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Rays beat Red Sox 9-8 in 11 innings; even ALCS 1-1ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball. Pinch-runner Fernando Perez dashed home on Upton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Rays outlasted the Boston Red Sox 9-8 early Sunday, evening the AL championship series at one game each. The teams combined for seven home runs, tying a postseason record. The Rays wound up winning a game that lasted 5 hours, 27 minutes when the speedy Perez tagged up on Upton's one-out fly and beat right fielder J.D. Drew's throw home. Ballesteros has brain tumorMADRID, Spain (AP) _ Seve Ballesteros has a brain tumor and will undergo a biopsy Tuesday. The five-time major winner announced the news Sunday in a statement issued by Madrid's La Paz hospital. It was unknown... [read full story]                    

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