the mad sports man

damn cam't believe it's the end of November.  lets see, what happened.  winter showed up, Martin Truex won the nascar championship, the Argos won the Grey Cup, Houston won the World Series and the last qualification games for the world cup happened.  next month has: 1.the final draw for the World Cup tomorrow (for group placements),  nfl football, hockey (which includes the World Juniors), Christmas and New Years Eve (love New Years).  that is it for now.

On a snowy night in Ottawa, the Toronto Argos win what ended up a thriller 27-24.  They score a 100 yard passing TD and an 109 yard fumble recovery TD that tied it at 21.  Liram Haralahu (sp) kicked the winning field goal.  Bo Levi Mitchell threw an interception into the end zone that clinched the win for Toronto.  It is Toronto's 17th Grey Cup title.  That is it for another CFL season until training camp 2018 begins in late May.

It will be a rematch of 2012 as Calgary beats Edmonton 32-28.  It was all Calgary after the second quarter.  Calgary will face Toronto next Sunday.

The Argos are going to the Grey Cup after beating the Riders 25-21.  They get either Edmonton or Calgary.  That game is next.

Peru is the last nation to qualifier as they beat New Zealand 2-0 in their two game playoff.  The draw for the tournament is December 1st which will decide which group eact team goes to.

Australia is the 31st country to qualify for the world cup after beating Honduras 3-1 in their two game inter conference playoff.  That just leaves New Zealand vs Peru for the last spot into the World Cup.  who will be the one?  stay tuned.

Denmark has qualified for the world cup after winning their two game playoff 5-1 over Ireland.  todays game won it for them.  30 are in and two left.  both will be tomorrow.  tomorrow's second leg has Honduras vs Australia and New Zealand vs Peru.  winners will be the last two to qualify.

Sweden is into the World Cup after beating Italy in their two game playoff 1-0.  29 is now in and three left.  One will qualify tomorrow.  Stay tuned.

The Eskimos are heading to Calgary after winning in Winnipeg 39-32. Hung on to this one.  The west final is next Sunday following the east final.

Croatia is also in the world cup after beating Greece 4-1 in their two game playoff.  28 in and 4 left.  Stay tuned tomorrow for more.

Switzerland has qualified after beating Northern Ireland in a two game playoff 1-0.  That is 27 in and five spots left.  Who is next?  Stay tuned.

The Riders are the second west team to get to the east final after beating Ottawa 31-20.  Kevin Glenn's first post season win since 2012.  They will head to Toronto to play the Argos next Sunday.  Next up has Edmonton in Winnipeg.

Tunisia and Morocco are both into the world cup, both finishing first in their respective groups (a and c).  That is now 26 in.  6 more to go.  Who will join them? Stay tuned.

Senegal is the 24th nation to qualify for the World Cup in June.  they beat South Africa 2-0 to finish first in group d in the African qualification with one game left.  who will join them?   stay tuned.

With Edmonton beating the Riders earlier, the CFL is almost set.  Edmonton will be going to Winnipeg for the west semi while Calgary has the bye to the west final.  Meanwhile Saskatchewan has the crossover.  They will be going to either Toronto or Ottawa depending on the result between Toronto and B.C.  stay tuned for that one. Update:  Toronto 40 B.C. 13  Toronto hosts east final while Saskatchewan goes to Ottawa for east semi.  East and west semi are on the 12th.

The Astros are World Series champs after winning game 7 5-1.  Two in the first and three in the second was enough. Charlie Morton with the win and Yu Darvish with the loss. The Astros first ever World Series victory.  That is it for baseball this season. See ya in spring training.

that close to the beginning of the winter olympics.  100 more days of waiting for competition.  Canada unveiled their hockey jerseys for the games.  not sure what i think of them.  i heard the U.S. was bad.  i haven't seen them yet.  gonna be a  great games though - at least I hope.  getting excited. how many records will fall?  who will win the most medals?  who will win the first and last ones?  find out starting Feb. 9.