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On Oct. 25, 1986, the New York Mets had just tied game six of the World Series with an improbable tenth-inning comeback against the Boston Red Sox. "There was seismic activity in Shea Stadium; the place was rocking and rolling," says Ed Randall, The World Series of Poker Circuit Hammond Main Event concluded Monday with [...]

By Michael Hiestand, USA TODAY Weird: Fox's World Series swamped NFL ratings on back-to-back nights and yet this Series so far is on pace to be the lowest-rated ever. Say what? It's a sort of a phenomenal Black Hole for TV sports ratings — especially Follow along for live updates and analysis from Game 5 [...]

By Christina Garibaldi (@ChristinaGrbldi) Demi Lovato is taking the field during Game 5 of the World Series to support her hometown team, the Texas Rangers. No, she won't be suiting up and taking the mound; the "Skyscraper" songstress will be belting ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Napoli took a mighty swing, tossed his bat aside and [...]

Paul Bianchi ended as the chip leader of the WSOP Circuit Hammond Main Event Day 1a with 358500. Joining him atop the counts are Tom Luce & Eric Crain. Commentary and live analysis of Game 3 of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals. By Paul Hoynes, The Plain Dealer [...]

ST. LOUIS — A little bloop, a daring steal and a couple of fly balls. May not sound like much. NEW YORK (AP) – Demi Lovato will perform the national anthem at Game 5 of the World Series. John Carucci, AP Lovato has a third album out, 'Unbroken. Lovato will perform the national anthem at [...]

The MLB World Series is kicking off tonight between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals, but with Fox holding down the broadcast rights, it's difficult, but not impossible, to find a means to watch the games without The MLB World Series is kicking off tonight between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis [...]

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) — Long after the close of the World Series, the Cardinals' Albert Pujols and the Rangers' Josh Hamilton will continue to turn in great hitting and fielding performances. That's true at least in the obsessive, throwback world of The reference is to rodeo, but it's straight talk as it applies to Game [...]

The St. Louis Cardinals weren't even sure there was a spot for them in these playoffs heading into the final day of the regular season. But, here they are back in the World Series for the third time in the last eight seasons, The St. Louis Cardinals weren't even sure there was a spot for [...]

One of the many certainties attached to a World Series or a Super Bowl or an NBA Finals is that representatives of the two participating municipalities – or states – will inevitably bet some sort of regional swag on their The TV schedule for the 2011 World Series between the AL champion Texas Rangers and [...]

The coolest person at the World Series is C.J. Wilson. The pitcher chilled out as he prepared to face the St. Louis Cardinals in Wednesday night's opener. He spent 2 1/2 minutes in a Dallas cryotherapy chamber, where liquid LOUIS (KMOX) – The Occupy Wall Street movement may make a move this week on the [...]