Detroit Free Press

OAKLAND, Calif. -- First the circus, then the funeral. That's the way this World Series will be remembered, all ...

OAKLAND -- "Good morning, audience, and welcome to 'What's My Sports Line?', the fabulous game show where ...

CINCINNATI -- The Reds' locker room was stuffed with reporters. Ron Oester sat by his locker, watching the fuss. ...

CINCINNATI -- This has always been the way to beat Goliath: Take a stone and aim right for the forehead. Go for the brain. Hit him where he thinks. Two years ago, Kirk Gibson hobbled to the plate in the bottom of the ninth and sent a Dennis Eckersley pitch into the seats. It was the first game, but it won the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Not because it, by itself, was such a devastating blow. But because it stirred the brain cells. It made the Athletics, heavy favorites, feel vulnerable. They lost three of the next four; they went home scratching their heads.

You want to know how the World Series turns? You've come to the right place . . . GAME 1: Controversy erupts ...

The NFL season is now one-third over, and it's time to see whether you've been paying attention. Ready for a pop ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- All Terry Cooney has to do is go out to the mound, lean into Roger Clemens' ear and whisper, "Young man, you say that one more time, and I'm throwing you out of the game."He does that, he gets no arguments this morning. He does that, he looks smart and mature and patient, which is how umpires are supposed to look, right? As opposed to looking like a baby without his bottle.