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Off the field, Stephen King’s “It” was it at the box office raking in nearly $125 million domestically in is opening weekend. Not bad for a second attempt at adapting the 1,100 page book.

On the field, football was the name of the game as NFL Week 1 kicked off.

National Football League (NFL)

The ear-to-ear smile you saw this weekend was from NFL fans glued to the TV enjoying their beloved sport’s return after a seven-month hiatus.

Source: Sacramento Bee

Hangover or just a slow start? Last year’s two Super Bowl contestants were in the spotlight but did not look the part. The New England Patriots lost to the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday, while on Sunday the Atlanta Falcons squeaked Chicago Bears, one of he worst teams in the league.

Heated-rivals – the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys – met in primetime Sunday night. Dallas’ star running back, Ezekiel Elliott, played and was counting his blessing after being granted an injunction to halt a six-game suspension for alleged domestic violence. Dallas rode Elliott and a stout defense to a dominant 19-3 victory.

The week’s marquee game featured the Green Bay Packers hosting the Seattle Seahawks in a matchup of Super Bowl contenders. The Packers and all-world QB Aaron Rodgers were too much at home and notched a 17-9 victory.

A long time coming…The final game of the week saw the Denver Broncos defeat the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday Night Football.  Just another game…except that it was the first time a woman broadcaster called an NFL game in 30 years.

College Football

There were plenty of Big Man on Campus candidates after this weekend’s college games.

Leave your mark…The top contest was #6 Oklahoma traveling to Columbus, Ohio and dismantling #2 Ohio State. Avenging last season’s loss to OSU was sweet for Oklahoma QB and Heisman hopeful Baker Mayfield, who planted his flag in enemy turf.

Source: Youtube

Heisman favorite Sam Darnold was solid, if not outstanding, leading #6 USC over #14 Stanford.

What’s in a name? Something special last week if it’s Bryant. Kelly Bryant, #3 Clemson‘s first-year starting quarterback, ran for two touchdowns and defensive end Austin Bryant (unrelated) had four sacks in a 14-6 victory over #13 Auburn.

Major League Baseball

A tale of two cities…The baseball season, which began in April, is winding down and two of the league’s best teams are streaking – but in opposite directions.

The red-hot Cleveland Indians have cause to celebrate. They are just the second modern-era team to win 19 straight games. Tuesday night Cleveland can tie Oakland’s (Brad Pitt’s “Moneyball” team) record of 20 straight victories set in 2002.

Source: Realsport101.com

On the other side of the country, and the other end of the spectrum are the Los Angeles Dodgers who just lost 11 games in a row. Before you feel sorry for the Dodgers, keep in mind that they play their home games in LA and still have the best record in baseball.

When is home not home? Hurricane Irma forced the Tampa Bay Rays to crash at Citi Field, playing their “home” games at the New York Mets’ stadium. The only problem is their first opponent is the Big Apple’s other team, the New York Yankees. Not much of a home field advantage for Tampa.

Boxing

He is from where? Two of the world’s best fighters meet Saturday in Las Vegas. Gennady Golovkin (37-0) from Kazakhstan (yes, the country Borat made famous), takes on Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1) of Mexico in a middleweight battle.

Tennis

The US Open, always a who’s who spectator event, ended over the weekend.

In the Men’s Finals #1 seeded Rafael Nadal (Spain) took down #28 Kevin Anderson (South Africa). The win secured Rafa’s 16th Major championship, second all-time to only Roger Federer.

The two 31-year-old finalists were born 16 days apart but that was all that was close. Nadal has won all 13 career matches between the two and Sunday’s, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 thrashing was par for the course.

Friendly rivals. In the first all-US Women’s Final since 2002, 24-year old Sloane Stephens defeated her friend, 22-year-old Madison Keys. Not bad given that Stephens sat out 11 months due to foot surgery and wasn’t even seeded. She became only the second non-seeded woman to win the tournament.

Know what else wasn’t too shabby? Stephens taking home a $3.7 million winner’s check. Nice reaction too.

 

Source: Mail.co.uk

 

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