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• Ducks' Thomas expects to play vs. Colorado
• Beyond the box score: Starting pitching comes under scrutiny
• Depleted Lions' trade for Eagles' Brown voided
• Tom Verducci: Carpenter unseats Gibson in Cardinals history with vintage performance
• La Russa outmanages Washington in Game 1
• U.S. has another golden day in pool at Pan Am Games
• Craig gives Cardinals a lift off bench
• Cards come up aces in Game 1 of true or false
• Craig's pinch-hit lifts Cards in opener (AP)
• Cardinals cool off Rangers in Game 1
• Distraction-free, Nonito Donaire ready for spotlight
• Sources: Harrison health scraps Brown-to-Lions
• Pitching carries Cardinals in Game 1
• Rangers experience power outage in Series opener
• Leafs rally, down Jets in shootout
• Cards' bullpen holds off Rangers to win opener
• IndyCar CEO breaks silence, says focus is on Wheldon, safety
• Brodeur out 7-10 days; no shoulder surgery plan
• Cardinals edge Rangers 3-2 in Game 1
• Trades prove win-win for Cardinals, Rangers

Ducks' Thomas expects to play vs. Colorado Posted: 19 Oct 2011 04:05 PM PDT EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas, injured in last weekend's game against Arizona State, says he expects to play Saturday against Colorado even though there has been no official word about his status.

Beyond the box score: Starting pitching comes under scrutiny Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:34 PM PDT Neither the Cardinals nor Rangers had a starter pitch more than six innings in the LCS. And the Game 2 starters have been up and down.

Depleted Lions' trade for Eagles' Brown voided Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:41 PM PDT ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz guardedly spoke about the ways in which Ronnie Brown would help his running back depleted team and how the veteran would be able to quickly get up to speed.

Tom Verducci: Carpenter unseats Gibson in Cardinals history with vintage performance Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:39 PM PDT The Cardinals needed their ace to pitch like an ace, and that is what veteran Chris Carpenter did in a 3-2 Game 1 victory over the Rangers. Tom Verducci labels it a vintage performance.

La Russa outmanages Washington in Game 1 Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:46 PM PDT ST LOUIS -- This World Series was billed as a matchup of virtual twins, of clubs that deeply resemble each other in both construction and quality, and so it made sense that in Game 1 the difference between winning and losing came down to not more than the length of a finger.

U.S. has another golden day in pool at Pan Am Games Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:24 PM PDT The United States was again on the golden end of the swimming rivalry against Brazil on Wednesday at the Pan American Games.

Craig gives Cardinals a lift off bench Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:09 PM PDT It took Allen Craig's two-strike, pinch-hit single against Alexi Ogando in the bottom of the sixth to provide the winning run in Game 1.

Cards come up aces in Game 1 of true or false Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:20 PM PDT Scratch one pre-World Series assumption. Let's see if we can clear up a few matters from the opener with a true or false test.

Craig's pinch-hit lifts Cards in opener (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:45 AM PDT Sometimes, it seems Tony La Russa wishes he could put a dozen more players in his dugout. Just imagine how many moves he could make then. The St. Louis manager employed most of his roster Wednesday night, mixing and matching his way through Game 1 of the World Series and guiding the Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers.

Cardinals cool off Rangers in Game 1 Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:05 PM PDT Texas got little else other than Mike Napoli's two-run homer in a 3-2 defeat Wednesday.

Distraction-free, Nonito Donaire ready for spotlight Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:20 PM PDT Six months ago, Nonito Donaire's life was turned upside down.

Sources: Harrison health scraps Brown-to-Lions Posted: 19 Oct 2011 07:24 PM PDT Detroit's trade with Philadelphia that exchanged seldom-used veteran running backs Ronnie Brown and Jerome Harrison has been voided.

Pitching carries Cardinals in Game 1 Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:15 PM PDT The Cardinals pitching staff silenced the Rangers to take Game 1 of the World Series 3-2.

Rangers experience power outage in Series opener Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:32 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Josh Hamilton, Nelson Cruz and the homer-happy Texas Rangers experienced another power outage in the opening game of the World Series.

Leafs rally, down Jets in shootout Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:54 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) Phil Kessel is playing exactly the way the Toronto Maple Leafs wanted when they acquired him from Boston in 2009.

Cards' bullpen holds off Rangers to win opener Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:42 AM PDT Allen Craig's pinch-hit go-ahead single off reliever Alexi Ogando in the sixth inning was the difference as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Rangers 3-2 Wednesday in a chilly World Series opener.

IndyCar CEO breaks silence, says focus is on Wheldon, safety Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:22 PM PDT IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard said Wednesday night the best way to honor Dan Wheldon is finding a way to prevent another fatal accident.

Brodeur out 7-10 days; no shoulder surgery plan Posted: 19 Oct 2011 03:21 PM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur will miss seven to 10 days with an injury to his right shoulder.

Cardinals edge Rangers 3-2 in Game 1 Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:52 PM PDT Stellar relief pitching and a clutch pinch-hit propelled the Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Rangers in Game 1 of the World Series. Allen Craig drove in the winning run for the Cardinals.

Trades prove win-win for Cardinals, Rangers Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:20 PM PDT The Cards added much-needed depth when they dealt Colby Rasmus; the Rangers got a power infusion when they got Mike Napoli.

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