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  • Rockies collapse is almost complete

    The starting pitchers are getting shelled, the brilliant bullpen is a bust. The timely hits are nowhere to be found, manager Clint Hurdle’s moves are coming up short. Colorado’s collapse is almost complete. After a month in which most everything went right for the charmed Rockies, most everything has gone wrong in the World Series.

  • Francona makes right moves in Game 3

    New leadoff batter Jacoby Ellsbury was on second base all night. David Ortiz played flawless defense and drove in the first run. Mike Lowell hit a two-run single in Boston’s big inning. After all that fuss about his Game 3 lineup, Red Sox manager Terry Francona definitely made the right moves. Now, his team is…

  • Francona makes right moves in Game 3

    New leadoff batter Jacoby Ellsbury was on second base all night. David Ortiz played flawless defense and drove in the first run. Mike Lowell hit a two-run single in Boston’s big inning. After all that fuss about his Game 3 lineup, Red Sox manager Terry Francona definitely made the right moves. Now, his team is…

  • Game 4’s Lester, Cook beat health issues

    To talk about one is to talk about the other: Jon Lester and Aaron Cook, both scheduled to start Game 4 of the World Series, both men who know it will never be the highlight of their lives. Lester will pitch for the Boston Red Sox less then a year after chemotherapy cured him of…

  • Rockies’ Hurdle gets standing ovations

    Clint Hurdle used to do his grocery shopping at midnight, mainly so he could duck complaints about his team. Now, he’s receiving standing ovations everytime he steps outside. “My little world, it’s past sky high,” the Colorado manager said Saturday night before the Rockies played Boston in Game 3 of the World Series.

  • Retiring Biggio wins Clemente award

    Craig Biggio capped his sweat-stained career with one more cherished honor. The longtime Houston Astros star won the 2007 Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to a major league player who combines community service with excellence on the field. Biggio received the trophy Saturday in a ceremony at Coors Field before Game 3 of the World…

  • Yanks preparing to offer A-Rod extension

    The Yankees are preparing to offer Alex Rodriguez a contract extension that probably will run for four or five years and have an average yearly salary of $25 million to $30 million. New York has attempted to set up a meeting with A-Rod but the slugger’s agent, Scott Boras, hasn’t committed to a face-to-face session.

  • Dice-K quiets Rockies, provides some pop

    The Boston Red Sox knew they were getting a big-game pitcher when they paid $103 million to lure Daisuke Matsuzaka from Japan. They got a big-game hitter thrown in for free. Matsuzaka pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning in Game 3 Saturday night, plus helped himself out with a two-run single as the Red…

  • Rockies collapse is almost complete

    The starting pitchers are getting shelled, the brilliant bullpen is a bust. The timely hits are gone, manager Clint Hurdle’s moves are coming up short. And now Colorado’s collapse is almost complete. After a month in which most everything went right for the charmed Rockies, most everything has gone wrong in the World Series.

  • Francona makes right moves in Game 3

    New leadoff batter Jacoby Ellsbury was on second base all night. David Ortiz played flawless defense and drove in the first run. Mike Lowell hit a two-run single in Boston’s big inning. After all that fuss about his Game 3 lineup, Red Sox manager Terry Francona definitely made the right moves. Now, his team is…

  • BoSox up 3-0 after beating Rockies 10-5

    Mile high or sea level, nothing is stopping the Boston Red Sox. Even when the Rockies rallied late, their chance to get back into the World Series vanished into Coors Field’s thin air. Rookies Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia sparked the Red Sox from the top of the order, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched shutout ball into…

  • Dodgers hope to play 1 game at Coliseum

    The Dodgers may return to the Los Angeles Coliseum, site of “Moon Shots,” for one game next season. If it works out, the game will be part of the team’s 50th anniversary in Los Angeles. “We’re just hoping to add it to a list of things we want to do to celebrate,” Dodgers spokeswoman Camille…