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WHAT’S HAPPENING LOCALLY MONDAY:
No games scheduled

AROUND THE WEB:

♦ The Yankees suspended a longtime beer vendor for the first two games of the American League Division Series after he had a brief exchange with Red Sox reliever Alfredo Aceves during last Sunday’s doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. Steve Lazarus, who also works as a standup comedian, said he had a playful exchange with Aceves when he saw the former Yankee pass by a freight elevator on the terrace level before the evening game. According to Lazarus, he walked over to Aceves and joked, “Hey, you got ID?” Aceves responded by grabbing his crotch and saying, “I got your ID right here.”

Lazarus, 53, said a supervisor soon accused him of harassing the player, leading to his suspension. “They take my badge — this is only my 35th year, by the way — and they escort me out like a common criminal,” Lazarus told the New York Post. “To suspend me, when I did nothing?”

Added Lazarus: “The vendor is always wrong. I’m so fed up.”

♦ Tigers closer Jose Valverde was feeling pretty good about his team after Detroit won Sunday to even the ALDS with the Yankees at a game apiece. “I think the series will finish in our house,” Valverde said after getting the save. “They have a good team, but the series is not [coming] back to New York.”

♦ Big East Conference presidents, stung by the decision of Syracuse and Pittsburgh to depart for the ACC, met at Georgetown on Sunday and urged commissioner John Marinatto to go out and find some schools willing to join the league. Reports indicate Navy and Air Force are two candidates.

ON THIS DAY TRIVIA: On Oct. 3, 1995, in Game 1 of the ALDS, the Red Sox lost to the Indians, 5-4, when which former Sox player hit a home run in the 13th inning off Zane Smith?

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Nothing surprises me with Wes. He’s the heart and soul of this team. He’s been that way since the day he got here.” – Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, after Wes Welker caught nine passes for 158 yards and a touchdown Sunday, giving him 40 catches for 616 yards and five touchdowns through four games

STAT OF THE DAY: 12 — Consecutive games in which the Patriots have scored at least 30 points, after Sunday’s 31-19 victory over the Raiders

‘NET RESULTS: Here’s a fantastic soccer goal by Eren Derdiyok of Bayer Leverkusen.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Tony Pena

SOOTHING SOUNDS: Chubby Checker turns 70 Monday.

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