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SPORTS The Elk City News SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025 • 9 Professional Individual Sports By Alex Alvarez cided to give him an exemption in days. He had rounds of 61-66-69 Cup standings over Miguel An- Coughlin. On the men’s side, Brazilian teen- their championship. Michael shot and won by seven shots over Rich- gel Jimenez, who won four times ager Joao Fonseca won the biggest GOLF rounds of 67-65-64-66 on the Par- ard Green and Tad Riggins. Stewart earlier. The points in the playoffs TENNIS tournament of his young career by PGA TOUR: On the PGA Tour, 71 Black Resort Course for a 22 Cink, former Open Championship count double. Stewart Cink is next, Valerie Camillo will run women’s beating Spaniard Alejandro Davi- Michael Brennan, a young man of under par win. Four shots behind champion and winner of 8 other followed by Ernie Elsa and then professional tennis as the new chair dovich Fokina 6-3 and 6-4 at the 23-years old and a sponsor’s special was Rico Hoey at 18 under par, PGA Tour events was at 11 under Thomas Bjorn in fifth place. of the WTA Tour. Valerie, an Amer- Basel (Switzerland) Open. He will invitation, won his first PGA tour- followed by David Ford, Thorb- par, with four golfers tied for 5th LPGA: Australia team wins the ican, last served as the President now be ranked inside the top 30 in nament as a professional (he had jorn Olesen, Ben Silverman, Justin at 10 under par: Freddie Jacobson, 2025 Hanwha Lifeplus Interna- and CEO of Spectacor Sports & En- the world, climbing from 46 to 28. previously participated in two PGA Lower, Pierceson Coody and Matt Cameron Percy with two other for- tional Crown against teams from tertainment. Camillo will begin her On the Women’s Tour, Belinda Tour events as an amateur). By win- McCarthy (last year’s champion) at mer Open Championship winners, USA, Japan, South Koren, Thai- role on November 17, 2025, work- Bencic wins the tenth tournament ning, he is exempt for the rest of the 16 under par. At 15 under par were Darren Clarke and Justin Leonard. land, Sweden, China and “World” ing with the WTA Board to guide of her career at the Pan Pacific year and all of 2026. He is also invit- former PGA Tour winners Max The Finale of the Charles Schwab Team. Australia played the final and implement the organization’s Open and Elena Rybakina took the ed to at least one of the “signature” Homa and Brandt Snedeker. Cup will be played by the top 36 against the team of the United long-term vision and strategy at a last spot for the WTA finals with her events with a larger purse. PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: point winners of the senior circuit States. Representing Australia were: time of tremendous opportunity win in Tokyo over Victoria Mboko. Michael is not a stranger to win- Steven Alker, from Australia, won on November 13-16, the only 72- Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, Grace for players, fans, tournaments, and Sources: ESPN, PGA Tour.com, ning since he won 3 times in the the second leg of the Schwab Cup hole tournament of this tour, aside Kim and Stephanie Kyriacou. Rep- partners worldwide. With over 50 LPGA.com, AP Tennis, Personal Li- PGA America’s Tour, which is one playoffs with an outstanding per- from the majors. With the win, resenting the USA were Angel Yin, tournaments across six continents, brary, MSN Sports, On-Line media. of the reasons the Bank of Utah de- formance of 20 under par in three Steven Alker took the lead in the Yealimi Noh, Lilia Vu and Lauren this will be a daunting task. Professional Team Sports By Alex Alvarez one that kept you on the edge after great jeopardy of defending their game was beginning to get tense would have been someone else. NHL: the middle of the seventh game as title, but the defense of the Dodgers when Miguel Rojas, with one out The National Hockey League WORLD SERIES: THE THRILL this one did. in last inning had a heroic double on the board of the ninth inning, NFL: started a few weeks before basket- OF VICTORY AND THE AGO- As it turned out, the Toronto play on Halloween night to end the hit a solo homerun to tie the game. STANDINGS AFTER MONDY, ball and they played 13 out of 82 NY OF DEFEAT Blue Jays won games 4 and 5 (6-2 game at 3-1, forcing a deciding 7th The Jays were not able to score in November 3, 2025 regular season games. The stand- The promise of a great World Se- and 6-1), taking the lead 3-2, and game, and sending the Series to innings 9, 10 and 11, even though AFC: East: New England Patri- ings are as follows: ries after game 3, when the Dodg- coming back to Toronto for the last November. Yoshinobu Yamamoto at one time they loaded the bases. ots 7-2, Buffalo Bills 6-2; North: EASTERN CONFERENCE: ers took the lead 2-1, turned out to two games. Los Angeles Dodgers pitched six full innings in the sixth On the 11th inning, Will Smith, Pittsburgh Steelers 5-3, Cincinnati Atlantic: Montreal Canadiens 9-3- be true. Last week we read that this were the favorites going into the Se- game for the Dodgers with over catcher for the Dodgers, hit a solo Bengals 3-5; South: Indianapolis 0 (18 points), Detroit Red Wings World Series had the makings of a ries, and probably much more after ninety pitches for a spread of four homerun for the Dodgers to take Colts 7-2, Jacksonville Jaguars 5-3; 9-4-0 (18 points), Toronto Maple great show, with the Blue Jays final- taking the lead 2-1, with two more hits and one run. Justin Wrobles- their first and final lead in the de- West: Denver Broncos 7-2, Los Leafs 7-5-1 (15 points); Metropol- ly suffering a devastating, agoniz- games in Los Angeles, but Toron- ki, Roki Sasaki and Tyler Glasnow ciding game. The Jays threatened Angeles Chargers and Kansas City itan: New Jersey Devils 9-4-0 (18 ing and unlikely loss by dropping to won the next two games in Los pitched innings 7 through 9. again, loading the bases, and with Chiefs 6-3. points), Pittsburgh Penguins 8-4-2 the last two games at home, and in Angeles, turning the odds around, Then came the historic game 7 one out on the board, came to pitch NFC: East: Philadelphia Eagles (18 points), Carolina Hurricanes retrospect, the Dodgers enjoying as the last two games would be that stunned all of Canada and gave the end of the 11th inning. With 6-2, Dallas Cowboys 3-5-1; North: 7-4-0 (14 points). the thrill of an amazing victory in “home games” for Toronto. Odds goose-bumps throughout the game the game and series in jeopardy for Green Bay Packers 5-2-1, Detroit WESTERN CONFERENCE: an unlikely comeback. First time makers reminded us that only 25% to all of American baseball fans, es- the Dodgers, Alejandro Kirk, who Lions 5-3; South: Tampa Bay Buc- Central: Colorado Avalanche 7-1- ever that a team down 3-2 wins the of teams that were down 3-2 came pecially if they were rooting for the had been one of the Jays’ heroes caneers 6-2, Carolina Panthers 5-4; 5 (19 points), Winnipeg Jets 9-3 last two games played as a visiting back to win, and none of those Dodgers. Toronto took the lead in before came to the plate, was forced West: Two teams tied at 6-2: Seattle (18 points), Utah Mamooth 9-4 team. comeback wins were playing away, the third inning with three runs, to hit a grounder that turned into a Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams. (18 points); Pacific: Seattle Kraken At the time of the writing of the thus, Los Angeles Dodgers became then the Dodgers scored one run fast double play to end one of the 6-2-4 (16 points); Anaheim Ducks column last week, Los Angeles was the only team in history to come in the fourth making a 3-1 game. best baseball games of all time, and NBA: 7-3-1 (15 points), Vegas Golden leading 2-1 after splitting games from behind and win the last two In the sixth inning, the Dodgers given the circumstances, the best Defending Champions Okla- Knights 6-2-3 (15 points). in Toronto and then winning the games away. cut the lead to one by scoring a seventh game of all time, caping the homa City Thunder is having a Note: The last number in their third game of the series in Los As the bats of Los Angeles were run, but the Blue Jays responded best ever comeback in World Series “thundering start” starting with a record is not for ties, it is for “Over- Angeles: it turned out to be a great silenced in games 4 & 5, they be- with another on the bottom of the history. 7-0 run, leading both, the division, time Losses” which award 1 ping in World Series. I don’t know if there gan waking up in game 6 taking a sixth to make it a 4-2 score. No Yamamoto became the first the conference and all NBA teams. the standings. There is 2 points for has ever been one like it for true 3-1 lead going into the 9th inning, runs were scored in the seventh, pitcher to win three games in a Next in the general standings is the a win, zero for a loss, except when it baseball historians, who remember in which the Blue Jays would close then in the 8th inning, Max Muncy World Series and won MVP, but, team of Los Angeles lakers with a is in overtime, which is one point. names and games, but I don’t know in the bottom of the inning. World hit a solo homerun for the Dodgers had it not been for Miguel Rojas’ 6-2 start. Sources: ESPN, MSN Sports, On- of one better than I have seen, and Series champions in 2024 were in to cut the deficit to one run. The homerun in the ninth, the MVP Line media sports. Sports Tidbits By Alex Alvarez three wins in a World Series and not the question, “are the players listening to music… not on Tour NFL will be affected, as there are more won MVP. ready?” would be the question, for sure! Jerry Jones announced a trade young people who are more likely BASEBALL: Miguel Rojas becomes hero on since Tiger most likely will not play for Dallas’ defense lineup, while to need extra cash here and there Dodgers make history by win- game 7 after a solo home run that until he feels that he is ready. If he is TENNIS: Troy Aikman said, “They should and big cash is tempting! ning the World Series 4-3 (against tied the game on the top of the ready, he will most likely dominate Jannik Sinner “did not respect” cancel the trade, one man is not Charles Barkley on reactions to the Toronto Blue Jays) after being ninth inning. that tour as well. Alexander Zverev’s comments after going to make a difference to a coaching, then and now: “In my 3-2 down in the series and win- Brooks Koepka has opted to his loss to him, in which he said he bad team”. Many say Dallas needs day, when a coach criticized you, ning the last two games away from GOLF: retain former U.S. Open Champi- was sick and could not compete. to make a change in the offense, it was called good coaching. When home. Tom McKibbin ignores Rory on Graeme McDowell in his LIV Has than happened to him? YES! where QB Dak Prescot seems to be coaches criticize players today it’s With the above, the Blue Jays also McIlroy advice to join LIV, where team for the 2026 season. Because Another sick tennis player: Mad- the worst best paid QB of all time. called hating (no ‘bueno’)” made history, by losing the last two he has won over $10 Million, won Graeme finished 34th in the mon- ison Keyes did not shake hands What was Stephen Smith doing Sources: ESPN, Wikipedia, Per- games of a World Series playing at the Hong Kong Open to earn an ey list, he was eligible to be cut off. with Amanda Anisinova after her by sitting next to Jerry Jones? sonal Library, MSN Sports, On-Line home. No team had ever dropped invitation to the 2026 Masters. Brooks will not regret it. loss to Amanda saying that she was media. their last two games at home to lose PGA Tour Champions Presi- Who said music doesn’t belong feeling sick and did not want to NBA the Series. dent Miller Brady stated that “we on the course? Scottie Scheffler pass whatever she had to Amanda. With the FBI’s indictments of Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the first are ready for Tiger Woods when partnered with Turtlebox, an out- Whaterver! NBA players and coaches, it makes pitcher ever to be credited with he turns 50 in December”. That’s door speaker brand and will be you wonder if college basketball NEWS Oklahoma Human Services announces community resources to help during federal government PSO Customers to See Lower Bills shutdown and how to help those in need Following Reduced Fuel Costs OKLAHOMA CITY (Octo- Call 211. This is a free service Go to BeANeighbor.org. Reg- TULSA, Okla. 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