Today's Updates, 10/16/2018

Today's UPDATES

So much sport is going on this week, and so much is happening in one night tonight, so let's break it all down in a long but quick edition of Max Sports rundown. First up, the Brewers take a 2-1 in the National League Championship Series after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers last night 4-0, Game 4 between them is tonight at 9PM on FS1. But before that can start, today at 5PM on TBS is Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros who are still hunting for another championship trophy in their quest to repeat titles. Tonight is the official Tip-Off of the 2018-19 NBA Season with two back-to-back games on TNT, starting with the Boston Celtics hosting one of their division rivals in the Philadelphia 76ers at 8PM. Then it's the defending NBA Champions' turn to take the court for the Golden State Warriors hang up another banner tonight before they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at 10:30PM. There eight NHL games being played tonight, but the one that will be seen on national television is the Phoenix Coyotes and the Minnesota Wild at 8PM on NBC Sports Network. If that weren't enough, tonight at 8PM is the LIVE 1,000th Episode of WWE SmackDown on USA Network, with appearances by The Undertaker, Rey Mysterio, Torrie Wilson, Teddy Long, Edge, Evolution, and much more to come. Also from last night was a great Monday Night Football thriller between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers in what looked to be somewhat similar to last Sunday night's game between the Chiefs and Patriots, and it ended with a game-winning field goal in the last seconds in the game by the home team. The Packers won last night 33-30 and now keep in pace with the Chicago Bears who are at the top of the NFC North at the moment.

MLB Postseason

NLCS: Milwaukee vs Los Angeles (Brewers lead the series 2-1)

Game 1: Brewers 6, Dodgers 5

Game 2: Dodgers 4, Brewers 3

Game 3: Brewers 4, Dodgers 0

Game 4: Brewers vs Dodgers, Tonight on FS1 at 9:09PM

Game 5: Brewers vs Dodgers, Wednesday on FS1 onb 5:05PM

Game 6: Dodgers vs Brewers, Friday on FS1 (If necessary)

Game 7: Dodgers vs Brewers, Saturday on FS1 (If necessary)

ALCS: Boston vs Houston (Series tied at 1-1)

Game 1: Astros 7, Red Sox 2

Game 2: Red Sox 7, Astros 5
Game 3: Red Sox vs Astros, Tonight on TBS at 5:09PM

Game 4: Red Sox vs Astros, Wednesday on TBS at 8:39PM

Game 5: Red Sox vs Astros, Thursday on TBS at 8:09PM

Game 6: Astros vs Red Sox, Saturday on TBS (If necessary)

Game 7: Astros vs Red Sox, Sunday on TBS (If necessary)

NBA

Tonight

76ers vs Celtics at 8PM on TNT

Thunder vs Warriors at 10:30PM on TNT

Tomorrow

Bucks vs Hornets at 7PM

Nets vs Pistons at 7PM

Grizzlies vs Pacers at 7PM

Heat vs Magic at 7PM

Hawks vs Knicks at 7:30PM

Cavaliers vs Raptors at 7:30PM

Pelicans vs Rockets at 8PM on ESPN

Timberwolves vs Spurs at 8:30PM

Jazz vs Kings at 10PM

Mavericks vs Suns at 10:30PM on ESPN

Nuggets vs Clippers at 10:30PM

WWE

Raw results

- Seth Rollins defeated Drew McIntyre by countout in a WWE World Cup Qualifying Match

- Ember Moon and Nia Jax defeated Dana Brooke and Tamina

- Dolph Ziggler defeated Dean Ambrose in a WWE World Cup Qualifying Match

- Finn Balor defeated Jinder Mahal
- Bobby Lashley defeated Tyler Breeze
- The Authors of Pain defeated The Conquistador in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match
- Natalya defeated Ruby Riott by disqualification
- The Shield defeated Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre, and Dolph Ziggler in 6-Man Tag Team match

2018 Mae Young Classic (Quarterfinals)

- Meiko Satomura vs Lacey Lane
- Toni Storm vs Mia Yin
- Tegan Nox vs Rhea Ripley
- Io Shirai vs Deonna Purrazzo

WWE Evolution match card

- Ronda Rousey vs Nikki Bella for the WWE Raw Women's Championship

- Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair in a Last Woman Standing match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship

- Kairi Sane vs Shayna Baszler for the NXT Women's Championship

- Rhea Ripley vs TBA for the NXT UK Women's Championship

- TBD vs TBD in the 2018 Mae Young Classic Tournament Final

- Alexa Bliss and Mickie James vs Trish Stratus and Lita

- Women's Battle Royal for a future Women's Championship match

NHL

Last Night

Maple Leafs 4, Kings 1

Canadiens 7, Red Wings 3

Senators 4, Stars 1

Predators 4, Wild 2

Tonight

Stars vs Devils at 7PM on ESPN +

Avalanche vs Rangers at 7PM
Panthers vs Flyers at 7PM
Canucks vs Penguins at 7PM
Hurricanes vs Lightning at 7:30PM
Coyotes vs Wild at 8PM on NBCSN
Oilers vs Jets at 8PM
Sabres vs Golden Knights at 10PM

NFL
Week 6 Schedule

Last Thursday

Philadelphia Eagles 34, New York Giants 13

Last Sunday

Atlanta Falcons 34, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29
Pittsburgh Steelers 28, Cincinnati Bengals 21
Los Angeles Chargers 38, Cleveland Browns 14
Seattle Seahawks 27, Oakland Raiders 3
Miami Dolphins 31, Chicago Bears 28 in Overtime
Minnesota Vikings 27, Arizona Cardinals 17

New York Jets 42, Indianapolis Colts 34

Washington Redskins 23, Carolina Panthers 17

Houston Texans 20, Buffalo Bills 13
Los Angeles Rams 23, Denver Broncos 20
Dallas Cowboys 40, Jacksonville Jaguars 7
Baltimore Ravens 21, Tennessee Titans 0
New England Patriots 43, Kansas City Chiefs 40

Last Night

Green Bay Packers 33, San Francisco 49ers 30

Bye Week

Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints

Today feels like a good time for a #JustSoYouKnow moment, or at least three of them. As we said before, tonight is SmackDown's 1000th Episode LIVE on USA Network, and just a few days ago, the WWE blended one of its old SmackDown intros with superstars on the current SmackDown rosters; believe when I say it looks AWESOME. First seen in 1999 when SmackDown first started, the Attitude Era intro helped establish the Blue Brand to be what it is today, so with episode 1,000 fast approaching, WWE posted this old intro on its YouTube channel, but put current stars over the footage. There's another exciting news online, and it involves the upcoming crossover event between The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl this December on The CW. Stephen Amell, who stars as the Green Arrow, shared an image of Tyler Hoechlin's newest Superman outfit for the multi-show crossover in December, and it's all Black. That's right, the infamous black Superman suit will be featured when Tyler Hoechlin from Supergirl joins the heroes of all three shows and Batwoman played by Ruby Rose. Finally, another DC news is on the table regarding Ezra Miller's The Flash, for according to Variety, production on the Flash stand-alone movie has been delayed. In fact, Warner Bros. and DC are eying a 2021 release forcing comic book fans to wait a little bit longer to see the Scarlet Speedster in his own film. Now in order for #KlicKNet viewers to check out all this news at once, we have a a bunch of tweets to explain them more furtherly, so don't think of it as a #TwitterTrend, but just a bunch of random tweets that I found on Twitter.

WWE @WWE

Just when you thought you couldn't get any more hyped for #SD1000... 😲

Adam Kirshner @AKirshner123

Such a blast making this. @NaomiWWE sliding down the ramp is my favorite spot along with @TheEricYoung in shadows.

Jushin Thunder Cohen @SeanyCohens

As a lifelong #WWE fan, I am always excited to watch these. As a member of the team that creates these, I am so impressed by the work and creativity of my co-workers. Phenomenal job by @AKirshner123 & Co! #SD1000 #SDLivd

Jacob Gagel @TheRealVille110

Can we please have this be the intro to #SD1000. Maybe you could throw in a couple of superstars that were in the original intro and combine them with the present superstars.

Stephen Amell @StephenAmell

😲😲😲

Tee @FrenchieSapphic

hmmm i like Superman black suit looks good

Nicole MassaBOO 👻 @NKMass

That's an interesting #Superman suit...

Chris Lickley 🏏󾓪 @ChrisLickley

The @TheCW probably saw Justice League and thought, "Ok, you showed the black suit in a a deleted scene, so we'll actually put Superman in the suit and not cut it from the final product". #arrowverse #Elseworlds

Variety @Variety

#Flash standalone movie pushes start date, eyes 2021 release (EXCLUSIVE)

http://variety.com/2018/film/news/flash-standalone-movie-release-date-1202980356/

Sam the Sci-fi Stan @SamParkerMetal

I mean, at least we still get Flash solo news next year!

Not entirely sure on New Gods but it seems to be chugging along nicely

Wonder if a new else-worlds film will be announced, enter production & be filmed all in 2019 like JOKER was in 2018, would fill the 2020 gap!

Jeff Sneider @TheInSneider

Instead of THE FLASH movie filming before FANTASTIC BEASTS 3 (which shoots next summer), it'll shoot after. Fall 2019 start date means spring/summer 2021 release date.

Gio @arianabionic

Okay so script is still being worked on and Ezra is busy with Fantastic Beasts so it’s getting delayed to 2021 only a year back but please don’t tell me birds of prey will be the only film in 2020

You know speaking of Arrow, last night was the Season 7 Premiere of the hit CW Series. The people who have run this incredible show have always told a great story about Oliver Queen for the past six seasons, but now things are going in a new direction. According to showrunner Beth Schwartz, the show will introduce flash forwards meaning it will show scenes that apparently are set twenty years fin the future, you tell me how that is not crazy! Schwartz said that these future glimpses would become part of the show and serve the same function as the show’s flashbacks, which were abandoned after Season 5. After a screening of the season premiere last Thursday, she had this to say: “We’re going to keep it all season and series,” and she went on to explain that this new idea has been in the writers’ room for many years. “We didn’t know how long the show was going to go on for, so we always knew that after season 5, there wouldn’t be flashbacks. So, we had talked about flash-forwards years ago. Like, ‘Is this what we’re going to do when there aren’t flashbacks?'" In the first flash forward on Arrow last night, we saw a grown-up William, son of Oliver Queen, who was looking for someone of Lian Yu, the same island that Oliver was stranded on during his own journey as the Green Arrow. Adult William ran into Old Man Roy Harper, and what happened next remains to be seen, and we'll have to wait until next week to see why Adult William came to Lian Yu, and also uncover the identity of the new Green Arrow in present day-Star City. For now, here's a special Web Choice playlist with scenes from last night's Arrow premiere on The CW.