ST. LOUIS. (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals have gone from barely
making the wild card to World Series champions for the 11th time
after beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 of the 107th World
Series. It's their second World Series title in six years with
third baseman David Freese the Series MVP.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig
says he expects he will have to decide what compensation the Boston
Red Sox should receive for allowing general manager Theo Epstein to
leave and join the Chicago Cubs. Epstein quit Boston with a year on
his contract to become the president of baseball operations for the
Cubs.
NEW YORK (AP) - NBA Commissioner David Stern has canceled all
NBA games through Nov. 30 following the second breakdown of labor
talks in a week. NBA owners are insisting on a 50-50 split of
revenues, while players last formally proposed they get 52.5
percent, leaving them about $100 million apart annually.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Big 12 appears to be resigned to losing
Missouri. The Big 12 has announced unanimous approval to accept
West Virginia effective July 1, joining newcomer TCU in the Big 12.
UNDATED (AP) - With five starters back from the team that
reached the NCAA regional finals last year, North Carolina is the
preseason No.1 in the AP men's college basketball poll. Kentucky is
a distant second, followed by Ohio State, defending NCAA champion
Connecticut and Syracuse rounding out the top five.
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