Report: Yanks' Torre managing for his job in ALDS  —  As the Yankees stand on the brink of elimination in the first round of the playoffs for the third season in a row, owner George Steinbrenner says longtime manager Joe Torre needs his team to advance to the ALCS if he wants to keep managing the club.

Time for Roger Clemens to show he's money  —  He first pitched an October game of great consequence in New York 21 years ago, for the Red Sox, and even though Roger Clemens wasn't around for the finish of that one, it only turned out to be one of the most famous postseason games ever played here.

Red Sox Roll, Brush Away Angels  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — At his best on baseball's biggest stage, Curt Schilling pitched the Boston Red Sox to another sweep of the Angels.  —  Schilling worked seven masterful innings, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez homered, and the Red Sox routed Los Angeles 9-1 Sunday …

D-Backs sweep aside Cubs  —  CHICAGO - The final out was about to fall into the glove of Jeff Salazar in right field when closer Jose Valverde began thumping his chest, and soon the celebration had begun anew, the smell of champagne and beer and sweat hanging heavy in the air of the cramped visitor's clubhouse at Wrigley Field.

99 years of solitude  —  CHICAGO - Year 99 ended like all the ones before it, with a loss, only this one came so decisively that Chicago Cubs fans didn't bother booing at the end.  Losing in Wrigleyville is like breathing and walking and sleeping, more function than action …

Rox relievers pen in Phillies  —  The Sunday notes, my friend, are blowin' in the wind....  Why are the Rockies a threat to play in the World Series?  Lots of reasons.  For one thing, their bullpen, like their ballpark, has been lights out.  —  The Rockies' pen in the aftermath …