MIAMI - Cool, confident and even a little bit cocky, the Florida Marlins are just one win from another championship after beating the banged-up and bumbling New York Yankees 6-4 in Game 5 Thursday night.

ASU's national champion softball team comes home from Oklahoma City.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Make it three straight Little League World Series championships for the United States.

OMAHA, Neb. - Rice scored three runs in the first inning, then added a record-tying seven in the sixth Monday night as the Owls won their first national title in any NCAA team sport with a 14-2 victory over Stanford.

June 14, 2004

A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Saturday at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. (coaches' records at current schools through super regionals):

With the explosive, and downright unexplainable, popularity of poker (as usual, it was on four different cable channels at once over the weekend), it was just a matter of time before someone added scantily clad women and made the perfect marriage for voyeurs everywhere.

The Florida Marlins will face the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series Saturday night at Yankee Stadium after both clubs capped remarkable rallies this week to win pennants.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - It's rematch time.

The Hamilton Huskies, a youth baseball team from Chandler, are headed to the Babe Ruth Baseball 14-year-old World Series after winning the Pacific Southwest Regional Tournament on Saturday in Herriman, Utah.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Taryne Mowatt finished what she started and Arizona won its eighth NCAA softball title, breaking loose against Tennessee ace Monica Abbott for a 5-0 victory Wednesday night in the Women's College World Series.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Jackie Vasquez knew she had struck the ball well, she just didn’t know how well. After all, with five career home runs, the Arizona State senior isn’t exactly renowned for her power.

Hank Konerko’s golfing buddies from Chicago were kidding him the other day, aware that son Paul’s wife, Jennifer, was due with their first child. "You have to tell Paul he can’t miss a (World Series) game,’’ one said. "There were GIs in World War II who didn’t find out they had a baby until they got home.’’

ST. LOUIS - Get ready, Boston. There's no other outcome now: Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez and the Red Sox - up 3-0 in the World Series - will either win the World Series or add another historic collapse to their legend.

PHILADELPHIA  — Ryan Howard and the defending champs are back in the World Series — proving last year was no fluke and looking even more dangerous this time around.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Pinch-hitter Jazlyn Lunceford hit her first career grand slam during Alabama’s second surprising outburst Saturday, lifting the Crimson Tide past defending champion Arizona State 6-2 and into the World Series semifinals.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Monica Abbott threw her fourth straight shutout, and Tennessee got home runs from Alexia Clay and Shannon Doepking to beat defending champion Arizona 3-0 Monday night in the opening game of the Women's College World Series finals.