Thursday’s World Series Game 6 was a fantastic baseball classic, with St. Louis eventually winning 10-9 in 11 innings. There was scoring in every inning except the third and the Rangers blew the lead five times. Many pundits have said it was one of the greatest games ever.
Despite the game concluding at about 12:40 AM ET, FOX garnered a very strong 13.8 national rating, with a peak rating of 16 during the midnight hour in the Eastern time zone. Even in the Central time zone, where the Cardinals and Rangers reside, many households stayed up late, in the minutes leading up to David Freese’s game-winning home run.
In the St. Louis market, Game 6 registered a 49.4 rating, with a 70 share. The game’s final 30 minutes generated a whopping 82 share.
Fans of the University of Kentucky basketball team will never forgive former Duke star Christian Laettner for his 
Monday night, the Rangers won a wild Game 5 of the World Series by a score of 4-2. With that win, the Rangers are now just one victory away from a championship and the odds are certainly in their favor.
The Cardinals facing a 3-2 deficit in the World Series is not uncommon. In fact, St. Louis has faced this scenario on five occasions. Four of these five times, the Cardinals have won Game 6 and Game 7 to win the World Series.
The Oregon State Beavers travel to Salt Lake City to play Utah and are a five-point underdog. The Beavers generally finish the season strongly and are 15-4 against the spread in their last 19 road games. Utah has been a disappointment in their first Pac-12 season and are 2-7 against the spread in their last nine contests. The Utes also have problems at quarterback. Look for Oregon State to score the upset. 
ESPN did a wonderful job of covering the last few World Cups. So, naturally, the soccer tournaments were awarded to FOX beginning in 2015, as the ESPN deal runs through the men's World Cup of 2014. Terms of the contract were not available. The FOX contract runs through 2022. 
As the 2011 World Series returns to St. Louis for a guaranteed Game 6 and a potential Game 7, 
Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced that to the threat of rain. Game 6 will now be played Thursday night in St. Louis, with a possible Game 7 now set to take place on Friday night.
Last week, the Arizona Interscholastic Association voted unanimously to add a new high school sport---girls' beach volleyball. Competition is slated to begin next spring. 
You might not have heard of Dominique Davis, but you will admire his big day last Saturday. The East Carolina University quarterback completed his first 26 passes to lead the Pirates to a 38-35 victory over Navy. Davis finished the game 40 of 45 for 372 yards and no interceptions. Since Davis completed his last ten throws on the prior Saturday, he compiled a total of 36 consecutive completions, breaking the previous NCAA record of 26 set by an "up and coming" former Cal QB named