Megatron

This week the Lions defeated the Cowboys in surprising fashion 31-30. Calvin Johnson, "Megatron", wide receiver for the Detroit Lions finished the game with 329 yards receiving on 14 receptions and one touchdown. The 329 yards almost broke the NFL record for most yards in a single game. Flippery Anderson had 336 yards for the Los Angeles Rams against New Orleans on Nov. 26, 1989 when that game went into overtime. Calvin Johnson has been a huge factor over the last few seasons and arguably the best Wide Receiver in the league. The Lions would be nowhere near effective as they are without him on the team. Even though their record isn't what they would like it to be, every team they play each week has one thing on their mind. That is to stop "Megatron" from having a huge game.

BCS Oregon over Florida State For #2?

This week Oregon passed Florida State to take over the number 2 spot in the BCS standings. Florida State was #2 this past week and won comfortably on Saturday, yet somehow find themselves dropping back to #3. Oregon beat UCLA this weekend 42-14 while Florida State beat NC state 49-17. Even though Oregon played the #12 team in the standings at the time, UCLA, I still feel as if Florida State should still be at the #2 spot. My prediction for the BCS championship game is Oregon vs. Florida State. Sometime in the next few weeks Alabama is going to lose in a close game to a team who just rides the momentum and comes up big. Perhaps this week when they play LSU or their last game on Nov. 30th against Auburn. Ohio State is also knocking on the door and are currently in the #4 slot, but are looking to make an impact as they remain undefeated for the year.

Sam Bradford Down for the Count

On Sunday Sam Bradford suffered a torn ACL in their loss to the Carolina Panthers, moving their record to 3-4 of the year. This effected more than just their record. Reports on Monday say that he is out for the season and who knows if he will come back as a St. Louis Ram or not. His numbers through seven games were very good: 1,687 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, and only four interceptions. This was looking like a positive season for the Rams after each season they had struggled with Bradford since they drafted him.
Now the Rams have a tough decision to make and will probably be made by the end of today, that is, who are they going to pick up for their Quarterback. They could go out and get Matt Leinart, Vince Young, David Carr, Tyler Thigpen or John Skelton who are all in camp or on rosters most recently.

Tigers Manager Announces Retirement

Jim Leyland, recent manager of the Detroit Tigers has declared he is retiring in a press conference on Monday October 21st, 2013. He announces this after the Tigers lost to the Boston Red Sox in the Game 6 American League Championship Series. As Tigers head coach he was there for seven years which he helped them get three American League Central Division titles and two World Series appearances. They went to the American League Championship Series three years straight.

Overall Leyland's record was 700-597(.541) and won at least 90 games three times with the Detroit Tigers. His career record as a manager was 1,769-1,728 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, and Detroit Tigers. He is a two-time NL Manager of the Year (1990, 1992) and was AL Manager of the Year in 2006.

Relentless Kobe

Kobe Bryant who sustained a torn Achilles tendon last season has been rehabillitating and plans to come back to the game he loves very soon. He claims, "if today was a playoff or NBA Finals game, could I play? Probably." Lately he has been moving around more and participating more. He has been testing it out and seeing where he stands and how long before he will be able to make a return from his injury. Kobe says he would need about three weeks to regain his conditioning level to where he would like it to be for the regular season to start. With the regular season a little over two weeks away he says it's time to "rev it up a little bit." As he has been doing more running on a treadmill and trying to get the range of motion back to go full speed.

Worker at 49ers Stadium Dies

At the new $1.2 billion San Francisco 49ers stadium a truck driver's death was considered a workplace accident and not a crime by police. This was the second worker death at the construction site. Apparently the story was that a delivery truck driver was crushed early Monday October 14th, 2013 by a bundle of rebar being unloaded from his truck. The new stadium called Levi Stadium is replacing Candlestick Park and plans to be done by this July. Officials say they are working hard to get the stadium finished on time and to avoid delays. The open stadium is supposed to have the largest lower bowl in the league, ensuring the 68,500 fans are close to the action. The construction costs are being paid by $800 million in seat and luxury box sales, along with a 20-year, $220 million naming rights agreement with Levi Strauss and Co. announced in May.

Aldon Smith Pressed With Charges (Again)

Yet again San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith has been charged with another crime. This one is for three felony counts of illegal possession of an assault weapon, from a party at his home in June 2012. He already is off of the team while undergoing treatment for substance abuse at an in-patient facility following a DUI arrest on September 20th. Last month Smith and a former teammate Delanie Walker were named in a lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court by a Northern California man who said he was shot at a party at Smith's house on June 29, 2012. The players apparently charged $10 admission fee and $5 per drink at this party. Smith and Walker allegedly were intoxicated when they fired gunshots into the air off a balcony while trying to end the party according to the lawsuit. Smith was previously arrested on a suspicion of DUI in January 2012 in Miami just after the 49ers lost in the NFC title game.

The Return of D-Rose

Is Derrick Rose going to play this year? Point guard for the Chicago Bulls says he is fully prepared for the upcoming season and cannot wait to get on the court. Rose, now healthy, missed all of last season and half of the season before due to an ACL reconstructive surgery and recovery. Just recently in a pre-season matchup between the Bulls and rival Indiana Pacers Derrick Rose showed everyone that he is back to his old tricks. He led his team to an 82-76 victory. Sources say "The Return" was well worth the wait and he looks better than ever. Many people criticized him for missing all of last season because technically he was medically cleared. Rose just wanted to come back to basketball at the top of his game and didn't want to be 80% or 90% healthy.

Rondo to Lead Celtics

Rajon Rondo, point guard for the Boston Celtics is ready to get back in action after he tore his ACL last season. He could still be out until December while he is still recovering from the reconstructive surgery. When confronted with the media about losing some key players on his team Rondo played it cool and acted like it did not phase him. Most Boston fans were shocked when they heard the two veterans, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce were leaving to go play with the Brooklyn Nets and coach Doc Rivers will be going to the Los Angeles Clippers. Rondo spent nearly his whole career playing with those guys (2007-2012) and now he shrugs his shoulders at the thought of playing without them. Rajon Rondo is a tough-minded player in the NBA, but losing two of the best to play in Boston is really going to make it hard on the team to compete with the big teams in the league such as the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers.