R.G.'s Weekly Sports Recap (Tues 10/6 - Sun 10/11/2K15)

My notable happenings in the sports world this past week:

 

MLB: The playoffs got underway, and as of Sunday 10/11 in the National League, the favorite St. Louis Cardinals and the wild-card Chicago Cubs are knotted-up at one apiece in their division series, as well as the matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets. Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley - pending an appeal - will be suspended for Games 3 and 4 at Citi Field for illegally sliding directly into Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada which resulted in him breaking his right leg in Game 2, which L.A. ending up winning 5-2. In the American League, the wild-card Houston Astros are up 2-1 in their series against the defending league champion Kansas City Royals, while in the other matchup in the A.L. bracket, the Texas Rangers hold a 2-1 series advantage over the offensively powerful Toronto Blue Jays....35-year-old New York Yankees lefty starter CC Sabathia will enter rehab for a month to battle his addiction to the booze. Get well soon, brother CC.....Notable managerial firings - Matt Williams, Washington Nationals (2K14 N.L. Manager of the Year); Lloyd McClendon, Seattle Mariners

NFL: The Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals are all without an 'L' through five games thus far. The New England Patriots (4-0) are also perfect early on after crushing the Dallas Cowboys 30-6 on the road coming off a bye-week....The surprisingly hapless Detroit Lions are the lone squad without a victory five contests in, but on a historic note, All-Pro wideout Calvin Johnson became the franchise's all-time leader in passes caught, surpassing the great Herman Moore on the list.....Top individual performance - QB Eli Manning, New York Giants (personal and franchise-best 41 completions on 54 attempts for 441 yards and three TDs in a huge, come-from-behind 30-27 home victory over the struggling San Francisco 49ers).....Notable player injury - RB Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Chiefs (Torn ACL in right knee; out for the season)....Notable head coach firing - Joe Philbin, Miami Dolphins

NHL: The 2K15-16 regular season got underway for all 30 clubs, and as of Sunday 10/11, the New York Rangers are a perfect 3-0 early on. The defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks are 2-1 to start their run at yet another title....As a result of a brutal illegal check he administered to the head of Anaheim Ducks right winger Jakob Silfverberg during a preseason matchup, San Jose Sharks goon forward Raffi Torres was handed a record-41-game suspension by the league.

NBA: Despite the  off-court distraction of second-year head coach Derek Fisher's love life involving his current squeeze Gloria Govan and her ex-husband/baby daddy - current Memphis Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes, the new-look New York Knicks with a healthy Carmelo Anthony are focused and playing well thus far through two preseason wins so far.

Men's College Basketball: Rookie St. John's head coach Chris Mullin hired former Golden State Warriors teammate and NBA All-Star Mitch Richmond to be part of his staff as a special assistant coach.

WNBA: As of Sunday 10/11 in the league Finals, the Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever are tied 2-2 in their epic best-of-five series. A do-or-die,championship-deciding Game 5 will take place Wednesday night 10/14 at Target Center in Minneapolis.

Men's Pro Golf: For the sixth consecutive year, the Americans hoisted the Presidents Cup after narrowly edging out the international squadron 15.5 to 14.5 in South Korea.