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As If Boston Didn't Have A Good Enough Night Already
Not that anyone in Boston saw it last night — seriously, ESPN had to have been cursing the scheduling gods — but Boston College, still ranked No. 2 in the country, garnered its most impressive and dramatic win in a decade...

America Gets Free Tacos, Rockies Get The Shaft
What they're saying blogwise about Game 2 of the World Series, a 2-1 win by Boston over Colorado ......

Rockies Might Have Just Missed Their Chance To Steal One
In the first game of the World Series, the Rockies looked tentative, scared, confused and overmatched. They corrected almost all those problems last night in Game 2 ... and they still lost. This doesn't look good....

World Series Game 2, The Live Blog
He was outstanding last night, and tonight, he might even have a more entertaining game to write about. Ladies and gentlemen, presenting live blogger Matt Sussman, taking you through Game 2 of the World Series, after the jump....

OK, Rockies, Let's Try To Make This Interesting
As always, if it doesn't involve the Cardinals, we are mostly just cheering for a close series. And if the Red Sox smash the Rockies again tonight, we have a feeling we are not going to see a close series....

Do Not Ask Him To Include Socks With The Transaction
How much would you give up for Rockies World Series tickets at Coors? One man is making the ultimate sacrifice....

Barry Bonds Will Now Accept Your Admiration On A Neatly Typed Index Card
Clearly, Barry Bonds has learned a lot from Karl Rove. The mad scientist behind George W. Bush's rise to power had one sentence scribbled over and over in his campaign playbook; never let your guy have an unscripted moment. And so Barry's big "interview" at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on ...

Meet The Red Sox's New Superfan
Ladies and gents, meet "Super Manny."...

Channing Crowder Is A Citizen Of The World
Hey, did you hear the Giants and Dolphins are playing in London this week? It's like a regular old boring regular-season game ... but people will be driving there on the other side of the road!...

Today In Dumb Mayoral Wagers
So you know those dumb mayoral bets made on every major sporting event, the ones supposed to show off the locally made products? Well, the Boston and Denver mayors made them this year ... and, as usual, they're dumb and full of corporate sponsorship....

Red Sox Think Outside The Bun
What they're saying out there in the power grid about Game 1 of the World Series ......

The Red Sox Officially Welcome You To The World Series
As counter indicators go, Rockies fans probably couldn't have had a worse one than seeing Eric Gagne in to finish the game. If Gagne's closing matters out these days, the Red Sox are clearly ahead by a lot....

World Series Game One, The Live Blog
Ladies and gentlemen, presenting live blogger Matt Sussman, taking you through Game 1 of the World Series, after the jump....

God, We Love The World Series
All right, well, we've all waited long enough: The World Series is finally starting tonight. All the storylines have been exhausted by this point. Probably just time to get going....

World Series Pants Party: Red Sox Vs. Rockies
You know all the major players and you're aware that it's a fight between good and evil, so it's time to figure out who's gonna win this darned thing....

What This Means For Us: Boston Red Sox
It's a long road to the World Series, and perhaps only the diehards truly understand how far their team had to come. We've asked two writers who lust for their favorite teams to describe what it means to be here, in the World Series. Now: The Boston Red Sox. Your author is Lockhart Steele....

After 33 Games, The Weis Era Is As Ugly As Ever
If it's the Friday after another Notre Dame blowout, you know what time it is: Time to play the Charlie Weis vs. Tyrone Willingham game!...

What This Means For Us: Colorado Rockies
It's a long road to the World Series, and perhaps only the diehards truly understand how far their team had to come. We've asked two writers who lust for their favorite teams to describe what it means to be here, in the World Series. First up: The Colorado Rockies. Your author is Mark T.R. Donohue....