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IN case you missed it, the Yankees won the World Series this week. Following the last out of the clinching game, the Yankee players ran around jumping up and down, yelling and hugging each other, and the Yankee fans pretty much did the same. Lots of loud music and high-five partying.  

Lois Marie Martin Watson, 84, of Menifee died Nov. 4, 2009. She was born Aug. 29, 1925 to the late Morris Martin and Mattie Halcrombe Martin. Survivors include four daughters, Johnnie Mary Maxfield (James), Springfield; Deborah Ann Phillips, Morrilton; Beverly Louise Hall (Lionel) and Vernita Marie Haynie (Willie) both of Menifee; 14 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.  

When Lonn Trost heard about the signed Core Four Baseball Set that is quickly gaining attention at the MLB.com Shop, he had the same reaction as many collectors. "I would like one of those for myself," the Yankees' chief operating officer said after Friday's parade for the world champs. "If you consider the team from 1996 to now, it's just a tremendous story that they are still here, the core four."

It crosses your mind, because every year you know guys can't come back   -Derek Jeter

 

Johnnie Martin, A.J. Pacana and Drake Brumfield scored two touchdowns each to lead visiting Donegal. Martin scored on a 64-yard punt return in the first quarter and caught a 29-yard pass from Donegal quarterback Matt Kolp in the second quarter to lead the Indians (2-5 L-L, 2-8 overall). Pacana scored on runs of 16 and 65 yards while Brumfield scored on runs of one and 68 yards.  

The sign men were out bright and early at the Yankees minor league complex, sticking vinyl strips with a fresh, white "27" over the "26" that had been up on the board for nine, long years to mark the team's total of World Series titles. Wind caused a few problems at the Himes complex in Tampa, Fla., but eventually the numbers were posted along with a new "2009" in what had been an open blue space below "2000." "It's a ton of joy," manager Joe Girardi said on WFAN radio later in the day.

It’s a ton of joy   -Joe Girardi

 

Soto Zen Buddhist priest-in-training Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach shares a personal story when trying to explain Buddhists' appreciation for "nonattachment." "My first pottery instructor came up to me and looked at the glasses I had thrown and said they were lovely. Then, as he was leaving, he said, 'Don't ever fall in love with your pots ... because they can break,' " Beach said. "See them as broken so you can enjoy them as whole."  

It's been a strange year for the Jenks Trojans. Despite an eligibility scandal that caused them to forfeit nine wins from last season, the team kept its head up, running over, around and through all ten of its regular season opponents. The winning streak continued as the Trojans handed Sand Springs -- a team having just dealt with its own eligibility violation -- a 56-21 setback Friday night in Sand Springs.  

If Big Bird buys a little red sports car, we know we'll be in the midst of a mid-life-Muppet crisis. Could the day come when kids learn to count by hearing about Bert's rising cholesterol numbers? I never did watch "Sesame Street."  

It was his fifth win in his last five truck starts, dating to a late-August race at Bristol. He now has 16 career truck wins to go with his 16 in Sprint Cup and 28 in the Nationwide Series. He led twice for 54 of the 147 laps, including the final 50.