Replay gives A-Rod HR in Yanks’ 8-5 win (AP)
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Guess who showed up for Halloween dressed as sluggers? The New York Yankees and Alex Rodriguez, whose double clanked off a television camera in the right-field corner and was ruled a home run in the first instant replay call in World Series history. It changed the game. "I think it woke our offense up a little bit," Rodriguez said after the Yankees rallied for a rain-delayed 8-5 victory...
China sacks education minister amid scandal (AP)
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AP - China's legislature has removed the country's unpopular education minister amid a corruption scandal in a city he used to oversee and widespread public dissatisfaction with the education system.
A-Rod’s bizarre homer
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Alex Rodriguez hits one of the strangest home runs in World Series history.
Another poor outing by Hamels costs Phillies (AP)
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AP - Cole Hamels shook his head, muttered an expletive and stood with one hand on his hip a few feet away from the rubber.
Stuart, Holmstrom lead Red Wings (AP)
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AP - Brad Stuart and Tomas Holmstrom scored 59 seconds apart in the second period, and Alberta native Chris Osgood made 20 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Saturday night.
No. 10 Oregon runs past No. 4 USC 47-20 (AP)
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AP - Jeremiah Masoli and Oregon trampled the Southern California Trojans, leaving the kings of the Pac-10 in serious danger of relinquishing the throne they've held for the last seven seasons.
In a war within GOP, the right wins a battle
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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- The moderate Republican nominee for a vacant U.S. House seat here unexpectedly withdrew from the race Saturday, bowing to a revolt led by conservative activists that badly split the national GOP leadership and is likely to influence the shape of the party heading into next ye...
No. 10 Oregon runs past No. 4 USC 47-20 (AP)
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AP - Jeremiah Masoli and Oregon trampled the Southern California Trojans, leaving the kings of the Pac-10 in serious danger of relinquishing the throne they've held for the last seven seasons.
NSFW: Halloween in San Francisco and the gathering clouds of a location-based privacy storm
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It’s Halloween, and nowhere more obviously so than in San Francisco.
This is my first 31st October as a resident of the United States and I have to say, the effort you yanks go to in celebrating the ancient Celts’ holy evening is truly astounding. Every corner store, diner, dry cleaners, police station, library and undertakers has embraced the – uh – spirit, adorning their windows with spray-on cobwebs and pumpkins and sparkly witches hats and coffins. (Although, to be fair to the undertakers, the coffins are sort of a year-round thing.)
We celebrate All Hallows’ Eve in the UK too of course
No. 11 Georgia Tech downs Vanderbilt 56-31 (AP)
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AP - Turns out Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson has a few more tricks in his offense than just the triple option.