Whas Happened In Sports Last Night

• Carling Cup: It’s hot, it’s fierce, it’s Carling Cup action—comin’ at ‘ya! The completion so eh that even Tottenham’s in it started with Arsenal pounding Sheffield United with the help of their Mexican star Carlos Vela’s three goals. Poor Sheffield. They started the day happy because they’re getting £30m in compensation from the whole Carlos Tevez West Ham fiasco, but then they ended the day getting beat by the youngest team Arsenal has ever fielded, including a 16 year old. When you’re getting beat by a team with a kid not of drinking age (even in England!), you might want to start from scratch—which they might have to do come relegation day. Arsenal 6, Sheffield United 0 [Guardian UK]
• MLB: According to this, the Yankees still had a .1% chance to extend old Yankee Stadium’s existence into the post-season. But wouldn’t you know, the Red Sox had other plans, and they completed them last night. They beat Cleveland to both clinch a playoff spot and eliminate the Yanks at the same time, the Bronx Bombers’ first missed post-season since 1995. We thought of a perfect analogy, but it’s too early in the morning for that. Maybe when you’re older. Red Sox 5, Indians 4 [Boston.com]
• MLB: Meanwhile, AL East leading Tampa Bay was beating up on Baltimore during the two game set in Wire-town. James Shields won his fourteenth game and Evan Longoria continued his hot hitting as the Rays dropped their magic number down to two with five games to go. Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 2, Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 2 [Tampa Tribune]
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