World Series

The Freehold Little League All-Star team got a police and fire escort as they began their trip to Bristol, Connecticut for the Mid-Atlantic regional tournament, their first stop on the road to the Little League World Series.

Growing up in the Hill neighborhood of St. Louis not far from future Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, Garagiola went on to hit .257 during nine years in the majors. His highlight came early, getting a four-hit game in the 1946 World Series and helping the hometown Cardinals win the championship as a 20-year-old rookie.

Johnny Cueto pitched a two-hitter, Eric Hosmer drove in two more runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 7-1 Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the World Series.

Baseball fans are feeling the effects at work today after staying up for a marathon World Series Game One last night in Kansas City. The Mets were defeated by the Royals 5 to 4 in 14th inning walk-off fashion. Here are some of the key tidbits from last night's historic opening game...

Alcides Escobar started the World Series with a jolt. Five hours later, he ended the longest opener ever with a jump - into the arms of his joyous Kansas City Royals teammates. Saved by Alex Gordon's tying home run in the ninth inning off Mets closer Jeurys Familia, the Royals won in the 14th when Eric Hosmer's sacrifice fly scored Escobar for a 5-4 win over New York late Tuesday night ... Read M

While there isn't a lot of history between the Mets and the Royals, they can count some familiar baseball names as common alumni.

The Kansas City Royals put together a seven-run second inning and forced a seventh game in the World Series by crushing the San Francisco Giants 10-0.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Robin Williams' smiling face, in a variety of his most well-loved characters, adorned the big screen at AT&T in a stirring tribute to the late award-winning actor.

Madison Bumgarner tossed the first World Series shutout in 11 years, allowing four hits while striking out eight in the San Francisco Giants' 5-0 win over Kansas City.

The World Series is tied at two games apiece after the San Francisco Giants turned an early 4-1 deficit into an 11-4 pounding of the Kansas City Royals.