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‘Makes the Hundred look like croquet’: a cricket fan on the World Series

The sports both evolved from the same ancestry, and threads link the American ‘national pastime’ to cricket fandom

The Guardian - UK

This year's World Series is 2nd-least watched on TV

The Houston Astros’ six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies finished as the second least-watched World Series on television

The Independent UK

Gambler ‘Mattress Mack’ wins $75m after betting on Astros to win World Series

Famed gambler Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale is a diehard Houston Astros fan but he had even more reason to celebrate when his team won the World Series

The Guardian - US

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Sen. Ted Cruz hit with beer can during Houston Astros World Series parade

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was hit with a beer can while riding in the Houston Astros World Series championship parade on Monday. Video shows the can flying at the Republican lawmaker as a person with him fails to stop it from striking him.

Tribune News Service

Texans coach Lovie Smith congratulates Astros, manager Dusty Baker on World Series win

Houston Texans coach Lovie Smith took time to congratulate the Houston Astros and manager Dusty Baker on their World Series victory.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Zach Eflin elects free agency, as the Phillies pick up Aaron Nola’s option

A half-hour after the final out was made Saturday night, as the Houston Astros celebrated their World Series victory on the field, the two longest-tenured Phillies players stood side by side in a corner of the clubhouse and reflected on the postseason ride they had always imagined.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Fans compare Kate Upton and Justin Verlander’s relationship to Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen after Astros win

‘You won’t catch Justin Verlander in a Tom Brady situation’

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Man becomes biggest winner in sports gambling history after scooping £65million

Mattress magnate Jim McIngvale, 71, scooped £65million after betting £8.7million at odds of 10-1 the Houston Astros would win the coveted World Series in America

Daily Mirror

Astros superfan ‘Mattress Mack’ wins record $75m sports bet after housing hundreds of Texas hurricane victims

‘I love y’all. I love this city. I would do anything for this city. And I would do anything for you,’ Houstonian Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale said after winning largest legal sports bet on Astros World Series victory.

The Independent UK

Man known as Mattress Mack wins world's 'biggest-ever sports bet' for €75 million

The 71-year-old scooped a massive $75 million, which comes in at €75,026,250 in euros.

Irish Mirror

Gambler ‘Mattress Mack’ wins $75m after betting on Astros to win World Series

Famed gambler Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale is a diehard Houston Astros fan but he had even more reason to celebrate when his team won the World Series

The Guardian - US

After 2,144 wins, Dusty Baker finally gets the World Series party he deserves

The Houston Astros manager has long been seen as a tragicomic figure due to his inability to win the Fall Classic. That time has now passed

The Guardian - US

Houston Astros win World Series as MLB legend Dusty Baker claims first championship

Yordan Alvarez hit a moon shot that sent Space City into a frenzy, and the Houston Astros to their second World Series title.

Evening Standard

The Houston Astros have won the World Series, beating the Philadelphia Phillies

Yordan Alvarez hit a moon shot that sent Space City into a frenzy, and the Houston Astros to their second World Series title.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers open as favorites to win the 2023 World Series

Congrats Astros. Can you do it again?

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‘Mattress Mack’ cashes $75 million on Houston Astros World Series, largest payout in U.S. sports betting history

That's a lot of money.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dusty Baker finally gets elusive World Series title as manager

Baker managed the Giants, Cubs, Reds and Nationals before coming to the Astros.

Chicago Sun-Times

Astros capture World Series after 4-1 win in Game 6

Dusty Baker finally got his first title in his 25th season as a manager.

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Houston Astros World Series gear, get your shirts, hats, hoodies, and more, where to buy

Get your official MLB World Series Championship gear today, get your hats, hoodies, and shirts now.

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Houston Astros 2022 World Series gear, get your official shirts, hats, hoodies, and more, where to buy

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2022 Houston Astros World Series gear, get your official shirts, hats, and hoodies, where to buy

Get your official MLB World Series Championship gear today, get your hats, hoodies, and shirts now.

The Independent UK

Alvarez blasts Astros to World Series title in G6 vs. Phils

Yordan Alvarez hit a towering three-run homer and the Houston Astros clinched their second World Series title in six seasons with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: The World Series has been intriguing. But baseball’s future is in jeopardy if current trends don’t change.

The 2022 baseball season might one day be remembered for the lockout, Aaron Judge’s pursuit of Roger Maris’ American League home run record and a combined World Series no-hitter by the Houston Astros.

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How to watch World Series Game 6: Phillies vs. Astros, live stream, time, TV channel, watch online

The Philadelphia Phillies need a win tonight to keep this series alive and force a Game 7 tomorrow night after a 3-2 loss in game five.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia has at least 90,000 reasons to love the Houston Astros: their wage-tax dollars

Not that they would be rooting for the Astros, but the people in Philadelphia’s Revenue Department had at least 90,000 reasons to cheer the arrival this week of the likes of José Altuve, Alex Bregman, Ryan Pressley, and Justin Verlander.

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