Whas Happened In Sports Last Night

• MLB: While most of the nation wonders if there are going to be no Yankees or Red Sox in the playoffs for the first time since early in the Clinton administration, Boston is trying to avoid that fate. How? By beating up on the other guy, which is a pretty good strategy. Boston 7, New York 3. [NY Post]
• Champions League: Holy smokes, the early rounds of the Champions League tournament have started! Newly signed Brazilian Rodrigo Souza gave the Greek squad Panathinaikos their lone goal as they outlasted Sparta Prague. They get to move on to the group stages for the first time since ‘05. Panathinaikos 1, Sparta Prague 0 [ESPN]
• MLB: The Dodgers keep on losing as they continue their east coast trip and squandering their chance to pick up ground in the NL West. This time it was the lowly Washington Nationals on which another astounding Manny Ramirez performance (3-for-4) was wasted. Washington 2, Los Angeles 1 [UPI]
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