QUICK HITS
– Donald Sterling receives lifetime ban from NBA
– Jameis Winston crab leg theft
– California Chrome takes the Kentucky Derby
RED ZONE
20: NHL playoffs begin
MAKE THE PLAY: Who plays in the Conference Finals?
10: NBA playoffs begin
MAKE THE PLAY: Who plays in the Conference Finals?
5: NFL Draft is impending
MAKE THE PLAY: Who goes #1 overall?
QUICK HITS
– Lions hire Jim Caldwell, Titans hire Ken Wisenhunt, Vikings hire Mike Zimmer
– Australian Open begins with 108ºF heat
– Alex Rodriguez shenanigans continue
RED ZONE
20: Alabama booster sells merchandise and NCAA doesn’t care
MAKE THE PLAY: Will any significant attention be brought to this in the next two years?
10: MLB owners OK expanded replay use for 2014
MAKE THE PLAY: Will this be received positively by the end of next year?
5: NFL Playoffs – Conference Championships
MAKE THE PLAY: Who moves on to the Super Bowl?
RED ZONE
20: Miami finally gets underwhelming sentence for years of illicit activity
Make the play: Will anything about the NCAA’s punishment policies change in the next year?
10: First BCS standings are released
Make the play: Will a team currently outside the top ten play in the national championship game at the end of the year?
5: World Series begins
Make the play: Who wins the World Series?
REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 1-6, Joel 4-3
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) Detlef Schrempf: 26-13
(NFL) Peter: 4-2, Joel 2-4
SMYNja Leader: (NFL) GymleaderBen, 8-4
PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 9
– North Carolina State at Florida State (-31.5) (3:30 PM ET)
– Texas Tech at Oklahoma (-7) (3:30 PM ET)
– South Carolina at Missouri (-3) (7 PM ET)
– UCLA at Oregon (-22.5) (7 PM ET)
– Penn State at Ohio State (-14.5) (8 PM ET)
– Stanford at Oregon State (+3.5) (10:30 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Tennessee at Alabama (-28) (3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: West Virginia at Kansas State (-10.5) (3:45 PM ET)
NFL Week 8
– Dallas at Detroit (-3) (1 PM ET)
– Cleveland at Kansas City (-7.5) (1 PM ET)
– San Francisco at Jacksonville (+17) (1 PM ET)
– New York Jets at Cincinnati (-6.5) (4:25 PM ET)
– Green Bay at Minnesota (+10) (8:30 PM ET)
– Seattle at St. Louis (+10.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)
RED ZONE
20: NBA eyes nickname jerseys for Heat/Nets game
Make the play: Will the jerseys actually be used during this coming season?
10: Arian Foster admits to receiving money at Tennessee
Make the play: Will Tennessee receive any punishment from this?
5: NHL regular season starts next week
Make the play: Who plays in and wins this year’s Stanley Cup Finals?
REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 4-3, Joel 2-5
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) Detlef Schrempf and Decaff78: 16-12
(NFL) Peter: 3-3, Joel 4-2
SMYNja Leader: (NFL) Decaff78 and Skulljumper, 12-6
PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 5
– Oklahoma State at West Virginia (+18) (12 PM ET)
– LSU at Georgia (-3) (3:30 PM ET)
– Oklahoma at Notre Dame (+3.5) (3:30 PM ET)
– Mississippi at Alabama (-15.5) (6:30 PM ET)
– Wisconsin at Ohio State (-7) (8 PM ET)
– California at Oregon (-36) (10:30 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Florida State at Boston College (+21.5) (3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: EP
NFL Week 4
– Chicago at Detroit (-2.5) (1 PM ET)
– Cincinnati at Cleveland (+4.5) (1 PM ET)
– Seattle at Houston (+3) (1 PM ET)
– Dallas at San Diego (+1) (4:25 PM ET)
– New England at Atlanta (0) (8:30 PM ET)
– Miami at New Orleans (-6.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)
RED ZONE
20: United States men’s national soccer team clinches World Cup berth
Make the play: Will USA clear the group stage in the 2014 World Cup?
10: Oklahoma State payment scandal reported
Make the play: Will any penalties result beyond probation from an NCAA investigation?
5: NFL Week 1 Takeaways
Make the play: Will Ndamukong Suh be suspended for any amount of games this season?
REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 3-4, Joel 4-3
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) Detlef Schrempf and Decaff78: 8-6
(NFL) Peter: 1-5, Joel 3-3
SMYNja Leader: (NFL) Everyone but Peter, 3-3
PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 3
– Louisville at Kentucky (+13.5) (12 PM ET)
– UCLA at Nebraska (-4.5) (12 PM ET)
– Alabama at Texas A&M (+7.5) (3:30 PM ET)
– Georgia Tech at Duke (+8) (4:30 PM ET)
– Mississippi State at Auburn (-6) (7 PM ET)
– Notre Dame at Purdue (+20.5) (8 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Iowa at Iowa State (+2.5) (6 PM ET)
— Peter: Akron at Michigan (-37) (12 PM ET)
— Joel: Georgia State at West Virginia (-38.5) (12 PM ET)
NFL Week 2
– Washington at Green Bay (-9.5) (1 PM ET)
– Dallas at Kansas City (-3) (1 PM ET)
– Tennessee at Houston (-10) (1 PM ET)
– Denver at New York Giants (+4.5) (4:25 PM ET)
– San Francisco at Seattle (-3) (8:30 PM ET)
– Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (-7) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)
