Sports Writing Samples for August 17/18, 1015

      AMERICAN  LEAGUE

  Final          N-Y  Yankees      8    Minnesota              7,  10  Innings

  Final          Baltimore          4    Oakland                  2

  Final          Cleveland          8    Boston                    2

  Final          Texas                  4    Seattle                  3

  Final          Tampa  Bay          9    Houston                  2

  Final          L.A.  Angels      2    Chi  White  Sox      1

      NATIONAL  LEAGUE

  Final          Arizona              4    Pittsburgh            1

  Final          St.  Louis          2    San  Francisco      1

  Final          Miami                  6    Milwaukee              2

  Final          San  Diego          5    Atlanta                  3

     INDIANS MANAGER TERRY FRANCONA SAYS HE'LL JOIN HIS LONGTIME FRIEND JOHN FARRELL FOR HIS FIRST CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT.

     THE RED SOX MANAGER IS ON LEAVE FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON FOR TREATMENT OF LYMPHOMA.

     FARRELL WAS FRANCONA'S PITCHING COACH FOR THE 2007 WORLD CHAMPION RED SOX.

     THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD REJECTS A PROPOSAL FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO FORM A UNION.

     LAST YEAR NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL PLAYERS WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO FORM A UNION.

      THE N-C-DOUBLE-A ALLOWED SCHOOLS FROM THE FIVE POWER CONFERENCES TO ADD STIPENDS UP TO 55-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR ATHLETES TO HELP THEM LOWER THE COST OF ATTENDING SCHOOL.

      ALABAMA QUARTERBACK JAKE COKER MIGHT MISS PRACTICE WITH A FOOT INJURY.

     COACH NICK SABAN SAYS IT IS A MINOR INJURY AND COULD BE BACK ON THE FIELD SOON.

     MINNESOTA VIKING RIGHT TACKLE PHIL LOADHOLT'S SEASON IS OVER ALREADY.

     HE WAS INJURED IN SATURDAY'S EXHIBITION GAME AGAINST TAMBA BAY IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

     AND DANNY BRIERE IS RETIRING AFTER 17 YEARS IN THE N-H-L WITH FIVE TEAMS.

     HE SCORED 307 GOALS AND ALMOST A THOUSAND POINTS PLAYING FOR THE COYOTES, SABRES, CANADIENS, FLYERS, AND AVALANCHE.