Williams to Start Game 1 of Playoffs
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Woody Williams has the fewest victories of any Cardinals starter. But he, and not Matt Morris, will get the honor of starting their playoff opener.
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ATLANTA - The Houston Astros thought they got a break when illness prevented Roger Clemens from pitching as scheduled in the team's NL wild-card berth clincher. Because Clemens missed Sunday's game, the Rocket started against the Atlanta Braves in the NL division series opener Wednesday...
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Tim Wakefield will start Game 1 of the World Series on Saturday for Boston after playing a key relief role for the Red Sox in the AL championship series.
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This was the way Curt Schilling imagined it when he arrived in Boston via trade last year. Clearing the way for his first appearance at Yankee Stadium in a Red Sox uniform, the club last night announced Schilling will start Game 1 of the American League Championship Series tomorrow night. He will be followed in the four-man rotation by Pedro ...
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter is expected to miss the first round of the playoffs next week with an injury to his right arm.
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The postseason fun begins Tuesday afternoon at Busch Stadium when Woody Williams starts for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Los Angeles Dodgers...
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Because of Jamal Crawford&#39;s turf toe, when the Knicks host the expansion Charlotte Bobcats at the Garden today, Allan Houston will be introduced as part of the starting lineup for the first time since March 26.
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The Washington Redskins, who snagged  the last NFC wild-card spot after four successive victories,  kick off the playoffs on Saturday (4:30 p.m. EST) against the  Seattle Seahawks.
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The Killer B's, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell, will try to show they can come through when it matters most when their Houston Astros face the Atlanta Braves in the NL division series opener Wednesday.
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You have to hand it to the Houston Astros -- the starting rotation they&#39;ve used in the first round of the playoffs has been not only effective, but interesting, too.
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Orlando HernÃ¡ndez, the scheduled Game 1 starter, could be added to the roster for the National League Championship Series.
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CLEVELAND (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Cavaliers  Saturday activated forward/center Scott Williams from the  injured list. He played just four minutes in a 104-79 loss to  New York and posted one rebound and one assist.
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HOUSTON - Now itâs Roy Oswaltâs turn to try to pitch the Houston Astros to their first playoff series victory. He can only hope for more help from his bullpen than Roger Clemens got Sunday.
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Jason Williams thinks he&#039;s ready to return to the NBA after sitting out three years while recovering from a motorcycle crash.
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Memphis Grizzlies point guard Jason Williams did not play against the Orlando Magic on Saturday night because of a sore right foot.
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Utah Jazz point guard Deron Williams didn't participate in a shootaround Monday morning because of a lingering stomach flu and was to be a game-time decision for Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.
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If the playoffs opened right now, instead of next month, the A&#39;s would face the Red Sox in the first round -- again. Boston bounced Oakland out of the postseason in five games last year, coming back from a 2-0 deficit to do so.