Weekday Morning Sports – Monday 10/5/15

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NFL – National Football League – Week 4
Yesterday
Chicago Bears 22, Oakland Raiders 20
Indianapolis Colts 16, Jacksonville Jaguars 13 – OT

Bears 22, Raiders 20 – Cutler, Gould leads Bears over Raiders 22-20
Jay Cutler threw for two touchdowns and redeemed himself following an interception by helping set up a 49-yard field goal by Robbie Gould in the closing seconds Sunday, leading the Chicago Bears to a 22-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders. It was the Bears’ first win under John Fox.  The Raiders (2-2) grabbed the lead on a field goal by Sebastian Janikowski with just over two minutes remaining that was set up by an interception by Charles Woodson deep in Oakland territory. Cutler then led Chicago (1-3) from its 20 to the Oakland 32 before Gould nailed the winner

Colts 16, Jaguars 13 – OT – Vinatieri’s field goals leads Colts past Jaguars 16-13 in OT
Adam Vinatieri kicked a 27-yard field goal with 4:36 left in overtime to give the Colts a 16-13 victory over Jacksonville. The victory is the Colts 15th straight over a divisional opponent and that equals an NFL record as the 1972-73 Miami Dolphins also win 15 straight. The Colts got the win despite having Andrew Luck on the bench with an injury. Matt Hasselbeck made his first start since November 2012 and led the Colts to their second win in four games.

Tonight
Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks, 8:25 p.m.           WSJM-AM/WCSY-FM 7:30 p.m.

NFL – Levy, Bell out for Lions against Seattle, Seahawks downgrade Lynch
Injured linebacker DeAndre Levy will not play for the Detroit Lions on Monday night at Seattle. The team says Levy and tackle Corey Robinson did not make the trip. Levy was listed as doubtful Saturday with a hip injury. Robinson was also doubtful with an ankle injury. Detroit running back Joique Bell and tight end Brandon Pettigrew are also out. The Seattle Seahawks have downgraded running back Marshawn Lynch and defensive tackle Brandon Mebane to out for Monday night’s game against the Detroit Lions. Seattle announced the changes in status following the team’s walkthrough practice on Sunday. Rookie Thomas Rawls will likely get the start against the Lions.

MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 0
Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1

Tigers 6, White Sox 0 – Norris leads Tigers to 6-0 win over White Sox
Daniel Norris pitched one-hit ball for five innings as the Detroit Tigers finished their first-to-worst tumble in the AL Central with a 6-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. The Tigers entered this season the four-time defending division champion but were hurt by significant injuries and shaky pitching. Chicago finished the season at 76-86.

Cubs 3, Brewers 1 – Cubs beat Brewers 3-1
The Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Sunday for their eighth straight win. Chicago heads into its first postseason appearance since 2008 brimming with confidence. The Cubs ended the regular season with a three-game sweep in Milwaukee. Anthony Rizzo had a two-run single with the bases loaded in the first to reach a career-high 101 RBIs on the season.

Tuesday – AL Wild Card
Houston Astros at New York Yankees, 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday – NL Wild Card
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates, 8:00 pm.

MLB – Miguel Cabrera wins AL Batting Title
Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera won his fourth AL batting championship in five years.  Cabrera, who did not play Sunday, finished at .338 to win by a huge margin in the AL. Boston’s Xander Bogaerts was second at .320.   Miami’s Dee Gordon won the NL title.

NCAA Football – Top 25 shake-up: Buckeyes still 1, Spartans fall
Ohio State remained No. 1 in The Associated Press college football Top 25 and tied a poll record on Sunday, despite lagging support from the voters. Meanwhile, No. 2 TCU and No. 3 Baylor edged forward, No. 4 Michigan State slipped and No. 5 Utah and No. 6 Clemson took big jumps. After four top-10 teams lost on Saturday, the rankings were rattled and five teams received first-place votes. The Buckeyes received 38 first-place votes, their fewest this season after beginning as the first unanimous preseason No. 1. TCU has five first-place votes, Baylor received 10, Utah has seven and No. 9 Texas A&M has one. Ohio State was the only team in the top 16 to have the same ranking this week as last. The Buckeyes held off Indiana 34-27 on Saturday and have now been top-ranked 101 times, matching Oklahoma for the most in the 79-year history of the media poll.

RK TEAM REC
1 Ohio State(38) 5-0
2 TCU(5) 5-0
3 Baylor(10) 4-0
4 Michigan State 5-0
5 Utah(7) 4-0
6 Clemson 4-0
7 LSU 4-0
8 Alabama 4-1
9 Texas A&M(1) 5-0
10 Oklahoma 4-0
11 Florida 5-0
12 Florida State 4-0
13 Northwestern 5-0
14 Ole Miss 4-1
15 Notre Dame 4-1
16 Stanford 4-1
17 USC 3-1
18 Michigan 4-1
19 Georgia 4-1
20 UCLA 4-1
21 Oklahoma State 5-0
22 Iowa 5-0
23 California 5-0
24 Toledo 4-0
25 Boise State 4-1

NCAA Football – Michigan State’s Williamson has surgery on bicep
Michigan State defensive back RJ Williamson will miss an extended period of time after having surgery Sunday on a torn bicep. The fourth-ranked Spartans have had to deal with several major injuries this season. Linebacker Ed Davis, defensive back Vayante Copeland and offensive lineman Dennis Finley are out for the season. Michigan State plays at Rutgers on Saturday night.

NASCAR – Harvick dominates in must-win race to advance in Chase
Kevin Harvick has advanced to the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs with a dominating performance at Dover International Speedway.  Harvick was mired in 15th in the standings and had to win to keep his title defense alive. He led for 354 laps and finished ahead of Kyle Busch. Carl Edwards also advanced, along with Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch. The shocker was the elimination of six-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, who entered fifth in the standings and was the owner of 10 wins at Dover. His No. 48 Chevrolet was forced off the track for 36 laps with a torn rear axle seal, causing him to finish 41st. Jamie McMurray, Paul Menard and Clint Bowyer also were eliminated from the Chase field.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Finals – Best of Five
Last Night
Indiana Fever 75, Minnesota Lynx 69                                          (IND Leads 1-0)

Fever 75, Lynx 69 – Gritty Fever top Lynx 75-69 in Game 1 of WNBA Finals
Briann January had 19 points and six assists and the Indiana Fever stole home-court advantage in the WNBA Finals with a 75-69 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 on Sunday. Marissa Coleman added 16 points and the Fever hit all 16 of their free throws in a rematch of the 2012 finals. Indiana won Game 1 of that series as well en route to the franchise’s only championship. Maya Moore had 27 points and 12 rebounds and Sylvia Fowles add 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Lynx. But Minnesota missed eight free throws and turned the ball over 15 times to drop the opener. Game 2 in the best-of-five series is Tuesday night in Minneapolis.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Girls Volleyball
Berrien Springs at Lake Mich. Catholic, 7:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at White Pigeon, 7:00 p.m.
Benton Harbor at Muskegon Heights, 5:30 p.m.
Niles at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m.
River Valley at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m.

Boys Tennis
Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m.

Boys Soccer
Edwardsburg at South Haven, 6:45 p.m.
Dowagiac at Plainwell, 6:45 p.m.
Three Rivers at Paw Paw, 6:45 p.m.
Vicksburg at Otsego, 6:00 p.m.
Allegan at Sturgis, 6:45 p.m.
South Bend Trinity at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Bridgman at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.