 8 1 7 8 Howie Meeker TOR 7 5 2 7 Maurice Richard MON 5 4 3 7 Jim McFadden DET 7 4 3 7 Don Morrison DET 7 3 4 7 Bill Ezinicki TOR 7 2 4 6 PENALTY MINUTE LEADERS NAME TEAM GP PIM Doug McCaig DET 7 23 Bill Barilko TOR 7 21 Sid Abel DET 7 20 Syl Apps TOR 7 20 Wally Stanowski TOR 5 19 Jim Thomson TOR 6 18 Ken Reardon MON 7 18 Elmer Lach MON 7 17 Joe Carveth BOS 8 16 BOXING MARSHALL WINS IN RETURN TO RING In his first bout since a surprise loss to Archie Moore for the World Lightheavyweigh Title, Lloyd Marshall came up with a strong effort. The Cleveland native went into top challenger Billy Conn's hometown of Pittsburgh and emerged with a split decision victory although most impartial observers felt Marshall should have won unanimously. Two of the judges agreed scoring it 117-111 and 116-112 respectively for Marshall but the third, perhaps overly influenced by the large pro-Conn crowd gave the fight to the Pittsburgh native by a 115-113 margin. After the bout Marshall said he was looking forward to a rematch with Moore early next year. Marshall, who claimed the world title after winning the postwar tournament of 1946, is 24-5-1 for his career. The 30 year old Conn suffers just his second career loss and the first one came by disqualification. He is 29-2-2 for his career. Code: TOP 10 LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHTS RANK NAME RECORD HOMETOWN C Archie Moore 33-2 Benoit, Ms 2 Lloyd Marshall 24-5-1 Cleveland, Oh 3 Freddie Mills 32-14-2 Bournemouth, England 4 Billy Conn 29-2-2 Pittsburgh, Pa 5 Jack A Johnson 22-10-1 Sydney, Australia 6 Billy Smith 16-9 Atlantic City, NJ 7 Tommy Yarosz 27-8-2 Monaca, Pa 8 Jimmy Bivins 29-4 Cleveland, Oh 9 Harold Johnson 30-8 Philadelphia, Pa 10 Joey Maxim 30-10 Cleveland, Oh SUGAR RAY ROBINSON TO DEFEND TITLE TONIGHT World Welterweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson is poised to defend his title at Madison Square Garden this evening against Felix Wouters. The 26 year old Sugar Ray has a postwar record of 14-1-1 and will be making his 5th title defense since ko'ing Marty Servo in the finals of the postwar tournament just over a year ago. Wouters, a 32 year old from Belgium, is the reigning European Welterweight Champion and has a postwar record of 17-12-3. He claimed the European title with a TKO victory over fellow countryman Bep Van Klaveren in August. __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-18-2007 at 12:40 AM.

04-26-2005, 09:36 AM	#567
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7, 1947 COLLEGE BASKETBALL COUSY LEADS HOLY CROSS TO WIN AT PRESEASON NIT If there is a better guard in college basketball than Holy Cross leader Bob Cousy you wouldn't know it after watching the sensational sophomore in action in the Preseason NIT opener. Cousy had complete control of the Holy Cross offense, registering 22 points and 14 assists as the number one ranked Crusaders toyed with Wyoming in a 97-80 victory. Phil Farbman added 21 points while Cousy's backcourt mate Frank Oftring chipped in with 16. Wyoming got a strong effort from senior forward Tim Frei, who had 20 points, but it was clear the Cowboys lacked the horses to keep with Holy Cross. One note of concern for Holy Cross is that junior forward Wallace Jones left the game in the first quarter with a wrist injury. He will be examined today but is likely out for the rest of the tournament. In other NIT games 7'1" freshman center Bob Kurland had 18 points as Oklahoma A&M dumped New Orleans 74-50. Senior forward Guy Mouyerne singlehandedly led Auburn past 7th ranked Indiana 83-51. Mouyerne had 28 points and 22 rebounds to pace the Tigers. Senior center Jack Nichols had 28 points and 17 rebounds as California beat a game Miami of Ohio squad 79-72. Today's semi-finals pit Holy Cross against California while Oklahoma A&M meets Auburn. HAWAII CLASSIC As impressive as Holy Cross was in winning their NIT opener it was nothing compared to what their Eastern Independant Conference rivals from New York University did in Honolulu. NYU destroyed Houston 110-43 in the Hawaii Classic opener. Junior gaurd Slater Martin led NYU with 33 points while forward Matthew Blake added 22. The best news for NYU was that junior center Dolph Schayes played 28 pain-free minutes and had 17 points. It was Schayes broken wrist in the conference tournament last year that cost his club a chance at a deep run in the NCAA tournament. In other games from Hawaii, 12th ranked Washington got 27 points from junior forward Marshall Hawkins in an 85-75 win over Richmond. Guards Michael Bullock and Larry Rodriguez each had 19 points as VMI upset 17th ranked USC 69-64. In the other game Penn State built a 25 point lead at the half and coasted past Kansas 75-51. Today upset minded VMI will have it's work cut out when the Keydets face New York University in one semi-final while Washington meets Penn State in the other. ALASKA CHALLENGE MEMPHIS SHOCKS OREGON The University of Memphis pulled off a big upset with a 71-68 victory over preseason number two Oregon in the opening game of the Alaska Challenge. The difference was Memphis' work on the boards as they nearly doubled Oregon's rebound total. Munashe Garcia led the Tigers with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Oregon got 49 points out of their backcourt of Dick Triptow and Andy Tonkovich but next to nothing from their big men. 4th ranked Boston College also fell in the opening round, losing 81-64 to Alabama. The Crimson Tide, who are ranked 14th in the preseason polls, got a 30 point effort from sophomore forward Hank Dezonie. It was quite a performance from Dezonie who averaged less than a point per game as a freshman. The other two games went as expected as Purdue walloped Indiana State 92-45 thanks to a 27 point effort from backup guard Carlos Feliciano. Feliciano was pressed into action when starter Patrick Colon suffered a back injury in the opening minute. Colon is expected to miss up to a month. In the final game Florida beat Notre Dame 79-59 despite a 30 point, 11 rebound effort from sophomore Irish center Ryan Gardner. Gardner was the National Freshman of the Year last season. Today's matchups have Memphis meeting Florida while Alabama faces Purdue. HAWAII CLASSIC (5)NYU 110 Houston 43 (12)Washington 85 Richmond 75 VMI 69 (17)USC 64 Penn State 75 Kansas 51 ALASKA CHALLENGE (6)Florida 79 (13)Notre Dame 59 (14)Alabama 81 (4)Boston College 64 (22)Purdue 92 Indiana State 45 Memphis 71 (2)Oregon 68 PRESEASON NIT Auburn 83 (7)Indiana 51 (1)Holy Cross 97 Wyoming 80 California 79 Miami-Ohio 72 (3)Oklahoma A&M 74 New Orleans 50 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION CHAPS ARE HOTTEST TEAM IN WEST Defending league champion Dallas has quietly become the Western Conference's hottest team. The Chaps started the season with just 5 wins in their opening 11 games but after adjusting to all the new faces in the roster have since reeled off 4 straight victories. The latest was a 100-94 win at home over St Louis. The win did come at a cost however, as Chaps center Stu Granger reaggravated the ankle injury that caused him to miss 4 games early in the season. This time it was diagnosed as a sprain and he will likely be sidelined 2-3 weeks. Granger has played just 6 games this season and was averaging 11.5 ppg and 8.7 rpg. Elsewhere, Cincinnati beat slumping Kentucky 82-76 behind a career high 27 points from 10th year PF Madek Backfisch. The Colonels have lost four of their last five games. In the only other game Baltimore shot over 60% in hammering Pittsburgh 113-55. Every player on the Baltimore roster got in on the scoring leading by forward Joe Mozell who had 17 points but set out most of the second half. The Bullets led 63-25 at the half. ROYALS SIGN VETERANS With a couple of backups nursing injuries the Cincinnati Royals signed a pair of veteran free agents to add depth to their roster. Center Tyson Oltremari, a 9th year pro from Tennessee, and power forward Sherman Henderson, in his 7th season out of Boston College, were both signed to one year deals. Oltremari appeared in 57 games for the Pistons last year starting 8 times. He averaged 6.1 ppg and 5.0 rpg. Originally a second round pick by Cleveland he has played for the Cavs, Philadelphia, Boston and Buffalo in addition to Fort Wayne. He is averaging 4.9 ppg in 498 career games. He turned pro after leading the SEC in scoring as a junior and being named the conference player of the year. Henderson was selected 6th overall in the 1938 draft by Philadelphia. A two time Big East player of the year and an All-America selection as a junior, Henderson never lived up to the lofty expectations the Warriors had for him. After three years in a backup role in Philly he signed as a free agent with Buffalo in 1942. From there he spent most of the next 4 seasons in the development league but had brief call-ups to Providence, Indianapolis and Baltimore. He spent all of last season in the development league. He is averaging 4.5 ppg in 330 career games. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Baltimore 113 Pittsburgh 55 Dallas 100 St Louis 94 Cincinnati 82 Kentucky 76 TODAY'S GAMES Baltimore at Boston Cleveland at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Dallas St Louis at Kentucky Minneapolis at New York Providence at Milwaukee Code: STANDINGS ATLANTIC GP W L PCT GB Providence 13 9 4 .692 x Baltimore 8 6 2 .750 0.5 New York 14 6 8 .429 3.5 Boston 8 3 5 .375 3.5 Philadelphia 14 4 10 .286 5.5 NORTHEAST GP W L PCT GB Cleveland 12 9 3 .750 x Syracuse 14 9 5 .643 1.0 Buffalo 11 7 4 .636 1.5 Fort Wayne 10 4 6 .400 4.0 Pittsburgh 10 3 7 .300 5.0 MIDWEST GP W L PCT GB St Louis 10 5 5 .500 x Indianapolis 14 7 7 .500 x Milwaukee 12 5 7 .417 1.0 Chicago 8 3 5 .375 1.0 Minneapolis 10 3 7 .300 2.0 SOUTH GP W L PCT GB Dallas 15 9 6 .600 x Kansas City 11 6 5 .545 1.0 Cincinnati 11 6 5 .545 1.0 Kentucky 17 8 9 .471 2.0 New Orleans 8 3 5 .375 2.5 LEAGUE SCORING LEADERS 1 Miguel Dominguez Buffalo 23.2 2 Mac Thorpe St Louis 20.8 3 Joe Fulks Minneapolis 20.6 4 Justin Hild Syracuse 20.5 5 Taro Devane Pittsburgh 20.3 6 Noah Baldin Fort Wayne 20.0 7 George Mikan Indianapolis 19.9 8 Peter Warren Baltimore 19.4 9 Jim Cokley Kansas City 19.0 10 Ryan Brumsey Fort Wayne 18.9 ROOKIE SCORING LEADERS 1 Paul Huston New York 9.2 2 Mel McGaha Milwaukee 8.1 3 Varun Hunter Kentucky 7.5 4 Bruce Hale Buffalo 7.0 5 Ray Corley Milwaukee 6.1 BOXING ROBINSON BEATS EURO CHAMP WITH 11TH ROUND TKO World welterweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson had little trouble disposing of the European champ before a packed Madison Square Garden audience. Robinson appeared to win every round, most quite handily, before the referee stopped the fight after Belgium's Felix Wouters was knocked to the canvas twice in the 11th round. The win improves Sugar Ray's record to 15-1-1 while Wouters drops to 17-13-3. Code: TOP 10 WELTERWEIGHTS RANK NAME RECORD HOMETOWN C Sugar Ray Robinson 15-1-1 Harlem, NY 2 Johnny Bratton 22-3-2 Chicago 3 Jackie Wilson 29-4-1 Los Angeles 4 Cocoa Kid 26-3-1 Puerto Rico 5 Tommy Bell 27-3-1 Youngstown, Oh 6 Billy Graham 18-4-2 New York City 7 Marty Servo 29-5-2 New York City 8 Gustav Eder 19-6-2 Germany 9 Felix Wouters 17-13-3 Belgium 10 Frankie Fernandez 23-6-1 Honolulu NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE DURNAN CAN'T SAVE HABS Despite another outstanding effort from goaltender Bill Durnan the Montreal Canadiens lost for the third straight time. Durnan turned aside 36 Toronto shots but the Habs could mount little offense with Rocket Richard still sidelined and they fell 2-1 to Toronto. Elmer Lach, who leads the league with 11 points, put Montreal on top early with an unassisted goal before the Leafs tied things up in the second period on a shorthanded marker from Joe Klukay. Toronto outshot Montreal 19-5 in the second stanza but Durnan was brilliant. The Leafs put another one past the Montreal netminder early in the third period and that sealed the game as the Canadiens sputtering offence managed just 8 shots on goal through the final two periods. In the other game last night New York and Detroit battled to a 1-1 tie at The Olympia. Defenseman Frank Eddolls put New York ahead with a power play marker midway through the second period before rookie Red Kelly scored his second career NHL goal early in the third to tie the game up. TORONTO at MONTREAL GOAL SUMMARY Period 1 1- MONTREAL Canadiens: Elmer Lach 4(Unassisted)10:31 Period 2 2- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Joe Klukay 1(Jim Thomson, Ted Kennedy) (SH) 6:02 Period 3 3- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Syl Apps 3(Howie Meeker, Jim Thomson) 3:39 SHOTS ON GOAL TORONTO Maple Leafs - 38 MONTREAL Canadiens - 18 NEW YORK at DETROIT GOAL SUMMARY Period 1 None Period 2 1- NEW YORK RANGERS: Frank Eddolls 1(Bill Moe, Grant Warwick) (PP)10:21 Period 3 2- DETROIT Red Wings: Red Kelly 2(Pete Horeck, Marty Pavelich)6:47 SHOTS ON GOAL NEW YORK RANGERS - 21 DETROIT Red Wings - 21 Code: NHL STANDINGS TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS Boston 8 5 2 1 26 16 11 Toronto 8 5 3 0 21 19 10 Detroit 8 3 3 2 23 24 8 Montreal 8 3 4 1 20 23 7 Chicago 7 2 4 1 16 20 5 New York 7 2 4 1 14 18 5 NHL SCORING LEADERS NAME TM GP G A PTS Elmer Lach MON 8 4 7 11 Milt Schmidt BOS 6 1 8 9 Ted Lindsay DET 8 6 2 8 Howie Meeker TOR 8 5 3 8 Max Bentley TOR 8 3 5 8 Clare Martin BOS 8 2 6 8 Don Gallinger BOS 8 1 7 8 Maurice Richard MON 5 4 3 7 Jim McFadden DET 8 4 3 7 Don Morrison DET 8 3 4 7 George Gee CHI 7 1 6 7 Ted Kennedy TOR 8 3 3 6 Bill Ezinicki TOR 8 2 4 6 Roger Leger MON 8 0 6 6 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEK ELEVEN POINTSPREADS AND PICKS Another strong showing last week as our pointspread expert was 10-4 to improve to 33-21-2 on the season. Here is what to expect this week. In the AFC North take the Ravens and Bengals. Baltimore is a 2 point favourite and should beat Pittsburgh by a touchdown while the Browns-Bengals game will be tight and I like the Bengals as four point dogs. The Jets are giving away 8 points at home to Buffalo but New York is an easy choice as the Bills are bad when healthy and terrible with all the injuries they have. The Pats have not had a good year but should be able to beat hapless Miami by more than 5. I like the home favourites in the AFC South. Jacksonville should be a lock but the Titans giving away 8 points scares me a little. Out west the Chiefs should keep it close with Oakland and will cover the spread even if they won't win the game. I'll take the Broncos on the road at San Diego any day I am getting 8 points. In the NFC the Bears and Packers are both 8 point favourites. I'll take them both but I am a lot more confident with Green Bay than Chicago. The Pack are in Detroit but young Lions quarterback Bob Waterfield is likely sidelined again. You never know what you get when Minnesota plays so it will either be a blowout Chicago win or a Vikings upset. I'll take the Niners over Seattle as San Francisco looks to avenge week 7 loss. In the Monday night game the Rams should have little trouble with Arizona. Philadelphia crushed the Giants 41-13 a few weeks ago and should do the same this time around. The Redskins barely won over the Cowboys in Big D but should have a little more success at home. Code: WEEK 11 POINTSPREADS MY PICK Baltimore Ravens (8-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3-6) 2 Ravens -2 Miami Dolphins (2-7) at New England Patriots (3-6) 5 Pats -5 Buffalo Bills (2-7) at New York Jets (6-3) -8 Jets easy win -8 Minnesota Vikings (3-6) at Chicago Bears (6-3) -8 Bears cover -8 Green Bay Packers (8-1) at Detroit Lions (3-6) 8 Packers -8 Seattle Seahawks (5-4) at San Francisco 49ers (6-3) -1 Niners win Indianapolis Colts (2-6-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (5-4)-4 Jags -4 New York Giants (3-6) at Philadelphia Eagles (8-1) -8 Eagles in a rout Kansas City Chiefs (6-3) at Oakland Raiders (5-4) -6 Chiefs will cover Dallas Cowboys (2-7) at Washington Redskins (4-5) -5 Skins cover barely Denver Broncos (3-6) at San Diego Chargers (4-5) -8 Broncos Houston Texans (5-3-1) at Tennessee Titans (7-2) -8 Titans win big Cincinnati Bengals (6-3) at Cleveland Browns (4-5) -4 Bengals +4 St. Louis Rams (5-4) at Arizona Cardinals (2-7) E Rams win COLLEGE FOOTBALL* NOTRE DAME-ARMY CLASH HIGHLIGHTS COLLEGE GRIDIRON ACTION The annual Army vs Notre Dame game is the big news in college football this weekend. The Irish are 5-0 and ranked number one in the nation while Army is 5-1 and sits 10th in the latest college football poll. It was incorrectly reported earlier in the week that Army was looking to avenge last year's loss. In actuallity, Army won last year's game in New York City by a 16-7 score and it will be the Irish and their senior quarterback Johnny Lujack who will be looking to even the score. FRIDAY'S GAMES* Citadel at South Carolina Hardin-Simmons at West Texas A&M Montana at Idaho SATURDAY'S GAMES Arizona at Texas Tech Arizona State at Texas-El Paso Arkansas at Rice Army at Notre Dame Baylor at Texas Brown at Yale Clemson at Furman Colgate at Holy Cross Colorado at Utah State Colorado State at Utah Dartmouth at Columbia Davidson at Richmond Detroit Mercy at Nevada Florida at Georgia Fordham at Boston University Fresno State at New Mexico Georgia Tech vs Navy at Baltimore Indiana at Michigan Iowa at Wisconsin Iowa State at Drake Kansas at Nebraska Kentucky at West Virginia Maryland at Duquesne Merchant Marine at Lehigh Miami (Florida) at Cincinnati Mississippi at Tennessee Mississippi State at Auburn Missouri at Duke North Carolina State at North Carolina Northern Arizona at New Mexico State Northwestern at Ohio State Oklahoma at Kansas State Oregon at Washington State Penn State at Temple Portland at Montana State Princeton at Harvard Purdue at Minnesota Rutgers at Lafayette San Jose State at Brigham Young Santa Clara at Michigan State Southern Methodist at Texas A&M Stanford at Southern California Syracuse at Cornell Tennessee Tech at Vanderbilt Tulsa at Oklahoma A&M UCLA at Oregon State Union (Tennessee) at Tennessee-Chattanooga Villanova at Marquette Virginia at Pennsylvania Virginia Military Institute at William & Mary Wake Forest at Boston College Washington at California Washington & Lee at Virginia Tech Western Michigan at Illinois Wichita State at St. Louis Wyoming at Denver CANADIAN FOOTBALL The Western Canada Rugby Football league regular season comes to a close today with one game. Calgary hosts provincial rival Edmonton in a game that will have no impact on that league's playoff picture. The postseason will be a two-game total point series beginning next Wednesday in Winnipeg as the Blue Bombers entertain Edmonton. The series concludes a week from Saturday in Edmonton. The Interprovincial League concludes its season tomorrow with both games having a huge impact on the playoffs. First place Montreal is definately in the 2 game total points final after the Alouettes won 10 of their 11 games but second place is up for grabs. Toronto has a two point lead on Hamilton but the Argos have to play the Alouettes in Montreal while the Tigers are at last place Ottawa. A Hamilton win coupled with a Toronto loss will require the two clubs to play a 1-game showdown to see who squares off against Montreal in the league final. The Ontario Rugby Football League playoffs begin tomorrow with the semi-finals as first place Toronto Balmy Beach is home to the Ottawa Trojans while the Hamilton Wildcats entertain Windsor. The winners of the 1 game semi-final will meet next weekend. TONIGHT'S GAME Edmonton at Calgary SATURDAY'S GAMES Hamilton Tigers at Ottawa Rough Riders Toronto Argos at Montreal Alouettes OPRFU PLAYOFFS Windsor at Hamilton Wildcats Ottawa Trojans at Toronto Balmy Beach __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

04-26-2005, 03:55 PM	#568
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1947 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION CAVS FIRST TO 10 VICTORIES Juan Harrison had 23 points and Braden Morrow 18 as the Cleveland Cavaliers edged the Warriors 96-94 in Philadelphia to improve upon the league's best record. While the Cavs are first overall with a 10-3 records the strugglinig Warriors are completely at the other end of the spectrum, with a league worst .267 winning percentage. Things tightened up in the Atlantic Division as the top two teams both lost. First place Providence fell 86-73 in Milwaukee while second place Baltimore was hammered 113-75 in Boston. Forward Mash Prior led the Celtics with 25 points. Third place New York inched closer to the division leaders as the Knickerbockers beat Minneapolis 95-89 at Madison Square Garden. In other action Cincinnati snapped a 4-game Dallas winning streak by beating the Chaps 80-76 in Texas. Cesar Whitsett had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Royals while Chaps scoring leader Joe Cunningham had 20 for his club. St Louis handed slumping Kentucky it's 5th loss in the past 6 games. Dave Askew had 24 points and Mac Thorpe 22 for the Bombers in their 84-66 win. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Boston 113 Baltimore 75 Cleveland 96 Philadelphia 94 Cincinnati 80 Dallas 76 St Louis 84 Kentucky 66 New York 95 Minneapolis 89 Milwaukee 86 Providence 73 TODAY'S GAMES Boston at Fort Wayne Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Kansas City at Minneapolis Cincinnati at New Orleans Code: STANDINGS ATLANTIC GP W L PCT GB Providence 14 9 5 .643 x Baltimore 10 6 4 .600 0.5 New York 15 7 8 .467 2.5 Boston 9 4 5 .444 2.5 Philadelphia 15 4 11 .267 5.5 NORTHEAST GP W L PCT GB Cleveland 13 10 3 .769 x Syracuse 14 9 5 .643 1.5 Buffalo 11 7 4 .636 2.0 Fort Wayne 10 4 6 .400 4.5 Pittsburgh 10 3 7 .300 5.5 MIDWEST GP W L PCT GB St Louis 11 6 5 .545 x Indianapolis 14 7 7 .500 0.5 Milwaukee 13 6 7 .462 1.0 Chicago 8 3 5 .375 1.5 Minneapolis 11 3 8 .273 3.0 SOUTH GP W L PCT GB Cincinnati 12 7 5 .583 x Dallas 16 9 7 .563 x Kansas City 11 6 5 .545 0.5 Kentucky 18 8 10 .444 2.0 New Orleans 8 3 5 .375 2.0 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHAYES TOO MUCH FOR GAME VMI SQUAD They gave New York University a scare but in the end a second straight upset was not in the cards for VMI. The Keydets, who knocked off 17th ranked USC in the opening round of the Hawaii Classic, led NYU by one at the half before Dolph Schayes took over for NYU. Schayes had 18 points and 21 rebounds as NYU prevailed 79-63. VMI was very selective in it's shooting in the first half and connected on over 60% of it's attempts. However, as New York picked up the pressure in the second half the Keydets were forced to take lower percentage shots and they had no one who could match up with the athleticsm of Schayes on the boards. Next up for New York will be Washington which advanced to the Hawaii Classic title game with a 77-59 victory over Penn State. Marshall Hawkins had 22 points and center Dan Elwood 21 for the Huskies. ALASKA CHALLENGE* Purdue and Florida will meet in the Alaska Challenge championship game. The Boilermakers beat Alabama 67-65 on a last second basket from senior forward Michael Arrowood. It was a mild upset as Alabama was ranked 14th in the preseason polls while Purdue was 22nd. The clock struck midnight for upset minded Memphis in the second game. After shocking 2nd ranked Oregon yesterday the Tigers were wallopped 70-46 by 6th ranked Florida. Junior center Ward Gibson had 20 points to lead the Gators. The Boilermakers suffered their second serious injury in as many days as guard Max Hodges suffered an eye injury and could be out a couple of months. The 6'3" junior has been a starter since early in his freshman season and averaged over 13 points per game last year. Yesterday reserve guard Patrick Colon injured his back and could miss up to a month. PRESEASON NIT* California gave them a battle but in the end preseason number one Holy Cross was just a little too much for Bears as the Crusaders prevailed 72-65 in the preseason NIT semi-finals. Senior forward Phil Farbman had 29 points and sophomore guard Bob Cousy had 8 assists in the win. The news was not all good for Holy Cross as they found out earlier in the day that junior forward Wallace Jones will miss at least a month after suffering a broken wrist in yesterday's quarterfinal win over Wyoming. Jones averaged 11.0 ppg and 7.1 rpg as a sophomore. We will not be seeing the much anticipated showdown between Holy Cross and Oklahoma A&M because the third ranked Aggies were upset 59-51 by Auburn. Senior forward Ian McGee had 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Tigers to victory. It was a sloppy game as the two clubs combined for 29 turnovers and shot just 29%. PRESEASON TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINALS* HAWAII CLASSIC New York Univ 79 VMI 63 Washington 77 Penn State 59 ALASKA CHALLENGE Florida 70 Memphis 46 Purdue 67 Alabama 65 PRESEASON NIT Holy Cross 72 California 65 Auburn 59 Oklahoma A&M 51 COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEXAS TECH LEADS BORDER CONFERENCE Just 3 games on a light Friday night schedule in college football including a pair of contests involving Border Conference schools. Texas Tech improved to 2-0 in conference play with a 37-24 win over Arizona while Hardin-Simmons is 6-1 overall (2-1 in conference) after stopping West Texas A&M 16-10. The only other game had Montana improve to 2-0 in Pacific Coast Conference play with a 24-13 win over Idaho. Code: PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS Conference Overall W L T W L T California 3 0 0 7 0 0 Montana 2 0 0 5 2 0 Oregon 2 1 0 5 2 0 USC 2 2 0 3 2 1 Stanford 2 2 0 2 4 0 Oregon State 2 2 0 3 3 0 Washington 2 2 0 3 3 0 UCLA 1 2 0 2 3 1 Idaho 1 3 1 3 3 1 Wash State 0 3 1 1 5 1 BORDER CONFERENCE STANDINGS Conference Overall W L T W L T Texas Tech 2 0 0 3 5 0 Texas-El Paso 3 1 0 4 2 0 Hardin-Simmons 2 1 0 6 1 0 Arizona State 2 1 0 3 3 0 West Texas A&M 3 2 0 5 3 0 Arizona 2 2 0 4 2 0 New Mexico 2 3 0 2 4 0 Northern Arizona 0 3 0 1 6 0 New Mexico State 0 3 0 3 4 0 Hardin-Simmons 16 West Texas A&M 10 Montana 24 Idaho 13 Texas Tech 37 Arizona 24 CANADIAN FOOTBALL In the lone Canadian football game Calgary upset Edmonton 32-27 in the Western League's season finale. The playoffs begin Wednesday in Winnipeg with the Blue Bombers hosting Edmonton in the opener of a 2-game total point series. The winner of that series will represent the west in the November 29th Grey Cup game. Code: WESTERN LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS W L T PTS Winnipeg 10 4 0 20 Edmonton 9 5 0 18 Regina 5 9 0 10 Calgary 4 10 0 8 BOXING ANOTHER DRAW IN EUROPEAN LHW TITLE BOUT For the second straight time Randy Turpin and Gustave Roth were unable to determine a winner when they met to decide the European Lightheavyweight championship. This time an accidental head butt that opened a gash right above the challenger Roth's right eye forced the referee to stop the fight in the 10th round. They went to the scorecards and all 3 judges at ringside had the fight dead even so it was declated a technical draw. Last month the two battled to a 15 round majority draw. Turpin retains his title and it is unknown at this time if the two fighters will square off for a third time. On the same card in London, England European middleweight champ Marcel Cerdan retained his title with a 3rd round knock out of British champion Randy Turpin. It was the second time Cerdan has knocked out Turpin in a title fight. With the win Cerdan is 27-5 while Turpin falls to 23-5-2. SOCCER ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION SCHEDULE TODAY'S MATCHES Blackpool at Arsenal Sunderland at Bolton Wolverhampton at Burnley Blackburn at Charlton Athletic Grimsby Town at Liverpool Huddersfield at Manchester United Manchester City at Middlesbrough Aston Villa at Portsmouth Chelsea at Preston NE Derby County at Sheffield United Everton at Stoke City SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION TODAY'S MATCHES Hibernian at Celtic Rangers at Airdrie Clyde at Hearts Aberdeen at Morton Motherwell at Patrick Thistle Queen's Park at Queen of the South Dundee at St Mirren Falkirk at Third Lanark __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-18-2007 at 12:40 AM.

04-26-2005, 04:06 PM	#569
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	I'd like some feedback on this if possible. Now that we have a lot of sports in full swing how is the level of detail? Personally I am comfortable with it as it is but I want to make sure that you as the reader dont feel either underinformed or overloaded with the amount of stats and player names I am throwing out. My thinking is each of you may have a particular sport that you follow more closely than some of the others, or maybe you focus on your hometown pro and college teams in all sports. Am I giving you the right amount of detail on those leagues or teams? Would you like to see more of a write up on each pro game and the major colleges or is the detail good now? Also, do you like seeing the old photos or do they just waste space? Finally there is nothing I like better than having a question or two on a particular team or athlete so feel free to fire away anytime. It really lets me learn more about my league because there is obviously so much going on I just dont pick up on all of it. Anyway, if there is anything you want to see more or less of just let me know. Hopefully some of you are still finding this as interesting and entertaining as I am. __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-26-2005 at 04:08 PM.

04-26-2005, 06:29 PM	#570
goroyals All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 930	I am still reading. I think you've hit the right amount of detail. Keep up the good work.

04-26-2005, 06:33 PM	#571
seth70liz76 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,634	You also do a great job of responding to request for more specific information. Either by a write up or more focus on upcoming games. Great, great job. __________________ It was a mistake to come back.

04-26-2005, 08:15 PM	#572
jtb All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 595	I love the pics. How about some current rankings for boxing. Thanks for the pinnacle of dynasty reports!

04-26-2005, 09:30 PM	#573
El Cid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 30	Yes, maybe weekly Boxing Ratings? I think all other sports are well covered so that daily we know what is what, but boxing is hard to stay with if we miss the key post about a key bout

04-26-2005, 09:49 PM	#574
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	TF, You do a fantastic job. All I had to say was "Patriots" and I got a full rundown. Amazing. I think you do enough work on this as it is. Just keep up the great work. __________________ None Blog it.

04-26-2005, 11:25 PM	#575
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	Great job as always, Tiger Fan. I think what you are doing is fine, although I like the idea of knowing the current boxing rankings a little more routinely. Question for you. Earlier in the year, my Cavs lost in the first round of the playoffs. What did they do in the offseason to help them get over the hump and do you see them making the postseason and making noise this season? __________________ Frankenstein never scared me. Marsupials do....cause they're fast! Gibson swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! Unbelievable! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, 5 to 4; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't believe what I just saw!

04-27-2005, 12:32 AM	#576
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	Thanks for all the feedback, much appreciated. I just wanted to be sure the level of detail was sufficient for you to follow along. Boxing ratings will be simple to add. I will pick a slower day and post them something like every time I do a Friday report. Bobbuttons -Got a busy work day tomorrow so likely late Wed night or Thurs I will have some Cavs info for you. My first thought on the Cavs success is they have been winning the close games this year while in taking a quick look at last season sked they seemed to lose a majority of the games decided by 5 or fewer points. Also, just a clarification on last season. When I was doing the playoffs it was with a quickplay game but just after the first round TPB05 came out so I immediately added it to my stable of games and resimmed the season and postseason. (plus 15 years of history with my TDCB players to import into it) In reality with this game the current roster of Cavs finished tied for 3rd in the Northeast Division with a 33-41 record and missed the playoffs. __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-27-2005 at 12:46 AM.

04-29-2005, 01:39 AM	#577
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9, 1947 COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTRE DAME TOPS ARMY Notre Dame survived what will likely be it's toughest test on the road to an undefeated regular season as the top ranked Fighting Irish outscored Army 35-21. Notre Dame QB Johnny Lujack went a long way towards securing his hold on the Heisman Trophy by passing for 3 touchdowns and 241 yards. The senior also ran for a touchdown in the game. The win improves Notre Dame to 6-0 with games remaining against Northwestern, Tulane and Southern California. Army falls to 5-2. Code: MAJOR INDEPENDANTS STANDINGS W L T* Penn State 7 0 0 Notre Dame 6 0 0 Pennsylvania 6 0 0 Rutgers 6 1 0 Virginia 6 1 0 Holy Cross 5 1 1 San Francisco 5 1 1 Yale 5 1 1 Villanova 5 1 0 Montana State 5 2 1 Army 5 2 0 West Virginia 5 2 0 Brown 4 2 1 Harvard 4 2 1 Georgetown 4 2 0 Colgate 3 2 1 Nevada 5 3 0 Marquette 4 3 0 St. Mary's 4 3 0 Michigan State 3 3 1 Temple 3 3 1 Boston Univ. 3 3 0 Tenn-Chat 2 3 2 Columbia 3 4 0 Cornell 3 4 0 Detroit Mercy 3 4 0 Santa Clara 3 4 0 Syracuse 3 4 0 Miami (Florida) 2 4 1 Navy 2 4 1 Princeton 0 4 2 Dartmouth 1 5 1 Boston College 1 5 0 Fordham 0 5 0 New York U 0 5 0 Duquesne 1 6 0 Merchant Marine 1 6 0 Pittsburgh 0 6 0 Portland 0 8 0 MICHIGAN ONLY UNBEATEN IN WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAY With a 33-0 thumping of Indiana, the University of Michigan improved to 4-0 in Western Conference play and is now the only unbeaten in the conference. Wisconsin fell from the unbeaten ranks with a 21-17 loss to Iowa. The Wolverines can clinch a Rose Bowl berth with a win over the Badgers at Madison next week. In the Western Conference play Northwestern upended Ohio State 10-3 while Minnesota outscored Purdue 37-31. Illinois blanked Western Michigan 24-0 in a non-conference game. Code: WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L T W L T Michigan 4 0 0 7 0 0 Wisconsin 3 1 0 4 3 0 Illinois 3 1 0 5 2 0 Northwestern 3 2 0 4 2 1 Ohio State 2 2 0 3 4 0 Iowa 2 3 0 3 5 0 Minnesota 1 3 0 3 3 0 Indiana 1 4 0 2 5 0 Purdue 1 4 0 2 5 0 IT'S LOOKING ROSEY FOR 8-0 CAL IN PCC Unbeaten California moved a step closer to a Rose Bowl berth with a 21-7 victory over Washington in Pacific Coast Conference play. California has 2 games remaining, next Saturday at home to Montana and then the season ender the following weekend at Stanford. In other games USC blanked Stanford 33-0, Washington State and Oregon played to a scoreless tie while UCLA was forced to settle for a 17-17 draw with Oregon State. Code: PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L T W L T California 4 0 0 8 0 0 Montana 2 0 0 5 2 0 Oregon 2 1 1 5 2 1 USC 3 2 0 4 2 1 Oregon State 2 2 1 3 3 1 UCLA 1 2 1 2 3 2 Stanford 2 3 0 2 5 0 Washington 2 3 0 3 4 0 Idaho 1 3 1 3 3 1 Wash State 0 3 2 1 5 2 RICE IMPROVES TO 3-0 IN SWC The Rice Owls continue to work their way up the national rankings and lead the way in the Southwest Conference at 3-0 thanks to a 17-6 victory over Arkansas. Texas A&M is a half game back after beating SMU 20-7. A&M visits Rice next Saturday in a game that could decide the conference. In the other conference game Texas hammered Baylor 31-0. Code: SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L T W L T Rice 3 0 0 6 0 1 Texas A&M 3 1 0 5 3 0 Texas 2 2 0 6 2 0 SMU 1 2 0 5 2 0 Texas Christian 1 2 0 4 2 1 Arkansas 2 3 0 4 4 0 Baylor 1 3 0 4 3 0 SEC STILL UP FOR GRABS Georgia Tech appears to be in the drivers seat in the SEC but the Yellowjackets have a pair of tough games left against Alabama and Georgia. LSU is also unbeaten but the Tigers have Alabama, Tulane and Mississippi State remaining on their schedule. Mississippi kept it's hopes alive with a 20-10 victory over Tennessee yesterday. In other conference action Georgia blanked Florida 13-0 while Auburn topped Mississippi State 13-7. Code: SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L T W L T Georgia Tech 3 0 0 7 0 0 Louisiana State 2 0 0 4 2 0 Alabama 3 1 1 5 1 1 Mississippi 4 2 0 6 2 0 Vanderbilt 3 2 0 4 3 0 Tulane 3 2 0 3 3 0 Florida 1 2 0 3 4 0 Georgia 1 2 0 5 3 0 Tennessee 0 2 1 3 3 1 Miss State 0 2 0 2 3 2 Kentucky 1 3 0 4 4 0 Auburn 1 4 0 3 4 0 NORTH CAROLINA WINS SOUTHERN SHOWDOWN WITH NC STATE The North Carolina Tar Heels blanked North Carolina State 23-0 in Southern Conference action. The Heels are tied with Duke atop the conference. The Blue Devils gave the conference some real respect with a 17-14 victory over Big Six power Missouri yesterday. William & Mary is also a school to watch, fresh off a 37-9 drubbing of VMI. Their only loss this season was 14-7 defeat at the hands of North Carolina a couple of weeks ago. Code: SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L T W L T Duke 3 0 0 4 2 1 North Carolina 3 0 0 6 1 0 William & Mary 5 1 0 6 1 0 Maryland 3 1 0 6 1 0 Clemson 3 1 0 5 2 0 VMI 2 1 1 3 3 1 Virginia Tech 3 2 0 3 4 0 Washi & Lee 2 2 0 2 6 0 North Car State 2 2 0 4 2 0 South Carolina 1 2 0 3 3 0 Citadel 0 2 0 2 3 0 Davidson 2 3 0 4 4 0 Furman 1 3 0 1 6 0 Richmond 0 3 1 3 4 1 Wake Forest 1 4 0 3 4 0 G Washington 0 4 0 0 6 0 OKLAHOMA MOVES INTO TIE FOR LEAD The Oklahoma Sooners spanked Kansas State 48-7 to move into a first place tie with Missouri atop the Big Six standings. Missouri lost a non-conference game to Duke yesterday. Kansas also remained in the mix with a 24-7 win over Nebraska. The season should go right down to the wire as Missouri plays both Oklahoma and Kansas to finish the season. Earlier in the season Oklahoma blanked Kansas 20-0. An Oklahoma win in Missouri next Saturday would wrap up the conference for the Sooners. Code: BIG SIX CONFERENCE STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L T W L T Missouri 3 0 0 6 2 0 Oklahoma 3 0 0 5 1 1 Kansas 3 1 0 4 3 0 Nebraska 1 3 0 2 4 0 Iowa State 1 3 0 3 5 0 Kansas State 0 4 0 1 7 0 SATURDAY'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Texas-El Paso 30 Arizona State 17 Rice 17 Arkansas 6 Notre Dame 35 Army 21 Texas 31 Baylor 0 Brown 21 Yale 19 Clemson 21 Furman 7 Holy Cross 24 Colgate 6 Utah State 10 Colorado 0 Utah 10 Colorado State 6 Columbia 20 Dartmouth 0 Davidson 14 Richmond 7 Nevada 44 Detroit Mercy 17 Georgia 13 Florida 0 Boston University 48 Fordham 7 New Mexico 7 Fresno State 3 Georgia Tech 13 Navy 0 Michigan 33 Indiana 0 Iowa 21 Wisconsin 17 Iowa State 7 Drake 3 Kansas 24 Nebraska 7 West Virginia 17 Kentucky 7 Maryland 40 Duquesne 0 Lehigh 14 Merchant Marine 0 Miami (Florida) 14 Cincinnati 3 Mississippi 20 Tennessee 10 Auburn 13 Mississippi State 7 Duke 17 Missouri 14 North Carolina 23 North Carolina State 0 New Mexico State 13 Northern Arizona 7 Northwestern 10 Ohio State 3 Oklahoma 48 Kansas State 7 Washington State 0 Oregon 0 Penn State 33 Temple 0 Montana State 30 Portland 17 Harvard 16 Princeton 9 Minnesota 37 Purdue 31 Rutgers 27 Lafayette 3 Brigham Young 21 San Jose State 14 Michigan State 19 Santa Clara 0 Texas A&M 20 Southern Methodist 7 Southern California 33 Stanford 0 Cornell 16 Syracuse 10 Vanderbilt 21 Tennessee Tech 2 Oklahoma A&M 17 Tulsa 16 Oregon State 17 UCLA 17 Tennessee-Chattanooga 17 Union (Tennessee) 7 Villanova 30 Marquette 17 Pennsylvania 31 Virginia 21 William & Mary 37 Virginia Military Institute 9 Wake Forest 21 Boston College 7 California 21 Washington 7 Virginia Tech 24 Washington & Lee 20 Illinois 24 Western Michigan 0 St. Louis 24 Wichita State 20 Denver 27 Wyoming 27 COLLEGE BASKETBALL HOLY CROSS, NYU and PURDUE WIN PRESEASON TOURNEYS The three preseason tournaments wrapped up with some lobsided final scores. In the Hawaii Classic NYU got 15 points from Matthew Blake and 14 from Dolph Schayes as they easily beat Washington 67-51. Forward Marshall Hawkins, who had a terrific tournament for the Huskies, was the only Washington player in double-digits as he scored 18 points and added 12 rebounds. In the Preseason NIT Phil Farbman had 23 points and Bob Cousy had 8 assists as Holy Cross easily handled Auburn 76-50. Up north in the Alaska Challenge it was Purdue that came out on top. The Boilermakers got 23 points from senior forward Julio Murillo as they beat Florida 81-68. Regular season action gets underway Monday with a slew of games including CCNY hosting Oklahoma, UCLA visiting Ohio State and San Francisco entertaining Maryland. NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION UP IS DOWN IN THE NEW LOOK NORTHEAST DIVISION It is barely a month into the season and things have a habit of sorting themselves out but no division in basketball has had as much of a change between last April and today than the Northeast Divison. Here is how things looked at the end of last season: Northeast Division Code: 1946-47 Final W L PCT GB Pittsburgh Pipers 47 27 .635 - Fort Wayne Pistons 35 39 .473 12 Syracuse Nationals 33 41 .446 14 Cleveland Cavs 33 41 .446 14 Buffalo Braves 31 43 .419 16 Current standings W L PCT GB Cleveland 10 3 .769 x Syracuse 9 5 .643 1.5 Buffalo 7 4 .636 2.0 Fort Wayne 4 7 .364 5.0 Pittsburgh 4 7 .364 5.0 What happened to Pittsburgh is easy to explain. The Pipers lost their best player when Rod Rodriguez signed with Boston. Ryan Fry was signed from Philadelphia and while he is scoring at close to the same rate as Rodriguez he is requiring a lot more shots to do so. SF Byron Swygart also has a terrible field goal percentage and it is no surprise that since the Pipers are last in the league in field goal percentage they are also last in the league in points scored. Compare that to last season when they ranked 6th out of 20 teams in shooting percentage and I think we have found their problem. At the other end of the spectrum is Cleveland. The Cavs are near the middle of the pack in most categories but they have been doing something they did not do last year - win the close games. This year the Cavs are 6-0 in games decided by 6 or fewer points. Last year they were 8-17 in games decided by 6 or less. There are no real changes to their roster so is it simply a case of luck and things will even out over the long run or have the Cavs discovered some way to buckle down at crunch time? One big factor in Cleveland's early season success has been the play of forward Braden Morrow. Drafted first overall by the Cavs in 1939 the former Penn State star has never averaged more than 13.3 ppg or 6.5 rpg. Through 13 games this season he is averaging 17.5 ppg and 8.1 rpg. Is he just on a hot streak or has Morrow finally, at age 31, stepped up to the next level and become the player the Cavs had hoped he could be? PISTONS HYBARGER NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK Mo Hybarger was named the NBA's player of the week after scoring 83 points in 3 games. Hybarger collects the award for the 10th time in his 13 year NBA career. The 6'5" shooting guard is averaging 19.6 points thru 11 games so far this season. Originally drafted by Cleveland 3rd overall out of CCNY in 1933, Hybarger is in his 10th season with Fort Wayne. He ranks 5th alltime with 16,751 career points. LAST NIGHT'S ACTION The Pittsburgh Pipers got 23 points from Ryan Fry as they beat slumping Philadelphia 83-76 in one of 4 games on the schedule yesterday. Elsewhere Rob Rodriguez had 25 points and 9 assists to pace Boston past Fort Wayne 111-99; Kansas City got 30 points from guard Nurivan Inman as the Kings dumped Minneapolis 89-72 and New Orleans beat Cincinnati 94-77. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Boston 111 Fort Wayne 99 Pittsburgh 83 Philadelphia 76 Kansas City 89 Minneapolis 72 New Orleans 94 Cincinnati 77 TODAY'S GAMES Pittsburgh at Fort Wayne Indianapolis at Milwaukee Minneapolis at Kansas City St Louis at Buffalo Code: STANDINGS ATLANTIC GP W L PCT GB Baltimore 9 6 3 .667 0.5 Providence 14 9 5 .643 x Boston 10 5 5 .500 2.0 New York 15 7 8 .467 2.5 Philadelphia 16 4 12 .250 6.0 NORTHEAST GP W L PCT GB Cleveland 13 10 3 .769 x Syracuse 14 9 5 .643 1.5 Buffalo 11 7 4 .636 2.0 Fort Wayne 11 4 7 .364 5.0 Pittsburgh 11 4 7 .364 5.0 MIDWEST GP W L PCT GB St Louis 11 6 5 .545 x Indianapolis 14 7 7 .500 0.5 Milwaukee 13 6 7 .462 1.0 Chicago 8 3 5 .375 1.5 Minneapolis 12 3 9 .250 3.5 SOUTH GP W L PCT GB Kansas City 12 7 5 .583 x Dallas 16 9 7 .563 x Cincinnati 13 7 6 .538 0.5 New Orleans 9 4 5 .444 1.5 Kentucky 18 8 10 .444 2.0 NBA SCORING LEADERS 1 Miguel Dominguez Buffalo 23.2 2 Mac Thorpe St Louis 20.9 3 Justin Hill Syracuse 20.5 4 Joe Fulks Minneapolis 20.0 5 George Mikan Indianapolis 19.9 6 Mo Hybarger Fort Wayne 19.6 7 Jim Cokley Kansas City 19.4 8 Noah Baldin Fort Wayne 18.9 9 Juan Harrison Cleveland 18.8 10 Ryan Brumsey Fort Wayne 18.6 REBOUNDS 1 Terry Rowe Boston 14.3 2 Bokeem Dillon Kansas City 11.9 3 Noah Baldin Fort Wayne 11.5 4 Kevin Stewart Pittsburgh 11.4 5 George Mikan Indianapolis 10.6 ASSISTS* 1 Ryan Brumsey Fort Wayne 8.4 2 Daniel Gray New Orleans 8.4 3 Mike Damon Kansas City 8.2 4 Trevor Presgraves Kentucky 7.5 5 Rob Rodriguez Boston 7.0 STEALS 1 Robert Stennis Syracuse 2.7 2 Brandon Griswold Cincinnati 2.6 3 Jaden Christopherson Baltimore 2.4 4 Lonnie Duncan Providence 2.3 5 John Abramovic New York 2.3 BLOCKS* 1 Ethan Batiste Buffalo 2.5 2 Vernon Stout Indianapolis 2.5 3 Cesar Whitsett Cincinnati 2.3 4 Chis Leon Chicago 2.3 5 Preye Pensyl Baltimore 2.3 FIELD GOAL % 1 George Mikan Indianapolis .609 2 Cory Vergara Baltimore .585 3 Mandek Backfisch Cincinnati .562 4 Noah Baldin Fort Wayne .559 5 A.H. Morris Fort Wayne .549 3-POINT %* 1 Jaden Christopherson Baltimore .607 2 Winston Belin Kansas City .462 3 Nurivan Inman Minneapolis .462 4 Hulin Lee Boston .450 5 John Harkins Syracuse .444 __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-18-2007 at 12:40 AM.

04-29-2005, 01:41 AM	#578
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	PAGE 2 of Sunday November 9, 1947 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE WINGS AND RANGERS POST SHUTOUT VICTORIES It was not a very happy Saturday for Canadian hockey fans as both the Canadiens and Leafs were shutout in NHL action. In Montreal, Ted Lindsay scored twice and Gordie Howe had a 3 point night as the Detroit Red Wings blanked Montreal 3-0. The Habs managed just 15 shots on Red Wing goaltender Harry Lumley, who notched his first shutout of the season. Since Maurice Richard went down with an injury, the Canadiens are 0-4. The Rocket is expected to miss two more weeks. In Toronto, Jim Henry stopped all 24 shots the Maple Leafs took on him as the New York Rangers blanked the Leafs 3-0. Grant Warwick, Buddy O'Connor and Rene Trudell scored for the Rangers who are 3-0-1 after losing their first 4 games of the season. There are two games tonight. The Detroit Red Wings entertain Toronto while the Rangers travel to Chicago to face the Blackhawks. DETROIT at MONTREAL GOAL SUMMARY Period 1 1- DETROIT Red Wings: Gordie Howe 2(Sid Abel, Leo Reise) (PP) 12:57 Period 2 None Period 3 2- DETROIT Red Wings: Ted Lindsay 7(Gordie Howe, Sid Abel) (PP) 3:19 3- DETROIT Red Wings: Ted Lindsay 8(Gordie Howe, Marty Pavelich) 14:33 SHOTS ON GOAL DETROIT - 43 MONTREAL - 15 NEW YORK at TORONTO GOAL SUMMARY Period 1 None Period 2 1- NEW YORK Rangers: Grant Warwick 3(Edgar Laprade, Bryan Hextall) 12:18 Period 3 2- NEW YORK Rangers: Buddy O'Connor 2(Bill Moe, Phil Watson) 0:39 3- NEW YORK Rangers: Rene Trudell 3(Neil Colville, Frank Eddolls) 3:27 SHOTS ON GOAL NEW YORK - 27 TORONTO - 24 Code: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS Boston 8 5 2 1 26 16 11 Toronto 9 5 4 0 21 22 10 Detroit 9 4 3 2 26 24 10 New York 8 3 4 1 17 18 7 Montreal 9 3 5 1 20 26 7 Chicago 7 2 4 1 16 20 5 SCORING LEADERS NAME TM GP G A PTS Elmer Lach MON 9 4 7 11 Ted Lindsay DET 9 8 2 10 Milt Schmidt BOS 6 1 8 9 Howie Meeker TOR 9 5 3 8 Max Bentley TOR 9 3 5 8 Sid Abel DET 9 3 5 8 Clare Martin BOS 8 2 6 8 Gordie Howe DET 9 2 6 8 Don Gallinger BOS 8 1 7 8 Maurice Richard MON 5 4 3 7 Jim McFadden DET 9 4 3 7 Don Morrison DET 9 3 4 7 George Gee CHI 7 1 6 7 BOXING KIM WINS THIRD STRAIGHT PRO FIGHT Hawaiian lightweight Phil Kim improved to 3-0 as a professional with a convincing unanimous decision victory in his 10 round bout with Japan's Takeshi Sasazaki. The 21 year old is slowly working his way up the ranks and is close to being considered one of the top 20 lightweights in the world. The 33 year old Sasazaki is now 0-1-1 as a postwar fighter. Elsewhere, British lightheavyweight Alex Buxton had an easy time outpointing Australian Ritchie Sands in Melbourne. The 23 year old Buxton is 11-14 and had a shot at the European LHW belt last year but he was knocked out by Freddie Mills. Sands is much more comfortable fighting as a middleweight but falls to 0-2. In Havana, Orlando Zulueta improved to 12-4-1 as a pro by outpointing fellow Cuban Diego Sosa in their 12 round bout. Zulueta is just 20 years old and may be a force to reckon with in the lightweight division down the road. Sosa is 28-14 fighting primarily against featherweights. CANADIAN FOOTBALL ARGOS CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH The Toronto Argonauts clinched an Interprovincial Rugby Football League playoff berth with a victory over the team that stands in their way from repeating as Grey Cup champions. The Argos knocked off first place Montreal 38-32 thanks to a 13 yard touchdown pass from Knobby Wirkowski to Al Pfeifer with 48 seconds remaining in the game. The win clinched second place for Toronto and sets up a 2 game total point home and home series to determine the league champion. Last year the Argos beat Montreal in the Eastern Final en route to an overtime win over Winnipeg in the Grey Cup game. Code: INTER-PROVINCIAL LEAGUE FINAL W L T PTS Montreal 10 2 0 20 Argos 6 6 0 12 Ham Tigers 4 8 0 8 Ottawa RR 4 8 0 8 BALMY BEACH ADVANCE WITH OVERTIME WIN It took an overtime field goal but the first place Toronto Balmy Beach advanced to the Ontario Rugby Football championship game with a 10-7 victory over Ottawa. In the other semi-final the hometown Hamilton Wildcats blanked Windsor 20-0. Hamilton travels to Toronto next Saturday to face the Balmy Beach squad in the game that decides who will represent the ORFU in the eastern final against the Interprovincial League winner. Last year Balmy Beach won the league title by beating the Toronto Indians in the championship game. SOCCER ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION SCHEDULE YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Arsenal 1 Blackpool 0 Sunderland 1 Bolton 1 Burnley 2 Wolverhampton 0 Blackburn 1 Charlton Athletic 0 Liverpool 4 Grimsby Town 3 Manchester United 2 Huddersfield 0 Middlesbrough 2 Manchester City 0 Portsmouth 2 Aston Villa 0 Preston NE 1 Chelsea 0 Derby County 3 Sheffield United 1 Everton 1 Stoke City 0 Code: ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION SOCCER STANDINGS GP W L T GF GA PTS Arsenal 15 9 0 6 21 8 24 Blackpool 16 11 3 2 21 9 24 Man United 15 10 2 3 22 12 23 Aston Villa 16 10 5 1 17 11 21 Burnley 15 6 1 8 17 10 20 Portsmouth 15 8 3 4 20 11 20 Liverpool 16 7 5 4 25 23 18 Sunderland 16 8 6 2 24 21 18 Huddersfield 16 6 5 5 23 21 17 Manchest. City 16 6 5 5 17 16 17 Derby County 16 6 6 4 22 18 16 Bolton 15 4 4 7 18 17 15 Preston NE 16 6 7 3 18 16 15 Blackburn 15 6 7 2 16 20 14 Everton 16 5 7 4 15 18 14 Wolverhampton 15 5 7 3 17 18 13 Charlton Athl 15 5 7 3 18 22 13 Stoke City 16 5 8 3 16 15 13 Middlesbrough 15 5 8 2 18 24 12 Sheffield Untd 16 4 10 2 22 32 10 Chelsea 15 2 13 0 14 29 4 Grimsby Town 16 0 15 1 14 44 1 SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Hibernian 2 Celtic 1 Rangers 4 Airdrie 0 Hearts 3 Clyde 0 Aberdeen 3 Morton 1 Patrick Thistle 2 Motherwell 0 Queen's Park 2 Queen of the South 1 St Mirren 1 Dundee 0 Falkirk 4 Third Lanark 1 Code: SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION SOCCER STANDINGS GP W L T GF GA PTS Hibernian 12 9 1 2 28 7 20 Rangers 12 7 1 4 19 7 18 Partick 12 6 2 4 16 8 16 Falkirk 12 4 1 7 15 10 15 St Mirren 12 6 3 3 13 10 15 Dundee 12 5 4 3 13 13 13 Aberdeen 12 5 4 3 15 12 13 Celtic 11 5 4 2 18 14 12 Motherwell 12 4 4 4 13 14 12 Queen of South 12 4 5 3 12 16 11 Hearts 12 3 5 4 16 16 10 Clyde 11 3 6 2 10 18 8 Queens Park 11 2 6 3 8 19 7 Airdrie 12 2 7 3 14 25 7 Third Lanark 11 2 7 2 9 22 6 Morton 12 1 8 3 13 21 5 __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-18-2007 at 12:40 AM.

04-30-2005, 01:24 AM	#579
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : MONDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1947 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PACKERS AND EAGLES RUNNING AWAY WITH NFC The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles each improved to 9-1 on the season with Sunday afternoon victories. In Detroit, the visiting Packers got a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Jordan Montana enroute to a 31-10 victory over the struggling Lions. Detroit surprisingly started Bob Waterfield at quarterback despite his being listed as questionable for the game. Apparently Waterfield's bum elbow was more of a problem than first thought because he completed just 16 of 40 pass attempts and was picked off twice by Packers defensive backs. In Philadelphia the Eagles played down to the Giants level but still did just enough to beat New York 16-10. Running back Harley Mitchell gained 121 yards on the ground to account for over half of the Eagles total offense. The Chicago Bears have gone from league champions to a club that will have to pick it up if they wish to make the playoffs this season. Bears QB Sid Luckman had a big game throwing 4 touchdown passes but the Chicago defense was awful in a 33-30 loss. The Chicago secondary was victimized deep all game as rookie Minnesota quarterback Paul Governali completed just 14 passes but they were for well over 300 yards. In addition to throwing two touchdown passes, Governali also ran for one. Bob Seymour ran for 119 yards and scored two touchdowns as Washington trimmed Dallas 24-21. Cowboys running back Raymond Cash had 122 yards rushing. For the second game in a row first overall draft pick George Savitsky failed to register a tackle for Dallas. After getting two sacks in the season opener, the defensive end has just one sack and 7 tackles in the other 9 games. Seattle pulled into a first place tie with San Francisco in the West Division by beating the 49ers 35-10. Rookie running back Glen Davis, last year's Heisman Trophy winner, gained 144 yards to lead the Seahawks. It was Davis' second 100 yard rushing game in 5 starts for the Seahawks. RAVENS SQUEK PAST STEELERS FOR NINTH WIN Baltimore quarterback John Foster found receiver Andre Harris in the endzone for a 12 yard touchdown pass as time expired to give the Baltimore Ravens a 17-16 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The win improves the Ravens AFC leading record to 9-1 while the struggling Steelers drop to 3-7. Bob Edwards caught a 4 yard pass from Bud Rutledge midway through the 4th quarter to lead Cincinnati past Cleveland 13-10. Edwards had 7 catches for 123 yards in the win which improves the Bengals record to 7-3 and keeps them in the thick of the wildcard race. For the Browns, the loss drops them to 4-6 and pretty much kills their playoff hopes. Miami scored 10 points in the 4th quarter to complete a come from behind 17-14 victory over New England. Both teams are 3-7. The AFC East leading New York Jets used a second half rally to beat Buffalo 27-17. The 2-8 Bills lead 17-6 at the break but it was all Jets in the final 30 minutes. Houston tightened things up considerably in the South Division by beating the Titans 17-7 in Tennessee. The Titans managed only 187 yards of total offense as the Houston defense led by safety Tom Brady was outstanding. Despite trailing in most statistical categories the Jacksonville Jaguars managed to beat Indianapolis 34-28. Turnovers were the difference as the Jags returned both a fumble recovery and an interception for touchdowns. Oakland won big at home, beating Kansas City 30-10 to pull into a first place tie with the Chiefs atop the AFC West. Tommy Maddox threw 3 touchdown passes but it was running back Johnny Cushing who stole the show for the Raiders. Cushing ran for 89 yards and gained 141 yards on 6 receptions. Chiefs QB Ulish Groce had a day he would rather forget as he was picked off 3 times including on successive drives to start the fourth quarter. The Raiders turned each of the 4th quarter picks into touchdowns to put the game away. San Diego is very much in the hunt for the AFC West title after the Chargers trimmed Denver 19-17. Chargers defensive end Reggie White had 4 sacks. In all Denver QB Jay Cason was sacked 6 times and threw 4 interceptions. SUNDAY'S RESULTS Baltimore 17 Pittsburgh 16 Cincinnati 13 Cleveland 10 Miami 17 New England 14 NY Jets 27 Buffalo 17 Houston 17 Tennessee 7 Jacksonville 34 Indianapolis 28 Oakland 30 Kansas City 10 San Diego 19 Denver 17 Philadelphia 16 NY Giants 10 Washington 24 Dallas 21 Minnesota 33 Chicago 30 Green Bay 31 Detroit 10 Seattle 35 San Francisco 10 TONIGHT'S GAME St. Louis Rams (5-4) at Arizona Cardinals (2-7) Code: STANDINGS NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE North W L T PCT PF PA Green Bay Packers 9 1 0 .900 314 159 Chicago Bears 6 4 0 .600 244 246 Minnesota Vikings 4 6 0 .400 198 199 Detroit Lions 3 7 0 .300 186 267 East W L T PCT PF PA Philadelphia Eagles 9 1 0 .900 281 176 Washington Redskins 5 5 0 .500 212 234 New York Giants 3 7 0 .300 164 230 Dallas Cowboys 2 8 0 .200 204 247 South W L T PCT PF PA New Orleans Saints 7 3 0 .700 255 216 Atlanta Falcons 6 4 0 .600 242 241 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 5 0 .500 253 256 Carolina Panthers 1 9 0 .100 194 258 West W L T PCT PF PA San Francisco 49ers 6 4 0 .600 178 162 Seattle Seahawks 6 4 0 .600 183 151 St. Louis Rams 5 4 0 .556 181 186 Arizona Cardinals 2 7 0 .222 149 198 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE North W L T PCT PF PA Baltimore Ravens 9 1 0 .900 251 174 Cincinnati Bengals 7 3 0 .700 197 166 Cleveland Browns 4 6 0 .400 207 226 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 7 0 .300 186 146 East W L T PCT PF PA New York Jets 7 3 0 .700 215 165 Miami Dolphins 3 7 0 .300 222 257 New England Patriots 3 7 0 .300 143 206 Buffalo Bills 2 8 0 .200 172 271 South W L T PCT PF PA Tennessee Titans 7 3 0 .700 219 167 Houston Texans 6 3 1 .650 175 145 Jacksonville Jaguars 6 4 0 .600 199 202 Indianapolis Colts 2 7 1 .250 198 245 West W L T PCT PF PA Oakland Raiders 6 4 0 .600 215 228 Kansas City Chiefs 6 4 0 .600 250 231 San Diego Chargers 5 5 0 .500 227 201 Denver Broncos 3 7 0 .300 199 257 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE BENTLEY SALVAGES TIE FOR LEAFS Max Bentley banged home a rebound with just 7 seconds remaining in the game to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-4 tie with the Red Wings in Detroit. The Leafs pulled goaltender Turk Broda in favour of an extra attacker with just under a minute left and the move paid off. Detroit had taken a 4-3 lead exactly at the midway point of the third period when Wings captain Sid Abel scored his second goal of the game. Ted Lindsay, with his league leading 9th goal, and Jim Conacher also scored for Detroit. Joe Klukay had a pair for the Leafs with Harry Watson getting his first of the year. In Chicago winger Gaye Stewart had 2 goals and an assist to power the Blackhawks past New York 6-3. The Hawks won despite being outshot 50-31 by the visitors but Chicago goaltender Emile Francis was outstanding between the pipes. TORONTO at DETROIT GOAL SUMMARY Period 1 1- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Joe Klukay 2(Howie Meeker, Wally Stanowski) 10:02 2- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Harry Watson 1(Gus Mortson, Max Bentley) (SH) 11:49 3- DETROIT Red Wings: Jim Conacher 3(Unassisted) 17:29 Period 2 4- DETROIT Red Wings: Sid Abel 4(Bill Quackenbush)6:15 5- DETROIT Red Wings: Ted Lindsay 9(Gordie Howe, Bill Quackenbush) 8:47 Period 3 6- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Joe Klukay 3(Garth Boesch) (PP) 0:41 7- DETROIT Red Wings: Sid Abel 5(Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay) (PP) 10:00 8- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Max Bentley 4(Ted Kennedy, Syl Apps) 19:53 SHOTS ON GOAL TORONTO Maple Leafs - 36 DETROIT Red Wings - 24 NEW YORK at CHICAGO GOAL SUMMARY Period 1 1- CHICAGO Blackhawks: Ray Conacher 3(Bill Gadsby, Bob Goldham) 18:22 Period 2 2- CHICAGO Blackhawks: Bud Poile 4(Doug Bentley, Gaye Stewart) 0:21 3- NEW YORK Rangers: Grant Warwick 4(Cal Gardner, Frank Eddolls) (PP) 4:44 4- NEW YORK Rangers: Cal Gardner 3(Frank Eddolls) 15:04 5- CHICAGO Blackhawks: Gaye Stewart 5(Doug Bentley, Ralph Nattrass) (PP) 16:42 6- CHICAGO Blackhawks: George Gee 2(Ray Conacher, Bob Goldham) 17:30 Period 3 7- NEW YORK Rangers: Rene Trudell 4(Cal Gardner, Bill Moe) 6:33 8- CHICAGO Blackhawks: Bill Moisenko 2(Gus Bodnar, Bob Goldham) 13:49 9- CHICAGO Blackhawks: Gaye Stewart 6(Unassisted) 14:29 SHOTS ON GOAL NEW YORK Rangers - 50 CHICAGO Blackhawks - 31 Code: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS Boston 8 5 2 1 26 16 11 Toronto 10 5 4 1 25 26 11 Detroit 10 4 3 3 30 28 11 Chicago 8 3 4 1 22 23 7 New York 9 3 5 1 20 24 7 Montreal 9 3 5 1 20 26 7 SCORING LEADERS NAME TM GP G A PTS Ted Lindsay DET 10 9 3 12 Elmer Lach MON 9 4 7 11 Sid Abel DET 10 5 5 10 Max Bentley TOR 10 4 6 10 Gordie Howe DET 10 2 8 10 Howie Meeker TOR 10 5 4 9 Milt Schmidt BOS 6 1 8 9 Gaye Stewart CHI 8 6 2 8 Clare Martin BOS 8 2 6 8 George Gee CHI 8 2 6 8 Don Gallinger BOS 8 1 7 8 Maurice Richard MON 5 4 3 7 Grant Warwick NY 9 4 3 7 Jim McFadden DET 10 4 3 7 Don Morrison DET 10 3 4 7 Ted Kennedy TOR 10 3 4 7 GOALTENDING NAME TM GP GA SHO GAA Frank Brimsek BOS 8 15 1 1.88 Turk Broda TOR 10 26 1 2.60 Jim Henry NY 9 20 1 2.74 Harry Lumley DET 10 28 1 2.80 Bill Durnan MON 9 26 0 2.80 Emile Francis CHI 8 23 0 2.89 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION MIKAN'S 32 LEADS OLYMPIANS TO WIN Returning to the lineup after missing a week with a wrist injury, Indianapolis Olympians center George Mikan certainly made up for missed time, scoring 32 points and adding 14 rebounds to lead his club past Milwaukee 99-88. The win, coupled with St Louis losing 92-88 in Buffalo, moves the Olympians to first place in the Midwest Division. The Bombers loss was surprising when you consider they held Buffalo's superstar Miguel Dominguez to just 5 points. Backups Bruce Hale and BB Larsen picked up the slack for the Braves, scoring 15 points each. Mac Thorpe had 26 to lead St Louis. Elsewhere, Mo Hybarger had 25 points and Noah Baldin 23 as the Fort Wayne Pistons dumped Pittsburgh 105-85 while in Kansas City the hometown Kings lost 98-90 to Minneapolis. Joe Fulks paced the Lakers with 24 points. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Fort Wayne 105 Pittsburgh 85 Indianapolis 99 Milwaukee 88 Minneapolis 98 Kansas City 90 Buffalo 92 St Louis 88 TODAY'S GAMES New York at Providence Indianapolis at Dallas Fort Wayne at Milwaukee Baltimore at St Louis Code: STANDINGS ATLANTIC GP W L PCT GB Baltimore 9 6 3 .667 0.5 Providence 14 9 5 .643 x Boston 10 5 5 .500 2.0 New York 15 7 8 .467 2.5 Philadelphia 16 4 12 .250 6.0 NORTHEAST GP W L PCT GB Cleveland 13 10 3 .769 x Buffalo 12 8 4 .667 1.5 Syracuse 14 9 5 .643 1.5 Fort Wayne 12 5 7 .417 4.5 Pittsburgh 12 4 8 .333 5.5 MIDWEST GP W L PCT GB Indianapolis 15 8 7 .533 x St Louis 12 6 6 .500 0.5 Milwaukee 14 6 8 .429 1.5 Chicago 8 3 5 .375 1.5 Minneapolis 13 4 9 .308 3.0 SOUTH GP W L PCT GB Dallas 16 9 7 .563 x Kansas City 13 7 6 .538 0.5 Cincinnati 13 7 6 .538 0.5 New Orleans 9 4 5 .444 1.5 Kentucky 18 8 10 .444 2.0 SCORING LEADERS 1 Miguel Dominguez Buffalo 21.7 2 Mac Thorpe St Louis 21.3 3 George Mikan Indianapolis 20.7 4 Justin Hild Syracuse 20.5 5 Joe Fulks Minneapolis 20.3 6 Mo Hybarger Fort Wayne 20.1 7 Jim Cokley Kansas City 19.5 8 Noah Baldin Fort Wayne 19.3 9 Juan Harrison Cleveland 18.8 10 Joe Cunningham Dallas 18.6 ROOKIE SCORING 1 Paul Huston New York 9.4 2 Bruce Hale Buffalo 7.7 3 Varun Hunter Kentucky 7.3 4 Mel McGaha Milwaukee 6.8 5 Ray Corley Milwaukee 6.2 BOXING LAMOTTA LOOKS GOOD IN WIN OVER LEVINE 1947 has not been kind to Jake LaMotta but the 26 year old middleweight may be back on track if last night's fight with Artie Levine in Cleveland is any indication. LaMotta throughly dominated the 23 year old Clevelander enroute to a unanimous decision victory. LaMotta improves to 16-2 with the win while Levine drops to 22-10-1. LaMotta was a perfect 15-0 in the postwar tournament and began the year as the World Middleweight champion before a surprising loss to Tony Zale in January. Zale won the title by TKO when the referee was forced to stopped their bout because of a serious gash over LaMotta's eye. LaMotta rebounded with a unanimous decision over Steve Belloise before losing for the second time in three outings when Holman Williams earned a split decision win at Madison Square Garden in August. That loss cost LaMotta a rematch with Zale in December, a spot that the 28-1 Williams will take instead. With the win over Levine, LaMotta remains ranked 5th in his weightclass world wide. Code: BOXING RANKINGS Here are the champions and top 5 contenders in each weight class as decided by the World Boxing Organization. HEAVYWEIGHT CHP Ezzard Charles 23-1 1 Joe Louis 10-1 2 Nathan Mann 19-6-1 3 Johnny Williams 22-7-2 4 Nino Valdes 20-5 5 Joe Walcott 25-2-2 LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT CHP Archie Moore 33-2 1 Jack A Johnson 22-10-1 2 Lloyd Marshall 24-5-1 3 Freddie Mills 32-14-3 4 Billy Conn 29-2-2 5 Billy Smith 16-9 MIDDLEWEIGHT CHP Tony Zale 39-4 1 Marcel Cerdan 27-5 2 Jose Basora 30-2 3 Holman Williams 28-1 4 Jake LaMotta 16-2 5 Charley Burley 15-4 WELTERWEIGHT CHP Ray Robinson 15-1-1 1 Gustav Eder 19-6-2 2 Bep Van Klaveren 23-10-1 3 Johnny Bratton 22-3-2 4 Cocoa Kid 26-3-1 5 Michele Palermo 19-6 LIGHTWEIGHT CHP Ike Williams 21-0 1 Mario Trigo 15-5-1 2 Joe Brown 13-3 3 Rudy Cruz 15-3 4 Jimmy Carter 16-4 5 Bob Montgomery 11-1 FEATHERWEIGHT CHP Willie Pep 23-0 1 National Kid 24-12-1 2 Sandy Saddler 26-2 3 Al Phillips 23-13-5 4 Harold Hoshino 25-5-1 5 Eddie Compo 28-6-3 BANTAMWEIGHT CHP Luis Galvani 34-4-1 1 Frankie Williams 32-9-3 2 Luis Romero 22-7-1 3 Fernando Gagnon 34-4-1 4 Gus Foran 25-6 5 David Kui Kong Young 35-3 FLYWEIGHT CHP Speedy Akira 17-4-2 1 Teddy Gardner 18-4-1 2 Vic Herman 15-4-2 3 Maurice Sandeyron 15-7-3 4 Black Pico 17-2 5 Jackie Paterson 21-3 __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-18-2007 at 12:40 AM.

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Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 1947 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE LARGENT CARRIES RAMS PAST CARDINALS Mike Largent ran for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the St Louis Rams to a 17-6 win over the Cardinals in Arizona. The Rams took the lead on the first series of the game as their opening drive was capped by a 37 yard scamper by Largent. From there St Louis never looked back as the best Arizona could manage was a pair of field goals against the Rams defense. Arizona's lack of offensive pop was accentuated by 4 Cardinal turnovers. The Rams win creates a three-way tie atop the NFC West Division as St Louis, Seattle and San Francisco all sit at 6-4. Arizona brings up the rear in the division with a 2-8 record. SUNDAY'S RESULTS Baltimore 17 Pittsburgh 16 Cincinnati 13 Cleveland 10 Miami 17 New England 14 NY Jets 27 Buffalo 17 Houston 17 Tennessee 7 Jacksonville 34 Indianapolis 28 Oakland 30 Kansas City 10 San Diego 19 Denver 17 Philadelphia 16 NY Giants 10 Washington 24 Dallas 21 Minnesota 33 Chicago 30 Green Bay 31 Detroit 10 Seattle 35 San Francisco 10 LAST NIGHT'S RESULT St. Louis 17 Arizona 6 WEEK 12 GAMES Chicago Bears (6-4) at Oakland Raiders (6-4) Detroit Lions (3-7) at San Diego Chargers (5-5) Green Bay Packers (9-1) at Kansas City Chiefs (6-4) St. Louis Rams (6-4) at Miami Dolphins (3-7) Washington Redskins (5-5) at Tennessee Titans (7-3) Seattle Seahawks (6-4) at Buffalo Bills (2-8) Carolina Panthers (1-9) at Cleveland Browns (4-6) Philadelphia Eagles (9-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (6-4) San Francisco 49ers (6-4) at New England Patriots (3-7) Minnesota Vikings (4-6) at Denver Broncos (3-7) New York Giants (3-7) at Houston Texans (6-3-1) Atlanta Falcons (6-4) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3-7) New Orleans Saints (7-3) at Baltimore Ravens (9-1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-5) at Cincinnati Bengals (7-3) Arizona Cardinals (2-8) at New York Jets (7-3) Dallas Cowboys (2-8) at Indianapolis Colts (2-7-1) Code: STANDINGS NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE North W L T PCT PF PA Green Bay Packers 9 1 0 .900 314 159 Chicago Bears 6 4 0 .600 244 246 Minnesota Vikings 4 6 0 .400 198 199 Detroit Lions 3 7 0 .300 186 267 East W L T PCT PF PA Philadelphia Eagles 9 1 0 .900 281 176 Washington Redskins 5 5 0 .500 212 234 New York Giants 3 7 0 .300 164 230 Dallas Cowboys 2 8 0 .200 204 247 South W L T PCT PF PA New Orleans Saints 7 3 0 .700 255 216 Atlanta Falcons 6 4 0 .600 242 241 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 5 0 .500 253 256 Carolina Panthers 1 9 0 .100 194 258 West W L T PCT PF PA San Francisco 49ers 6 4 0 .600 178 162 Seattle Seahawks 6 4 0 .600 183 151 St. Louis Rams 6 4 0 .600 198 192 Arizona Cardinals 2 8 0 .200 155 215 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE North W L T PCT PF PA Baltimore Ravens 9 1 0 .900 251 174 Cincinnati Bengals 7 3 0 .700 197 166 Cleveland Browns 4 6 0 .400 207 226 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 7 0 .300 186 146 East W L T PCT PF PA New York Jets 7 3 0 .700 215 165 Miami Dolphins 3 7 0 .300 222 257 New England Patriots 3 7 0 .300 143 206 Buffalo Bills 2 8 0 .200 172 271 South W L T PCT PF PA Tennessee Titans 7 3 0 .700 219 167 Houston Texans 6 3 1 .650 175 145 Jacksonville Jaguars 6 4 0 .600 199 202 Indianapolis Colts 2 7 1 .250 198 245 West W L T PCT PF PA Oakland Raiders 6 4 0 .600 215 228 Kansas City Chiefs 6 4 0 .600 250 231 San Diego Chargers 5 5 0 .500 227 201 Denver Broncos 3 7 0 .300 199 257 NFL LEADERS PASSING Player TM AT COMP COMP% YDS TD INT RAT Jordan Montana GRB 124 82 66.1 1026 14 3 119.2 Sid Luckman CHI 317 212 66.9 2796 17 8 101.9 Ryan Boyette NO 307 213 69.4 2535 13 8 97.6 Charles Trippi TEN 191 121 63.4 1567 10 5 95.6 Otto Graham TB 173 114 65.9 1370 9 5 95.3 John Foster BAL 327 195 59.6 2453 20 10 90.7 RUSHING Player TM GS RUSH YDS YPC LG TD* Antowain Anderson ATL 10 224 1321 5.9 92 11 Harley Mitchell PHI 10 269 1224 4.6 73 8 Todd Berger NO 10 238 1121 4.7 74 9 Stacey Jolley MIA 10 224 1096 4.9 88 9 Keyshawn Smith TB 10 185 1015 5.5 80 10 Steve Van Buren NYJ 10 207 1002 4.8 97 9 RECEPTIONS Player TM REC* Pettis Neumann KC 69 Lewis Smith JAX 67 Jim Benton MIN 66 Garland Brown NO 66 Zach Kruczek CLE 65 RECEIVING YARDS Player TM GS REC YDS YPC LG TD* Pettis Neumann KAN 10 69 988 14.3 55 6 Jerry Watson DEN 10 63 917 14.6 59 4 Jim Benton MIN 10 66 914 13.8 62 5 Ken Kavanaugh CHI 10 58 878 15.1 56 6 Wayne Miller WAS 10 63 872 13.8 64 6 TACKLES Player TM GS TAK SOLO AST* Matt Truluck STL 10 108 82 26 Jeff Parent CIN 10 108 84 24 Dale Cherry CAR 10 100 78 22 Joey Sloan MIA 10 98 67 31 B. Hasselbeck ARZ 10 95 79 16 Ron James IND 10 95 71 24 James Williams SEA 10 95 76 19 SACKS Player TM Sacks Reggie White SD 13 Jeff Parent CIN 9 Bill Hewitt CHI 9 Vincent Davis SEA 9 Javon Love OAK 8 Ade Coulter TEN 8 Jim Curry BUF 8 John Beasley KC 8 John Abraham BAL 8 INTERCEPTIONS Player TM Ints* Mark Smith BAL 9 Marion Dulaney PHI 8 Todd Elwell PIT 7 Aaron Miller OAK 7 David Richards SF 6 B Hasselbeck ARZ 5 Jim Plum TB 5 Randy Eaton ARZ 5 Rashod Dawson GB 5 Ken Murphy STL 5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEXAS TOPPLES FURTHER WITH SECOND STRAIGHT LOSS After losing two straight conference games the University of Texas has fallen from #3 a couple of weeks ago to 16th in the latest college football poll. The Longhorns are not the only team to take a big drop of late, USC has also fallen on hard times and has gone from preseason favourite to reprsent the PCC in the Rose Bowl to being in danger of dropping out of the top 20 entirely. Looking ahead the big next week will feature 10th ranked Army travelling to South Bend to meet the number one ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Not quite as exiting as last season when the two squads were ranked 1-2 heading into their showdown in New York but the Irish will be fired up and looking to avenge last seasons loss. Code: 1947 TSN TOP 20 REC LAST WEEK NEXT WEEK 1 Notre Dame (1) 6-0 beat #10 Army 35-21 at Northwestern 2 Michigan (2) 7-0 beat Indiana 33-0 at Wisconsin 3 North Carolina (3) 6-1 beat North Carolina St 23-0 at Maryland 4 Rice (4) 6-0-1 beat Arkansas 17-6 host Texas A&M 5 California(5) 8-0 beat Washington 21-7 host Montana 6 Mississippi (6) 6-2 beat Tennessee 20-10 host Tenn-Chat 7 Penn State (7) 7-0 beat Temple 33-0 at Navy 8 Pennsylvania (13) 6-0 beat #9 Virginia 31-21 host #11 Army 9 Georgia Tech (12) 7-0 beat Navy 13-0 at #12 Alabama 10 Oklahoma (11) 5-1-1 beat Kansas State 41-7 at #17 Missouri 11 Army (10) 5-2 lost 35-21 at #1 Notre Dame at #8 Pennsylvania 12 Alabama (14) 5-1-1 off host #9 Georgia Tech 13 Virginia (9) 6-1 lost 31-21 at #13 Pennsylvania at West Virginia 14 SMU (8) 5-2 lost 20-7 to Texas A&M host Arkansas 15 Texas (16) 6-2 beat Baylor 31-0 host TCU 16 USC (17) 4-2-1 beat Stanford 33-0 off 17 Missouri (15) 6-2 lost 17-14 to Duke host #10 Oklahoma 18 Illinois (20) 5-2 beat Western Michigan 24-0 at Ohio State 19 William & Mary (nr) 6-1 beat VMI 37-9 at Washington & Lee 20 Oregon (19) 5-2-1 tied 0-0 at Washington State at Stanford Dropped out Wisconsin(18) 4-3 lost 21-17 to Iowa COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOUGH DAY FOR PCC SOUTH It was a rough season opening day for the two major Los Angeles schools as both UCLA and USC were upset. The 16th ranked Bruins fell 85-54 to Ohio State in Columbus as the Pugh brothers came up big for the Buckeyes. Roy had 21 points and 10 rebounds while Les had 19 points and 7 boards. Senior guard Matt Zunic had 29 points to lead the Bruins. The Trojans were embarrassed 54-45 at home by Eastern Illinois. The North section of the Pacific Coast Conference had much greater success as Oregon and Washington each won big. The Ducks, who fell from 2nd to 13th in the polls after an early preseason tournament exit, rebounded with a 73-52 home win over Coastal Carolina. Junior forward Jake Carter paced the Oregon attack with 29 points. The 5th ranked Washington Huskies destroyed Wright State 99-48 as forward Matthew Hawkins had 30 points and 29 boards in a dominating performance. San Francisco, ranked 17th in the new poll, had little trouble with Maryland in an 86-53 victory. Number one ranked Holy Cross, fresh of a win in the preseason NIT, thumped Tennessee State 92-48 in their home opener. Sophomore guard Bob Cousy led the Crusaders with 23 points. In other games involving ranked teams #18 CCNY topped Oklahoma 79-54 in New York while 11th ranked VMI was upset 97-76 at home by American University. PURDUE MAKES BIG JUMP IN OPENING WEEK AP POLL A win in the Alaska Challenge helped Purdue jump from 22 to 3rd in the latest AP College Basketball poll, released yesterday. Code: AP TOP TWENTY FIVE Rank School Record Points Previous 1. Holy Cross 4-0 1,806 1 2. New York Univ 3-0 1,636 5 3. Purdue 3-0 1,503 22 4. Florida 2-1 1,293 6 5. Washington 3-1 1,188 12 6. Oklahoma A&M 1-1 1,063 3 7. Auburn 2-1 992 41 8. Alabama 1-1 891 14 9. Penn State 1-1 828 28 10. California 1-1 769 32 11. VMI 1-2 691 70 12. Memphis 1-1 642 93 13. Oregon 1-1 604 2 14. Boston College 0-1 554 4 15. Illinois 0-0 508 8 16. UCLA 0-1 478 9 17. San Francisco 1-0 447 10 18. CCNY 1-0 372 11 19. Indiana 0-1 322 7 20. Notre Dame 0-1 259 13 21. Syracuse 0-0 216 15 22. Kentucky 0-0 173 16 23. Wake Forest 0-0 144 18 24. Washington St. 0-0 129 19 25. St. Louis 0-0 114 20 Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina 107, Ohio State 99, N.C. State 85, USC 70, Baylor 56, Harvard 42, Princeton 28, Providence 14, Wichita State 10, UTEP 8, St. John's 6, Iowa 4, Stanford 4, Fordham 3, Clemson 3, Creighton 2, Iowa State 2, Wisconsin 1, Tulsa 1, Tulane 1, Missouri 1. Dropped out of Top 25: No. 21 North Carolina, No. 23 Ohio State, No. 24 N.C. State, No. 17 USC, No. 25 Baylor YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American 97 (11)VMI 76 Baylor 66 Butler 64 Canisuis 90 Jackson State 43 (18)CCNY 79 Oklahoma 54 Clemson 80 Radford 62 Creighton 79 San Diego State 57 Eastern Illinois 54 USC 45 Elon 77 Cincinnati 56 Georgia Tech 73 Northern Arizona 72 (1)Holy Cross 92 Tennessee State 48 Louisiana Tech 95 Coppin State 92 Nebraska 94 Duke 42 Ohio State 85 (16)UCLA 54 (13)Oregon 73 Coastal Carolina 52 (17)San Francisco 86 Maryland 53 Texas 92 Drake 87 Texas A&M 80 Connecticut 58 UTEP 74 Stephen F Austin 62 (5)Washington 99 Wright State 48 TONIGHT'S GAMES Army at Kent State Bradley at Mississippi State Iona at Charlotte Mississippi at Seton Hall Rider at Temple Rice at Missouri Tennessee at Montana State Tenn-Martin at Drexel Tennessee Tech at Princeton NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION *OLYMPIANS LOSE GAME AND MIKAN** The Indianapolis Olympians fell 95-94 to Dallas but more of a concern was the fact that center George Mikan reaggravated a wrist injury in the closing seconds and could miss two weeks. Mikan, who was playing just his second game after missing over a week with a similiar injury, scored 26 points and added 15 rebounds. He left the game with the Olympians up by 1 point with 45 seconds to play. Jarvis Ferguson sank a basket for the last two of his 20 points with 19 seconds remaining to give Dallas the win. Joe Cunningham led the Chaps with 28 points. Mac Thorpe scored 26 points to lead St Louis past Baltimore 88-85. The win moves the Bombers back ahead of Indianapolis atop the Midwest Division. In Milwaukee the Hawks got 26 points from Goodwin Wozniak to beat Fort Wayne 95-83 while Providence rolled over New York 103-86 in the only other game. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Providence 103 New York 86 Dallas 95 Indianapolis 94 Milwaukee 95 Fort Wayne 83 St Louis 88 Baltimore 85 TONIGHT'S GAMES New York at Baltimore Cleveland at Philadelphia Chicago at Minneapolis Kentucky at Providence Fort Wayne at New Orleans Code: STANDINGS ATLANTIC GP W L PCT GB* Providence 15 10 5 .667 x Baltimore 10 6 4 .600 1.5 Boston 10 5 5 .500 2.5 New York 16 7 9 .438 3.5 Philadelphia 16 4 12 .250 6.5 NORTHEAST GP W L PCT GB Cleveland 13 10 3 .769 x Buffalo 12 8 4 .667 1.5 Syracuse 14 9 5 .643 1.5 Fort Wayne 13 5 8 .385 5.0 Pittsburgh 12 4 8 .333 5.5 MIDWEST GP W L PCT GB St Louis 13 7 6 .538 x Indianapolis 15 8 7 .533 0.5 Milwaukee 15 7 8 .467 1.0 Chicago 8 3 5 .375 1.5 Minneapolis 13 4 9 .308 3.0 SOUTH GP W L PCT GB Dallas 17 10 7 .588 x Kansas City 13 7 6 .538 1.0 Cincinnati 13 7 6 .538 1.0 New Orleans 9 4 5 .444 2.0 Kentucky 18 8 10 .444 2.5 BOXING UPCOMING WORLD TITLE DEFENSES Heavyweight : Nov 20 - Ezzard Charles (23-1) vs Tommy Gomez (26-6) Lightheavy : Nov 12 - Archie Moore (32-2) vs Tommy Yarosz (27-8-2) Middleweight : Nov 30 - Tony Zale (39-4) vs Holman Williams (28-1) Welterweight : Dec 12 - Sugar Ray Robinson (15-1-1) vs Johnny Bratton (22-3-2) Lightweight : Nov 22 - Ike Williams (21-0) vs Arthur King (15-2) Featherweight : Dec 5 - Willie Pep (23-0) vs Sandy Saddler (26-2) Bantamweight: Nov 15 - Luis Galvani (34-4-1) vs Fernando Gagnon (34-4-1) Flyweight : Nov 27 - Speedy Akira (17-4-2) vs Teddy Gardner (18-4-1) Here is the complete schedule of fights currently announced for the month of November. TONIGHT Bob Montgomery (11-1) vs Lenny Mancini (14-1-3) LW in Philadelphia Joey Giradello (0-0) vs Gene Buffalo (10-26-4)MW in Philadelphia Michele Palermo (19-6) vs Bep Van Klaveren (23-10-1) in Italy WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12 Archie Moore (32-2) vs Tommy Yarosz (27-8-2) for World Lightheavyweight title from Pittsburgh Jimmy Carter (16-4) vs Allie Stolz (17-3-1) LW in Trenton, NJ THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13 Roscoe Toles (20-5) vs Lee Q Murray (11-3)HW in Boston Jimmy Slade (25-9-1) vs Tiger Jack Fox (21-6) LHW in New York Marty Servo (29-5-2) vs Tony Marteliano (13-19-3) WW in New York FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14 Joe Louis (10-1) vs Earl Walls (20-7)HW at Detroit Joey Maxim (30-10) vs Alabama Kid (31-11) LHW at Cleveland Cliff Curvis (19-9-6) vs Ernie Roderick (19-11-1) for British Welterweight title in London Benny Goldberg (4-1) vs Harold Dade (23-8-2) BW at Chicago SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15 Luis Galvani (34-4-1) vs Fernando Gagnon (34-4-1) for World Bantamweight Title in Miami Cocoa Kid (26-3-1) vs Joe Legon (23-7) WW at Havana Jackie Wilson (29-4-1) vs Frankie Fernandez (23-6-1) WW at Los Angeles Carmen Basilio (2-0-1) vs Tommy Bazzano (2-2) WW at Boston Henry Davis (9-7-1) vs Robert Take***a (2-0) LW at Honolulu David King Kong Kui (35-3) vs Luis Castillo (28-13-3) BW at Honolulu Dado Marino (14-5) vs Terry Allen (17-6-2) Fly at Honolulu Harold Hoshino (25-5-1) vs Simon Vegara (38-7-2) FW at Los Angeles TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18 Art Aragon (14-5-1) vs Enrique Bolanos (16-2-1) LW in Mexico City Rudy Cruz (15-3) vs Mario Trigo (15-5-1) LW in Mexico City Johnny Gonzalves (2-0) vs Raul Esqueda (1-0) LW in Mexico City Tony Chavez (13-6) vs Rodolfo Ramirez (9-9-2) LW in Mexico City Manuel Ortiz (39-2-2) vs Panchito Villa (20-22-1) BW in Mexico City WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19 Luis Romero (22-7-1) vs Gus Foran (25-6) for European Bantamweight title at Madrid THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20 Ezzard Charles (23-1) vs Tommy Gomez (26-6) for World Heavyweight title at New York Charley Burley (15-4) vs Charley Fusari (27-6-3) LHW at New York Tommy Bell (27-3-1) vs Charley Salas (17-13-2) WW at Phoenix Chalky Wright (27-7-1) vs Charlie Riley (24-5) FW at St Louis FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21 Rocky Marciano (5-0) vs Embrell Davidson (28-8) HW at Detroit Roland LaStarza (5-0) vs O'Dell Riley (3-3) HW at Detroit Dave Sands (30-7-1) vs Ignacio Ara (32-14) MW at Sydney, Australia Ronnie Clayton (29-12-3) vs Ray Famechon (25-13) for European Featherweight title in Glasgow Jim Kenny (3-1) vs Trevor King (1-0) FW at Glasgow SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22 Nathan Mann (19-6-1) vs Gene Jones (16-16) HW from Hartford Ike Williams (21-0) vs Arthur King (15-2) for World Lightweight title from Toronto Valentin Angelmann (12-6-2) vs Vic Herman (15-4-2) Fly at Paris Maurice Sandeyron (15-7-3) vs Little Dado (20-5-2) Fly at Paris Louis Skena (17-7-1) vs Ed Doran (16-5-1) Fly at Paris WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26 Percy Bassett (3-0) vs Sal Bartolo (2-0) FW at Philadelphia THURSDAY NOVEMBER 27 Speedy Akira (17-4-2) vs Teddy Gardner (18-4-1) for World Flyweight title at Tokyo Yoshio Shirai (11-4-2) vs Rinty Monaghan (18-5-1) Fly at Tokyo FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28 Jackie Paterson (21-3) vs Peter Kane (19-2-1) for British Flyweight title at Glasgow Jackie Jurich (17-4) vs Black Pico (17-2) Fly at San Francisco SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29 Tony Zale (39-4) vs Holman Williams (28-1) for World Middleweight title in New York Beau Jack (16-2) vs Joe Brown (13-3) LW in Atlanta __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-18-2007 at 12:40 AM.*