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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0289 Texas Rangers Watch Birds_______ ------ $ Win World Series 4� � The St. Louis Cardinals battle a thrilling seven-game series against the Texas Rangers to win the 2011 World Series. In the cliff-hanging w Game 6,the Cards twice erase y _ two-run deficits when the 3U31 UI Rangers are only one strike away from their first IiRUIN ` championship . piI3$ And Now Their Cup Runneth Ov5/ ' - - er After a 39-year Stanley Cup drought,the Boston Bruins defeat the Vancouver . Canucks four games to three to win the NHL championship and bring The Stanley Cup back to Beantown. J b Of Wait, Where's the fice Photo of Jimmy? DE Pp >, , Tony Stewart takes home the 2011 Sprint 4 Cup,bringing an end to Jimmy Johnson's Record-Setting streak of 5 consecutive wins. Runner Kenyan runner Geoffrey Mutai wins the New York�� G MUTX City Marathon in a course record time of 2:05:06, I smashing the decade-old ,, record of 2:07:43 set by Tesfaye Jifar of Ethiopia. , Most Teenage • 4 Girls Give Dad "Pac"Man Power the Cold Shoulder In his 14th On an expedition with her consecutive win, a father, 16-year-old schoolgirl Manny Pacquiao Amelia Hempleman-Adams easily defeats Shane \ braves 17 nights on the ice to Mosley,retaining his become the youngest person WBO welterweight title p to ski to the South Pole. by unanimous decision and enhancing his status as the world's best pound-for-pound boxer. "Success With Honor" �'` On January 22,2012 Joe Paterno,the winningest coach in college football and a beloved figure in the t Penn State community, But He's Heavily Armed succumbs to lung cancer Born with only one leg,125-pound at the age of 85. "JoePa" ' wrestler Anthony Robles defeats won 409 games and took two-legged defending champion the Nittany Lions to 37 • Matt McDonough 7-1 to claim the bowl games and two 2011 NCAA title,ending his Arizona s ionship .national champ State wrestling career as a *�\ three-time Pac-10 wrestling champion and a three-time All-American with an overall record of 122-23. h