The Barber/Beauty Shop Sports Extra is here once again! Time to see what is happening in the sporting world for this weekend; let's check it out and see what the talk is all about in sports, right now.
Here's what's happening with the world in sports for 10/19-10/22/2012:
PGA Golf: The McGladrey Classic @ Sea Island Resort-Seaside Course in Saint Simons Island, GA ('til 10/21/2012)
NASCAR: Hollywood 400 @ Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, KS (10/21/2012)
IHSA Preps Extra: All fall sporting events roll on for this weekend; IHSA football pairings on 10/20/2012 (go to ihsa.org to check local listings for where you can see the pairings in your area)
NCAA: Week 8 of the college football season rolls on; The University of Alabama Cirmson Tide are number one in the BCS (Bowl Championship Series rankings; more info go to ncaa.com or bcsfootball.org)
HBCU Classic(s) Roll Call: South Georgia Heritage Classic- Fort Valley State University Wildcats vs. Stillman College Tigers @ Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, GA (10/20/2012); Biker Classic-Norfolk State University Spartans vs. Bethune-Cookman College Wildcats @ Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, FL (10/20/2012)
AHL: Peoria Rivermen- vs. Rockford-10/19/2012 (home opener)
NBA: Chicago Bulls- vs. Minnesota- 10/19/2012
MLB: NLCS- San Francisco @ St. Louis (Game 5-10/19/2012, Game 6 & 7 (AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA 10/21/2012 & 10/22/2012- if necessary; St. Louis leads the series 3-1 in the best-of-7; winner will play ALCS winner, Detroit Tigers for the World Series-starting 10/24/2012)
NFL: Week 7- St. Louis- vs. Green Bay (10/21/2012); Sunday Night- Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati; Monday Night (10/22/2012)- Detroit @ Chicago; Bye Week- Atlanta, Kansas City, Denver, Miami, San Diego, Philadelphia
NFL Notes: The NFL announced earlier this week that two NFL games will be played in London, England; the two games that will be played at London's Wembley Stadium will be the Minnesota Vikings hosting against the Pittsburgh Steelers on 9/29/2013 and the Jacksonville Jaguars will play host to the San Francisco 49ers on 10/27/2013. Reminder- The Seattle Seahawks will play against the Buffalo Bills in the Bills/Toronto Footbal Series on 12/16/2012 in Toronto, Canada @ The Rogers Centre (formerly the SkyDome)
That's a quick look of what's happening in the sporting world for this week; remember to check us out each & every Friday Morning before Duke & The Doctor on Central Illinois' Christian Voice, AM 1140 WVEL and look us up on the 'web, too @ www.wvel.com! Peace & Blessings!
