Topic: Tim Lincecum

Giants sweep Tigers away for World Series title

San Francisco won its second Major League Baseball championship in the past three years Sunday night, winning four straight against the American League champion Detroit Tigers.

Crunch time for the Tigers. Can they avoid a World Series 4-0 trouncing?

The Giants have dominated the Tigers in the World Series. Timely hits combined with another great effort on the mound and sharp defense put them close to their second title in three years.

SF Giants win World Series after 56 years, riots follow

The San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 in Game 5 in their first World Series win since 1954.

Giants win World Series 2010

The San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers in a tense Game 5 of the World Series. It is the first time the Giants have won the World Series.

World Series quiz: What do you know about the San Francisco Giants?

World Series number 106, between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants, gets underway in 'The City by the Bay' Wednesday night. This will be the 19th time the Giants franchise qualified for the World Series. With help from sanfranciscogiants.com, take our quiz and put your Giants knowledge to the test. Answers to questions can be found on subsequent pages and on the final question page.

World Series schedule: When to watch the Rangers and Giants

World Series schedule begins Wednesday night on Fox. The World Series schedule this year starts at the home of the National League champion San Francisco Giants.

Rangers and Giants: Each knocked off their league's powerhouse team

The World Series will pit a Texas Rangers team that has both track star like speedsters and home run hitters against the San Francisco Giants, who have some of the best hurlers in the sport.

Minor-league baseball: New Jersey players swing for the bigs

One-time major-league stars now playing in minor-league baseball look for a shot at redemption with New Jersey's Newark Bears.

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