Streakers Weekly Sports Rundown with Craig Weissenfels, Justin Fox and Allen Wazny | Episode 9 (CBP 392) | 31 October 2022

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Halloween played tricks on the sports world as excerpts from the 1977 movie “Slap Shot” appeared at the opening of Episode 9 the Streakers Gaming weekly sports rundown. The highlight was the pre-game brawl the Hanson Brothers started before the Charlestown Chiefs game against the Peterborough Patriots. This epic battle can be watched here courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/VHMi-j7W2gM

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The usual suspects received coverage on “All Hallows Eve” including a feel good story in the NFL and some major longevity in the NHL. Here is a summary:

NFL (games). A recap of the week 8 games courtesy of The Athletic: https://bit.ly/3fmRPP0

NFL (human story). The Chicago Bears Linebacker, Robert Quinn, was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles. Such trades are commonplace. The reaction of Quinn’s teammate, Roquan Smith, put a light on just how “human” NFL football players can be. Saturday Down South covered the story: https://bit.ly/3flqnBp

NHL (Iron Man). The season is still early but that has not stopped Phil Kessel, forward for the Las Vegas Golden Knights, from starting in his 990th consecutive game and being dubbed NHL’s “Iron Man”. SportsNet has more: https://sprtsnt.ca/3DuNyB4

European Champions League Football (Soccer). Hats off to Shakhtar Donetsk (from Ukraine) for not only appearing in the tournament but drawing a 1-1 tie against Glasgow Celtic. They currently sit 3rd in Group F with 6 points behind Leipzig (9) and Real Madrid (10). UEFA has all scores from last week: https://bit.ly/3UbcMfb

National Women’s Soccer League. The Portland Thorns defeated the Kansas City Current (2-0) to win their 3rd championship in team history. CNN has more: https://cnn.it/3fnmX0V

MLS. Philadelphia Storm and LAFC will meet in the MLS final on 7 November after Philadelphia defeated the New York City FC (3-1) and LAFC defeated Austin FC (3-0). Yahoo Sports has more: https://yhoo.it/3U8ouXy

Women’s World Cup Rugby. Canada will play England in the semi-final this coming weekend. France will play New Zealand. Rugby World Cup has more: https://bit.ly/3FEwZp1

MLB World Series. Another rain delay has pushed the game 3 of the World Series to Wednesday (2 November). Philadelphia and Houston remain tied at 1 game apiece. CBS Sports has more: https://bit.ly/3WkJvQm

NCAA College Football. Some amazing and some unexpected results from the Top 25 teams including the Georgia Bulldogs 42-20 win over Florida to remain #1 ranked and #9 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys getting crushed 48-0 by #14 Kansas State Wildcats. USA Today has a complete breakdown: https://bit.ly/3FA87Pb

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