Seven NFL teams (the Pats, Bills, Chiefs, Cowboys, Packers, Rams and 49ers) are (3-0), while the surprising Detroit Lions are (2-0-1).
Two of the 7, the defending champion New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills meet for the 60th consecutive year in regular season play (‘1960-1969 in the AFL East and 1970-2019 in the AFC East) this Sunday in Buffalo.
New England, a touchdown favorite this week, is (74-43-1) vs Buffalo and (32-4) in the 18 seasons (’01-’18), of essentially sustained greatness, under coach Bill Belichick and with Tom Brady at the all important, quarterback position.
Recently, original Boston Patriots’ player and AFL all star running back, Larry Garron passed away at age 82.
In 1961, vs the Bills, Larry went 85 yards for a touchdown, which is still the longest touchdown run in Pats’ history.
Today a truly revealing, great episode of “What’s My Line?” from August, 1960 in which the immortal Arnold Palmer is “Mr. X,” but the panelists are not blindfolded.
Arnie, who around that time led the golf boom in this country had already won a Masters and U.S. Open crown and that day won The Hartford Open.
Watching the show with 20-20 hindsight is a real treat as the panelists, host and other challengers all had great class and presence.
The beautiful, talented actress, Dina Merrill was the actual mystery guest. Arlene Francis, Martin Gabel, Dorothy Kilgallen and Bennett Cerf were the panelists.
John Charles Daly was the show’s host. Enjoy.
Hoops Cabaret in New York City (48 West 33rd Street) is the place to watch all the UFC 243 action. At Hoops Cabaret and Sports Bar, fans can view the matches on Saturday, October 5th, while also enjoying the beautiful Hoops Cabaret girls who perform on stages and up close and personal.
The matches will be shown on the Hoops Mega-Tron Video Wall and numerous HD TVs and flat screens throughout the three-story club giving every seat a clear view of all the action. Check out menu items like fried Lobster Tails, Short-rib Sliders, Lemon Pepper Wings, and Kobe Beef Hot Dogs.
Hoops Cabaret combines the excitement of a gentlemen’s club with the fun of a sports bar. Hoops Cabaret girl Juliet proclaimed, “Come watch the UFC and all the big sporting events with us!”
You can book table and VIP reservations at hoopscabaret.com
Highly recommended.
HOOPS Cabaret and Sports Bar
48 West 33rd Street, New York City
***Beautiful Entertainers
***Court-side, Mezzanine and VIP seating
***Multiple Hi-Def TVs on all Three Floors
***Super VIP “Man Cave”
***Next door to the world famous Rick’s Cabaret NYC
It is almost certain the Minnesota Twins will win a one eighth division title and very likely, their 1987 World Series opponents, the St. Louis Cardinals will win one as well.
Additionally the other two Twins’ World Series opponents, the L.A. Dodgers (1965) and the Atlanta Braves (in same calendar 1991) have already clinched one eighth division crowns.
All three Twins’ World Series to date, went to a decisive 7th game, in the Twin Cities, L.A. winning, but the Twins doing so in both 1987 and 1991.
Claude Osteen turned the ’65 World Series around winning game 3 after the Twins had won vs greats, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale in the first two games.
If you consider the current Cleveland Browns, the descendants of the glorious Otto Graham/Marion Motley/Jim Brown/Gary Collins (the latter caught a still not topped 3 touchdown passes in an NFL title game, the last time a Cleveland football team “titled”) Browns, then tomorrow night’s Rams at Browns game, is a redux of three NFL title games between the franchises.
Those were in 1950 at Cleveland, at L.A. to where the Rams have returned, in ’54 and ’55.
Lou Groza’s short field goal, which the great Glenn Davis, better known as “Mr.Outside” along with Felix “Doc” Blanchard (“Mr. Inside”) on glorious Army football teams in the 1940’s, said was not good, lifted the Browns to the win in 1950.
The next year, Norm Van Brocklin’s 73 yard touchdown pass to Tom Fears was decisive in the Rams’ win. (20 years ago, in the game in which the Rams, then in St. Louis, won their only NFL title since— a Kurt Warner to Isaac Bruce 73 yard touchdown pass was decisive).
In 1955, the Browns eased to victory at the famed L.A. Coliseum, where the Rams again play their home games, in the great Otto Graham’s last game.
Not long after the photo of Bob Waterfield above, was taken while he played for U.C. L. A.–he led the Cleveland Rams to victory, as a rookie quarterback, in the 1945 NFL championship game.
The Rams have 3 NFL crowns, one each while playing in Cleveland, St. Louis and Los Angeles.
In the upcoming third week of the NFL season, an unprecedented, at least as far as most if not all can remember, two games have teams that are favored by more than 21 points/3 touchdowns.
Those tilts are the defending champion New England Patriots favored by 23 points at home vs the New York Jets and the Dallas Cowboys “minus” 21 plus also at home, taking on Miami in a 6th Super Bowl redux.
That day Dallas eased to their first crown (24-3) vs the Dolphins, who would win the next two titles.
Just think, if that same decisive score or any 3 touchdown/21 points Dallas win manifests again, it would be Miami bettors, who would win.
Best advice: bet little, if at all, and take the points in both games, in a likely “split.”
The great photo taken by Neil Leifer above, shows the Baltimore Colts’ quarterback, John Unitas (#19) calling signals in a December-1964 game vs Washington, whose #70, Sam Huff, as a New York Giants’ player, also played vs Unitas and the Colts, in the famed/”made the NFL,” 1958 championship game.
Tomorrow night, in an otherwise meaningless game between the host Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants, Mike Yastrzemski gets to play with his grandfather, the great Carl Yastrzemski in attendance at Fenway Park.
Neither team will be in the post-season and Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy, who guided the Giants to 3 titles in 5 seasons after a 56 year title drought, is retiring after this season.
Carl Yastrzemski, as was the case with Ted Williams before him and such players as Dwight Evans and Jim Rice after him, had great years with the Red Sox and only the Red Sox, however, was there during an 86 year title drought and never played on a title team.
The Red Sox have won 4 titles since the drought ended, but fired general manager Dave Dombrowski, showing little “Faith” and gratitude for last year’s incredible 119 win (11 in post-season) title season.
Tonight and in the upcoming three games, think 1961 when Carl came to Boston, the first season after Ted Williams retired and all that has transpired since, including the grandson of “Yaz,” in the outfield, albeit in right, not left, for the National League Giants.
The great player, Carl Yastrzemski, pictured above.
Form held in the four single elimination games and now the 2019 W.N.B.A. playoffs are into the best of 5, semi-final round, with the top four seeded teams involved.
The top ranked Washington Mystics will meet the four seed, Las Vegas Aces while the second seed, Connecticut Sun face the third seed, Los Angeles Sparks. Only the Sparks, who have 3 titles, have won a previous WNBA crown.
The Aces got a long, not practical, 38 foot, three point shot from Dearica Hamby that transformed a two point deficit into a one point lead with 6 seconds remaining. It was an eventual victory vs the Chicago Sky.
Las Vegas Aces player, Dearica Hamby, pictured above.
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