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The American League Central is all tied up after 161 regular season games, as Freddy Garcia and the Chicago White Sox handed the Tigers their third straight loss, 5-1, at Comerica Park.

Row develops as Labour calls for long series of head-to-head clashes beginning in autumnDowning Street bowed last night to demands for Gordon Brown to stage a US-style televised debate with David Cameron - but called for it to begin this autumn rather than waiting until the election campaign.The prime minister announced his willingness to take part on the eve of the Conservative party conference, releasing a letter to Labour supporters claiming that he would 'relish the opportunity' to take the argument to the people. But a row was already emerging over timing and content, as Labour aides called for a long series of debates starting soon - including head-to-head exchanges between cabinet ministers and their shadows - while the Tories insisted that the debate should be close to polling day. They fear a drawn-out string of confrontations could dilute their effect, while if Brown, a notoriously wooden performer on TV, does badly early on it might be forgotten by the time of an election. A

The chase for the AL Central championship once again is going to extra innings....

Iraqi officials say more than 150 suspected Sunni militants have been arrested in and around the northern city of Mosul.

All even! Tigers lose to Chicago 5-1, drop into AL Central tie with Twins with 1 day left

A popular Hamas children's program that usually gives advice to youngsters, such as instructing them to listen to their parents, aired a call for the "slaughter" of Jews in Israel late last month, acc...

A roll call of celebrities attended a lavish 50th birthday party for TV and music mogul Simon Cowell tonight.

Michael Cuddyer hit an eighth-inning home run to lift the Twins to a 5-4 victory over Kansas City. The Twins now sit just a half-game behind the Tigers in the AL Central division race.

Cuddyer’s homer in 8th lifts Minnesota to 5-4 victory over Kansas City, extending race for AL Central title to season's final day

Michael Cuddyer hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, lifting the Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday and pushing the AL Central race to the final day.