With a beer in one hand and a fajita in the other, Baron Atkins enthusiastically explained how he and three pals pulled off the doubleheader of attending a World Series game and an NFL game on the same day. "It was a pipe dream," he said. Atkins is among four guys who own season tickets together for the Cowboys, so he already knew he would be spending his Halloween afternoon watching…

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With an 0-for-4, four-strikeout performance in Saturday's Game 3 loss to the Texas Rangers, Pat Burrell…

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Jonathan Sanchez is lights-out when he's on — take his no-hitter against the Padres in July 2009 — or jittery and way off when he's not. Saturday was one of those off days. The lefty allowed two home runs in Game 3 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers, who won 4-2. The Giants lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 and will send rookie Madison Bumgarner to the mound Sunday night in Game…

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By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer

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During two seasons in Japan, Colby Lewis became accustomed to pitching nearly every night in front of raucous, sellout crowds. He points to those experiences in 2008 and '09 with the Hiroshima Carp in helping him gear up for the pressures of the postseason. The 31-year-old Lewis twice pitched the Texas Rangers to victories after their losses to the defending champion Yankees in the AL…

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Some Giants fans I follow on Twitter were irritated when Joe Buck opened the Fox game broadcast on Thursday…

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The Phillies have cut ties with 47-year-old pitcher Jamie Moyer. Moyer was 9-9 with a 4.84 ERA in the final season of a $14.5 million contract he signed after helping Philadelphia win the World Series in 2008. Moyer, reserve Greg Dobbs and catcher Paul Hoover elected free agency on Thursday, reducing the Phillies' 40-man roster to 38.

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Pedro Martinez began training in the Dominican Republic for a possible return to pitching in this Caribbean nation's winter league. Martinez, who did not pitch in the major leagues this year, said Thursday he wants to see how he feels before making a final decision on whether to join the Licey Tigers.

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When his night began in rough fashion, a few doubts crept into Tim Lincecum's mind — again. Kind of like back in August. "Is this going to sneak away? Is it not?" the San Francisco Giants ace recalled of his thoughts. "Am I going to have time to settle down? Is the team going to score?" After a couple of innings, he got into a groove — as much as one can when his stuff…

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By RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer

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