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When a big-name player on your team goes down, it's makes things tougher—and that goes double in the postseason.

While the cost of postage will increase by one penny next year, the U.S. Postal Service says that the 46-cent “Forever” stamp will remain valid currency for mailing letters across the country, even as rates get higher.

The Southeastern Conference, winner of six straight national championships, took an early lead for a seventh, as the first BCS poll of the season gave the top two spots to Alabama and Florida.

Game-winning field goals and surprising blowouts highlighted the NFL action from Week 6. Here's a recap of all of Sunday's games:

Arlen Specter, the bristly former Republican senator from Pennsylvania who often made headlines by playing the political center and confounding Republican colleagues in the Senate, died today at age 82. According to Specter's family, his death was due to complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

This was another exciting week in college football, including monster upsets, big rivalry games, close finishes and even a little controversy that could play into the national title mix. Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25.

New York Yankees' shortstop Derek Jeter was helped off the field after fracturing his left ankle in the top of 12th inning of his team's 6-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Saturday's Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium.

Baseball's last two World Series champions face off for the National League pennant. The Cardinals and Giants advanced to the best-of-seven National League Championship Series by improbable and historic rallies over less-experienced opponents. Game 1 is set for Sunday night, as St. Louis' Lance Lynn opposes San Francisco's Madison Bumgarner at AT&T Park. Here's a preview of the 2012 NLCS: Read

After each team defeated upstart opponents in the division series, the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers advanced to the best-of-seven American League Championship Series. Game 1 is set for Saturday night, as Detroit's Doug Fister opposes New York's Andy Pettitte at Yankee Stadium. Here's a preview of the 2012 ALCS:

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1775 – The Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy, later renamed the United States Navy (More info) 1792 – The cornerstone of the White House is laid (More info) 1843 – In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world (Mo

The New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals each won the fifth and deciding games of their respective division series on Friday to advance to the championship series round of Major League Baseball's 2012 postseason. Here's a recap of all of Friday's MLB action:

Halloween isn't just about candy and haunted houses—it's about creating lifelong memories with your kids.  You can take them to a pumpkin patch and carve a pumpkin, you can pick out a design together and then build the best costume ever. There are so many wholesome activities to share with your darling children. Or ... you could traumatize them. Let's not forget, Halloween is also about playing ma