The Tampa Bay Rays are going to their first World Series after defeating the Red Sox last night in game 7 of the American League Conference Series. The final score was 3-1. This is the first playoff appearance by the Rays who were established in 1998. Tampa bay will face Philadelphia in the World Series. For the Phillies, this is their first national league pennant since 1993. They have one World Series title in 1980.
In hockey, the Washington Capitals are 3-1-1 since the beginning of the regular season. Last Monday the Caps trounced the Vancouver Canucks by a final score of 5-1. On Thursday the Capitals had their much anticipated first meeting with the rival Pittsburgh Penguins. Boyd Gordon’s third period goal proved to be the game winner as the Caps held on for a 4-3 road win. On Saturday, the Capitals hosted the New Jersey Devils at the Verizon Center. The game was tied 3-3 at the end of regulation. No goals were scored in the 5 minute overtime period, which lead to the shootout. New Jersey forward Zach Parise scored the only shootout goal, giving the victory to the Devils. Washington will play the Calgary Flames tomorrow night in Alberta, Canada.
Finally, the redskins held on just long enough yesterday to defeat the Cleveland Browns with a final score of 14-11. After a scoreless first half, Clinton Portis had a 3-yard touchdown rush halfway through the third quarter for the first score of the game. In the fourth, Jason Campbell completed a pass to Santana Moss who ran half the length of the field for a 49 yard touchdown. Cleveland brought the game within 3 points after scoring a touchdown and a successful two-point conversion with 2:44 left to play. Browns kicker Phil Dawson missed what would have been a career-long 54-yard field goal with 25 seconds to play, sealing the win for Washington. The Redskins are 5-2, and will play at Detroit next Sunday.
- Joe Lewis
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