HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve embraced Justin Verlander as confetti rained down. An improbable thought just a few years ago, the Houston Astros are headed to the World Series. Charlie Morton and Lance McCullers Jr. combined on a th

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee say a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Knoxville, sending rail cars carrying shipping containers off the tracks, with some of them plowing into buildings. No one was injured.The News-Sentinel in

Big-time aces Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander. Playoff boppers Jose Altuve and Justin Turner.A pair of 100-win teams for the first time in nearly a half-century. Hollywood Walk of Fame vs. Texans who wear the star. A little extra Magic, plu

Today in HistoryToday is Sunday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2017. There are 70 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 22, 1962, in a nationally broadcast address, President John F. Kennedy revealed the presence o

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Police say four people were shot and wounded when someone opened fire on a basketball court in suburban Philadelphia.WPVI-TV reports the two male and two female victims were on a basketball court in Chester when possibly two

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Bernhard Langer matched the course record with a 9-under 63 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the first event in the PGA Tour Champions' Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs.Seeking an un

(Reuters) - Singer Justine Skye dropped to a knee toward the end of her rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner prior to the Brooklyn Nets home opener against the Orlando Magic on Friday. Some NFL players have sat or taken a knee during rendit

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Bernhard Langer birdied the par-5 18th for a 5-under 67 and a share of the first-round lead Friday in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the first event in the PGA Tour Champions' Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs.Seeking an unp

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Aldean's moving rendition of "I Won't Back Down" on "Saturday Night Live" will soon be raising money to help victims of the Las Vegas shooting.The song was made available on Friday on various sites. Aldean's representative

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza is the WTA Player of the Year, and U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens has been honored as the Comeback Player of the Year.The women's tennis tour announced the annual honors on Frid

The Houston Astros defeated the New York Yankees 4-0 on Saturday to book a Major League Baseball World Series showdown with the Los Angeles Dodgers. After fending off elimination in game six on Friday, the Astros won the best-of-seven American League Championship Series four-games-to-three to reach

Lance McCullers Jr. owned the Yankees during and after ALCS Game 7.

Joe Girardi is excited about the future of the New York Yankees, but does not know if he is part of that future.