World Series

Nationals top Astros in Game 7 to win 1st World Series title

October 31, 2019 The Associated Press

HOUSTON — Stephen Strasburg paraded the MVP trophy for delirious fans packed behind the dugout. Max Scherzer tearfully hugged his teammates. Gerardo Parra did the Baby Shark chop, Sean Doolittle flapped snow angels next to […]

World Series momentum swings wildly with road wins

October 30, 2019 Shawn Krest

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Root, root, root for the home team. If they don’t win, it’s the same. That’s been the case for the 2019 World Series, where the home fans went home disappointed in the […]

World Series returns to DC with Nationals looking to go up 3-0

October 25, 2019 Shawn Krest

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl9bIgg38E8[/embedyt] WASHINGTON, D.C. — The last time Washington hosted a World Series game, FDR was in his first year as president, construction had just started on the Golden Gate Bridge and prohibition hadn’t yet […]

World Series stars came through North Carolina on their way up

October 23, 2019 Shawn Krest

On June 26, 2009, the Durham Bulls were playing a weekend series in Toledo, but more than 5,600 people packed their home stadium to watch college kids play an exhibition. Team USA — an all-star […]

Astros beat Dodgers for first World Series title

November 2, 2017 Cory Lavalette

LOS ANGELES — The Houston Astros won the World Series on Wednesday on the back of a two-run home run by George Springer that busted the game open and lifted the team to a 5-1 victory over […]

Astros beat Dodgers in wild Game 2 to even series

October 26, 2017 Cory Lavalette

LOS ANGELES — George Springer’s two-run home run in the 11th inning gave the Astros a wild 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday to send the World Series to Houston tied a 1-1. The Astros offense, […]