October 31, 2005
Sports - Sox are Champs
:Chicago has its first World Series champions since 1917 as the Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros. The White Sox were the top team in the American League this season winning 99 games during the regular season, one less than the St. Louis Cardinals.
(Filed under: Sports, MLB)
October 24, 2005
Sports
:The World Series returned to the Windy City for the first time since the Eisenhower Administration as the Chicago White Sox won their first two games against the Houston Astros. After a day for travel, Houston will host its first ever World Series. While Houston has never won a World Series, Chicago’s last victory was in 1917. In basketball news, NBA Commissioner David Stern issued a memo to all players that institutes a dress code of business casual for the coming season. Many suggest the dress code is to stem a damaged image that most recently has been affected by brawls in Detroit and a couple highly publicized sex crimes.
(Filed under: Sports, MLB, NBA)
October 17, 2005
Sports
:The Chicago White Sox will return to the World Series, the first team from Chicago in the series, since their last trip in 1959. The Windy City has not had a champion in 88 years. The cursed franchise (after players threw the 1919 World Series) defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in five games when the White Sox’ starters pitched four straight complete games. Meanwhile, the Houston Astros lead 3-to-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals going into game five tonight.
(Filed under: Sports, MLB)
October 10, 2005
Sports
:The National Hockey League resumed after a labor dispute caused the league to be the first North American professional sport to cancel a full season. To remind readers out there, the Tampa Bay Lightning are the defending champions. And in baseball, the Cardinals and White Sox swept their way to their respective League Championship Series. The Houston Astros advanced to face the Cardinals after an 18 inning marathon game against the Braves. Tonight, the Yankees and the Angels play for the right to play in the ALCS.
(Filed under: Sports, MLB, NHL)
October 3, 2005
Sports
:Baseball concluded its most exciting pennant race in at least ten years as the Yankees and Red Sox played three games for the division in Boston. The Yankees and Red Sox actually ended the year even but the Yankees were awarded the division crown for the eighth straight year. Meanwhile, both the AL and NL wild card came to the end of the week as well. The end of the regular season set up these four playoff match-ups beginning this week: Boston v. Chicago White Sox, Yankees v. Angels, Padres v. Cardinals, and Braves v. Astros.