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  • Utley ties record with 5 HRs in Series (AP)

    Chase Utley is too old-school to flip his bat, pause at the plate, jog slowly or do any flashy handshakes after he hits home runs. It's not like he doesn't have enough opportunities. Utley connected twice Monday night to tie Reggie Jackson's record for homers in a World Series, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Yankees 8-6 in Game 5 to avoid elimination.

  • Rockets use 10 3-pointers to beat Jazz (AP)

    Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer(notes) (5) puts a shot over Houston Rockets forward Chuck Hayes(notes) (44) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Salt Lake City.

    Missing stars Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets are counting quite a bit on their 3-point shooting early in the season. So far, it's only gotten them off to a 3-1 start. Rookie Chase Budinger scored a career-high 17 points and was one of four Houston players with multiple 3-pointers as the Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 113-96 on Monday night.

  • Lee, Utley power Phils over Yankees 6-1 (AP)

    Philadelphia Phillies' Cliff Lee(notes) pitches against the New York Yankees during the ninth inning in Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in New York. The Phillies defeated the Yankees 6-1 to lead the series 1-0.

    The ho-hum catch that tickled his teammates, the behind-the-back snag that looked so easy. Cliff Lee could have been clowning around with his kids. Hard to believe it was Game 1 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, of all places. Lee outdueled CC Sabathia, Chase Utley homered twice and the Philadelphia Phillies kept rolling through October, beating New York 6-1 on a misty Wednesday night in the…

  • Utley’s erratic throws hurting Phillies (AP)

    Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Joe Blanton(notes) walks from the dugout at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. The Phillies host the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League championship baseball series on Sunday.

    Chase Utley makes two costly throwing errors, and suddenly he's being mentioned with Steve Sax and Chuck Knoblauch. Utley's fielding gaffes were the talk of the town when the Philadelphia Phillies returned home Saturday after splitting the first two games of the NL championship series at Los Angeles.

  • Phils rally for 3 in 9th to oust Rockies (AP)

    Colorado Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki(notes) walks back to the dugout after striking out to end the game as Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz(notes) heads to join teammates in celebration as the Phillies beat the Rockies 5-4 in Game 4 in a National League baseball division series in Denver on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.

    DENVER AP) — Chase Utley ducked near second base. The rest of the Philadelphia Phillies never flinched. Ryan Howard hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning and scored on Jayson Werth's single as Philadelphia rallied past the Colorado Rockies 5-4 in Game 4 on Monday to reach the NL championship series.

  • Tigers, Twins set for 1-game playoff (AP)

    The chase for the AL Central championship once again is going to extra innings. Trying to save their seasons, the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins both won Sunday, leaving them all even for the division lead and forcing a one-game tiebreaker. They'll meet Tuesday at 5 p.m. EDT at the Metrodome in what could be the final baseball game at the Homer Hankie haven.