Legend to sing national anthem at World Series - Yahoo! News
Los Angeles – John Legend is going to the World Series . Major League Baseball says the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter will perform the national anthem before Game Two at Yankee Stadium Thursday . New York natives Jay-Z and Alicia Keys will warm up the audience with their single "Empire State of Mind" before Legend sings. The league says Thursday's World Series matchup between the New York Yankees and the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies will be dedicated to "the legacy of...

John Legend At World Series: Singer Will Perform National Anthem At Game 2
Los Angeles — John Legend is going to the World Series. Major League Baseball says the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter will perform the national anthem before Game Two at Yankee Stadium Thursday. New York natives Jay-Z and Alicia Keys will warm up the audience with their single "Empire State of Mind" before Legend sings. The league says Thursday's World Series matchup between the New York Yankees and the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies will be dedicated to "the legacy of Roberto...

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys Perform “Empire State of Mind” at Opening of Game 2 of the MLB World Series + John Legend Performs “The St: PHOTO
Rapper Jay-Z and singer Alicia Keys opened Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series with their much hyped performance of “Empire State of Mind” in front of 50,000 baseball fans (and millions of viewers at home) at Yankee Stadium Thursday night (Oct 29) in New York City. Immediately following Hov and Alicia’s big performance, R&B singer John Legend took center field and sang the United States National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Continue reading...

A.J. Burnett a bust in Game 5, Yankees waste chance to wrap up World Series title
Philadelphia — A.J. Burnett started walking briskly off the mound before manager Joe Girardi even got there. The erratic right-hander already was finished — and he knew it. With a chance to pitch the New York Yankees to their first World Series championship in nine years, Burnett was a major bust in Game 5 on Monday night. He gave up a three-run homer before retiring a hitter and was chased with nobody out in the third inning. "You just feel like you let a bunch of guys down,"...

World Series scores again in ratings
Fox dominated Sunday's ratings action behind Game 4 of the World Series, which followed the conclusion of a hugely rated NFL game. ABC ran second behind "Desperate Housewives," the night's top entertainment Series. According to preliminary time zone-adjusted nationals from Nielsen, the New York Yankees' 7-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies averaged a strong 22.8 million viewers overall -- up a big 47% in viewers vs. last year's Game 4 between the Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays. The adults...

Phillies Beat Yankees 8-6, Series Going Back To NY
Philadelphia - NOVEMBER 02: (L-R) Jimmy Rollins #11 and Chase Utley #26 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate their 8-6 win against the New York Yankees in Game Five of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on November 2, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images) Related Links By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Philadelphia (AP) -- Put those parade plans on hold, New York. The Phillies are coming back. Chase Utley hit two home runs to raise his World...

Bashed back to the Bronx
Philadelphia » Put those parade plans on hold, New York. The Phillies are coming back. Desperate to hang onto their World Series title and hounded by the Yankees to the very last swing, Philadelphia somehow held on for an 8-6 win Monday night in Game 5. Chase Utley hit two home runs to raise his Series total to a record-tying five, Cliff Lee won again and Philadelphia cut its deficit to 3-2. Ahead 8-2, the Phillies watched New York score three times in the eighth inning and put its first...

Utley, Lee help Phils stave off Series elimination
Philadelphia -- Put those parade plans on hold, New York. The Phillies are coming back. Desperate to hang onto their World Series title and hounded by the Yankees to the very last swing, Philadelphia somehow held on for an 8-6 win Monday night in Game 5. Chase Utley hit two home runs to raise his Series total to a record-tying five, Cliff Lee won again and Philadelphia cut its deficit to 3-2. Ahead 8-2, the Phillies watched New York score three times in the eighth inning and put its first two...

Who won Game 5 of the World Series? The Answer is....: PHOTO
So what was the score for World Series Game 5??? The score: NYY: 6 and PHI was 8 Chase Utley hit two home runs to raise his World Series total to a record-tying five, Cliff Lee won again and the Philadelphia Phillies staved off elimination with an 8-6 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Monday night.The Phillies hung on to close their deficit to 3-2. The Yankees scored three times in the eighth and put two runners on in the ninth before Derek Jeter grounded into a double play.Utley...

Utley's fifth HR ties Series record
Philadelphia » Chase Utley ripped a no-doubt-about-it shot to right, put his head down and ran around the bases so quickly he nearly passed Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino. Even in the World Series, Utley doesn't pause to admire his homers. He's had plenty of opportunities, too, connecting five times to tie Reggie Jackson's record set in 1977 with the Yankees. "Obviously it's great company," Utley said. "At some point, not right now, maybe I'll look back on it and see what kind of...

Utley Ties Jackson's Record For Homers In A Series
Philadelphia - NOVEMBER 02: Chase Utley #26 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Jorge Posada #20 of the New York Yankees looks on in Game Five of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on November 2, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) Related Links Philadelphia (AP) -- Chase Utley hit his fifth homer of the World Series, tying Reggie Jackson's record for the most in one Fall Classic. Utley...

A.J. Burnett gets call on 3 days' rest with shot to deliver New York Yankees a World Series title: PHOTO
Philadelphia - The $200 million Yankees clearly have no more than three starters they can trust to pitch in the World Series. Before CC Sabathia pitched for the second time this postseason on three days’ rest

Phillies World Series Winner According to Macy's Ad
Monday's Philadelphia Inquirer printed a three-quarter page Macy's ad on the back of Monday's front section. It features a T-shirt emblazoned with the Phillies logo, the Commissioner's Trophy and the phrase " Back To Back World Series Champions ." It's obvious that Macy's has two ads ready so that they can congratulate the champion immediately. Many print ads are done this way so that there is a ready made ad when a big event is in the wings. However, someone actually needs to submit the ad for...

Photo Of The Day: World Series Game 2 At Yankee Stadium
Fans swarmed to Yankee Stadium last night for the second round of the World Series, hoping for a better outcome than the first disastrous game...

Who's Going To Be The World Series MVP? Forget A-Rod or A. J. Burnett, Give Me Willie Mays Hayes!
So the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez was last night's World Series hero, knocking a ninth-inning double for the go-ahead run and a 3-1 Series lead against the Phillies. In tonight's Game 5, A. J. Burnett looks to mirror his one-run gem from last week as he takes the mound at Citizens Bank Park. With the Yanks possibly locking up the Fall Classic in a matter of hours, either of these guys could end up nabbing the Series' MVP award. Or the Phils could stage a comeback powered by Game 1 gods, Chase Utley...

Exclusive: Eminem to perform at American Music Awards on Nov. 22
EW has exclusively learned that rapper Eminem will perform at the American Music Awards, making him the latest addition to a line-up of previously announced acts that includes Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, The Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, and Adam Lambert. The news that Lady GaGa will also perform at the show leaked on Friday . More acts will be announced in the coming weeks, and there is no word yet about which songs these stars will sing. The American...

World Series Game 5 Score!: PHOTO
Current score on World Series Game 5 tonight is 1-3. World Series Game 5 score has the Phillies over the Yankees in the 1st inning. But for the World Series, this is how the Phillies have been playing, scoring in the first to second innings quickly and then failing to delivering any significant numbers in later innings. If the Phillies want to win tonight, they have to be able to put numbers up later innings when the Yankees have been consistently scoring their major runs. At the top of the...

Philly paper jumps the gun on World Series congrats: PHOTO
A Philadelphia newspaper has apologized to readers for mistakenly running an ad congratulating the Philadelphia Phillies on winning back-to-back World Series titles.

World Series 2009: Game 4 loss, Charlie Manuel's reaction
We have some more feedback for you to read now, following the Philadelphia Phillies’ loss against the New York Yankees for Game 4 of the World Series tournament. As reported from ESPN , Phillies fans will be left scratching their heads as to why their team suddenly find themselves 3-1 down in the Series after winning the first game. We have a video to show you now, in which their manager Charlie Manuel gives his reaction to the game. Many people are placing the blame solely on him,...

World Series Game 5 Score!: PHOTO
Final score on tonight’s World Series Game 5 was 6-8. World Series Game 5 score never had the Yankees ahead. For readers following the inning by inning action tonight here live on LALATE, you saw the Phillies produced different scoring than the last two games. In game 3 and 4, Phillies put numbers up in early innings and failed to produce later. Tonight, they changed that … somewhat. Phillies put a huge 1-6 lead by the 3rd inning. And like previous games in the Series, Utley...

JAY-Z AND ALICIA KEYS WORLD SERIES PERFORMANCE "EMPIRE STATE OF MIND" VIDEO: PHOTO
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys rocked Yankee Stadium with a live performance of their hit song "Empire State of Mind".  John Legend sang the National Anthem and the Yankees pulled out a last minute victory beating the Phillies 3 to 1. Go Yankees!!!!!!!!!  Watch the video if you missed it. [photo source] Jay-Z & Alicia Keys Performing "Empire State Of Mind" At The World Series

Video: Alicia Keys Goes Back to School: PHOTO
Alicia Keys schooled students at New York University’s Skirball Center by performing material from her new album The Element of Freedom including “Doesn’t Mean Anything” and “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart,” plus “Empire State of Mind,” “Fallin’,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” and more. Posted in Alicia Keys , Live Performances | Permalink | You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.   Leave a...

Union strike causes SEPTA to shut down
The Transport Workers Union Local 234, SEPTA's largest union, announced a strike early this morning, just minutes after the World Series game ended. The strike begins at 3 a.m. Tuesday, according to a statement from SEPTA spokeswoman Jerri Williams. TWU president Willie Brown said SEPTA and the union decided to stop negotiations when it was decided that the two sides could not negotiate any further, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. All bus, subway and trolley services in the city will...

Editorial | Too close to a strike
This weekend, the unimaginable almost happened. Okay, it wasn't the apocalypse but it was close: SEPTA almost shut down. During the World Series. It's not an exaggeration to say there probably would have been riots in the streets, and not the kind we're looking forward to later this week. Luckily, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (both huge baseball fans themselves) stepped in to negotiate a last-minute deal to prevent the workers, who have been...

Pedro Martinez to start Game 6
In a very jovial post-game press conference - where he didn't seem too bothered about rumors <a href="http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/124/2009/november/02/victorino-denies-philly-stealing-signs.html">that the Phillies steal signs at CBP</a> - Charlie Manuel announced that Pedro Martinez would start Game 6 of the World Series Wednesday night. It's possible the Yankees would counter with Andy Pettitte on three-days' rest. Pettitte is 4-6 lifetime with a...