Koreans get win in baseball's farewell

South Korea sent baseball out of the Olympic Games in a blaze of glory. For Cuba, though, where baseball has religious-like status, the final score brought all the joy of a funeral on a rainy day. The Koreans escaped a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth inning to edge Cuba 3-2 in the gold-medal game at Wukesong Olympic Baseball Field early yesterday morning (San Diego time). The game marked the... [read full story]