Sports News: Tigers oust Yankees, advance to ALCS

Click to view this newsletter in a browser  |  Sports stories Sports msnbc.com | Sports stories View in a browser Stories    |    Videos    |    Share: Top sports stories Tigers oust Yankees, advance to ALCS The Detroit Tigers survived a tense trip back to Bronx, with Jose Valverde and the bullpen holding on time and time again to beat the New York Yankees 3-2 Thursday night to win the deciding Game 5 of their AL playoff series. Read full story More articles in sports: - HBT: Pitchers start and finish strong, lift Tigers - HBT: Yanks miss numerous scoring chances - HBT: Playing the Yankee blame game - Bruins raise banner, but drop opener to Flyers - Malkin makes strong return as Pens top Canucks in SO - Painful victory for No. 9 Oregon - James injured - CFT: James' injury could ground Oregon's Pac-12 bid - Another sluggish start for Tiger - HBT: Giants fan Stow has trach tube removed - HBT: Hiring Ventura daring, dangerous for White Sox Top videos Video: Timonen, Bryzgalov hold off Bruins' pressure Kimmo Timonen, Ilya Bryzgalov close the door in third period to preserve the Flyers' 2-1 lead. Video: Voracek gives Flyers 2-1 lead Video: Marchand scores first goal of NHL season Video: Sidney Crosby on recovery and head shots Video: Bruins raise Stanley Cup banner View more videos Pro Football Talk NFL putting the squeeze on AEG Read more Circling the Bases What they're saying about the Yankees' first round exit Read more Out of Bounds Time to worry, Detroit fans: Real lions seem indifferent toward Chicago Bears effigy (video) Read more Sports photos A bullfighter gets the horn, a Red Sox nation weeps, and much more. See more Latest tweets from nbc_sports Get the latest sports news, gossip, predictions and more. More at Twitter Download Podcasts More from msnbc.com U.S. news World news Politics Business Sports Entertainment Health Tech & science Travel Local news Weather Follow us on Twitter Keep up with the latest headlines on spotwitter. Follow us Sign up for alerts Sign up for alerts delivered to your mobile phone, email or IM. Learn more FirstPerson: See news? Send us your video, photos or personal reports. Submit Sports stories    |    Top videos    |    Share: One-Click Unsubscribe  |  Manage Your Subscription Preferences MSNBC Interactive News - One Microsoft Way - Redmond, WA 98052 Privacy Statement