JAMES PATERSON reports on the remarkable transformation of US Major League Baseball - from hotbed of labour disputes to model of sporting stability.
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While baseball fans were being beguiled by the World Series, an equally intriguing game was being played out behind the scenes between the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB head office, writes JAMES PATERSON.
In light of the Gold Coast Suns' troubled start to AFL life, ED WYATT trawls through the record books and looks at other expansion teams - from ice hockey to baseball to rugby - to see how they fared in season No.1. 
Major League Baseball umpire Joe West has again found himself in hot water with the sport's authorities - the latest in a string of headline-making incidents, as CHRIS WEST reports.
ED WYATT reports on the powerful political statement the Phoenix Suns will make on Thursday when they wear a politically-motivated singlet in their NBA playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs.
It is not easy to name a new sports team and ED WYATT is pleased to see that GWS might have learned from the mistakes of some who went before them.
Manchester United travel to London for the
big match against Chelsea at the weekend, a fixture that could have a big bearing on the championship. How will it pan out? The Shark's weekend tip ...
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