If you have a smartphone, take advantage of having concise sports information at your fingertips!

Of course, all these helpful hints are in addition to reading Women Can Talk Sports!  But, every women who talks sports should have a few go-to sports apps on her phone. In a quick glance you can access game scores, stats, team-specific updates, standings, and breaking news.

Here are a few of my favorite sports apps…

 Yahoo! Sports (Formerly Sportacular)

This is my personal favorite. Easy navigation and real-time access to scores, standings, and stats from every sport and conference. This app should be in your sports survival kit.

View during a live game  …

Bleacher Report

The Bleacher Report website has a new app for customized sports news. Pick your favorite teams or topics for easy access to news and updates.

Twitter

The small dose approach to news. Follow a few writers or sports radio personalities and get sports news in 140 characters or less. Usually there will be a link to a longer blog post/article if you want more information on the topic. Twitter has become the source for breaking sports news.

Speaking of Twitter…be sure to follow me

 @Taryn_WCTS

Also, Internet Radio is gaining momentum. For example, I have apps for Bulldog Sports Radio and Nashville’s 104.5 The Zone. So no matter where I am, I have local sports radio from Starkville and Nashville streaming right to my phone.

The key is to explore and find the apps that are right for you!

Get an App and Talk Sports!

The SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS win the WORLD SERIES

Anyone notice?  Moment of truth: I didn’t. Perhaps it’s because I live in the Deep South where Fall = Football, but I found myself ignoring the World Series over the weekend.

However, I don’t think I’m alone in this. The 2012 World Series received record low TV ratings, earning only a 7.6 (the previous low was 8.4 for the 2008 and 2010 World Series).

Now, in my defense, the Giants made a sweep of the World Series defeating the Detroit Tigers in just 4 games. Props to the Giants for getting it done, but surely I would have watched games 5-7 if they had taken place this week… Either way, in case you missed it, here is a rundown of MLB Playoffs and World Series.

THE ROAD TO THE WORLD SERIES

WILDCARD GAME (This year saw a new and dramatic addition to the MLB playoffs. The Wildcard slot was given to the victor of a single-game playoff)

• National League Wild Card: St. Louis Cardinals defeated Atlanta Braves
• American League Wild Card: Baltimore Orioles defeated Texas Rangers

DIVISIONAL SERIES (best of 5 games series)

NLDS (National League Divisional Series):

• St. Louis Cardinals defeated Washington Nationals 3-2
• San Francisco Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 3-2

ALDS (American League Divisional Series):

• NY Yankees defeated Baltimore Orioles 3-2
• Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland A’s 3-2

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (best of 7 games series)

• NLCS: San Francisco Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
• ALCS: Detroit Tigers defeated NY Yankees 4-0

WORLD SERIES  

• San Francisco Giants defeated Detroit Tigers 4-0

 Extra point: A Sweep happens when one team wins all the games to secure a series, and the other team wins none. So, Detroit swept the Yankees in the ALCS, but then they turned around and got swept by San Francisco in the World Series.