World Series

The World Series winners have occasionally played winter exhibition series against the best players of other leagues around the world, such as Japan. Sometimes the Japanese have gained the upper hand in those series; but since they are only exhibitions, their results cannot be regarded as conclusive. Attempts to pit the North American champions against champions in the Japanese or Latin American leagues in a truly meaningful way have, so far, not succeeded.

world-series-10-yards-1234 new articles for Tuesday, April 11, 2006Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre to Conclude Lied Center World Series (Kansas City InfoZine)
The Lied Center of Kansas presents Tiempo Libre, a Grammy-nominated Miami-based Cuban ensemble. The group will perform as the final event in the 2005-06 World Series event.

Batter up: AT&T signs deal as presenting sponsor for NBC World Series (BizJournals)
For the first time since 1999, the National Baseball Congress World Series has a major sponsor.

GSN's Documentary Series 'ANYTHING TO WIN' Features the Fiercely Competitive World of the Daytime Soap Operas (Broadcast Newsroom)
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sunday, April 16 , GSN, the network for games presents ANYTHING TO WIN: SOAP OPERAS WARS. The signature documentary series, which looks at some of the most interesting competitions of all time, airs weekly on Sundays from 8:00 - 9:00 PM, EST .

PCs score World Cup demo [PC] (GameSpot)
Special World Cup edition of FIFA series from EA ready for test spin; four teams playable for half a match.

Everybody wins at World Series (Sun-Sentinel)
Everyone hit, everyone played and everyone scored a run, but most importantly, everyone was a winner in the PAL Dynamites fourth baseball World Series at Pop Travers Field in Plantation.

Champ Car World Series 2006 schedule (The Ottawa Sun)
Sun, April 9, 2006 Champ Car World Series 2006 schedule By SUN MEDIA April 9 - Long Beach, Calif. May 13 -- Houston May 21 -- Monterrey, Mexico June 4 -- The Milwaukee Mile June 18 -- Portland, Ore. June 25 -- Cleveland July 9 -- Toronto July 23 -- Edmonton July 30 -- San Jose, Calif. Aug. 13 -- Denver Aug. 27 -- Montreal Sept. 24 -- Elkhart Lake, Wis. Oct. 15 -- Ansan, South Korea Oct. 22 --

WIN AN AROUND-THE-WORLD TRIP (The Electric New Paper)
THE New Paper kicked off its Road to the World Cup at the start of this month. We hoped you've enjoyed our build-up so far, ranging from the World Cup Watch series, to the ongoing TNP/Nikon Soccer Babe Search and Ernest Luis' reports from his recent trip to Berlin Stadium.

Final installment of ‘What in the World’ scheduled for Tuesday (Valley City Times Record)
Howard Dahl, CEO of Amity Technology, will speak on the topic "Corporate Social Conscience" in this term’s final installment of Valley City State University’s “What in the World is Going On” lecture series, Tuesday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. in the Science Center Auditorium on the VCSU campus.

Benton library to host WWI film series (Benton Courier)
Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton has been selected from a pool of more than 130 applicants to serve as a pilot site for a six-part film discussion series titled "The World War I Years: America Becomes a World Power."

Now, Winning It All Is the Only Thing (New York Times)
With a $200 million payroll and a galaxy of stars in the lineup and on the mound, the Yankees must win the World Series to be a success.

world-series-10-yards-1234 new articles for Sunday, April 02, 2006White Sox begin defense of World Series title against Indians (The Sports Network)
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago White Sox begin defense of their first World Series championship in 88 years this evening, as they kick off the 2006 Major League Baseball season against their American League Central rival Cleveland Indians in the opener of a three-game set at U.S. Cellular Field.

White Sox Celebrate World Series Title (AP via Yahoo! News)
Fans cheered as soon as the White Sox emerged from the dugout to warm up Sunday night. Ready to celebrate? You bet, especially after a five-month wait.

White Sox defend World Series crown, Bonds chases HR record (Detroit News)
Now that baseball has a true world champion for the first time, it's time for the Chicago White Sox to defend their World Series title.

Stark: Count on a 27th world title landing in the Bronx (ESPN)
The Yankees haven't won a World Series since 2000, but that'll end in '06 when they have a parade down the Canyon of Heroes.

Big Unit returns to site of World Series success (MSNBC)
PHOENIX - Randy Johnson walked in from the Arizona bullpen for the ninth inning of Game 7 in the 2001 World Series for perhaps the biggest victory of his amazing career.

$13,000 for Marge's World Series trophy (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Marge Schott's 1990 World Series trophy sold for $13,000 today at auction.

Yanks punch up attack in race for World Series (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The New York Yankees have punched up their attack in the hope of winning the World Series for the first time in six years.

White Sox Celebrate World Series Title (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Fans cheered as soon as the White Sox emerged from the dugout to warm up Sunday night.

Odds to Win 2006 World Series From PinnacleSports.com (SYS-CON Media)
This Sunday, the curtain rises on the 2006 Major League Baseball season with the boys of summer returning for the sport's 137th season. With the first pitch of the baseball season coming this weekend, PinnacleSports.com today announced updated odds to win the 2006 World Series.

2006 MLB/ World Series champion White Sox on the move (Asahi.com)
CHICAGO--Success has not spoiled the Chicago White Sox. Standing pat and turning up their noses at the other 29 teams in major league baseball might have been expected from a White Sox team that led the American League's Central division from wire-to-wire last year.

The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sport's postseason each October.