Royals' Win A Tough Act To Beat As Baseball Playoffs Near
After a dramatic win in extra innings, the Kansas City Royals will advance in the playoffs for the first time in nearly three decades.
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Baseball's AL Wild-Card Game Was Indeed Wild
The Royals move on to the American League Division Series after beating the Athletics 9-8 on Tuesday night. It was the Royals' first appearance in a postseason game in 29 years.
Goodbye To All That: Farewells In Sports
In honor of Derek Jeter's last game, commentator Frank Deford recalls other sports' so-long-see-you-laters.
In NFL Game, A Slide And A Prayer Spur Debate And Clarification
The NFL sides with fans who criticized an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty called on a Muslim player who prostrated himself in the end zone Monday night.
Who Will Win The 2014 World Series?
If the oddsmakers are right, two Los Angeles teams will be the only ones left standing when the World Series begins in late October. But back east, some fans are pulling for a Beltway Series.
For Michigan Political Ads, The Tigers Are The Big Game In Town
Why do advertisers love buying time for political ads during Detroit Tigers baseball games?
Nationals Get Their First No-Hitter; Derek Jeter Plays Final Game
Jordan Zimmermann thought his no-hitter was gone on the 104th pitch, but a little-used rookie saved the day. And Yankees captain Derek Jeter ends his career in Boston with an RBI-single.
Will The NFL's Domestic Violence Scandal Hurt Its Bottom Line?
The NFL has become a $10 billion financial juggernaut by attracting new fans and devising new ways to make money. Now, the NFL confronts what may be its most serious image problem ever.
Kenya's Kimetto Sets New Marathon World Record In Berlin
For the first time, the world record in the marathon is now under 2 hours and 3 minutes, after Dennis Kimetto of Kenya tore through the course at Sunday's Berlin Marathon.
After Nearly Three Decades, A Royals Welcome To The Playoffs
Last night, baseball history was made. The Kansas City Royals clinched a spot in the playoffs, ending a 29-year playoff drought, the longest of any major North American league.