3 months removed as owner, Hicks roots on Rangers (AP)

Wearing a polo shirt in Rangers red, a tall man walked without fanfare into a luxury box on the second deck of Rangers Ballpark, greeted his guests and settled down to watch the first World Series game in the Metroplex. Less than three months ago, he used to occupy the owners' seats next to the first-base dugout and the George W.

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Texas’ stopper again is the guy from Japan (Yahoo! Sports)

Colby Lewis, toughened by two years in the Nippon league, shut down the Giants in Game 3.

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Damn Yankees! Rangers overcame hex to win pennant (PA SportsTicker)

By FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press

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Damn Yankees! Rangers overcame hex to win pennant (AP)

In the Washington Senators' final game before leaving for Texas four decades ago, they had a 7-5 lead over the New York Yankees with two outs in the ninth inning. But the Senators never got that last out, as their fans stormed on to the field, and the game went down as a forfeit to the Yankees. It may not rival the old Yankee "Curse of the Bambino" over the Boston Red Sox, but that...

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A perfect 14-year marriage: Wash and wood (Yahoo! Sports)

Rangers manager Ron Washington has a special relationship with his unbreakable fungo bat.

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Rangers resiliency being tested at World Series (AP)

Michael Young insists the Texas Rangers don't even talk about resiliency. "You just have it or you don't," Young said Friday. "We have it." Now they have to show how resilient they can really be. Or the first World Series in the franchise's 50 seasons could be over in a hurry.

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Girardi finalizes deal to stay in New York (The Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Joe Girardi understands that by signing on for three more years with the New York Yankees he'll have the delicate task of guiding an aging Core Four through the final stages of their careers.

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Rangers, World Series take over football territory (AP)

With the home team struggling, the crowd began to chant, "Let's go Rangers! Let's go Rangers!" Down on the field, the Dallas Cowboys weren't inspired. But that rallying cry heard during their game Monday night sent a clear message: the Dallas-Fort Worth area is no longer dominated by football.

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Pedro Martinez, 39, looking to return to MLB? (Yahoo! Sports)

The last time Pedro Martinez was on the mound in the big leagues, it was for the Philadelphia Phillies in the...

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