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KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Orlando Cruz has won his first fight since publicly declaring his homosexuality. The Puerto...

Maybe the Cardinals enjoy the dungeness crab legs you can buy at Fisherman's Wharf. Perhaps a few of the boys want to visit Alcatraz. There's the striking dignity of the Golden Gate Bridge, the mysterious delights of Chinatown. Hey, why not hop on a cable car and roll through the sloping streets? Bring the kids. San Francisco is one of the most colorful and interesting cities in the world, so I suppose I can understand why the Cardinals were fine with the idea of taking the National League championship series back to the City by the Bay. Friday night at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals checked out of Game 5 early and booked their trip to San Francisco. Playing the role of spoiler, the Giants won...

DETROIT -- The next few days may feel a bit familiar to Detroit manager Jim Leyland. The Tigers will have to wait a while before starting the World Series. Detroit won the American League pennant Thursday, wrapping up a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees. Now the Tigers won't play again until next Wednesday, when they open on the road against the winner of the National League championship series between St. Louis and San Francisco. In 2006, Leyland's Tigers swept Oakland in the ALCS, finishing that series Oct. 14. The World Series didn't start until Oct. 21, and Detroit...

Related topics Richwoods footballIHSA Playoffs Advertisement On the eve of the IHSA playoffs, Peoria Richwoods beat a very good football team in convincing fashion for the third week in a row. This week, the Galesburg Silver Streaks fell prey to these surging Knights at Van Dyke Field. Kendrick Foster, in his final regular season game for Richwoods, put on quite a show befitting his storied career as a Knight. The team from Peoria took the opening kickoff 57 yards for a score, mainly behind the running of Foster and Jeremye Johnson. Wet and cold conditions had the Knights lineman, donned in their white jerseys and pants, looking quite muddy from the get go as they were digging in hard down...

UNION COUNTY 38 BALDWIN 18 Box Score Star of the game: Union County stayed undefeated as running back Prince Alexander ran wild, leading the visiting Fightin' Tigers (8-0, 3-0 in District 7-1A) over...

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A pregnant woman has been killed and four people hospitalised after a serious crash north of Timaru. The two-car crash occurred just before 3pm today and forced police...

Colby Cole, Times Correspondent Colby ColeTampa Bay Times In Print: Saturday, October 20, 2012 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story Tools Print this story Purchase reprints Contact the editor Email Newsletters...