Weather and Sports

Rev. Paul says it's snowing in Alaska. Hey, it's mid-October. What did you expect?

Here in the Adirondacks, the night time temperatures will be slipping into the 20's this week and the daytime highs will reach around 50 degrees--barely.

It promises to be sunny for the next few days, however, and that means some great fall weather. Showers will move back into the region by mid-week. Whether that means some snow flurries are possible remains to be seen.

In sports:

As I've said before, if you're a Top Ten team, DO NOT play football on Thursday nights!

TCU's Horned Frogs' defense (#1 in the nation) gobbled up the BYU Cougars chance at a BCS bid by a score of 32-7 as they hopped all over QB Max Hall for seven (7!) sacks.

The loss ended BYU's 16 game unbeaten streak that was the longest in the country.

In other sports, the Boston Red Sox came from back from a 7-0 deficit with just seven outs to go to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7. David Ortiz (Big Papi) had the big blow with a three run, two out home run.

The teams return to Tampa Bay with the Rays leading the ALCS series 3-2. The winners will face the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. If it's Boston and Philly, stock up on cocoa and parkas. Playing all night games may have been great for TV time but it makes little sense for the fans who actually attend or the players who have to contend with the cold nights.