The Melbourne Cup is an Australian sporting event that's supposed to "stop the nation." What is it? Is it soccer? Is it cricket? No, the Melbourne Cup is the "horse race that stops a nation."

Apparently the Philadelphia Inquirer is positive that the Philadephia Phillies are going to win the World Series. A day after the Yankees took a 3-1 lead in the World Series, The Philadelphia Inquirer ran an ad from the Macy's retail chain congratulating the Phillies on winning back-to-back championships. Could be that someone at the Philadelphia Inquirer is a clairvoyant...or extremely embarassed.

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Here's an example of pure situational baseball at its best, and worst. The Johnny Damon Double Steal video (here) shows a rarity: a double steal by one player.

World Series game 4 of Yankees vs Phillies was a thriller to watch down to the ninth inning. When the final pitch was thrown Sunday night, the Yankees held a 3-1 game lead with a 7-4 win.

Walter Payton spent his entire professional career with the National Football League's Chicago Bears. November 1, 2009 marked the 10th anniversary of the death of Walter Payton and the Chicago Bears paid tribute to his life at half-time. Connie Payton, her son Jarrett and daughter Brittney were on the field at halftime during the Bears-Browns game.

With just five laps to go in the Amp Energy 500 race, there were two wrecks that resulted in cars flipping. Ryan Newman and Mark Martin both flipped in two separate wrecks in the final laps of the race. Jamie McMurray was leading the race when both wrecks occurred and score his first victory in over two years.

For the second time this year, Brett Favre had his revenge against his old team, the Green Bay Packers. The Minnesota Vikings, behind Favre's arm and the legs of Adrian Peterson, beat GB in a 38-26 game that was closer in the second half than the final score seems.

Winners crossed the finish line of the 40th New York City Marathon today as Meb Keflezighi became the first American male winner in 27 years to win the ING New York City Marathon. On the women's side, one of history's all-time great distance runners, Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia won her first ING New York City Marathon.