In a nutshell: as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday by Hartley Miller
NFL:
–The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 6-2 at the midway point of their season. The Bucs held on for a 25-23 victory over the lowly New York Giants to end the NFL’s 8th week. The Giants are 1-7.
–The NFL trading deadline is 1:00 PT this afternoon (Tuesday).
–The San Francisco 49’ers have lost QB Jimmy Garoppolo and tight end George Kittle for several weeks and possibly for the season. Garoppolo has an ankle injury while Kittle has a broken bone in his foot. The banged-up 49’ers host the Green Bay Packers on Thursday.
Hockey:
–The Prince George Spruce Kings will host the Merritt Centennials on Saturday in their next pre-season game. The Spruce Kings won two of three exhibition games against the Centennials in October. Brandon Dent, Hunter Brown, Blake Astorino and Alex Ochitwa of PG play for Merritt.
SPORTS TWEETS:
Lacklustre for much of the game, Tom Brady did what he does best in the second half Monday, throwing a pair of touchdown passes to Rob Gronkowski and Mike Evans to lift Tampa Bay to victory over the Giants, while reclaiming the career lead in TD throws.https://t.co/CLgfMxiSjG
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 3, 2020
49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will reportedly be sidelined a minimum of six weeks, possibly longer if surgery is needed, due to a high ankle sprain.https://t.co/BusknH0hoy
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 2, 2020
Report: NFL competition committee to propose 16-team playoff scenario as pandemic contingency plan. MORE: https://t.co/CVGaR2Ozhq pic.twitter.com/vD7iecLzUX
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) November 3, 2020
Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox, DJ LeMahieu of the New York Yankees and Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Indians have also been named finalists for the MVP award in the American League. https://t.co/5VpPwrDyWf
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 3, 2020
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