Today's Updates, 10/23/2018

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After months and months of hard-hitting baseball, we have now reached the point where 2 teams are left standing in the MLB, both of them vying for the World Series Championship. In today's Max Sports rundown, we take a good look at the first time World Series match between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the first thing you need to know is the records that these two teams put together in order to get into the positions that they were in before the postseason started. The Red Sox finished the regular season with a 108–54 record, they would win the AL East division title for the third consecutive season, and was the first MLB team to post 100 wins during the season, reaching such a milestone for the first time since 1946. They set a new franchise record for wins in a season by surpassing the prior mark of 105 that had been set in 1912; they also won the most games by any MLB team since the 2001 Seattle Mariners won 116. The Red Sox would enter the postseason as the top seed in the American League, and after defeating the Yankees in 4 games in the ALDS, they then defeated the defending World Series champions Houston Astros in five games in the ALCS. The Dodgers had started the regular season at 16–26 and had lost nine games in an 11 game stretch in mid-August, but that did not stop from making the postseason for the sixth straight year by winning the NL West division in a Game 163 over the Colorado Rockies. Dodges ended the regular season with a 92–71 record, they would enter the postseason as a second seed and went on to beat the Atlanta Braves in 4 games in the NLDS and the Milwaukee Brewers in a hard-fought NLCS that featured 7 games, and since they won Game 7 of a League Championship Series on the road, they become the first team to do that in either league since the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals. Plus, they were the first team to make the World Series by winning their tie-breaker game since the 2007 Rockies, who also faced Boston in that year's World Series and lost, but that was then, this is now 2018. Technically, this is the second World Series match-up between the Dodgers and Red Sox since 1916, when the Dodgers were called the Brooklyn Robins and lost to the Red Sox in four games, One last fact, the last time Boston appeared in a World Series and won the title was in 2013 against the Cardinals, and LA last won a championship 30 years ago in 1998 against the Athletics, but their last appearance in the World Series was last year in 2017 when they lost to the Astros. So here we are after months and months of hard-hitting baseball to sew new Champions of Major League Baseball over the next couple of days, starting tonight when LA come to Fenway Park in Game 1 and put their starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw up against Boston's Chris Sale as we bear witness to a World Series like no other.

2018 World Series

Boston vs Los Angeles

(All Games are on FOX)

Game 1: Dodgers vs Red Sox, Tonight at 8:09PM

Game 2: Dodgers vs Red Sox, Tomorrow at 8:09PM

Game 3: Red Sox vs Dodgers, Friday at 8:09PM

Game 4: Red Sox vs Dodgers, Saturday at 8:09PM

Game 5: Red Sox vs Dodgers, Sunday at 8:15PM (If necessary)

Game 6: Dodgers vs Red Sox, Next Tuesday at 8:09PM (If necessary)

Game 7: Dodgers vs Red Sox, Next Wednesday at 8:09PM (If necessary)

NBA

Last Night

Magic 93, Celtics 90

Raptors 127, Hornets 106

Bucks 124, Knicks 113

Timberwolves 101, Pacers 91

Mavericks 115, Bulls 109

Grizzlies 92, Jazz 84

Wizards 125, Trail Blazers 124 in Overtime

Warriors 123, Suns 103

Spurs 143, Lakers 142

Tonight

76ers vs Pistons at 7PM on NBATV

Clippers vs Pelicans at 8PM

Kings vs Nuggets at 9PM

WWE

RAW results
- Finn Bálor defeated Bobby Lashley
- Ruby Riott defeated Sasha Banks
- Elias defeated Apollo Crews
- Ember Moon defeated Dana Brooke, Tamina, and Nia Jax in a Fatal 4-Way
- Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose defeated Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship

2018 Mae Young Classic (Semifinals)

- Meiko Satomura vs Toni Storm

- Rhea Ripley vs Io Shirai

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

- Natalya, Sasha Banks and Bayley vs The Riott Squad in a Six-woman tag team match

NHL

Last Night

Avalanche 4, Flyers 1

Hurricanes 3, Red Wings 1

Jets 5, Blues 4 in Overtime

Captials 5, Canucks 2

Tonight

Panthers vs Rangers at 7PM

Coyotes vs Blue Jackets at 7PM

Flames vs Canadiens at 7:30PM

Bruins vs Senators at 7:30PM

Sharks vs Predators at 8PM on NBCSN

Ducks vs Blackhawks at 8:30PM
Kings vs Stars at 8:30PM
Penguins vs Oilers at 9PM

NFL

Week 7 Schedule

Last Thursday

Denver Broncos 45, Arizona Cardinals 10

Last Sunday

Los Angeles Chargers 20, Tennessee Titans 19
New England Patriots 38, Chicago Bears 31
Indianapolis Colts 37, Buffalo Bills 5
Detroit Lions 32, Miami Dolphins 21

Minnesota Vikings 37, New York Jets 17
Carolina Panthers 21, Philadelphia Eagles 17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26, Cleveland Browns 23 in Overtime
Houston Texans 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 7
New Orleans Saints 24, Baltimore Ravens 23
Los Angeles Rams 39, San Francisco 49ers 10
Washington Redskins 20, Dallas Cowboys 17
Kansas City Chiefs 45, Cincinnati Bengals 10

Last Night

Atlanta Falcons 23, New York Giants 20

Bye Week

Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks

We know that not everything we see on television is real, and last night, at the start of WWE Monday Night Raw, we were hit with a douse of reality. Roman Reigns came in normal clothes rather than his SHIELD gear and would announced that eleven years ago he was hit with a rare cancer called leukemia, and for over a year he's been trying to keep his promise that could would be a fighting champion, a work horse if you well and work night after night as a WWE Superstar. But now his leukemia is back, and therefore Reigns had to relinquish the WWE Universal Championship in order to head home and try and fight this terrible disease once again. All I can say is that my thoughts and prayers are with Roman Reigns (Joe Anoaʻi) until he comes back from this and return to his true potential as butt-whooping, Superman punching, Spear destroying Son of a Gun. In the wake of this dark news, it was later announced that at WWE Crown Jewel, Braun Strowman would Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship, and speaking of championship, last night's main event of Raw featured a Tag Team Title match with two-thirds of The SHIELD, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, paying homage to their long-time partner and brother-in-arms Reigns with their own SHIELD gear. They would take on Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre for the Raw Tag Titles in an impressive match which would be halted for a moment with the referee knocked down and Braun Strowman would come out to get his hands on McIntyre who knocked the Big Man down with a Claymore earlier in the night. With McIntyre separated Ziggler, Rollins and Ambrose would take advantage and win the Raw Tag Team Championships once again. But then all of a sudden, the unthinkable would happened in the worst possible time, Dean Ambrose would hit Dirty Deeds on Seth Rollins after they just won the titles and wouldn't stop until he hit another one on the exposed concrete floor outside the ring. After the show ended, I said to myself all night, "What has become of this show?" I didn't want to saw it before but Raw has been a complete lately, and while SmackDown remain a well-oiled machine after its 1,000th episode last week, but anyway, this latest #TwitterTrend on #KlicKNet is going leave the viewers beside themselves with much mixed emotions.

WWE @WWE

"I've been living with leukemia for 11 years, and unfortunately it's back...I'm going to have to relinquish the Universal Championship." - @WWERomanReigns #RAW

Keisha Hatchett @Keishamaze

I didn't know @WWERomanReigns had leukemia. Keeping him in my thoughts.

WWE @WWE

EXCLUSIVE: Moments after announcing that his returning leukemia has forced him to relinquish the Universal Championship, @WWERomanReigns is met with an outpouring of support backstage. #Raw

John Canton @johnreport

Very emotional start to #Raw with Roman Reigns announcing he has leukemia and needs to obviously step away from wrestling. He gave a great speech, the fans chanted his name and supported him. He gave up the Universal Title. Then he got a hug from his Shield brothers. God bless.

Ric Flair® @RicFlairNatrBoy

@WWERomanReigns My Family And I Are Thinking Of You And Are Keeping You In Our Prayers! We Are Here For You! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

#WOKEN, yet #BROKEN, Matt Hardy @MATTHARDYBRAND

An amazing human being, an incredible performer & a man I’m proud to be friends with. My thoughts & prayers are with you & your family. Get well soon, champ! #ThankYouRoman

Mike Kanellis @RealMikeBennett

Roman is one of the nicest people I’ve ever had the privilege to share a locker room with. We all knew he was the locker room leader and we all aspired to be like him. Come back stronger than ever my friend #ThankYouRoman @WWERomanReigns

Finn Bálor forEVERYone @FinnBalor

His real name is Joe & he’s a stand up guy! Inside the ring one of the best I’ve battled with. Outside the ring one of the most genuine people I have ever met & learned from. See you soon good brother #ThankYouRoman ( ..and he smells great)

Nattie @NatbyNature

♥️ THANKYOU, @WWERomanReigns. Praying for you and your family.

Sami Zayn @SamiZayn

I'm overseas and I just heard the terrible news about @WWERomanReigns and his battle with Leukemia. Totally shocked. Uce, you are a tough bastard and a true fighter, and you will beat this.

Lots of love.

Mandy @WWE_MandyRose

Sending my thoughts and prayers your way @WWERomanReigns ... Thank you and stay strong! 🙌🙌

Daria Berenato @SonyaDevilleWWE

Thank you Roman 🙌 my love and prayers go out to you and your family 💜 we are with you!

Booker T. Huffman @BookerT5x

Thank you @WWERomanReigns, we are with you! #ThankYouRoman #RAW

WWE @WWE

CHAMPS ONCE AGAIN.

@WWERollins & @TheDeanAmbrose are your NEWWWW #RAW #TagTeamChampions!

WWE @WWE

The new #RAW #TagTeamChampions just imploded before our very eyes...

Why, @TheDeanAmbrose?!

WWE @WWE

On this night, of all nights, @TheDeanAmbrose just DESTROYED @WWERollins. #RAW

Gorilla Position @WWEGP

OH WOW. WWE just pushed the envelope and created real, unsettling drama. On THIS night of all nights, Dean Ambrose turns on Seth Rollins after winning the #RAW tag titles! Hard to watch, so many questions... but finally, a tense, unpredictable story. Shocked. #MustSeeTV

Daily DDT @FanSidedDDT

A summation of the main event from our review of tonight's Raw.

POST Wrestling @POSTwrestling

The Dean Ambrose Turn!

Joe Montana’s Right Arm @JoeMsrightarm

Re: Dean Ambrose heel turn - This is a candidate on the Mount Rushmore of #WWE fan reaction shots. Priceless. #RAW

WWE Universe @WWEUniverse

DEAN AMBROSE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! #RAW

Robbie Fox @RobbieBarstool

Holy. Fucking. Shit.

Dean Ambrose just turned on Seth Rollins.

Tonight. He turned on him tonight. Wow.

SiriusXM Busted Open @BustedOpenRadio

Didn’t think we’d ever see a turn like that in the modern era. On tonight of all nights. Pure heat 🔥 #RAW

Ryan Satin @ryansatin

This was the right call, in my opinion. Everyone has been wanting this since Dean Ambrose returned and it made all the sense in the world to pull that trigger tonight. Now we’ve potentially got Braun, Seth and Elias as top faces with Dean, Dolph and Drew as the top heels.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com @SeanRossSapp

Oh maaaaaan. The camera catching that guy in the crowd in Dean Ambrose's face screaming "WHY MAN, WHY!?" It was so good!

WWE Universe @WWEUniverse
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BREAKING NEWS out of DC and Warner Bros. Wonder Woman 1984 has been pushed back from November 1, 2019 to June 5, 2020. Wonder Woman herself Gal Gadot tweeted the news yesterday saying: "Super excited to announce that, thanks to the changing landscape, we are able to put Wonder Woman back to its rightful home. June 5, 2020. Be there or be square!!!" According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Relocating Wonder Woman 1984 means that it won't open mere weeks after Warners launches Todd Phillips' supervillain pic Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix, on Oct. 4, 2019" which I did not know until now. In the light of this story, Sony Pictures has decided to move its Charlie’s Angels reboot back five weeks from September 27, 2019 to November 1, 2019, to fill the slot vacated by Wonder Woman 1984. For more on WW84, check out this new Web Choice playlist about the news of the new film being release within two years to the Summer of 2020, and the reaction online is pretty amazing.