The Brewers 9-1 win over the Cardinals last night and a Cubs loss to the last-place Florida Marlins leaves Milwaukee two games back.

  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Hold the champagne. Another big home run by Alex Rodriguez wasn't enough to help the New York Yankees clinch a 13th straight playoff appearance. via Berkshire Eagle

  Amid a sea of red on a perfect autumn afternoon, the Angels took the first necessary step in the path toward their version of the Promised Land.

  CHICAGO -- It's fitting that the Lions and Bears are playing this weekend. Hours after the Lions were waxed by the Eagles, the Bears were licking their wounds following a thumping by the Cowboys on Sunday ... via Detroit Free Press

  Women's World Cup NewsNorth Korea's Sonu Kyong Sun reacts as Germany players celebrate a goal during their FIFA Women's Football World Cup quarter-final in Wuhan, China yesterday.

  A former high school football star has been sentenced to life in prison plus five years for his part in a string of armed robberies a year and a half ago. via First Coast News

  The NFL issued a statement today indicating the New England Patriots have turned in all of the tapes and documents the league had asked for and the club is unlikely to face any further sanctions.

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim can become the first team to secure a spot in this year's postseason tonight, when the club attempts to wrap up the American League West title with another victory over the ...

  The ASA announced it's roster for the 2008 Women's National Team. This may very well be the last women's softball team to represent the US in the Olympic games.

  "As has been held in several cases, even where the T-E ratio has been held to be unreliable ... the IRMS analysis may still be applied" Floyd Landis lost his expensive and explosive doping case Thursday when the arbitrators upheld the resultsof a test that showed the 2006 Tour de France champion used synthetic testosterone to fuel his spectacular comeback victory, The Associated Press has learned.The decision, handed down nearly four months after a bizarre and bitterly fought hearing, leaves Landis with only one more outlet to possibly salvage his title _ an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.According to documents obtained by AP, and to be made public later Thursday, the vote was 2-1 to uphold the results, with lead arbitrator Patrice Brunet and Richard McLaren in the majority and Christopher Campbell dissenting. Read more