Sports 2000

Behind a solid effort on short rest by Andy Pettitte and Series Most Valuable Player Hideki Matsui’s six RBI, New York won Game 6 of the World Series, 7-3, over Philadelphia. The Yankees won their 27th World Series and stopped the Phillies’ attempt to win consecutive Major League Baseball titles.

Pettitte lasted 5 2/3 innings in his first postseason game pitching on three days rest since 2002. He allowed three runs on four hits. New York scored all its runs in the first five innings. Four of them were scored against Philadelphia started Pedro Martinez, who had five days rest. Martinez allowed four runs in four innings and left the game trailing, 4-1. Phillie reliever Chad Durbin permitted three runs in the fifth inning and Philadelphia was in a six-run hole that proved to be too much to overcome. Mariano Rivera got the last five outs for New York.

In the NHL, Buffalo blanked the New York Islanders, 3-0. New Jersey edged Washington, 3-2. San Jose beat Columbus in a shootout, 3-2. Florida whitewashed Carolina, 3-0. Calgary squeaked past Dallas in overtime, 3-2. Colorado eased past Phoenix, 4-1.

Nick Watney scorched the first round of the WGC Champions for a 64 in Shanghai. Ryan Moore, Martin Kaymer and Shane Lowry trail by two strokes. Tiger Woods is tied for fifth place, three shots behind Watney.

Las Vegas (2-2) thrashed host New York (0-4), 41-10 in a UFL game. Bowling Green (4-5, 3-2 Mid-American Conference) scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to rally past host Buffalo (3-6, 1-4), 30-29.

Meb Keflezighi became Sunday the first American to win the New York CIty Marathon since Alberto Salazar in 1982. Derartu Tulu became the first woman from Ethiopia to win in New York.

Cliff Lee wasn’t quite as dominating Monday as he’s been throughout the postseason but he pitched well enough for Philadelphia to win Game 5 of the World Series, 8-6. New York still leads the series, three games to two, and will host Game 6 Wednesday. Pedro Martinez will face Andy Pettitte.

Lee reached the eighth inning before being chased. He allowed five runs but he was far better than Yankee hurler A.J. Burnett, who managed just six outs before being lifted in the third inning. He allowed six runs. New York scored once in the ninth and twice brought the tying run to the plate. Ryan Madson struck out Mark Teixeira to end the game.

New Orleans extended its unbeaten record to 7-0 with a 35-27 victory over NFC South rival Atlanta. The Falcons fell to 4-3.

Sebastian Vettel won the season-ending Formula 1 race Sunday in Abu Dhabi. Jenson Button, who had already clinched the F1 championship, finished third.

The New York Islanders defeated visiting Edmonton, 3-1, in an NHL game tonight. Elsewhere, Los Angeles rallied past host Phoenix, 5-3. Philadelphia thumped guest Tampa Bay, 6-2.

A bankruptcy court today approved the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to the NHL. Three investor groups are rumored to be interested in buying the team. The league wants to keep the Coyotes in Arizona.

Alex Rodriguez’s two-run double in the ninth inning off Philadelphia closer Brad Lidge lifted New York to a 7-4 victory in Game 4 of the World Series. The Yankees lead the series, three games to one. Cliff Lee, who pitched a complete game to win Game 1 for the Phillies, will start Monday’s Game 5 against A.J. Burnett, who started and won Game 2.

Indianapolis (7-0) is one of two unbeaten teams left in the NFL after edging San Francisco (3-4), 18-14. Denver (6-1) dropped its first game, 30-7, at Baltimore (4-3). Houston (5-3) trounced Buffalo (3-5), 31-10. Chicago (4-3) embarrassed Cleveland (1-7), 30-6. Dallas (5-2) thrashed Seattle (2-5), 38-17. St. Louis (1-7) earned its first win by beating Detroit (1-6), 17-10. Tennessee (1-6) also won its first game with a 30-13 triumph against Jacksonville (3-4).

Elsewhere, Miami (3-4) outlasted the New York Jets (4-4), 30-25. Philadelphia (5-2) hammered the New York Giants (5-3), 40-17. San Diego (4-3) held off Oakland (2-6), 24-16. Brett Favre led Minnesota (7-1) to a 38-26 over Green Bay (4-3) at Lambeau Field, his old haunt for 16 years. Carolina (3-4) won at Arizona (4-3), 34-21.

Serena Williams won the WTA Tour Championship in Doha, Qatar by beating Venus Williams, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4). Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez claimed the doubles crown by beating the number-one duo of Cara Black and Liezel Huber, 7-6 (0), 5-7, (10-7).

Ross Fisher won the World Match Play Championship by defeating Anthony Kim, 4 and 3, in the 36-hole final. Robert Allenby earned third place after winning the first extra hole when his 18-hole match against Angel Cabrera finished all square.

Ian Poulter won the Singapore Open. Na Yeon Choi claimed the LPGA tournament in South Korea. John Cook won the Champions Tour Cup Championship but Loren Roberts earned the season-long Cup victory.

The New York Rangers blanked Boston, 1-0, in an NHL game Sunday. Around the league, Vancouver shut out Colorado, 3-0. San Jose dispatched Carolina, 5-1. Columbus beat Washington, 5-4, in overtime.

Los Angeles and Chivas USA played to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their MLS playoff series. Real Salt Lake defeated Columbus, 1-0. New England beat Chicago, 2-1.

Jamie McMurray won the NASCAR Cup Series race in Talladega. Central Florida (5-3, 3-2 Mid-American) rallied past Marshall (5-4, 3-2), 21-20, in Orlando. Montreal (14-3) crushed visiting Winnipeg (7-10), 48-13, in a CFL game today. Next week marks the end of the CFL regular season.