World Series – Page 2

The Miami Heat Might Blow a 3-0 Series Lead

No N.B.A. team has lost a best-of-seven playoff series after winning the first three games, but the Heat are one loss from being the first.

By Victor Mather

His reputation as a longtime major-league umpire was overshadowed by a wrong call he made during the 1985 World Series.

By Richard Goldstein

A St. Louis native, he devoted his entire career to the team — first as an outfielder and third baseman and then, for 50 years, as a radio announcer.

By Richard Sandomir

The publisher of The New York Times received a Red Sox World Series ring after Boston’s historic triumph in 2004.

By David W. Dunlap