WNBA: For the third time in the past five years, head coach Cheryl Reeve and her Minnesota Lynx team were crowned league champions after defeating a tough, determined and gritty Indiana Fever squad in five games. Lynx veteran center Sylvia Fowles was voted the Finals' Most Valuable Player. All-Star forward/guard Maya Moore in her first five years has won three titles, Rookie of the Year and MVP. Simply incredible!
MLB: The American League Championship Series got underway, and as of Sunday, October 18, the Kansas City Royals hold a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven over the Toronto Blue Jays and are just two more 'W's away from making a return trip to the Fall Classic. In the matchup for the 2K15 National League pennant, the New York Mets are up two-nil over the wild-card Chicago Cubs - who eliminated the 100-win St. Louis Cardinals in the division round.
NFL: As of Sunday, October 18, the teams that have yet to lose a game thus far through six contests are the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots (5-0), Green Bay Packers (6-0), Denver Broncos (6-0), Cincinnati Bengals (6-0) and Carolina Panthers (5-0). The Detroit Lions finally broke through victoriously with a 37-34 overtime win over the Chicago Bears at home...My top individual performance for Week 6 goes to San Diego Chargers All-Pro QB Philip Rivers, who in a 27-20 loss to the unbeaten Packers at Lambeau Field completed 43 passes on 65 attempts for 503 yards and two TDs.
College Football: A.P. Top 10 (Week 8) - 1. Ohio State. 2. Baylor. 3. Utah. 4. Texas Christian. 5. LSU. 6. Clemson. 7. Michigan State. 8. Alabama. 9. Florida State. 10. Stanford.....Notable head coach firing - Steve Sarkisian, USC Trojans.....Steve Spurrier, 70, decided to retire immediately after 23 total seasons directing on the sidelines for the Florida Gators and for the last 11 seasons at the University of South Carolina.
Men's College Basketball: USA TODAY Preseason Top 10 Poll - 1. North Carolina. 1. Kentucky. 3. Maryland. 4. Duke. 5. Kansas. 6. Virginia. 7. Iowa State. 8. Oklahoma. 9. Villanova. 10. Arizona
NHL: As of Sunday, October 18, the red-hot Montreal Canadiens (6-0; 12 points) are the lone undefeated team in the league early on thus far.
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