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Several Rockies players watched the World Series with a keen eye. It is, in many ways, a signal of how everything has changed in Colorado.

As if a Yankees-Phillies World Series wasn't cringe-inducing enough for the Mets, a look ahead to the NL East next season offers little solace.

Injured Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher wishes he was with his team preparing to face the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

A South Philadelphia man died Wednesday night of injuries from a hit-and-run accident at the sports complex during the game in which the Phillies won the National League pennant, according to police.

Crowds roared and church bells rang in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees' World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade.

The Philadelphia Phillies entered this postseason with two major concerns. And in the end it was those two concerns that ultimately cost them another victory parade down Broad Street.

Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees said throughout the postseason they wanted to win another title for George Steinbrenner.

The Milwaukee Brewers announced their 2010 spring training exhibition schedule Monday, beginning with a game March 4 against San Francisco in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Originally published November 5, 2009 at 1:20 p.m., updated November 5, 2009 at 2:01 p.m. ARLINGTON, Texas a ' Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle was hired as the new hitting coach for the Texas Rangers on Thursday.

By Tom Daniels As the World Series draws to an end and Chase Utley becomes Mr. November there is another name you should remember, Duke Snider.

Ryan Howard kept striking out. Cole Hamels had a meltdown on the mound. Brad Lidge imploded in a crucial spot.

For Giants fans, Joe Morgan 's signature moment was his home run in the 1982 season finale to beat the Dodgers and cease their playoff hopes.

Vicente Padilla was treated and released from a Nicaragua hospital after being shot in a leg.

The Washington Nationals are expected to name their manager in the next week, and after Don Mattingly removed himself from consideration, it appears Jim Riggleman has an inside track toward retaining the job he held on an interim basis during the second half of the season.

We interrupt this unprecedented period in Phillies history to bring you some buzz-killing reminders from the national pundits' cliche carousel.

The Ricketts family has assumed control of baseball's Chicago Cubs. The National League franchise was sold to the family earlier this week by the Tribune Company for $845 million and a 25 percent share of Comcast SportsNet Chicago.

There also was the transition back to National League baseball and the lineup changes that come with the pitcher hitting ninth.

Pitching coach Dave Eiland and catcher Jorge Posada of the New York Yankees walk out to the mound to talk to CC Sabthia in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4. The restless fans inside Citizens Bank Park weren't the only ones booing CC Sabathia and Jorge Posada during what seemed like an endless series of ...

Phillies seek another comeback Cliff Lee will try to prolong the World Series when he starts for the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 5 on Monday night.

It's understandable for consumers to be happy about and test out their new purchases: Porsche drivers would want to take a spin in a new ride, new homeowners have dinner parties, and kids with new toys play with them until their parents snap.