The New York Mets are closer to finding a replacement for GM Omar Minaya. The Mets have announced that Josh Byrnes and Sandy Alderson have been asked to return for a second round of interviews. Byrnes is the former General Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Alderson was the GM of the Oakland A’s from 1983 to 1997.
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Cliff Lee is now 7-0 with a 1.26 E.R.A. in his postseason career. Lee had 13 strikeouts in a 8-0 victory over the New York Yankees. The win put the Rangers up 2 games to one in the best of seven series. If the series goes to seven games fans can expect Lee to take the mound.
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A five run eighth inning rally carried the Yankees past the Rangers in game one of the American League championship series. The 6-5 win by the New York Yankees made the Rangers 0-7 in home playoff games. Home field advantage now favors the Yankees who are the defending World Series champions.
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America withdrew a 2018 bid for the World Cup to help strengthen a 2022 World Cup bid. The strategic move was based on the World Cup rules which do not allow the same continent to host consecutive World Cups. The main competition for the 2022 World Cup comes from Asian countries other than China. China has designs on a 2026 World Cup bid which may prevent Japan or Korea from hosting in 2022.
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Cliff Lee helped the Rangers win 5-1 and take the best of five series with Tampa Bay. Lee always pitches well in the playoffs and has 6-0 record with a 1.44 e.r.a. in the postseason. The Rangers will play a best of seven series against the New York Yankees which starts in Texas on Friday night.
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Brett Favre threw his 500th career touchdown pass in the third quarter against the New York Jets. He also went on to toss his 501st and 502nd in the fourth quarter. Brett Favre is the only quarterback in history to throw 500 career touchdown passes. He also broke the 70,000 career passing mark in the third quarter. The closest quarterback to Favre in both categories is Dan Marino. The Favre performance still could not lift the Vikings over the Jets on Monday night. The Jets won the game by a score of 29-20.
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South Carolina defeated the University of Alabama 35-21 in Columbia, South Carolina. The number 19th ranked South Carolina team increased their record to 4-1 and are expected to climb in the rankings. The loss for Alabama was their first since the 2008 season opener.
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The New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers both took a 2-0 lead in their series. The Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 and the Rangers defeated Tampa Bay 6-0. Both teams won on the road and can now clinch at home. In the National League the San Francisco Giants were carried to victory by the throwing arm of Tim Lincecum. Lincecum pitched a hitter and led the Giants to a 1-0 win over the Atlanta Braves.
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Roy Halladay pitched a no-hitter against the Reds in the first game of their playoff series. The Halladay no-hitter is only the second ever pitched in playoff history. The first was thrown by Don Larsen of the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Phillies gave Halladay four runs of support in the first game of the five game series.
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The European team defeated the American team by a score of 14 1/2 -13 1/2. The one point victory was the fourth consecutive win by the Europeans on their home soil. The European team was led by captain Colin Montgomerie and the American team by captain Corey Pavin.
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The Yankees lost to the Red Sox on Sunday and were forced into the wild-card playoff seat. Tampa Bay took the American League East title and will face the Texas Rangers on Wednesday afternoon. The Yankees will also start their series on Wednesday and will be in Minnesota to take on the Twins.
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The Padres have pushed the season and the series to the final game. San Diego has won the first two games in the weekend series against the Giants and have an advantage in the third game. Matt Latos is on the mound for the Padres and a win by San Diego could give them the NL West title. The Padres win the head-to-head playoff tie breaker against the Giants. However, if the Padres and the Braves both win today it creates a doubleheader playoff tie breaker. The game can be viewed on the MLB Network.
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The Padres weekend series with the Giants may turn out to be an exciting end to a great season. San Diego must win all three games to be tied with the Giants. One hurdle that the Padres must overcome is the pitching staff of the Giants. Currently, The Giants staff is having one of the best months on record with a team ERA of 1.78. Atlanta is two games ahead of the Padres for the wild card spot.
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Jim Harbaugh has the Stanford Cardinals sitting at 4-0 and in the top ten. Stanford will be playing at number four ranked Oregon this weekend and a victory could raise their hopes of a National Championship. The high powered Stanford offense has scored almost 200 points in four games and have only given up 41.
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