Like Chamberlain, Santana has issues with Youkilis
Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis has grown into a compelling figure in New York. It started with clashes with Joba Chamberlain over inside pitching, and after Friday night, Mets fans have a reason for strong feelings, too.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Sunday May 24
HRs drive Pettitte bit batty
Andy Pettite admitted Saturday that the new Yankee Stadium is an unforgiving park for pitchers. If that fact seemed discouraging for the lefthander for most of the day, he could join in the celebration when the Yanks rallied for the 5-4 win.div...
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Baseball | Sunday May 24
Santos homer off Papelbon helps Mets stun Sox
With the Mets down to their final out, third-string catcher Omir Santos belted a two-run homer onto a ledge atop the Green Monster to hand Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon his first blown save and beat the Red Sox, 3-2.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Sunday May 24
LeBron James Erases The Memory of Michael Jordan
Craig Ehlo, you can now breathe easier. After a little more of these highlights comparing the shot Michael Jordan hit over you as you flew by him and Jordan...
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Basketball | Sunday May 24
Madden: Jerry has Amazin' ring of Stengelese
The more you hear Jerry Manuel going off on one of his entertaining riffs, or taking veiled shots at his players, as he's done with Ryan Church, Daniel Murphy, Oliver Perez and Jose Reyes, the more he reminds you of Casey Stengel.div class="feedflare"...
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Baseball | Sunday May 24
Mets rock Red Sox 5-3, snap losing streak
Johan Santana willed the Mets to a 5-3 win over the Red Sox last night at Fenway Park. The ace again didn?t get much help in the field, particularly at shortstop, where the fill-in for Jose Reyes and Alex Cora committed two more errors.div...
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Baseball | Saturday May 23
Harper: A long list of issues gets started at short
Jerry Manuel was being peppered with pregame questions about how to make the best of a shorthanded situation, in particular the possibility of playing Fernando Tatis at shortstop this weekend to get more pop in his injury-weakened lineup.div...
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Baseball | Saturday May 23
Pelfrey doesn't balk at solving case of yips
Mike Pelfrey believes his yips, which resulted in a franchise-record-tying three balks his last start in San Francisco, will be gone when he opposes Josh Beckett Saturday. Pelfrey said active and former players with similar problems reached out to him...
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Baseball | Saturday May 23
Smith: This time, home team experiences deep trouble
The Phillies, came to the Bronx and treated Yankee Stadium like ... well, home. They had seen the evidence that the place was a bandbox, along the lines of their own park. But they didn't know for themselves until Friday night.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Saturday May 23
Yanks lose slugfest and streak to Phils
Jimmy Rollins sent A.J. Burnett's first pitch of the night deep over the right-field scoreboard, and before the Phillies rolled to a 7-3 victory Friday night in the first interleague game at new Yankee Stadium.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Saturday May 23
Bruney's arm woes becoming real pain
Brian Bruney thought his injury problems were behind him when he returned from the disabled list earlier this week, but the reliever is still battling soreness in his elbow, prompting him to undergo additional tests.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Saturday May 23
Reyes avoids DL, but Mets still left short
BOSTON - Jose Reyes' whirlwind 48 hours brought him to Fenway Park last night, but no closer to returning. And that's troubling for the Mets, who watched Ramon Martinez commit two more errors in Reyes' absence last night, raising his total to four in...
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Baseball | Saturday May 23
For Wang, outing out of pen a start
Raul Ibanez's mammoth home run into the right-field bleachers marked the most memorable moment of Chien-Ming Wang's three innings of relief in last night's 7-3 loss to the Phillies.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Saturday May 23
Phils have a blast in the Bronx
When the Phillies rolled into the Bronx Friday, there were three things on their To-Do List: Check out the new Stadium, use batting practice to learn more about the home run madness, and add another win to the league's best road record.div...
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Baseball | Saturday May 23
Almonte gets 'old' fast
Danny Almonte's age is an issue again. Only this time, Almonte is not accused of being a ringer like he was on the Rolando Paulino All-Star team from the Bronx that played in the finals of the 2001 Little League World Series.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Saturday May 23
Koosman pleads guilty to tax evasion
Jerry Koosman pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion on Friday and could face up to one year in prison. Koosman, an All-Star who helped the Mets win the 1969 World Series, failed to pay federal income taxes for 2002, 2003 and 2004.div class="feedflare"...
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Baseball | Saturday May 23
Carmelo Anthony Looking For His Own Shine
Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat has his NBA title ring. LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers have already been to the NBA Finals, losing to the dynastic San...
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Basketball | Saturday May 23
Yankees bringing Wang back early
Chien-Ming Wang will be back with the Yankees for Friday night's game against the Phillies. The Yankees will have Wang in the bullpen as a long reliever, a source said, though the plans beyond that haven't been determined.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Friday May 22
Selig gets fan fill of empty ballparks
Both Yankee Stadium and Citi Field have smaller capacities than their predecessors, which some in baseball say partly accounts for lower averages. But neither team has sold out since the opening games of their new ballparks.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Friday May 22
On Reyes, Mets see short wait
The team reaffirmed Jose Reyes' diagnosis as tendinitis behind the right calf on Thursday. Reyes was labeled day-to-day, although it would appear risky to reinsert the shortstop in the lineup Friday night.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Friday May 22
Robinson Cano moves up in Yanks order
He remained disciplined during a sluggish stretch to start May, and he has snapped out of it the last two nights. With Johnny Damon sitting out with a stiff back, Cano vaulted up to his No. 2 spot in the lineup.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Friday May 22
Ziegel: Chamberlain walks off as Huff hoopla goes limp
The game began with Joba Chamberlain, who was hurt and gone after 14 pitches and replaced by Alfredo Aceves, a Yankee for 17 days. The numbers didn't mean a thing. The Yankees have forgotten how to lose.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Friday May 22
Raissman: Off field, meanies are in play
Yankees' fun and winning ways has provided an antidote to high ticket prices and empty seats. Why bash Bombers business affairs when the media can celebrate the latest pin-striped hero to be whacked in the face with a pie?div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Friday May 22
Yankees extend winning streak to nine 9 games, lose Joba
A line drive off Joba Chamberlain's right knee ended his night before the first inning was over, but the Yankees didn't let it stand in their way. The Bombers battered Baltimore pitching, extending their winning streak to nine games with a 7-4 win.div...
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Baseball | Friday May 22
Yanks, Phils Sox in Amazin' rivalry reversal
They don't play in the same division or even the same league, but there is no question the Mets and Yankees have a rivalry of sorts. They try to outbid each other for free agents. They try to outdo each other for the New York spotlight.div...
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Baseball | Friday May 22
Joba: I'll make my next start
Joba Chamberlain was out of the game immediately after Aubrey Huff batted in the first inning, but this departure had nothing to do with fist-pumps or retaliation. Two batters earlier, he got clipped on the knee by a line drive.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Friday May 22
Wang in wings, will make Triple-A start
Following a bullpen session and two days of discussions, the Yankees decided that Wang would start tonight for Scranton their Triple-A affiliate, the last step before the two-time 19-game winner rejoins the Bombers next week.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Friday May 22
Yanks all offense in blowout
Nick Swisher hit the first of three consecutive homers that sent Phil Hughes and the Yankees to their eighth straight victory, 11-4 over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera also homered.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday May 21
Madden: Close clubhouse no longer seen as pie in sky
For the first time in Johnny Damon's four years as a Yankee, this is a fun team to be a part of. Eight-game winning streaks - like the Yankees are riding after Wednesday's 11-4 rout of the Orioles - can make a guy feel that way.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday May 21
Mets get swept away out in L.A.
J.J. Putz surrendered a tiebreaking single to Russell Martin that scored Orlando Hudson in the eighth to get swept by the Dodgers Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The Mets lost their fourth straight, 2-1.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday May 21
Aikens fights to reverse disparity in cocaine laws
Cocaine cost Willie Mays Aikens his Major League Baseball career and his life savings, but the former slugger says it shouldn't have cost him 14 years of his life.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday May 21
Murphy's on the move
A day after Daniel Murphy committed his third error in left field by dropping a sinking liner from the Dodgers' Juan Pierre, Jerry Manuel told Murphy he would now get a chance for a few games at first base.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday May 21
Nady puts elbow injury to the test
Xavier Nady took batting practice for the first time in more than a month, testing his injured right elbow harder than he has since he went on the disabled list on April 16.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday May 21
Joba decides to pump it up in Huff rematch
It has been 11 days since Baltimore's Aubrey Huff circled the bases after his homer off Joba Chamberlain at Camden Yards, the home run trot punctuated by a pair of emphatic fist pumps.Prepare for round two.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday May 21
Hughes wins game, but no guarantees
Phil Hughes does not know where he will pitch next, but he left the mound after five innings at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night satisfied. The righthander earned his first win since April 28.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday May 21
Dozen Dream Fights: One Fan's Wish List
Several years back, we published a popular piece where we played matchmaker and put together the ultimate fight card.
The time seemed right for an update, so we've put together our...
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Boxing | Wednesday May 20
Manuel says talk of Church rift is off base
Jerry Manuel started Ryan Church in right field Tuesday night and Tuesday the manager said that people are misreading the situation if they think he has no use for him.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday May 20
Wang, Hughes get set for different directions
Once Chien-Ming Wang's fate is resolved, a decision on Phil Hughes will follow. He could take a role in the bullpen or be returned to the minors to continue starting. The Yankees' pen has been shaky with a 5.37 ERA.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday May 20
Minaya counts on Delgado
Hours after Carlos Delgado had surgery on his balky right hip Tuesday morning, GM Omar Minaya said that he expects the first baseman back in a Mets uniform before the July 31 trading deadline.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday May 20
Walks earn Edwar minor assignment
Edwar Ramirez was supposed to be a key man in the bullpen this season, with Brian Bruney, Damaso Marte and Jose Veras to form a bridge to Mariano Rivera. But when Bruney returned Tuesday, Ramirez was optioned to Triple-A Scranton.div class="feedflare"...
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Baseball | Wednesday May 20
Reyes finally ready, makes return
Jose Reyes tested his troublesome right calf in the outfield early Tuesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. Then Jerry Manuel called out to the shortstop: "Jose, what you got?" Reyes offered a thumbs-up.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday May 20
Amazin-ly, Maine and Mets flop again
John Maine had his shortest outing since April 16 and the Mets lost to the Manny Ramirez-less Dodgers, 5-3, Tuesday night. The defeat, the Mets' third straight, dropped them from first place in the NL East.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday May 20
Alex really connects at new Stadium
Alex Rodriguez hoped to acclimate quickly to the new Yankee Stadium. How's this for the comforts of home? The Yanks are riding a season-best 7-game winning streak, and A-Rod has belted homers in the last 4 of those home victories.div class="feedflare"...
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Baseball | Wednesday May 20
Ziegel: Bombers have their stuffy image whipped
He isn't the only reason the Yankees are making this strong move but you must have noticed the winning didn't begin until A-Rod returned to the lineup 11 games ago. There it is, in the day-by-day results.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday May 20
Sabathia and Yanks in 7th heaven
A-Rod's first-inning homer staked CC Sabathia to a lead, one he made stand up until the Bombers' offense woke up. CC tossed seven innings of one-run ball, picking up his first win at Yankee Stadium in a 9-1 beating of the Orioles.div class="feedflare"...
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Baseball | Wednesday May 20
How To Improve the Stanley Cup Playoffs
Don't bother looking for an NHL playoff game on Wednesday. There isn't one.
Nor will you see a playoff game next Monday (May 25) or Thursday (May 28).
The NHL built several...
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Hockey | Wednesday May 20
And Blake Griffin Goes To...
... if they're smart, the Los Angeles Clippers. However, the last time they had the first overall pick in the NBA Draft, they opted to take Michael Olowokandi in...
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Basketball | Wednesday May 20
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