12/31/2012- Last blog of 2012. My thoughts heading into 2013

Hello everyone! 2012 is coming to an end within a few hours, and tomorrow will be 2013. My thoughts on 2012 was that it was an eventful year.

In NY sports, only one team made it to the postseason in the 2012 calendar year, and that was the New York Yankees. However, Yankee fans such as myself want to forget that postseason since the ALCS was the worst thing to see after Jeter was injured and the rest of the roster didn't respond back. In professional wrestling, it was a decent year since TNA expanded into India and had their own spinoff promotion called Ring Ka King, which was moderately successful. The wrestlers such as Chavo Guerrero Jr, Joey Ryan, and the former Luke Gallows became successful in RKK that they even went to TNA's flagship show, Impact Wrestling. ROH, I don't follow as much as I used to since they don't have a television presence in the NYC media market, and have somewhat became a shell of it's former self. Nonetheless, I wish everyone in ROH good luck. WWE, on the other hand had made history since WrestleMania 28 made a lot of profit promoting The Rock vs John Cena match, which The Rock emerged victorious. Also, Raw expanded to 3 hours which began in late July from their 1000th episode (TNA also responded back by having Impact Live on Thursdays from 8-10 PM on Spike). Early on, the 3 hours was an initial success, but it soon became over saturation since WWE produced too many programming in one week. It starts off with a 3 hour Raw, then WWE Main Event on Wednesday, followed by Friday Night SmackDown, and to close the week WWE Saturday Morning Slam.

Shifting towards MMA, UFC made it's full transition to Fox Sports as UFC now has events on FOX, FX, and Fuel TV along with their revenue earned from PPV. UFC attempted to make Ultimate Fighter Live on Fridays, which failed miserably, but it wasn't all bad since they had the return of Georges St Pierre who came off a year long injury and defeated Carlos Condit to become the Undisputed UFC Welterweight Champion. Other notable UFC moments were Cain Velasquez regaining the UFC Heavyweight Title from Junior Dos Santos and Ronda Rousey becoming the first UFC Women's Champion, ending the debate on whether the UFC would have a female division. Also, outside of UFC, Bellator improved on their product going into 2013, which is potentially their big year debuting on Spike TV.

Outside of sports, it was also very eventful since we had a Presidential Election where Incumbent Barack Obama defeated the Challenger Mitt Romney in a very close election. And a week before the election was Hurricane Sandy, which caused a lot of damage. Fortunate for me, I was lucky to only lose power for a day and a half. Also, Toonami returned to television after a four year absence.

Here's hoping for a better 2013. Bigger things are coming, and remember... Stay Tuned! Happy New Year!

-NYCKNP

12/11/2012- Bellator 83 results, UFC on FOX 5 results, NY Jets def Jacksonville, NY Giants def New Orleans

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great weekend! Let's cut to the chase, shall we? Here we go!

NFL
This past Sunday, the New York Jets defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 17-10. Early in the game, the Jets struggled, and gave up a field goal, while trailing by 3 to zip towards halftime, but in the second half, the run game got their groove and helped the team get a win.

Later that day, the New York Giants hosted the New Orleans Saints. Early on, the Giants had a hiccup, but thanks to David Wilson's breakout performance, the Giants got a blowout win 52-27.

Bellator
Bellator 83 took place last Friday at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, NJ and aired on MTV 2. Here are the results of the main card:

• Jessica Eye def Zoila Gurgel via submission at Round 1
• Darrell Horcher def Chris Liguori via unanimous decision
• Anthony Leone def Zach Makovsky via split decision

Here are the highlights:

UFC
The following night, UFC on FOX 5 took place, and it was considered one of the biggest cards on broadcast television for UFC. Here are the results:

Facebook

• Scott Jorgensen def John Albert via submission at Round 1

FX

• Dennis Silver def Nam Phan via unanimous decision
• Abel Trujillo def Marcus LeVesseur via TKO at Round 2
• Daron Cruickshank def Henry Martinez via KO at Round 2
• Ramsey Nijem def Joe Proctor via unanimous decision
• Raphael Assuncao def Mike Easton via unanimous decision
• Yves Edwards def Jeremy Stephens via KO

FOX

• Matt Brown def Mike Swick via KO at Round 2
• Rory MacDonald def BJ Penn via unanimous decision
• Alexander Gustafsson def Mauricio Rua via unanimous decision
• Benson Henderson def Nate Diaz via unanimous decision to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship

That's all I have to say for now. Have a good rest of the week!

- NYCKNP

12/7/2012- Changes to WWE TLC PPV, preview of Jets/Jaguars;Saints/Giants, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great week this week. Let's cut to the chase, shall we? Here we go!

WWE
The originally scheduled match between WWE Champion CM Punk and Ryback in a TLC match will not take place at the WWE: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs PPV. The reason being that CM Punk got knee surgery and will need a few weeks to recover. The match that will replace the WWE title match is a 6 man TLC tag team match between the team of Ryback, Kane, and Daniel Bryan vs The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins).

MMA
Tonight, Bellator 83 is currently in progress on MTV 2. Also, tomorrow night, UFC on FOX will take place where the main event is between Ben Henderson vs Nate Diaz for the UFC Lightweight Championship. One notable thing to occur is that majority of the prelims will air on FX instead of Fuel TV.

NFL
This Sunday, the New York Jets will be in Jacksonville, Florida to face the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1 PM game on CBS, while the New York Giants will host the New Orleans Saints in the late game on FOX. While there is no controversy for the Giants, there is controversy when it came to the Jets. Last Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, Jets QB Mark Sanchez had a very BAD performance and threw 3 interceptions. Not only did this cause the fans to almost start a riot, but Rex had to pull Sanchez and insert 3rd string QB Greg McElroy late into the game (Tebow was inactive due to broken ribs). The insertion of Greg McElroy paid off for the Jets since the game was on the line, and he managed to give the team a win (albeit an ugly win).

On Wednesday, Rex announced that Sanchez will start against JAX. Although this was an unpopular decision, I wasn't very surprised at all by this. However, Sanchez must be kept on a VERY SHORT leash. One screw up, and he has to sit down. Now, I have no hatred towards Mark Sanchez at all, but he has no confidence in himself and I believe the best thing for him is to switch careers. The pressure of being in NYC got to him, and being a professional athlete in The Big Apple is very tough. As for Sunday's game, let's wait and see.

That's all I have to say for now. Have a good weekend!

-NYCKNP

11/30/2012- preview of NY Jets and NY Giants, No Shave November comes to an end, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a nice week. I did as November is coming to an end. As you may know, this month was "No Shave November", which meant that any guy who participated did not shave their face for an entire month to raise awareness on prostate cancer. I for one, have participated in No Shave November and survived an entire month. More will be shared as you read along. Here we go!

NFL
This Sunday after the "rear-end fumble of doom" game that happened on Thanksgiving night, the New York Jets hope to move on and attempt to get a win against the Arizona Cardinals. Even though the Jets remaining 5 games are teams that are below the .500 mark, my expectations are very low for this game.

The following night, the New York Giants will be on the road to face the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football on ESPN.

MMA
Tonight is Bellator 82 where the main event tonight is Lyman Good vs Andrey Koreshkov in the Welterweight Tournament Final.

Outside of Sports
As I mentioned earlier about No Shave November, there are other names about it such as Beardvember, Novembeard, Noshember, or a similar variation called Movember where it's moustache only. Now, it's not just guys who participate in this, as some women have participated by not waxing/shaving their legs during that month or promote the cause via donations, and spreading the word. You can get more info on this link: http://www.noshember.com/pages/home.php

Here's proof of me growing the beard during No-Shave November:

Also, here are notable people who participated in a similar variation called Movember:

Photo above: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers Quarterback

Photo above: Trish Stratus, Former WWE Diva (Don't freak out people, this is just photoshopped. The moustache is computerized for the photo, but the cause is real)

The good news is that tomorrow is December so that means No Shave November ends and Clean Shave December begins tomorrow. And with that, I leave you with a message. Check your prostates people, as I will ASAP. Have a good weekend!

-NYCKNP
 

11/19/2012- WWE Survivor Series results, UFC 154 results, New York Jets def St. Louis Rams, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great weekend as I sure did. Let's cut to the chase shall we. Here we go!

NFL
After a long time, I'm officially saying that the New York Jets finally get a win after a 3 game losing streak. Early on, the Jets had a hiccup, but as things went on, the team got their groove on to win the game in that interconference matchup. Here are the highlights:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000096741/Jets-vs-Rams-highlights

All I can say is "YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!". However, the team will be on short rest as they will play against the New England Patriots at home in a primetime matchup on NBC this Thanksgiving Thursday night. Therefore, I won't be celebrating for too long. Other Thanksgiving games include the Detroit Lions hosting the Houston Texans in the early game on CBS, and the Dallas Cowboys hosting division rival Washington Redskins in the late game on FOX.

Bellator
Bellator 81 took place this past Friday at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island. Here are the results of the main card:

• Perry Filkins def Jonas Billstein via unanimous decision
• Marlon Sandro def Dustin Neace via rear naked choke in Round 1
• Dave Jansen def Ricardo Tirloni via split decision to advance to the Lightweight Tournament Final
• Marcin Held def Rich Clementi via submission at Round 2 to advance to the Lightweight Tournament Final

Here are the highlights:

UFC
The following night, UFC 154 took place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It also marked the return of Georges St-Pierre. Overall, there were 12 fights on the card. 3 were streamed on Facebook/YouTube, 4 aired on FX, while the rest aired on PPV. Here are the results:

Facebook/YouTube

• Darren Elkins def Steven Siler via unanimous decision
• Ivan Menjivar def Azamat Gashimov via submission at Round 1
• Matthew Riddle def John Maguire via unanimous decision

FX

• Antonio Carvalho def Rodrigo Damm via split decision
• John Makdessi def Sam Stout via unanimous decision
• Cyrille Diabate def Chad Griggs via submission at Round 1
• Patrick Cote def Alessio Sakara via DQ at Round 1

PPV

• Pablo Garza def Mark Hominick via unanimous decision
• Rafael dos Anjos def Mark Bocek via unanimous decision
• Francis Carmont def Tom Lawlor via split decision
• Johny Hendricks def Martin Kampmann via KO at Round 1
• Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre def Interim Champion Carlos Condit via unanimous decision to become the Undisputed UFC Welterweight Champion

WWE
Last night, the Survivor Series PPV took place. Overall, there were 7 matches on the card. One Preshow match, and the rest was PPV. Here are the results:

YouTube/Facebook/WWE.com

• 3MB (Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal w/ Drew McIntyre) def Team Co-Bro (Santino Marella and Zack Ryder)

PPV

• Team Clay (Brodus Clay, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Sin Cara, and Rey Mysterio)  def Team Tensai (Tensai, Primo, Epico, Darren Young and Titus O' Neil) in a Survivor Series elimination tag team match

Elimination Order

1. Brodus Clay eliminated by Tensai
2. Tensai eliminated by Justin Gabriel
3. Titus O'Neil eliminated by Tyson Kidd
4. Epico eliminated by Tyson Kidd
5. Primo eliminated by Rey Mysterio
6. Darren Young eliminated by Rey Mysterio

• Eve def Kaitlyn to retain the Divas Championship
• Antonio Cesaro def R-Truth to retain the US Championship
• Sheamus def Big Show via DQ. Big Show retains the World Championship
• Team Ziggler (Dolph Ziggler, Damien Sandow, David Otunga, Wade Barrett, and Alberto Del Rio) def Team Foley (The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Kane, Daniel Bryan, and Randy Orton) in a Survivor Series elimination tag team match

Elimination Order

1. Damien Sandow eliminated by Kane
2. Kane eliminated by Dolph Ziggler
3. David Otunga eliminated by Daniel Bryan
4. Wade Barrett eliminated by The Miz
5. The Miz eliminated by Alberto Del Rio
6. Randy Orton eliminated by Dolph Ziggler

• CM Punk def John Cena and Ryback in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWE Championship (thanks to outside interference from Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns)

That's all I have to say for now! Have a good Thanksgiving weekend!

- NYCKNP

 

11/16/2012- I'm back after a long absence

Hello everyone. I'm back after a very long absence. The reasons why I was absent was mainly due to school work taking over a lot of my free time. Other reasons include me being sad that the Yankees lost the ALCS, Hurricane Sandy (which I was planning to make a comeback before Sandy hit, making my return delayed), and somewhat forgetting that I have the @NYCKNP Blog. I'm back and you already know that the New York Jets are crapping the bed. At least professional wrestling and mixed martial arts will keep me happy as they won't break my heart. I'll make an attempt to make a full blog on Monday (I can't promise anything) since I'll have full material by that time. Until then, stay tuned.

- NYCKNP

10/8/2012- MLB Postseason coverage, NY Giants def Browns, Bellator 75 results, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great weekend! Let's get to it, shall we. Here we go!

MLB
During Wild Card Friday, the St Louis Cardinals def the Atlanta Braves to face the Washington Nationals in the NLDS, while the Baltimore Orioles def Texas Rangers to face the New York Yankees in the ALDS. However, there was controversy as one of the umpires called an infield fly when the ball actually hit the ground during the Cards/Braves game.

Atlanta called for a protest, but MLB denied it, and let the game finish out. After that debacle, the rest of the postseason went underway as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics in the 1st 2 games of the ALDS, and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants in the 1st 2 games of the NLDS. Yesterday, the Washington Nationals won the 1st game against St. Louis, while the Yankees won the 1st game against Baltimore. Here is the rest of the schedule of the Postseason:

ALDS (Detroit leads 2-0)

• Game 3: Detroit @ Oakland, 10/9, 9 PM, TBS
• Game 4: Detroit @ Oakland, 10/10, TBA*
• Game 5: Detroit @ Oakland, 10/11, TBA*

NLDS (Cincinnati leads 2-0)

• Game 3: San Francisco @ Cincinnati, 10/9, 5:30 PM, TBS
• Game 4: San Francisco @ Cincinnati, 10/10, TBA*
• Game 5: San Francisco @ Cincinnati, 10/11, TBA*

NLDS (Washington leads 1-0)

• Game 2: Washington @ St. Louis, 10/8, 4:30 PM, TBS (in progress)
• Game 3: St. Louis @ Washington, 10/10, TBA
• Game 4: St. Louis @ Washington, 10/11, TBA*
• Game 5: St. Louis @ Washington, 10/12, TBA*

ALDS (New York leads 1-0)

• Game 2: New York @ Baltimore, 10/8, 8 PM, TBS
• Game 3: Baltimore @ New York, 10/10, TBA
• Game 4: Baltimore @ New York, 10/11, TBA*
• Game 5: Baltimore @ New York, 10/12, TBA*

(*)- if necessary

NFL
Yesterday afternoon, the New York Giants hosted the Cleveland Browns in an interconference matchup on CBS at 1 PM. Early in the game, the Giants struggled, but once they got their groove, it was all smooth sailing for them heading to a 41-27 win.

Tonight, the New York Jets will host the undefeated Houston Texans on Monday Night Football on ESPN. Since tonight is a Monday night game, I will give my thoughts on it later in the week. Even though the Jets never lost to the Texans in franchise history, I predict that tonight will be the 1st.

Bellator
Bellator 75 took place last Friday night at Horseshoe Hammond Casino in Hammond, Indiana. Here are the results of the main card:

• Vinicius Queroz def Mark Holata via Submission at Round 1
• Richard Hale def Mike Wessel via TKO at Round 1
• Alexander Volkov def Brett Rogers via unanimous decision
• Thiago Santos def Eric Prindle via DQ at Round 1 due to groin strike

I don't know why things go wrong when Santos and Prindle face off.

UFC
UFC also had a fight on the same night on FX, where it took place in Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Here are the results of the main card:

• Justin Edwards def Josh Neer via technical submission at Round 1
• John Dodson def Jussier Formiga via TKO at Round 2
• Jake Ellenberger def Jay Hieron via unanimous decision
• Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva def Travis Browne via TKO at Round 1

WWE
Tonight on Raw, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon will make a "State of the WWE" address. I'm not sure what he's going to address, but if it's something good, I want to know.

That's all I have to say for now. Have a good week!

-NYCKNP

10/5/2012- MLB Postseason Coverage, preview of NFL Week 5, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great week! As you may know, the MLB Postseason is underway. Here we go!

MLB
In the final 3 days of the 2012 MLB Season, the Yankees hosted the Boston Red Sox to close the season, and swept them not only giving the Yankees a sweeping win over the Red Sox in 2012, but a AL East Division Championship win. Meanwhile for the Mets, they lose the 1st 2 games to the Miami Marlins, but avoid a sweep and get the final win of the season, closing out the season with a 74-88 record.

Now that the regular season is over, it's time for the 2012 MLB Postseason Coverage. Which means you will be hearing this theme on TV.

With that being said: here are the 2012 Postseason Rankings:

National League

1. Washington Nationals (98-64, NL East Champions)
2. Cincinnati Reds (97-65, NL Central Champions)
3. San Francisco Giants (94-68, NL West Champions)
4. Atlanta Braves (94-68, Wild Card #1)
5. St. Louis Cardinals (88-74, Wild Card #2)

American League

1. New York Yankees (95-67, AL East Champions)
2. Oakland Athletics (94-68, AL West Champions)
3. Detroit Tigers (88-74, AL Central Champions)
4. Texas Rangers (93-69, Wild Card #1)
5. Baltimore Orioles (93-69, Wild Card #2)

The Braves and Cardinals are currently facing off in the 1st Wild Card game as of now, while the Orioles and Rangers will face off around 8:30 PM. Both games air on TBS. Whoever wins the Braves/Cardinals game will face the Washington Nationals, while the Orioles/Rangers game winner will face the Yankees. However, there are some games that are definite.

ALDS

• Game 1: Oakland @ Detroit, 10/6, 6 PM, TBS
• Game 2: Oakland @ Detroit, 10/7, 12 PM, MLB Network
• Game 3: Detroit @ Oakland, 10/9, 9 PM, TBS
• Game 4: Detroit @ Oakland, 10/10, TBA*
• Game 5: Detroit @ Oakland, 10/11, TBA*

NLDS

• Game 1: Cincinnati @ San Francisco, 10/6, 9:30 PM, TBS
• Game 2: Cincinnati @ San Francisco, 10/7, 9:30 PM, TBS
• Game 3: San Francisco @ Cincinnati, 10/9, 5:30 PM, TBS
• Game 4: San Francisco @ Cincinnati, 10/10, TBA*
• Game 5: San Francisco @ Cincinnati, 10/11, TBA*

(*)- if necessary

More details are on MLB.com. Keep in mind, schedule is subject to change.

NFL
The New York Giants will host the Cleveland Browns this Sunday in an inter conference matchup. The game will air on CBS at 1 PM. The following night, the New York Jets will host the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football on ESPN.

MMA
Tonight, Bellator 75 will take place as well as UFC on FX 5. Bellator 75 will air on MTV 2 and EPIX HD, while UFC on FX will air on FX (and Fox Deportes for Espanol)


That's all I have to say for now before I go overload. Have a nice weekend!

- NYCKNP


 

10/1/2012- Yankees/Blue Jays split series, Braves def Mets 2 out of 3, 49ers shut out NY Jets, Eagles def NY Giants, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great weekend. Let's cut to the chase, shall we? Here we go!

MLB
Over the weekend, the Yankees faced the Toronto Blue Jays in their final road series of the 2012 MLB Regular Season. Toronto took the 1st and 3rd game of the series, but the Yankees took the 2nd and 4th of that game, making it a series split. On the other side, the Mets faced the Atlanta Braves in Turner Field. The Mets won the 1st game, but lost the next 2 making it an Atlanta series win.

From tonight until Wednesday, the Yankees will have their final home game stand of the regular season against the Boston Red Sox. After that, it all determines how the Yankees will make their run during the postseason. For the Mets, they will be in Miami facing the Marlins to close out their 2012 season and start another year of rebuilding.

NFL
Yesterday afternoon, the New York Jets hosted the San Francisco 49ers in what proved to be an embarrassing loss where the Jets got shut out 34-0. Things looked okay during the 1st half, but everything fell apart in the 2nd half. Also, this was Mark Sanchez's worst career game ever. After that game, the fans and the media called for his head and pleaded for Tim Tebow to start the next game. I don't know what's going to happen, but things aren't looking good for the Jets so far.

 

 

Later on, the New York Giants faced the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday Night Football. I didn't see the entire game, but I heard that Ramses Barden caused a penalty which resulted in a Giants loss.

 

 

 

Bellator

Bellator Season 7 kicked off on Friday night with Bellator 74 emanating from Caesar's in Atlantic City, NJ. This will be the final season to air on MTV 2 before moving to Spike in 2013. Here are the results of the main card:

 

• Andrey Koreshkov def Jordan Smith via unanimous decision
• Michail Tsarev def Tim Welch via submission at Round 2
• Marius Zaromskis def Nordine Taleb via unanimous decision
• Lyman Good def Jim Wallhead via unanimous decision

Here are the highlights available on this link: http://www.bellator.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=1064424

 

 That's all I have to say for now. Have a good rest of the week!

 

 

 



 

 



9/28/2012- Yankees def Twins 2 out of 3, Mets def Pirates 3 out of 4, review of WWE Raw, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great week this week. A lot of newsworthy events happened over the week. Let's cut to the chase, shall we? Here we go!

MLB
After hosting the Oakland A's at home, the Yankees traveled to Minnesota to take on the Twins in a 3 game set. The Yankees won the 1st game, blew the lead in the 2nd, and won the 3rd to win the series. Back in NY, the Mets hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 4 game set, which happened to be the last home stand for the season. The Mets won the series 3 out of 4, and the most notable game was the last home game since Keith Hernandez shaved his mustache for charity before the game, and R.A. Dickey got his 20th win of this season.

The Yankees went to Toronto yesterday for a 4 game set, and got shutout on the 1st game of the series. The Yankees will continue their final road series in Toronto, while the Mets will travel to Atlanta to take on the Braves in a 3 game set this weekend.

NFL
This Sunday, the New York Jets will host the San Francisco 49ers at the 1 PM slot on FOX, while the New York Giants will be in Philadelphia to take on the Eagles on Sunday Night Football on NBC. The notable thing about this week is that the NFLRA and NFL made a deal for the regular referees to return to work and not use the replacement refs after what happened on Monday Night Football.

The replacement referees called a Seattle TD, when it was actually a Green Bay Packer who caught the ball. This caused an uproar among NFL fans, sports media, regarding the "Seattle Screwjob".  The good thing is that the actual referees are back, and the focus can once again be on the game itself. Referees make bad calls once in a while, but the blame goes to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for not doing anything before it went out of hand.

WWE
This past Monday on Raw was the fallout from Last Monday's Raw ending when the referee made a bad call. The beginning segment poked fun at the NFL Replacement Referees at that time. That message meant that you know the NFL Replacement Refs situation was getting out of hand when the WWE made it a storyline.

After that segment, the rest of Monday Night Raw was pretty decent. Michael Cole and Jim Ross were calling commentary that day as JBL is out of the country. Here are the rest of the highlights from Raw:

Earlier today, WWE announced that Kelly Kelly has been released from the WWE. It came to no surprise since she wanted to leave for a while, and this was more of a formality. Good luck to her in the future.


MMA
Tonight is the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 7 premiere, and the following night is UFC on FuelTV.

That's all I have to say for now. Have a good weekend!

-NYCKNP

9/24/2012- Yankees def Athletics 2 out of 3, Mets sweep Marlins, NY Jets def Dolphins, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you are doing alright and had a great weekend. My weekend was bittersweet as last weekend, but even worse news. More details will be shared as you read along. Here we go!

MLB
This past weekend, the Yankees hosted the Oakland Athletics, where they won the 1st 2 games in extra innings, especially on Saturday when it appeared that all was lost. However on Sunday, the Yankees fell short of a sweep. For the Mets, they swept the Miami Marlins, the first sweep in a very long time. Even though the Mets aren't going to the postseason, the team needs to show hope to the fans for next season.

The Yankees face the Minnesota Twins in a 3 game set starting tonight on the road, while the Mets host their last home stand of the season against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 4 game set.

NFL
Since the Giants played on Thursday night, the New York Jets were the only NY team to play yesterday. The Jets faced the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium in a 1 PM game on CBS. The game was, in the words of WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross, "bowling shoe ugly". Reasons being since both teams played very sloppy with the Jets playing worse in the 1st half and parts of the 3rd quarter. However, the Jets rallied back in the end of the 4th quarter, and eventually won the game in OT via field goal 23-20. Here are the highlights:

I had a hard time finding a Jets/Dolphins exclusive highlights so this will have to do. After the game, the worse news came when Cornerback Darelle Revis tore his ACL and is out for the season. This is going to be a rough patch for the Jets, and all I can say is to hope for a speedy recovery. Also, the rest of the team needs to step up now.

UFC
UFC 152 took place on Saturday night, after a short hiatus when UFC 151 was cancelled. Overall, there were 12 fights on the card. 3 were streamed on Facebook, 4 aired on FX, while the rest aired on PPV. Here are the results:

Facebook

• Kyle Noke def Charlie Brenneman via TKO at Round 1
• Mitch Gagnon def Walel Watson via Submission at Round 1
• Seth Baczynski def Simeon Thoresen via KO at Round 1

FX

• Marcus Brimage def Jimy Hettes via unanimous decision
• Sean Pierson def Lance Benoist via unanimous decision
• TJ Grant def Evan Dunham via unanimous decision
• Vinny Magalhaes def Igor Pokrajec via Submission at Round 2

PPV

• Cub Swanson def Charles Oliveira via KO at Round 1
• Matt Hamill def Roger Hollett via unanimous decision
• Michael Bisping def Brian Stann via unanimous decision
• Demetrious Johnson def Joseph Benavidez via split decision to become the inaugural UFC Flyweight Champion
• Jon Jones def Vitor Belfort via Submission at Round 4 to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Here are the highlights:

WWE
Earlier today, WWE and Hulu made an announcement that all WWE programming will be available on Hulu Plus. This includes Raw, SmackDown, NXT, Superstars, and the new show The Main Event. More details are included in this link: http://mashable.com/2012/09/24/wwe-on-hulu-plus/

That's all I have to say for now. Have a good week!

-NYCKNP

9/21/2012- JBL and Jim Ross returned to Raw, Yankees sweep Blue Jays, Phillies sweep Mets, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great week! As you may know, Blogger underwent a new format, which happened around the time I changed the design on my blog the week before. I guess you can say, times must change. Let's cut to the chase, shall we? Here we go!

MLB
The Yankees didn't play on Tuesday night due to inclement weather, therefore the Tuesday night game was switched to a day/night doubleheader on Wednesday. The Yankees swept the entire series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Meanwhile for the Mets, they got swept by the Phillies on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Tuesday's game wasn't played for the same reasons why the Yankees game wasn't played (both are in NYC right now).

The Yankees will host the Oakland Athletics in a very tough matchup since the Athletics are currently the 4th seed in the AL Wild Card, and gave the Yankees a hard time back in July. For the Mets, they will host the Miami Marlins in a 3 game set. Although both teams are home, one series is a Postseason preview while the other are two teams that are eligible for the early rounds of the 2013 MLB Draft.

Speaking of Postseason, the Washington Nationals and the Cincinnati Reds have clinched playoff berths today.

NFL
Last night, the New York Giants traveled to Charlotte, NC to face the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football on NFL Network. The Giants blew out the Panthers, where the offense played really well, and the Giants defense made Cam Newton look like Mark Sanchez. I'm don't hate Newton or Sanchez, since I like both of them, but Newton's play last night reminded me of the 2011 Sanchez where he had to run for his life after getting the snap.

Here are the highlights:

The New York Jets will face division rival Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium (where WrestleMania 28 took place) this Sunday on CBS at 1 PM.

UFC
UFC 152 takes place this Saturday night after UFC 151 was cancelled. The scheduled main event is Jon "Bones" Jones vs Vitor Belfort. Here is a preview:

WWE
After the Night of Champions PPV, Monday Night Raw was basically the fallout from the PPV. Raw opened up with Paul Heyman talking about the ending of the PPV where the match between John Cena and CM Punk went to a draw. John Cena later came out, then it started to get ugly when Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus came out arguing about rematches. This led to AJ creating a main event where Cena and Sheamus would face Punk and Del Rio in a tag match.

After the opening promo, JBL and Jim Ross were introduced to fill in for Jerry Lawler.

I liked this week's commentary trio of Jim Ross, Michael Cole, and JBL since the duo of Cole and JBL remind me of SmackDown. Also, with the addition of Jim Ross, quality commentary has returned for one night. Overall, Raw was better than last week since everything went smoothly and no tension backstage. Here are some highlights from Raw:

It was interesting to see that the WWE is poking fun of the NFL replacement refs when they used it in a storyline at the end of Raw. Tonight on SmackDown, Edge will make a special appearance. Also, The Rated R SuperStar is now on Twitter. You can follow him at @EdgeRatedR.

That's all I have to say for now. Have a good weekend!

-NYCKNP
 

9/17/2012- WWE Night of Champions results, Yankees def Rays 2 out of 3, Steelers def NY Jets, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great weekend. My weekend was bittersweet since the Yankees were able to win a series against the Rays 2 out of 3, but the Jets lost to the Steelers. More info will be shared as you read along. Here we go!

MLB
After the series at Fenway where the Yankees won against the Red Sox 2 out of 3, the Yanks returned home and hosted the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees lost the 1st game, but won the 2nd and final game of the series due to strong outings from a returning Ivan Nova and Hiroki Kuroda respectively. Meanwhile for the Mets, they traveled to Miller Park to face the Milwaukee Brewers in a 3 game set. The Mets ended a 6 game losing streak on Friday, but went to another losing streak on Saturday and Sunday.

In a rare move, both the Yankees and the Mets will host home games in the same city as the Mets host the Philadelphia Phillies in a 3 game set starting tonight, while the Yankees host the Toronto Blue Jays in a 3 game set starting tomorrow night.

NFL
Yesterday was Week 2 of the NFL Season as the New York Giants hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the early game on FOX. This matchup was considered to be of interest for the Giants faithful since the head coach of Tampa Bay is the former Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano. The game started out very dismal since the Bucs dominated the Giants for the 1st 3 quarters, as well as multiple turnovers from Eli Manning. However, for some reason, the Giants made a 4th quarter comeback and win the game. Here are the highlights:

In the late game was the New York Jets facing the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. The Jets played decent in the opening drive, but everything started to fall apart. Wideouts couldn't catch the ball, Defense wasn't tackling, and after Mark Sanchez got hit via helmet to helmet from one of the Steelers defense, he wasn't the same. It may have been possible that Sanchez got a mild concussion, but nothing has been reported. Here are the highlights:

It's pretty obvious that the Jets miss Revis. Hopefully, Revis can come back for the game against Miami. This Thursday, the New York Giants will be on the road to face the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football on NFL Network. WWE Last night was the Night of Champions PPV. What made this show unique was that it had a partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, thus the middle ring rope was Pink and John Cena had a shirt that says "Rise Above Cancer" in order to raise awareness on Breast Cancer. Also, John Bradshaw Layfield filled in for Jerry Lawler and reunited with former SmackDown colleague Michael Cole. Overall, there were 8 matches on the card. One was streamed online, while the rest aired on PPV. Here are the results: YouTube/Facebook/WWE.com

• Zack Ryder won a 16 man Battle Royal to face the US Champion Antonio Cesaro in the PPV. (Other 15 participants included Brodus Clay, Primo, Epico, Justin Gabriel, Tensai, Tyson Kidd, Michael McGillicutty, Darren Young, Titus O'Neil, Jinder Mahal, JTG, Drew McIntyre, Ted DiBiase, Heath Slater, and Santino Marella)

PPV

• The Miz def Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara, and Cody Rhodes in a Fatal Four-Way match to retain the Intercontinental Championship
• Kane & Daniel Bryan def R-Truth & Kofi Kingston to become the NEW WWE Tag Team Champions
• Antonio Cesaro def Zack Ryder to retain the US Championship
• Randy Orton def Dolph Ziggler
• Eve Torres def Layla to become the NEW Divas Champion*
• Sheamus def Alberto Del Rio to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
• CM Punk vs John Cena went to a Draw. Therefore, CM Punk retains the WWE Championship

(*)- Originally Kaitlyn was scheduled to face Layla but was attacked backstage before the match. Eve Torres took her place.

Tune in this Monday on Raw to find out the fallout from the PPV. That's all I have to say for now. Have a good week! -NYCKNP

9/14/2012- Yankees def Red Sox 2 out of 3, Nationals sweep Mets, review of WWE Raw, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great week this week! As you may know, this is the 100th post from the NYCKNP Blog. Which means, there will be some format changes to this well. Here are some of the changes that will happen:

1. NYCKNP Blog will be re-branded as @NYCKNP Blog
2. The Q&A page will be removed as it was a failed experiment that never worked
3. New Design, New Look

Other than that, it's still the same webpage, same link, and the same person blogging from my desk (or anywhere where I can get Internet access). Now back to business, here are some events that occurred during the week as well as my thoughts on a Monday night that I will never forget.

MLB
After the Yankees split the series against the Orioles, the Men in Pinstripes traveled to Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox in a 3 game set. The Yankees lost the 1st game, but rebounded and beat Boston the following night and yesterday to win the series. Meanwhile for the Mets, things got even worse as they got swept by the Nationals at home, extending their losing streak to 6 games.

The Yankees will be home this weekend to take on the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3 game set, while the Mets will be on the road this weekend in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers in a 3 game set.

NFL
It's officially Week 2 of the NFL season as Thursday Night Football has started on the NFL Network. The New York Jets will be on the road this Sunday as they face the Pittsburgh Steelers at 4:25 PM on CBS, while the New York Giants will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the early game at 1 PM on FOX.

WWE
This past Monday night on Raw was the night to never forget. It wasn't because Bret Hart returned to Montreal on WWE TV since 1997, but for a reason that was never part of the show to begin with. Before I get to this, here is a clip of Bret Hart interacting with CM Punk in the beginning of Raw:

 

 

After that, Raw was slowly getting good. Especially when CM Punk interacted with Paul Heyman in the middle of Raw:

 



 

 

A few segments after that, this was the worst thing I ever saw on live television:

 



 

 

WWE didn't show any footage of it, so this is a video from one of the fans in the audience. Looks like I'll have to explain it. During a tag team match between Daniel Bryan & Kane vs Prime Time Players, Jerry Lawler collapsed while doing commentary with Michael Cole and was taken to the back by medical personnel from the arena. CPR was performed on Lawler, and he was taken to a nearby hospital in Montreal. The following day, it was reported that Jerry Lawler suffered a heart attack on Raw. However, WWE didn't mention it since the report came out after Raw went off the air. Although, Michael Cole gave updates throughout the night on Jerry Lawler's condition, and opted not to announce for the remainder of the night out of respect for The King.

 

 



 

 

I was very scared when this happened and was hoping Jerry Lawler would be okay, which he did. I'm not a fan of Michael Cole, but after this past Monday he has earned my respect. Cole made these statements not in character, but as the former news journalist from CBS News Radio giving reports. In a way, Cole mirrored what Howard Cosell, Jim Ross, and Dan Shulman did and that is to tell the viewers what happened was very serious. If you don't know what I'm talking about, here it is:

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Even though these 3 events were completely different, it was telling the story that what ever happens in sports and entertainment will stay in there, and it won't affect us in real life. It also showed how much responsibility these announcers have to make in order to break the news.

 

 

Despite what happened on Raw, the show went on, and I'm impressed that Bret Hart, CM Punk, and John Cena maintained their composure and finished the show:

 



 

Even though the Night of Champions PPV is this Sunday, no one really cared about it since what happened that Monday was very serious. I'm glad Jerry Lawler is okay, and hopefully he will recover sooner than later. Speaking of which, Jerry Lawler posted a Tout regarding his recovery.

 



 

 

That's all I have to say for now. Have a good weekend! And here is to 100 posts on the re-branded @NYCKNP Blog.

 

- NYCKNP

 

9/10/2012- NY Jets def Buffalo, Yankees/Orioles split series, Braves sweep Mets, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great weekend, as I sure definitely did. A lot of great things happened over the weekend, so let's get right to it. Here we go!

NFL
The 2012 NFL Season has officially started. The New York Jets hosted division rival Buffalo Bills in a matchup where the Bills were heavily favored during the offseason. However, the Jets proved to be a dominant force and blew expectations out of the fans. Mark Sanchez did a great job yesterday afternoon, as he completed most of his passes with only one small interception. Final score of the game was 48-28. Here are the highlights:

MLB After facing a brutal series in Tampa Bay where they lost the series 2 out of 3 to the Rays, the Yankees traveled to Baltimore on Thursday to take on the Orioles. The Yankees lost on Thursday, won on Friday, lost on Saturday in controversial fashion, and won on Sunday to split the series and take sole possession of 1st place in the AL East. The controversy I am talking about is around the end of the game, Mark Teixiera attempted to go to 1st and was clearly safe. However, first base umpire Jerry Meals called him "out", thus avoiding a tie game and causing the "Baltimore Screwjob". Meanwhile for the Mets, they have hosted the Atlanta Braves at home where they got swept by them in 3 games. Another interesting note is that this was Chipper Jones last appearance visiting Flushing as he retires after the 2012 season. Tonight, the Mets host the Washington Nationals in a 3 game set, while tomorrow night the Yankees travel to Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox in a 3 game set. WWE Tonight on Monday Night Raw, WWE Hall of Famer Bret "The Hitman" Hart makes his appearance for the 1st time in several years in Montreal since the "Montreal Screwjob".

That's all I have to say for now. Have a great week! -NYCKNP  

8/31/2012- Blue Jays def Yankees 2 out of 3, Mets def Phillies 2 out of 3, NFL Preseason concludes, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great week this week. There was a lot of newsworthy events, especially what happened today (even though it's not sports related). I'll share more information as you read along. Here we go!

MLB
After the Yankees concluded their series in Cleveland, the Yankees returned home and hosted the Toronto Blue Jays in a 3 game set. The Yankees lost the 1st game due to blown save both in regulation and in extra innings, won the 2nd game, and lost the Wednesday matinee game. For the Mets, they traveled to Philadelphia and faced the Phillies in a 3 game set where they came from behind win on Tuesday, dominated on Wednesday, but failed to sweep on Thursday.

This weekend, the Yankees will host the Baltimore Orioles in a 3 game set, while the Mets will be in Marlins Park to face the Miami Marlins.

NFL
It's official, NFL Preseason is over. And that means the New York Giants is 2-2, while the Jets are 0-4 in the preseason. The Giants faced the New England Patriots on Wednesday night at home where it was a low scoring affair. You could say it was like "watching paint dry".

The following night, the Jets were in Philadelphia facing the Eagles in what turned out to be a blowout loss. The only good news was that the Jets scored a TD for the 1st time this preseason. However, it was all downhill from here.

Starting next week, the Giants will open their season against the Dallas Cowboys on September 5th. This will make the 1st NFL game to be scheduled on a Wednesday.

WWE
This past Monday on Raw wasn't really a good episode, with the exception of a few highlights.

I don't know what's going on, but Raw needs to do something since next Monday will be the last Monday Night Raw where there's no competition. Once the 2012 NFL Season starts, WWE will have to create a better Raw and not lose viewers to Monday Night Football. Outside of Sports If you all heard what happened this morning, a shooting happened at a Pathmark store in Old Bridge, NJ around the late night/early morning hours. And this Pathmark just happens to be not too far from my house. I do remember when I woke up this morning I saw helicopters flying, and I didn't know what happened until I read what happened on the news. Here are more details about this:

 

 

You definitely heard it from the video. The gunman killed 2 people, and shot himself. Since the video was taken early in the morning, updated details have not been given in the video. For more details, check your local news stations about this. I have also posted a link giving the updated info: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Ex-Marine-Shoots-Coworkers-Old-Bridge-Pathmark-168153356.html

 

My thoughts on this are "Why are people being so violent nowadays?" and "What is with these shootings?". Something needs to be done regarding gun control. I give my sympathies to the friends and families of the victims.

 

That's all I'm going to say for now. Have a good Labor Day weekend!

 

-NYCKNP

 

8/27/2012- Yankees def Indians 2 out of 3, Mets def Astros 2 out of 3, NFL Preseason, Bellator 73 results, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great weekend! As you may know, the season of summer is coming to an end as next week students will be returning to school. That also means that next week my fall semester starts. Let's cut to the chase, shall we. Here we go!

MLB
After a rough outing in Chicago, the Yankees traveled to Cleveland in hopes of a win and it sure came as the Yankees ended a 3 game losing streak on Friday. Even though the Yankees got shut out on Saturday, they won the series on Sunday. Meanwhile for the Mets, they hosted the Astros one last time as intradivision opponents where they lost on Friday, got a win on Saturday, and an ugly win on Sunday.

This week, the Yankees are home and will host the Toronto Blue Jays in a 3 game set starting tonight, while the Mets are on the road and will face the Philadelphia Phillies in a 3 game set starting tomorrow night.

NFL
This past weekend was "the final dress rehearsal" for all the NFL teams in week 3 of the preseason as all the starters prepare for the regular season come September. The New York Giants hosted the Chicago Bears on Friday night, and aired on CBS. I didn't see the entire game, but I know that Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf called the game. All I can say is Dan Dierdorf was a little annoying that night as he was making puns for no reason, and accidentally called Eli Manning "Peyton". The highlights will speak louder than my words.

Last night on Sunday Night Football, the New York Jets hosted the Carolina Panthers. Even though the Jets lost the game, and haven't scored a touchdown this preseason, improvement was made last night compared to the Week 2 preseason game. Mark Sanchez was given time to throw from the pocket, and looked alright in the game. However, his receiving core didn't as Stephen Hill dropped a few passes (one that led to an INT), Santonio Holmes was rusty, TE Dustin Keller was removed from the game due to injury, and Josh Baker is out for the season. Also, it didn't help with the penalties when Slauson attempted to break up a fight between Jets' Turner and Panthers' Nakamura and got flagged for "personal foul". As for the secondary team, and Tim Tebow, let's just say that he can rush, but his passing needs improvement. Here are the highlights.

Bellator Bellator Fighting Championships concluded the 2012 Summer Series with a bang, as a Knockout finished the Light Heavyweight Tournament Final. The event took place in Tunica, Mississippi, and emanated from Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino. Here are the results:

• Mike Wessel def Ryan Martinez via split decision
• Mike Mucitelli def Matt Van Buren via submission at Round 1
• Marcos Galvao def Luis Nogueira via TKO in Round 2 to win the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament
• Attila Vegh def Travis Wiuff via KO at Round 1 to win the Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament

Here are the highlights:

Bellator Fighting Championships will return on September 28th with Season 7. WWE This Monday on Raw, Triple H will make an appearance addressing his future in the WWE. Also, find out what happened after CM Punk attacked Jerry Lawler. That's all I have to say for now. Have a good week! -NYCKNP

8/24/2012- White Sox swept Yankees, Rockies swept Mets, UFC 151 Cancelled, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great week this week as a lot happened such as a bad spell for New York baseball, as well as a cancellation of a UFC event. More will be shared as you read along. Here we go!

MLB
After hosting the Red Sox and winning the series 2 out of 3, the Yankees traveled to US Cellular Field to take on the Chicago White Sox in a 3 game set. The Yankees lost the 1st 2 games in a blowout, and attempted to avoid a sweep but it wasn't to be as they fell short by 1 run on Wednesday. If getting swept wasn't enough, the worst part is that the Tampa Bay Rays are catching up in division standings and now the Yankees are only 2 games ahead in the AL East. Meanwhile for the Mets, they lost 4 games at home to the Colorado Rockies, even though they made an attempt to avoid a sweep yesterday.

The Yankees will be in Cleveland to take on the Cleveland Indians this weekend in a 3 game set before heading back home. The Mets will host the Houston Astros one final time as intradivision opponents this weekend. The reason being is that the Houston Astros will be in the AL West in 2013, and the next time the Mets face them will be in Interleague Play.

MMA
If you heard about it yesterday, it's definitely true that UFC 151 is indeed cancelled. The reason being is that Dan Henderson got injured, and the replacement opponent was going to be Chael Sonnen. However, Jon Jones refused to fight Sonnen, which led to Dana White cancelling the entire event altogether. Here are some of the video highlights.

Even though most of the video highlights is true, part of it is outdated since Machida declined the title shot, and Jones will face Vitor Belfort at UFC 152. Initial reports stated that UFC 152 would be renamed to UFC 151, but Zuffa decided not to and declared that UFC 151 is a lost event. Here's the fight card of what could have happened on September 1st.

MMA fans, even though UFC 151 is not taking place, the good news is that there will be an MMA event tonight. That's right, Bellator Fighting Championships will host the last event of the 2012 Summer Series. NFL This weekend is the third week of NFL Preseason. The New York Giants will host the Chicago Bears tonight and will air on CBS. 2 days later, the New York Jets will host the Carolina Panthers and will air on Sunday Night Football on NBC. The good news for Jets fans is that Austin Howard will start at Right Tackle for this game, and Santonio Holmes and Jeremy Kerley will play as well. WWE This past Monday on Raw was the Raw after the SummerSlam PPV. Raw kicked off with Brock Lesnar in the ring telling how he made Triple H tap out (and would eventually announce "retirement" later on via Tout). Other than that, Raw was basically filler with a few highlights such as Shawn Michaels making a speech via satellite and CM Punk "apparently" turning heel.

Overall, it was a better Monday Night Raw compared to the Raw that happened last week. However, there still more work to be done. That's all I have to say for now. Have a good weekend! - NYCKNP

8/20/2012- WWE SummerSlam results, Yankees def Red Sox 2 out of 3, Nationals def Mets 2 out of 3, NFL Preseason, more

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great weekend this weekend. Here is a recap of what happened over the weekend and what to expect this week. Here we go!

WWE

Last night was "The 25th Anniversary of SummerSlam" where it emanated from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Overall there were 8 matches on the card. 1 was streamed online while the remaining 7 aired on PPV. Here are the results:

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• Antonio Cesaro def Santino Marella to become the NEW United States Champion

PPV

• Chris Jericho def Dolph Ziggler via Lion Tamer
• Daniel Bryan def Kane
• The Miz def Rey Mysterio to retain the Intercontinental Championship
• Sheamus def Alberto Del Rio to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
• R-Truth & Kofi Kingston def Prime Time Players (Darren Young & Titus O'Neil) to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship
• CM Punk def John Cena and The Big Show in a triple threat match to retain the WWE Championship
• Brock Lesnar def Triple H via Kimura Lock submission

On my previous blog post, I said that I wouldn't be watching the PPV, but I did since I won a code from WWE's Twitter contest where I gave my thoughts using the #SummerSlam hashtag. WWE chose me and a few others via random selection as winners and I got a redeemable code to watch the PPV on WWE.com/PPV. How the code worked was when I purchased the PPV, the $44.95 price was waived and I watched it for free. Thank you WWE for allowing me to save $45 dollars. Here's proof if you don't believe me:

Here are the highlights from the PPV:

Don't forget to tune in tonight on Monday Night Raw to see the fallout from SummerSlam

MLB

This weekend, the Yankees faced division rival Boston Red Sox in a 3 game set at home before going on the road. The Yankees won Friday's game, fell short on Saturday, and won yesterday on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball to win the series 2 out of 3. On the other side of things, the Mets were in Washington D.C. to take on the Washington Nationals. Mets lost on Friday, won on Saturday, but failed to win the series yesterday.

This week, the Yankees will be at the South Side to take on the Chicago White Sox at US Cellular Field in a 3 game set , while the Mets will return home to host the Colorado Rockies in a 4 game set.

NFL

This past Saturday was the second week of NFL Preseason as the New York Jets hosted the New York Giants in what they call the "MetLife Bowl". This was the worst preseason game I've ever seen, since the Jets offensive line is complete garbage and Wayne Hunter is terrible at his role at Right Tackle. Without a good offensive line, how can Mark Sanchez have time to throw from the pocket? The secondary team didn't look good either since Tim Tebow was sacked a few times as well. Sanchez did throw an interception, but Eli Manning of the Giants threw an interception as well (although Sanchez's INT turned into a Pick Six). Here are the highlights:

That's all I have to say for now. Have a good week -NYCKNP