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Look out for Cliff Lee, Chase Utley and this New Red Machine. Lee outdueled CC Sabathia, Utley homered twice and the Philadelphia Phillies kept rolling through October, beating the New York Yankees 6-1 on a misty Wednesday night in the World Series opener. The defending champion Phillies shut down Alex Rodriguez & Co.

Fourth inning, big boppers due up for the powerful New York Yankees. Mark Teixeira, strike three swinging. Alex Rodriguez, same thing. Jorge Posada, another whiff. Baffled all night by a quick-working Cliff Lee, Rodriguez and the Yankees went silent at the plate during a 6-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series opener [...]

Chase Utley started the NL championship series with two costly throwing errors. He got the World Series going with two big swings. Philadelphia's All-Star second baseman hit two solo homers off CC Sabathia, helping the defending champion Phillies beat the New York Yankees 6-1 in Game 1 Wednesday night.

CC Sabathia was good, just not good enough in his World Series debut. The Big Man was outpitched by former Cleveland teammate Cliff Lee, just like on opening day at the new Yankee Stadium. After carrying New York into the championship on his broad back, Sabathia struggled somewhat as the Yankees lost to the Philadelphia [...]

First lady Michelle Obama received a warm welcome from Yankees fans and a kiss from the captain before Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night. Mrs. Obama and Jill Biden, wife of the vice president, escorted Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra to the mound for the pregame ceremony honoring the nation's veterans.

Kate Hudson and Minka Kelly gave their boyfriends' World Series opener some sparkle. Hudson was sitting with her mother Goldie Hawn's longtime companion Kurt Russell, star of cult classic "Escape from New York," to cheer on Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and Kelly, of "Friday Night Lights," was in captain Derek Jeter's suite as New [...]

Former sports agent Dennis Gilbert is the third potential new owner to meet with officials of the Texas Rangers. Gilbert, now a special adviser for the Chicago White Sox, and his advisers met Wednesday with officials from the Rangers and Hicks Sports Group and toured Rangers Ballpark. Pittsburgh attorney Chuck Greenberg and Houston businessman Jim [...]

Chase Utley homered off CC Sabathia in the third and sixth innings, and the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies took a 2-0 lead over the New York Yankees in Wednesday night's World Series opener. Cliff Lee, matched up against his former Cleveland Indians teammate, struck out seven and walked none in the first six innings.

George Steinbrenner watched Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night from his suite above home plate, returning to the new Yankee Stadium for the first time since opening day. Steinbrenner arrived about 45 minutes before the first pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies and was driven in a dark minivan with tinted windows all [...]

George Steinbrenner watched Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night from his suite above home plate, returning to the new Yankee Stadium for the first time since opening day. Steinbrenner arrived about 45 minutes before the first pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies and was driven in a dark minivan with tinted windows all [...]