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Going Into World Series, Giants And Royals Play Winning Baseball

8:16am October 21, 2014

by Tom Goldman

Game One of the World Series is Tuesday night between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants. The Giants are playing in their third World Series in the last five years, and it's the first for the Royals since 1985. Steve Inskeep gets a preview from NPR's Tom Goldman.

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Remembering The '69 World Series And The Miracle Mets

6:03pm October 20, 2014

by Brian Naylor

The Kansas City Royals are the surprise team in the World Series, which reminded NPR's Brian Naylor of the series he attended 45 years ago, when the Miracle New York Mets upset the favored Baltimore Orioles.

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Are The Royals Just Lucky? The Week In Sports

11:43am October 20, 2014

Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants are coming to a head in the upcoming World Series. Slate.com's Mike Pesca takes a look at the odds.

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Don't Sing It: San Francisco Giants Will 'Never Be Royals'

7:21am October 20, 2014

With the World Series starts Tuesday: the Giants vs. the Kansas City Royals. Supporting their Giants, San Francisco radio stations banned the Lorde song, "Royals."

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Two Wildcard Teams Meet In World Series

3:46pm October 18, 2014

The World Series starts Tuesday. NPR's Scott Simon talks to sports correspondent Tom Goldman about the unexpected stars of the series — the managers.

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NBA Is Trying Shorter Games — Why Not A Shorter Season?

6:26pm October 17, 2014

While the NBA is experimenting with shorter games, some players — including Lebron James — would like to see shorter seasons. Audie Cornish talks to sportswriter Stefan Fatsis.

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Walk-Off 3-Run Homer Sends Giants Past Cardinals To The World Series

8:57am October 17, 2014

The bash by leftfielder Travis Ishikawa gave San Francisco a 6-3 win, sent St. Louis home, and set up a title matchup with the streaking Kansas City Royals.

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Wild Card Teams, Giants And Royals, To Meet In World Series

8:53am October 17, 2014

by Tom Goldman

The San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 Thursday to advance to the championship. The day before, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles to win their series slot.

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Football Players In Sayreville, N.J., Charged In Sexual Assault

6:45pm October 16, 2014

by Sarah Gonzales

Seven football players at Sayreville War Memorial High School have been charged in connection with criminal sexual contact involving younger players. The state may charge them as adults.

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Cardinals' Playoff Success Dampened By Ferguson Protests

6:35pm October 16, 2014

by John Biewen

The St. Louis Cardinals may be eliminated from the Major League Baseball playoffs on Thursday night. The community around the Gateway City is still tense in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting.

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