Well it is hard to believe, but today is Friday, as well as nice long Columbus Day weekend too. So grab the kids, put down the work and go on a vacation! Well, maybe not everyone should go on a vacation, but in the meantime, here is our Friday Daily Noontime! Have an awesome weekend everyone!

Headlines:

* The New York Yankees and Texas Rangers have one thing in common, they both hold a 2-0 lead over their opponents in the American League division series, so is round one close to over? Can the Tampa Bay Rays or Minnesota Twins come back?

* Randy Moss is again, officially a Minnesota Viking and expects his second round with the Minnesota Vikings to be “a fun ride.”

* Could the Boston Red Sox be proud owners of a soccer team? That’s correct, a soccer team in Europe? We shall see!

* San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary forgot to shake Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith‘s hand after their week four loss on Sunday.

* Tim Lincecum struck out fourteen batters, as the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves in game one of the National League Division series.

* Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon was not happy with the umpires, especially Jim Wolf who may have missed a critical call in game two against the Texas Rangers.

* Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler will sit out his team’s week five match up against the Carolina Panthers.

* The New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers are apparently talking about a trade that would send wide receiver Vincent Jackson to play with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.

Games to Watch:

* Cincinnati at Philadelphia (MLB Playoffs) (Friday) – 6:07pm eastern

* Anaheim at Detroit (NHL) – 7:30pm eastern

* Atlanta at San Francisco (MLB Playoffs) (Friday) – 9:37pm eastern

* Phoenix at Boston (in Prague) (NHL) (Saturday) – 12:00pm eastern

* Boston College at NC State (NCAA FB) (Saturday) – 12:00pm eastern

* #1 Alabama at #19 South Carolina (NCAA) (Saturday) – 3:30pm eastern

* #17 Michigan State at #18 Michigan (NCAA FB)  (Saturday) – 3:30pm eastern

* Tampa Bay at Texas (MLB Playoffs) (Saturday) – 5:07pm eastern

* #12 LSU at #14 Florida (NCAA FB) (Saturday) – 7:30pm eastern

* Minnesota at New York Yankees (MLB Playoffs) (Saturday) – 8:37pm eastern

* IF NECESSARY – Tampa Bay at Texas (MLB Playoffs) (Sunday) – 1:07pm eastern

* San Francisco at Atlanta (MLB Playoffs) (Sunday) – 4:37pm eastern

* Philadelphia at Cincinnati (MLB Playoffs) (Sunday) – 7:07pm eastern

* IF NECESSARY – Minnesota at New York Yankees (Sunday) – 8:07pm

* Kansas City at Indianapolis (NFL) (Sunday) – 1:00pm eastern

* Green Bay at Washington (NFL) (Sunday) – 1:00pm eastern

* Tennessee at Dallas (NFL) (Sunday) – 4:15pm eastern

* Philadelphia at San Francisco (NFL) (Sunday) – 8:20pm eastern

Video of the Day:

So the Miami Heat made a big splash this offseason with revamping their entire roster, but couldn’t they have gotten a brand new PA announcer too?