Untested Munro Gets Ball
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The Houston Astros, down 0-1, put their hopes in a pitcher untested in the postseason when they give Pete Munro the ball (8:19 p.m., Fox).
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It was a good night to be an unknown, unheralded, unheard-of player in the NHL.
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ALEX RAE emerged from the chaos of Rangers&#39; 2-0 win over Celtic to reveal it was the toughest match he&#39;s ever played in. Man of the Match Rae, a grizzled midfield battler aged 35, clearly thrived in the Ibrox
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Assuming Australia bat first at the Waca ground against Pakistan, you can be sure the blood will be pumping through my heart and veins faster than on most occasions that I face the first ball in a Test match.
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MELBOURNE golfer David McKenzie today will try to duplicate the aggressive approach which netted a sensational eight-under 64 at Huntingdale yesterday.
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GORDON Bulloch, the Glasgow player, was yesterday named as Scotland captain for the forthcoming autumn internationals. The experienced hooker was included in a squad of 37 players by Matt Williams, the Scotland
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He's supposed to be the jump-starter, the man who gets the Rockies going. First man up and, ideally, first man on. "It starts with me," said center fielder Willy Taveras. Problem is, after two games of the World Series, it had been ending with him, too.
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Several fringe English players put up their hands for Test selection on the opening day of the tour match against Western Australia at the WACA Ground here, one of the tourists' best days in a previously forgettable tour.
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Lindsey Kildow of Vail, Colo., won her first World Cup skiing event yesterday, taking the season&#39;s first downhill in 1 minute, 23.44 seconds.
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JUSTIN LANGER is fast mounting a case to be considered Australia&#39;s most valuable cricketer following a brave and defiant century which laid the foundation for a rescue mission on the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan in Perth yesterday.
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Veteran Joey Sindelar has made the Bell Canadian Open one of his favorites stops on the PGA Tour. After Thursday&#39;s opening round, it is easy to see why.
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Dustin McGowan's bid for the second no-hitter in Blue Jays history ends when Jeff Baker singles in the ninth inning, and Toronto beats Colorado, 5-0.
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Defensive players dream of making game-breaking hits like the one Mansfield cornerback Brett McDermott delivered yesterday.
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The opener Justin Langer became Test cricket&#39;s highest run-scorer this year with a fighting century in Perth to give Australia, at one stage 78 for five, the upper hand in the first Test against Pakistan.
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Nathan Hauritz says the persistent Mumbai rain is only heightening his excitement before he bowls his first ball in Test cricket in the fourth Test.
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Aberdeen were forced to settle for a point against âvisitorsâ Inverness at Pittodrie. Diamond struck the post for the Dons and a Heikkinen shot was cleared from the line but Ryan Esson impressively stopped
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The off-field drama in a Test that has seen speculation rule over fact continued before the first ball was bowled on Tuesday. The first surprise came when Rahul Dravid walked out for the toss.