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Yearly national ratings for the World Series, as compiled by Nielsen Media Research.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Jordan Hulls walks into Assembly Hall wearing a T-shirt that reads "How Sweet It Is," a phrase intended to celebrate Indiana's return...

Actors Alberto Denis and Marissa Nielsen-Pincus perform in Then She Fell “Do you take dictation?” the man dressed as Lewis Carroll asks me as he hands me a pen and a piece of parchment. I nod. “Dearest ...

South Carolina fans and students gathered Monday for a rally in support of injured running back Marcus Lattimore, who endured a serious knee injury during his team's win over Tennessee on Saturday. Perhaps as many as 1,5...

Rex Ryan's refusal to bench Mark Sanchez will get him fired.  According to ESPN New York's Rich Cimini: Ryan said he may consider changes in starting lineup. "We'll look at everything" -- but not QB apparently. #Jets ...

Parts of Atlantic City, N.J., might be flooding right now, but this raingear-clad duo caught about half an hour ago doesn't see the big fuss. At least they wore a little more than some people. More »

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi says he wants to stay at the club until he retires on the day it was announced he again leads the nominations for the prestigious Ballon d'Or.

Coming off of a bye week, the Philadelphia Eagles suffered a disappointing 30-17 loss at home to the Atlanta Falcons. The loss dropped the Eagles to 3-4 on the season, 2.5 games behind the New York Giants in the NFC East...

Eric Pincus is reporting that Kobe Bryant did not practice today, and his feeling is that he may no play in the Lakers opener on Tuesday. Not practicing =Kobe - I would say not looking good for opener — Eric Pincu...

Several bigger names have presented themselves as options to Brian Cashman and the New York Yankees for this offseason, but I've focused on bringing the people a few out-of-the-box options over the past few days. First, ...

You would think with the large amount of strange things that happen in wrestling, you wouldn't need conspiracy theories. Crazy things like The Montreal Screw Job, dozens of tragic wrestler deaths and David Arquette becom...

The private spaceflight company has completed its first supply trip to the space station, splashing down off Baja California.

Proteus Gowanus, an interdisciplinary art space located just off Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, is not having a good start to their week. The small gallery is gearing up against the "freak storm" known as Hurricane Sandy, whi...

Two days ago the New York Islanders announced that they'd be making a short migration from Nassau County to the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Brooklyn's on Long Island so the name still makes sense (although the team ...

World Series averages record low television rating as Giants sweep Tigers

Jay Cutler isn't a popular figure in the Chicago-land area. When the Chicago Bears are doing badly, the finger often gets pointed right at Cutler, as is customary for many NFL quarterbacks. But Cutler doesn't receive cri...

If you're a fan of one of the two pro teams in Cincinnati, you no doubt feel a combination of hatred and respect (probably 99% hatred, 1% respect) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. Ever since 1990, whe...

New York City Marathon organizers expect Hurricane Sandy to have little effect on the race itself, but the storm is certainly causing problems for runners traveling to the city.

The Philadelphia Phillies picked up the 2013 option on the contract of catcher Carlos Ruiz on Monday.

Kenny Britt thinks the Titans could have thrown more passes deep, tight end Jared Cook reportedly is upset enough that he wants a trade, and Tennessee only had 10 defenders on the field not once, but twice, while giving ...

The Tomb of the Uknown Soldier

Google may have had to cancel its planned Android event in New York City today, but that doesn't mean the company didn't announce its new slate of Nexus devices. The company unveiled three new members of the Nexus lineup...