Sports Briefs

World Series begins

The St. Louis Cardinals are representing the National League and the Detroit Tigers are representing the American League in the World Series, which started last Saturday in Detroit. The Cardinals looked strong in Game 1, taking the game by a score of 7-2. Game two, however, belonged to veteran Kenny Rogers, who shut down Cardinals hitters. The Tigers, riding on stellar pitching, won Game 2 by a score of 3-1. Game 3 brought the series to St. Louis where the Cardinals were helped by an outstanding outing by starter Chris Carpenter to win the game 5-0.



Barber to retire

New York Giants runningback Tiki Barber has said that he will retire after the 2006-2007 NFL season. Many critics bashed Barber’s decision announce his retirement early in the season, saying that it would distract the Giants. Barber lashed back, calling his critics “idiots” because they chastised his decision without ever having ”spoken to [him], nor any one of [his] teammates or any of [his] coaches,” Barber has spoken of pursuing a career in television or other jobs in finance or charity.