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The Mets exercised Alou's $7.5 Million option and also signed Damion Easley to a 1 year contract. San Diego may buy out Rob Mackowiak's contract at $300,000. 3B Matt Kata is officially a free agent. He mashed righties to the tune of .316/.375/.526 in 57 AAA AB and .276/.303/.419 in 105 major league AB.

Top FCS games... this time by points scored! Shootout potentials... 12:00 PM - James Madison (261) @ Delaware (316) 1:00 PM - Holy Cross (326) @ Fordham (265) FCS Game of the Week - 1:30 PM - Georgia Southern (308) @ Wofford (334) 2:00 PM - Appalachian State (310) @ Citadel (298) 2:00 PM - Northern Iowa (250) @ Missouri State (327) 2:05 PM - Southern Illinois (360) @ Western Illinois (240) 5:07 PM - Illinois State (272) @ North Dakota State (326)

I've read that Benson's longest run is 16 on the season and he has no burst to make the big run. Also that he tends to go down on first contact pretty easily/often. True or is the line partially (mostly?) to blame?

I lead the NFC in PF and am tied for 2nd in the NFL and all that with the toughest PA of any division leading team!

Some more news... credit Rotoworld. - The Brewers have told Geoff Jenkins that they won't exercise his $9 million option for 2008. - Twins exercised RHP Joe Nathan's $6 million option for 2008.

THURSDAY Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada at New Mexico State SATURDAY Wisconsin at Ohio State Iowa at Northwestern Wake Forest at Virginia Navy at Notre Dame Michigan at Michigan State Texas at Oklahoma State Cincinnati at South Florida LSU at Alabama Missouri at Colorado Arizona State at Oregon Rutgers at Connecticut South Carolina at Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 61 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 78

A win this week would be big for me in terms of NFC East standings. I need all the cushioning I can get.

I almost upset the #10 team... *hangs hat on that* From here on out, my role is to play spoiler for anybody who has a shot.

12:00 PM - The Citadel (3-1) vs. Georgia Southern (2-2) - Georgia Southern b. Citadel 21-17 with Jayson Foster running for 157 yards and 2 TD. 12:05 PM - Richmond (3-1) vs. James Madison (4-0) - Richmond b. James Madison 17-16 with Tim Hightower running for 102 yards and 1 TD. 12:30 PM - Dartmouth (2-1) vs. Harvard (3-0) - Harvard b. Dartmouth 28-21 with 114 yards rushing from Cheng Ho. 01:00 PM - Iona (1-0) vs. Duquesne (1-0) - Iona b. Duquesne 28-23 with Nick Rosetti throwing for 210 yards and 2 TD. Dane Samuels ran for 193 yards and 1 TD. For Duquesne, Kevin Rombach threw for 275 yards and 3 TD with 1 INT. 01:00 PM - Albany (2-0) vs. Wagner (3-1) - Albany b. Wagner 24-10 with Dave McCarty running for 125 yards and 1 TD. 01:00 PM - San Diego (4-0) vs. Dayton (3-1) - Dayton b. San Diego 35-16 with Kevin Hoyng throwing for 252 yards and 2 TD. He also ran for 127 yards and 2 TD. FCS vs. FBS 01:00 PM - Delaware vs. Navy - Delaware won 59-52 thanks to Joe Flacco's 434 yards and 4 TDs. Omar Cuff also added 141 yards and 4 TD on the ground. 01:30 PM - Delaware State (5-0) vs. SC State (4-1) - Delaware State won 17-16 off a 38 yard FG with 2 seconds left. For SC State, William Floyd and Cleveland McCoy combined for 263 yards rushing and 1 TD. FCS Game of the Week - 06:05 PM - Montana (4-0) vs. Northern Arizona (4-1) - Montana won 21-16 with Cole Bergquist throwing for 202 yards and 2 TD. Lex Hilliard ran for 146 yards and 1 TD. 07:00 PM - Eastern Illinois (4-1) vs. Tennessee State (2-1) - Eastern Illinois won 38-35 off a 30 yard FG with 0 seconds left. Ademole Adeniji and Travarus Bess combined for 282 yards rushing and 2 TD. 07:00 PM - Nicholls State (2-1) vs. Central Arkansas (3-1) - Central Arkansas b. Nicholls State 49-42 in 1 OT. Nathan Brown threw for 338 yards and 4 TD. For Nicholls State, Broderick Cole ran for 196 yards and 4 TD. Stat of the Week: QB Drew Hubel of Portland State went 35-56 for 485 yards and 9 TD vs. 0 INT. Portland State had 17 yards rushing in that game while Weber State's Trevyn Smith and QB Cameron Higgins combined for 331 yards rushing and 4 TD. Higgins also threw for 334 yards and 4 TD (ran 3 in too).

San Diego declined 2B Marcus Giles' $4 Million option. He hit much better away (.252/.318/.344 in 241 PA) but it was still nothing to write home about.

Gotham Harlequins take G/F Jerry Stackhouse of the Dallas Mavericks.

Finding pics takes too long... Gotham Harlequins take G Steve Francis Houston Rockets.

Wofford held off Western Carolina in a 47-44 shootout. WC went QBBC with Todd Spitzer and Adam Hearns combining to go 23/36 for 341 yards and 5 TD. For Wofford, RBs Kevious Johnson and Adrian Young combined for 39 carries for 243 yards and 3 TD. Western Carolina nearly came back after being down 37-3 at the half, scoring 41 points in the 2nd half to Wofford's 10. WC was still down 44-24 entering the 4th quarter.

Philadelphia: 21 (3.5) Cleveland @ St. Louis Detroit @ Chicago (5.5) (7.5) Indianapolis @ Carolina (10.5) N.Y. Giants @ Miami Oakland @ Tennessee (7.5) (1.5) Philadelphia @ Minnesota (3.5) Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati Buffalo @ N.Y. Jets (2.5) Houston @ San Diego (3.5) Jacksonville @ Tampa Bay (4.5) (3.5) New Orleans @ San Francisco Washington @ New England (16.5) Green Bay @ Denver (3.5)

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/336602_mari24.html - Jose Guillen may opt out of his contract for 2008. Cliff Floyd's Thoughts as a FA... http://www.palmbeachpost.com/marlins/conte...floyd_1024.html "I would love the opportunity to come home, chill out and help Fredi win some ballgames,'' said Floyd, an All-Star in 2001 when he hit .317 with 31 homers and 103 RBI. "But if I don't get an opportunity to come here, hopefully I'll get a good job that'll give me an opportunity to play the outfield and DH.'' While the Marlins are Floyd's top choice, he has told his agents to reach out to every team this winter. "If I don't get an offer, I can tell you I'm retiring,'' said Floyd, who will turn 35 on Dec. 5. Floyd is likely to get offers from several teams. But whether the Marlins are interested remains to be seen. They need a center fielder, but he now plays the corner outfield positions and first base. Then there's the money issue. Floyd said he wants a 2008 salary near the $3 million he made on his one-year deal with the Cubs. He hit .284 with just nine homers and 45 RBI in 108 games.

FCS Games... Bracketed records are their conference records. A lot of good in conference matchups this week. 12:00 PM - The Citadel (3-1) vs. Georgia Southern (2-2) 12:05 PM - Richmond (3-1) vs. James Madison (4-0) 12:30 PM - Dartmouth (2-1) vs. Harvard (3-0) 01:00 PM - Iona (1-0) vs. Duquesne (1-0) 01:00 PM - Albany (2-0) vs. Wagner (3-1) 01:00 PM - San Diego (4-0) vs. Dayton (3-1) FCS vs. FBS 01:00 PM - Delaware vs. Navy 01:30 PM - Delaware State (5-0) vs. SC State (4-1) FCS Game of the Week - 06:05 PM - Montana (4-0) vs. Northern Arizona (4-1) 07:00 PM - Eastern Illinois (4-1) vs. Tennessee State (2-1) 07:00 PM - Nicholls State (2-1) vs. Central Arkansas (3-1)

I can deal with the 18 fine.

THURSDAY Boston College Air Force FRIDAY Boise State SATURDAY Rutgers Michigan State Purdue Oregon Florida South Florida Clemson Texas A&M Tennessee Ohio State California Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the USC/Oregon game? 68 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Arizona State's Rudy Carpenter have against California? 254

North Dakota State beat Minnesota and RB Tyler Roehl was studly (22 carries, 263 yards, 1 TD). In other FCS game news... 1: Yale survived Penn 26-20 in 3 overtimes. 2: Grambling State held off Jackson State 30-20 with Brandon Landers continuing the throwing QB mentality (See Bruce Eugene) with 348 yards and 1 TD. 3: NC Central continues to do well in their inaugural season, winning 30-14 over Savannah State. 4: Elon upset Wofford 24-13 behind QB Scott Riddle's 343 yards and 3 TD. 5: Stony Brook beat Maine 30-23 in 2 overtimes. 6: Georgia Southern upset Appalachian State 38-35 behind RB Jayson Foster's 175 yards. QB Armanti Edwards had a combined 398 yards (220 rushing). 7: New Hampshire killed Hofstra 40-3... QB Ricky Santos threw for 262 yards and 4 TD. 8: Illinois State upset Youngstown State 27-22. 9: South Dakota State upset Cal Poly 48-35. 10: San Diego beat Jacksonville 62-23 (How is SD not f'n ranked???). QB Josh Johnson threw for 249 yards and 5 TD.

Gotham Harlequins select F Ryan Gomes of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Gotham Harlequins select G Jason Williams of the Miami Heat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornhole_(game) Sounds confusing and complicated... I'll stick to being the king of wallball during my middle school years.

Some more... 1: Hit the game winning basket of a scrimmage practice after the ball deflected back to me at the free throw line at the Red Auerbach camp and knocked the tallest guy on our "level" of basketball out of a 1 on 1 tournament game by sinking four 3 pointers right in his face (not being able to dribble and penetrate killed me next game but meh). Surreal having other kids go crazy and slapping me on the back for knocking the dude out though. 2: I suck at baseball (little league and real...). In my 2 little league seasons I combined for many walks and strikeouts along with 1 hit and I only made contact with the ball twice in both years. My first contact I fouled the first pitch of my first at bat of the season straight back into the screen. My only hit came on the day I had to leave the game early to go the dentist. I smacked a line drive to center field for an RBI single, and reached second on the throw to home. 3: I made a good 60 yard TD catch off a screen pass in elementary school (This was 3rd graders vs. the big 5th graders) including hurdling a guy but I got called down by contact at about 10 yards short of the goal line by the guy I hurdled 4: At soccer camp I scored a goal after my teammate lost the ball (got injured on the play no less). Dribbled around a defender and nailed a dart to the far side of the goal post (right to left).

Won "Most Coachable" at the Red Auerbach basketball camp despite being mostly a cheerleader off the court and busting my ass on the court while we literally lost every game we played (Think a mini white boy's Allen Iverson with no dribbling skills but willing to pass and dive all over the place). My single proudest moment of that camp was that I was leading a 3 on 2 charge. A guy behind me on the wing (I saw that he'd be behind me heading up court when I got the ball even though he was about 2-3 steps behind me) and a guy on the other wing while I'm on the right side of the free throw line. I swing it to the left winger, get the ball back inside the 3 point line at the opponents baseline, and literally hand the ball to the wing teammate behind me without even looking backwards with one singular motion of catching the ball. Guy missed but it subsequently went out of bounds and I walked back to my bench while my coach's eyes were bugging out of his head going, "What was that?!" in amazement. You know the comment, eyes in the back of your head? That must've been what it looked like.

How would the waiver order be determined though? Date teams signed up for the league? Last year's league standings?