Kareem Abdul-Jabbar presented all sorts of conundrums for opponents, writes Brendan O’Brien

ON THE mound, Cory Lidle lived on the edge. Off the field, he was the same way.

HIDEKI MATSUI smashed a three-run homer in the first inning and Andy Pettitte tossed eight scoreless innings as the New York Yankees evened the World Series at a game apiece with a 6-1 triumph over the Florida Marlins on Sunday night.