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TV highlights NFL: Packers-Patriots lp.m., Ch.25 ALCS: Twins-Angels 4 p.m., Ch.25 NLCS: Cardinals-Giants 7:30 p.m., Ch. 25 Schools C20-21 Racing C23 Scoreboard C24 Boston Sunday Globe October 13, 2002 Spunky Angels in driver's seat Cardinals back in the running 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NLCS By Gordon Edes GLOBE STAFF iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ALCS By Dan Shaughnessy GLOBE STAFF 1 SAN FRANCISCO Even on an afternoon when Barry Bonds makes another big splash, it's never ANAHEIM, Calif. So here they are ir i ,1 UliiiyuJj Angels of one win away from the World Series. Rookie righthander John Lackey pitched the game of his life last night and the Angels beat the Twins, 7-1, to take a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series. It was 0-0 until the bottom of the seventh, when Anaheim scored twice.

The Angels poured it on with five in the eighth. If you are a fan of the Twins, you might say you've got the Angels right where you want them. Twice in their history the Angels have been one game from the World Series with a two-game lead. ALCS, Page CIO a good sign when the boats start sinking in McCovey Cove. And while it was man overboard for at least one hapless sailor whose pleasure craft proved less than seaworthy in the waters outside Pac Bell Park, the St.

Louis Cardinals stayed afloat in the National League Championship Series with a 5-4 win in a Game 3 in which the action inside the yard more than matched the drama on the bay. The Cardinals, trying to become the first team ever to lose the first two games of an NLCS at home and come back to win the series, survived a three- NLCS.PageCll -1 GAME 4 St. Louis at San Francisco Tonight, 7:55 (Ch.25) Giants lead, 2-1 AFP PHOTO GAME 5 Minnesota at Anaheim Today, 4:30 (Ch.25) Angels lead, 3-1 Twins second baseman Luis Rivas holds on to a popup in the fourth despite colliding with right fielder Dustan Mohr. I II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Patten flies right Patriot has found a route to success to By Michael Smith GLOBE STAFF -a OXBOROUGH Ac- cording to the Patriots' official roster, David Patten stands 5 feet 10 inches. Toss the receiv vv" er a topic, however, and he immediately grows several feet Religion, politics, media, sports, economics, parenthood, weather, automobiles.

There are few subjects Patten cannot or will not discuss or about which he has not formulated some sort of personal philosophy. He is as confident about getting his point across from his soapbox as he is getting open for a pass. "He's always up for a discussion. He won't back down or shy from a debate," said tight end Ca GLOBE STAFF PHOTO JOHN BOHN meron Clee- iiiimiiiiiiiimii TODAY'S GAME Revolution goalkeeper Adin Brown (10 saves) came up big with this stop in the second half of New England's tie with Columbus at Gillette Stadium. A final foothold.

land, who sits to the left of Patten in the locker room. "Our last debate was, Where's the hottest place to play He tried to convince me that South Carolina was hot, and I said, "Man I played four years in Louisiana and had training camp Revolution march into first MLS Cup with tie By Frank Dell'Apa GLOBE STAFF FOXBOROUGH The Revolu Green Bay at New England Today, lp.m. TV: Ch.25 at Gillette Stadium iiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii tion's defensive spell was broken I yesterday. But they survived a 2- tit On I the Revolution became revitalized under interim coach Steve Nicol and will meet the Los Angeles Galaxy in the final. The trademark of the Revolution has been a seemingly impenetrable defense, but after holding Columbus scoreless for 378 consecutive minutes, they surrendered two goals in a five-minute span.

New England had a 2-0 lead in the late going, until the Crew tied the score on goals by Brian McBride (80th minute) and Dante Washington (85th), sending the match into a 10-minute golden goal overtime. The Washington goal appeared to deflect off Carlos LLamosa, which should have made it an own-goal. REVOLUTION, Page C22 2 tie with the Columbus Crew to advance to next Sunday's MLS Cup at Gillette Stadium, their first appearance in the title game since the league's founding in 1996. The Revolution won the three-game semifinal playoff, following a 0-0 tie here and a 1-0 win in Columbus, to cap an improbable, image-changing rally over the last two months. After entering the season as Major League Soccer's eternal doormats, and with only one playoff victory in their history, GLOBE STAFF PHOTO JOHN BOHN Suspended defender Jay Heaps and Rusty Pierce hail New England's advancement to the MLS Cup final.

in Thibodaux. No one touches that' He fought the world to say South Carolina was hotter. Then he tried to tell me the bugs there were bigger." Patten should not be mistaken for a know-it-all. He simply requires additional convincing. "I've always been that way," said Patten, a 28-year-old (father of three sons) with the soul of a 58-year-old.

"Until you show me differently and show me where I'm wrong, IH stick to my guns. PATTEN, Page C6 imiiiiiiiimmiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i it 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i in i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i linn iiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiini NCAA Homemade boos can be tough to swallow Oklahoma 35 Texas 24 Notre Dame 14 Pittsburgh 6 Georgia 18 Tennessee 10 UMass1' 20 Maine 10 Harvard 52 Cornell 23 1 Will McDONOUGH ir. vl fit i'' 7 Inside Bench help? Red Sox pursuing Lopes as coach. CIO Aftershock Bruins left to contemplate dismal opening loss. C12 An ice guy Classy Parker begins 30th year as BUs hockey mentor.

C13 Brown out Ankle sprain will keep Celtic sidelined for 4-6 weeks. C19 Features Borgesfootball, C6 Edesbaseball, CD Duponthockey, C12 Maybasketball, C19 MarkMalone remembers everyone in the group wondering what 38 13 Northeastern URI at the practice field, we were told some guy who had recently been released from a mental institution took his truck and drove it right Into the stadium on purpose. He hit a storage room, and there was nacho cheese all over the place. When he was asked by the police why he did it, his answer was: "Mark Malone is driving me I didnt make that up. That's the truth." And the truth is, when a quarterback is going bad in the National Football League, he can expect the worst Last week in Cleveland, young Browns quarterback Tim Couch was knocked down and out in a game against Baltimore and McDONOUGH, Pag C2 the noise was about "We were in a nt Thwa KA rvA i aw 1 Rivers Stadium, WIDE LEFT Florida State's Xavier Beitia (left) reacts after missing a game-winning field goal attempt in a 28-27 loss to No.

1 Miami. College football, C14-18 GLOBE STAFF PHOTOMATTHEW J. LEE and we could hear the commotion from the sirens and fire engines," said Malone, the former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback who is now an ESPN commentator. "Later that day, when we were -95 REUTERS PHOTO With speed and know-how, David Patten separates himself from the pack. i' -'-r-.