'Member: The Phillies Are One Game Away From Ending Philadelphia's Title Drought

- World Series Game Four: Word to the Tampa Bay Rays—if you want to win a World Series game, it’s probably best not to let the 1-8 hitters in the Phillies lineup go up during the first inning. That’s what happened yesterday off Rays starter Andy Sonnanstine, and it began a deluge of runs that has the Philadelphia Phillies on the verge of giving the City of Brotherly Love its first title in 28 years. Phillies 10, Rays 2 [ESPN]
- EPL: After four and half years and 86 games, Chelsea finally loses a game at home. The last time it was Arsenal that gave them the L, this time it was Liverpool. [Sun UK]
- EPL: Tottenham dumped their coach Juande Ramos and hired Portsmouth’s Harry Redknapp and immediately reap the rewards. Roman Pavlyuchenko knocked in his first EPL score as Spurs went on to beat Bolton for their first win of the year. More on this later. [Guardian UK]
- NFL: The New Orleans Saints went into London’s Wembley Stadium yesterday an beat the San Diego Chargers because… well, they had two time zones on them. More on this later. [NOLA.com]
- NBA News: The consensus as the NBA season begins is that last years Finals’ competitors—the Lakers and Celtics—are the favorites in the Western and Eastern Conferences. Gee, you think so, Doctors? More on this later (as in, the season) [Yahoo]
- MLS: Landon Donovan won the MLS scoring title as his 20th score help the Galaxy tie FC Dallas to end the season yesterday. Not that it mattered, since both teams are going finishing this post-season. [Sporting News]
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