KFIZ Sports Scoreboard : 10/23/18

NBA:

Milwaukee 124, NY Knicks 113

–Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Bucks past the Knicks at the Fiserv Forum Monday night. Khris Middleton chipped in 30 points in the win – making seven of eight three point shots – to help the Bucks improve to 3-0 on the year. Milwaukee hosts Philadelphia on Wednesday night, tipoff is 8:30 pm.

Dallas 115, Chicago 109

Minnesota 101, Indiana 91

NFL:

Atlanta 23, NY Giants 20

–Matt Ryan threw for 379 yards and a touchdown in the win for the Falcons.

College Hoops:

Three Big Ten teams found their way into the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 in College Basketball. Michigan State is the highest of the three at number 10 – the Spartans are coming off a 30-5 season, which saw them lose to Syracuse in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Michigan is ranked 19th after a national runner-up finish to Villanova last season, and Purdue is 24th in the preseason ranking, after a sweet 16 loss to Texas Tech in March. Kansas is the preseason number one, with Kentucky at two and Gonzaga at three. Duke and Virginia round out the top five, with Tennessee, Nevada, North Carolina and Villanova making up the second five – before Michigan State at #10.

MLB:

Game one of the World Series is tonight in Boston as the American League Champion Red Sox take on the National League Champion the Los Angeles Dodgers. Boston is making their first appearance in the fall classic since 2013, where they won the title over St. Louis in six games. The Dodgers are making their second consecutive trip to the World Series – losing last year in seven games to Houston. LA’s last title came in 1988 – when they defeated the Oakland A’s in five games. Chris Sale gets the start for Boston while the Dodgers send Clayton Kershaw to the mound. First pitch is at 7:09 pm central time.

NHL:

Carolina 3, Detroit 1