What happened on Sunday, November 9, 2014?

  1. Football, football, football: Good football games. Bad football games. Close football games. Lopsided football games. We’ve got them all covered in our NFL One Liners column.
    Line: No time to watch football? Just read Dear Sports Fan’s One Liners instead.
  2. Major League Soccer playoffs: The New England Revolution beat the Columbus Crew 3-1 to advance to the Eastern Finals where they will play the New York Red Bulls. The Los Angeles Galaxy got a hat-trick (three goals) from their retiring captain, Landon Donovan, on their way to advancing to the next round. They beat Real Salt Lake 5-0.
    Line: Landon Donovan’s still has some energy in his legs and tricks up his sleeve.
    What’s Next: The last conference final spot is up for grabs tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network when the Seattle Sounders play F.C. Dallas in the second leg of their two game playoff series. The two teams ties the first leg in Dallas 1-1, so to advance, Dallas will need to win the game or tie it at a score higher than 1-1.
  3. California Basketball teams play Trading Places: Last night the until then undefeated Golden State Warriors lost their first game of the season, 107-95 to the Phoenix Suns while the unvictorious Lakers won their first game of the season 107-92 over the Charlotte Hornets.
    Line: You can’t keep a good team down forever. Or a mediocre one, it seems. Nor can you keep a good team up forever.
  4. Second place not enough in NASCAR’s Elimination round: NASCAR has a playoffs of its own which I don’t completely understand but should probably figure out. Yesterday’s race was the semifinals of the championship where the eligible field (more drivers race in each individual race than are eligible for the championship) was narrowed from eight to four. The top four spots didn’t change and Jeff Gordon was eliminated despite placing second in the race.
    Line: I get the feeling that NASCAR’s playoffs are pretty awesome, I’ve just never spent the time to understand how they work.

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