PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Diamondbacks are NL West champions
after dethroning the World Series champion San Francisco Giants 3-1
last night. That's the fifth divisional title for the D-Backs in
their 14 years of existence.
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers have clinched their first
divisional title since 1982. Ryan Braun's three-run homer in the
eighth gave the Brewers a 4-1 win over Florida and they clinched
when the second-place St. Louis Cardinals lost 5-1 to the Chicago
Cubs
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers are AL West champions
again. The Rangers beat Seattle 5-3 and then about two hours later,
the Rangers had their second consecutive division title after the
Los Angeles Angels lost to Oakland.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Alfonso Soriano dealt the St. Louis wild-card
hopes another serious blow with his first home run of the month, a
tiebreaking three-run shot in the eighth inning that sent the
Chicago Cubs over the Cardinals 5-1 last night. The loss dropped
the Cardinals three games behind Atlanta, which beat Washington
7-4, with five games left in the race for the NL wild card.
NEW YORK (AP) - The lockout has started doing real damage to the
NBA's calendar as training camps are postponed indefinitely and 43
preseason games have been canceled. The NBA says all preseason
games from Oct. 9-15 are off, and more cancellations could be
coming if a new labor deal is not reached soon.
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