BOSTON - He has lived a good baseball life in the shadows. But now the World Series lights are shining. Mike Lowell can't hide. ...more

October 26, 2007

Josh Beckett, Dustin Pedroia and the Boston Red Sox were revved up and ready. Not so the Colorado Rockies, who showed up in Beantown looking rusty not rested. ...more

October 25, 2007

Clint Hurdle's dad, Big Clint, is on the phone from his home in Merritt Island. He wants to read you the English paper his son wrote, dated 2/10/66, when Clint was a third-grader. Big Clint saved it in plastic. ...more

October 24, 2007

FIRST-TIMERS The Colorado Rockies, in their 15th season, are making their first appearance in the World Series. The Rockies, winners of 21 of their past 22 games, are the sixth team since 1992 to reach the Fall Classic for the first time. The previous five have a 4-1 record with Toronto (1992), Florida (1997), Arizona (2001) and Anaheim (2002) all victorious and Houston (2005) the one to fail. ...more

October 24, 2007

Fenway Park was quiet, the Red Sox clubhouse was dry and Jonathan Papelbon was done with his Irish step dance. ...more

October 23, 2007

The Denver Broncos took the city's minds off the Colorado Rockies for a few hours Sunday night, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-28 on Jason Elam's 49-yard field goal as time expired. ...more

October 22, 2007

Led by a throwback pitcher who looks as if he stepped out of their 1948 team photo, the Cleveland Indians moved one win from another crack at winning an elusive World Series title. ...more

October 17, 2007

So, now what for the Colorado Rockies? The Rockies swept through their playoff bracket with such speed that their reward is a record eight-day wait for the World Series, by far the longest layoff in history. ...more

October 17, 2007

TAMPA - The University of South Florida Bulls are the fresh-faced football program, newcomers to the big-time national scene, the best sports story east of the (Colorado) Rockies. ...more

October 16, 2007

No more slumbering lumber for the Colorado Rockies, who are one win away from roaring right into their first World Series. ...more

October 15, 2007