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Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter is surrounded by teammates after his complete game win clinched the NLDS for St. Louis.(Getty Images)

(AP) BOSTON — Raising the Stanley Cup championship banner before the season opener didnt help the Boston Bruins to a victory. So when they got a second try, Tim Thomas said, they knew they couldnt rely on last years accomplishment to give them a spark. One of our goals for tonights game was to make [...]

Penn State grounded Iowa’s passing attack and Silas Redd ran for 142 yards Saturday, leading the host Nittany Lions to a 13-3 Big Ten victory. Enlarge This Image Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Curtis Dukes of Penn State broke free in a 13-3 victory against Iowa. His  teammate Silas Redd rushed for 142 yards. More Photos [...]

By Dilip Vishwanat, Getty Images Prince Fielder, left, and Albert Pujols stand on first base at Busch Stadium during a Sept. 7 game.

Gears of War 3 Platform: Xbox 360 Genre: Shooter Publisher: Microsoft ESRB Rating: M, for Mature Grade: 5 stars (out of 5) Gears of War has been one of the best shooter franchises in gaming history, and the final installment of this trilogy offers strong, well-rounded and thrilling action. Explosions and rifle fire permeate almost [...]

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LF Carl Crawford returned to the lineup after a three-game absence. After sitting out Sunday because of a poor matchup against the Rays, Crawford didnt play either game of a doubleheader Monday due to a stiff neck sustained in the batting cage. He batted sixth Tuesday and went 1-for-4 with one strikeout. Unlike most of [...]

CBSSports.com wire reportsSep. 21, 2011 LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw impressed just about everybody except himself in becoming the Los Angeles Dodgers first 20-game winner in 21 years. Fittingly, his accomplishment came against a team he has dominated this season. Kershaw improved to 5-0 against San Francisco with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night that [...]

(Miguel Olivo scores the winning run, just beating Lou Marsons tag. Photo by Associated Press). Here is my game story from the paper. Here is the sad, sordid tale of the Mariners losing streak while Ive been covering them on the road this year; like Mike Carps hitting streak, it came to an end tonight. [...]

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Six spectators were shot and wounded when a gunman opened fire at half-time of an adult basketball league game in Philadelphia on Monday, and one person was in critical condition, police said. Detectives said the five men and one woman wounded in the shooting in southwest Philadelphia were rushed to the nearby [...]