What happened on Thursday, October 30, 2014

  1. LeBron Loses in Return to Cleveland: LeBron’s first game back in Cleveland was spoiled by a feisty performance by the New York Knicks who won 95 – 90. It shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that the Cavaliers need some time to figure out how to play with each other because it’s an almost completely new team and coach but even so, it’s surprising they could lose to the Knicks, who are projected to be pretty bad this year.
    Line: I bet the Cleveland fans are still happy, regardless of the loss.
  2. More NBA disappointment:  Far more despondent than the Cleveland fans are fans of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Already without their best player, Kevin Durant, they’ll now have to do without their second best player, Russell Westbrook after he fractured his hand in a 93-90 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
    Line: NOoaooaoaooaoooO!!!
  3. Red Bulls advance: The New York Red Bulls rode two late goals from league leading goal-scorer Bradley Wright-Phillips to eliminate the defending champion Sporting Kansas City in the first round of the Major League Soccer playoffs.
    Line: Hey, that’s cool. The Red Bulls NEVER do well in the playoffs.
    What’s Next: The first leg of a home and home playoff series with D.C. United begins this Sunday at 4 p.m.
  4. Saints and Seminoles Survive: The Thursday night football game in the National Football League was reasonably close until Drew Brees led the Saints on a seven plus minute drive in the fourth quarter which ended in a touchdown and left the Panthers without nearly enough time to come back. The Saints won 28-10. In college football, the Louisville Cardinals got people hoping for an upset when they launched themselves to an early 21-0 lead. It wasn’t enough. The Florida State Seminoles came back to win 42-31.
    Line: Drew Brees, I can root for. Jameis Winston? Not so much.

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