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Phillies beat Rays to win World Series

The Philadelphia Phillies ended their long wait for a World Series title with a short burst of baseball on Wednesday as they clinched the crown by completing a rain-suspended 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Phillies captured their first Fall Classic title since 1980 in a unique, three-inning finish as they resumed Game Five [...]

Phillies beat Rays to win World Series

The Philadelphia Phillies ended their long wait for a World Series title with a short burst of baseball on Wednesday as they clinched the crown by completing a rain-suspended 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Phillies captured their first Fall Classic title since 1980 in a unique, three-inning finish as they resumed Game Five [...]

So now what? Rays, Phils wait to resume Game 5

PHILADELPHIA — Nobody won, nobody lost. So now what?
The Philadelphia Phillies could be three innings from a World Series championship. Or the Tampa Bay Rays could start a three-game winning streak.
“It’s just another little twist to the story of an unbelievable season,” Tampa Bay first baseman Carlos Pena said.
Suspended after 5 1/2 innings Monday night [...]

Jennifer Hudson Offers $100,000 for Missing Nephew’s Return

Two days after her mother and brother were fatally shot at home in Chicago, Jennifer Hudson and her family have offered a $100,000 reward for the safe return of her missing 7-year-old nephew Julian, gone since Friday.
“Jennifer and her family appreciate the enormous amount of love, support and prayers they have received while she and [...]

Treasury 10-Year Notes Head for Biggest Weekly Gain in a Decade

Treasuries rose, sending 10-year notes to their biggest weekly gain in a decade, as spreading financial turmoil wiped out more than $10 trillion of stock- market value worldwide this month.
“Bonds are the instrument, par excellence, to profit from the crisis,” Societe Generale SA said in a report. U.S. government securities returned 1.6 percent so far [...]

India successfully launches first moon mission

 India successfully launched its first lunar mission Wednesday, marking a major boost for the country’s space programme and a new step in the fast-developing Asian space race.
Cheers rang out at mission control as the unmanned lunar orbiting spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 was launched with an Indian-built rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on the [...]

Sarah Palin draws praise for “SNL” spot

Actor Alec Baldwin on Monday called Sarah Palin “a good sport” for confronting her comedy double Tina Fey on “Saturday Night Live” — and the Republican vice-presidential candidate said she’d do it again “in a heartbeat.”
After weeks of being lampooned by comedian Fey, Palin’s appearance on the late night sketch show gave “Saturday Night Live” [...]

Rays Head to First World Series

 
The doubts have smothered the Tampa Bay Rays all season. From arduous games to demanding tests, the Rays were expected to fade away. Sooner or later, the inspirational Rays would go home. But the Rays are not going home after all. They are going to the World Series.
 
Matt Garza would not let the Rays fizzle [...]

On cue, Drew caps remarkable Sox rally

BOSTON — For all the talk the Red Sox had about belief heading into their latest dire situation — down, 3-1, in the American League Championship Series — what they wound up creating was utter disbelief.
In a comeback that goes up there with any in the history of postseason play, the Red Sox pulled out [...]

Madonna Sticks to the Script Onstage

The show went on for the Material Girl, even in the face of divorce.
Mere hours after her rep confirmed that she and Guy Ritchie were parting ways after almost eight years of marriage, Madonna took the stage in Boston Wednesday for the latest date on her Sticky and Sweet tour, seeming none the worse for [...]