ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Texas beat Tampa Bay 5-1 in the decisive
fifth game of their AL division series and will host the New York
Yankees for Game 1 of the AL championship series Friday night.
Rangers lefty Cliff Lee tossed a six-hitter to improve his
postseason record to 6-0 over seven career postseason starts.
ATLANTA (AP) - According to several media reports in Atlanta,
Fredi Gonzalez will be taking over on the Braves bench for retiring
manager Bobby Cox. Gonzalez, who was fired as skipper of the
Florida Marlins in July, served as a minor league manager in the
Braves organization and was the team's third-base coach from
2003-06. The official announcement is expected tomorrow.
CHICAGO (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says there is no
timetable for wrapping up an investigation of an Internet report
that Vikings quarterback Brett Favre (fahrv) sent racy text
messages and lewd photos to a former New York Jets game hostess.
Goodell says he has no plans to meet with Favre, "but if it is
something that would help us get to a conclusion and it is
warranted, I will do so."
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - It appears Samuel Dalembert
(DAL'-em-behr) will miss his first regular-season game in five
years when Sacramento opens a new campaign NBA later this month. An
MRI shows the Kings center has a strained left groin and is looking
at four to six weeks on the sideline.
SHANGHAI (AP) - Andy Roddick's hopes of finishing inside the top
10 of the ATP rankings for the ninth straight season took a blow
today when he pulled out of the Shanghai Masters with a thigh
injury. The 10th-seeded American abandoned his second-round match
while leading 6-3, 2-3.
