MILWAUKEE (AP) - Home runs by David Freese (freez), Rafael
Furcal and Albert Pujols (POO'-hohlz) powered the St. Louis
Cardinals to a 12-6 rout of Milwaukee and a berth in the World
Series against Texas. Freese ripped a three-run shot to put the
Cardinals up 4-0 in the first inning before Furcal and Pujols hit
solo shots in the second. Pujols and pinch-hitter Allen Craig each
had two RBIs to help the Cards secure their 18th National League
pennant.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon
has died at age 33 following a fiery wreck involving 15 cars at the
Las Vegas Indy 300 yesterday. There had been concerns about the
high speeds at the track, where they were hitting nearly 225 mph
during practice. The race was eventually called off, although the
19 drivers still in the race performed a five-lap salute to
Wheldon, driving three abreast around the oval.
UNDATED (AP) - The Green Bay Packers are the NFL's only unbeaten
team after they improved to 6-0 with a 24- 3 rout of St. Louis
while Detroit lost 25-19 to San Francisco. Packers quarterback
Aaron Rodgers threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, including a
career-high 93-yard scoring strike to Jordy Nelson.
NEW YORK (AP) - LSU and Alabama remain one-two in the latest
Associated Press football poll. The Tigers received 41 first-place
votes, the Crimson Tide captured 11 and third-ranked Oklahoma
garnered six. Wisconsin is fourth, followed by Boise State,
Oklahoma State, Stanford, Clemson, Oregon and Arkansas.
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) - Ben Crane beat Webb Simpson with a
birdie on the second hole of their two-man playoff to win the PGA's
McGladrey Classic at St. Simons Island, Ga. Crane was seven shots
back with 11 holes to play. He birdied four of the last five holes
en route to a 7-under 63.
