Tag: repeat

  • Kershaw, Hamels to start in NLCS Game 1 (AP)

    Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz(notes), left, laughs with manager Charlie Manuel during practice Wednesday,Oct. 14, 2009 in Los Angeles. The Phillies will play the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League championship series Thursday.

    The Phillies and Dodgers are back in the National League championship series for the second straight year, making them the closest thing the NL has to a couple of dominant teams. They are the first repeat teams since Houston and St. Louis squared off in 2004 and '05, and only the third repeaters since Atlanta and Pittsburgh met in 1991 and '92.

  • Obama Asks for More Economic Balance from G-20 Nations

    With the world’s major economies having stepped back from the brink of a devastating meltdown, President Barack Obama comes to a global summit here pushing a slimmed-down agenda designed to prevent a repeat of the conditions that caused such panic a few months ago.

  • Artest: Blame me if Lakers don’t repeat (AP)

    Pardon Ron Artest if he's a bit geographically challenged and had no idea that San Diego has a big league baseball team, even though he was wearing a Padres cap. This much he's sure of — If his Los Angeles Lakers don't repeat as NBA champions, fans can point their fingers at him. "They should.