Mets show Hamels to be all talk
Cole Hamels talked a big game in the offseason, calling the Mets "choke artists." When it came time to back up those words Wednesday night, Hamels came up short.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Penguins Seek the Elusive Spirit of '71
As this NHL season comes down to one last winner-take-all night of hockey, history favors the Red Wings.
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Hockey | Thursday Jun 11
Sutcliffe tip-toes around rift with A-Rod, Teix
Rick Sutcliffe has no problem with Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez, even after being confronted by the two players on Tuesday night for something he said during an ESPN telecast two weeks ago.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Harper: Wang shouldn't be sunk
This Chien-Ming Wang saga has been the dark cloud in an otherwise sunny season, and it must feel to Joe Girardi as if enough is enough. Still, once the emotion wears off he needs to do the right thing and give Wang another chance.div class="feedflare"...
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Wrong way for Wright as bat can't make up for error
By the end of the sixth inning Wednesday night, David Wright already had three hits, stolen two bases, scored a run and appeared determined to take over the game for the Mets. It was all downhill from there.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Bondy: Too early for this gag order
Most baseball teams play a 162-game schedule, give or take a rainout. Not the Mets. The Mets will be playing only 17 games this year, a compressed football schedule, beginning on Sept. 16 and ending on Oct. 4.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Teixeira hot, but off mark in 9th
Mark Teixeira, whose powerhouse four-hit night ended with a groundout leading off the ninth inning against Jonathan Papelbon, couldn't lead the Yankees all the way back in a 6-5 loss to the Red Sox last night at Fenway.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Red Sox pen bull-dozes Yankees
Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon combined to get the last seven outs for the Red Sox and preserve a 6-5 win. With the tying run on second and one out in the eighth, Okajima struck out Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Santana's 'protest' OK with Manuel
Jerry Manuel doesn't believe Johan Santana was showing him up Tuesday when he held up the ball and told the manager, "I'm a man," when the skipper gave him the hook against the Phillies.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Federer on Sports Illustrated Cover
pRoger Federer#39;s French Open victory is gracing the June 15th#0160;cover of a href=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/11260/index.htm?eref=sisfSports Illustrated/a/p
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Tennis | Thursday Jun 11
French Open A Family Matter
pCheck out the following article in the a href=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-streeter7-2009jun07,0,1779772.columnLA Times/a about the French Open connection between a father and son. Pretty moving piece. /p
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Tennis | Thursday Jun 11
Gatecrasher: Broker gets A-Rod great Hudson view
Alex Rodriguez's real estate broker snagged him more than a fantastic apartment: He got the Yankee slugger his new girlfriend, Kate Hudson. We hear that superagent Adam Modlin suggested A-Rod might hit it off with fellow client Hudson.div...
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Subway Series a pricey train wreck - fans
This season's first Subway Series rolls into the new Yankee Stadium this weekend, and there are plenty of tickets available - if you've got deep pockets.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Choke's on Mets as Phillies win in 11
Chase Utley led off the 11th inning with his second homer of the game, moments after right fielder Jayson Werth saved Philadelphia with a diving catch, and the Phillies beat the Mets 5-4 on Wednesday night.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Ibanez resents steroid speculation
Raul Ibantilde;ez, who is having a career year at age 37, was recently the topic of a blog discussion that examined his hot start and questioned whether or not it could be attributed to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Lupica: Papelbon heats up, but Pedroia saves Sox
Maybe Dustin Pedroia had gotten a little bit of a save on this night, because when George Kottaras tried to throw out Ramiro Pena on a stolen base, the ball went past Boston shortstop Nick Green and nearly into center.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Yanks hope to CC end to skid
CC Sabathia, welcome officially to Yankees-Red Sox tonight. "The atmosphere is great. There's a lot of intensity," said Sabathia, whose start at Fenway Park will mark his first regular-season appearance here since Aug. 1, 2006.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Woe-for-7: Yanks can't solve Sox
Chien-Ming Wang had another disastrous start as the Red Sox battered the righthander for four early runs, holding on for a 6-5 win over the Yankees on Wednesday to continue their dominance in what has become a one-sided rivalry.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Thursday Jun 11
Vote here for your favorite Yankee Stadium nickname
The Daily News Yankee Stadium Nickname Contest generated more than 2,000 entries - and our bleary-eyed editors read each and every one. We've whittled the list down to the final five, and now it's up to you to choose the winner!div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
David parks Chipper's tale of Citi
Chipper Jones said on the radio recently that he thinks David Wright is getting frustrated at cavernous Citi Field. Wright says the old Met antagonist is misinterpreting a tweak Wright gave Jones.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Accusations bring A-Rod, Teixeira to tipping point
Upset with an accusation made by ESPN's Rick Sutcliffe two weeks ago, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira approached the former Cy Young winner to discuss the situation Tuesday night.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Ziegel: Mets' bats - not Johan - light up Citi Field
Hard to say what pleased Jerry Manuel more. Another winning effort from Johan Santana (8-3), the three home runs from his homer-challenged team, or the ninth inning save by Francisco Rodriguez, who's now 16-for-16.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Homer is Big for Papi and Red Sox
David Ortiz put bat to ball in the second inning last night and for a moment no one in the park saw him as a hitter in an epic slump. The Red Sox slugger was exactly what he was before this awful season: a Yankee killer.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Lupica: A.J. gets pie in the face
A.J. Burnett is going to be around for a long time and has great stuff and will win a lot of games. So it is probably too early to point out that if you are going to be a big pitcher for the Yankees, you better be able to beat the Red Sox.div...
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Four homers off Santana not enough for Phils
Only once in his career has Mets ace Johan Santana allowed four home runs in a game. That occurred on July 23, 2007, when Toronto smoked Santana for four homers while the lefty was with the Twins.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Beckett baffles Bombers again
Josh Beckett clearly "had his way" with the Bombers Tuesday night, as former Red Sox star Johnny Damon put it following the Yankees' 7-0 loss at Fenway Park.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Feliciano throws Phils off
In just four pitches, Pedro Feliciano got Ryan Howard to ground into a double play and then retired Raul Ibantilde;ez on a groundout to help preserve the Mets' lead in the crucial eighth inning.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Study says Yankee Stadium is off the wall
According to a study by a leading weather Web site, the proliferation of home runs at the new Yankee Stadium has more to do with the curvature and height of the outfield walls than anything else.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Harper: Yanks' struggles with Sox may be mental
The evidence suggests that no one can touch Josh Beckett at the moment, and yet if the Yankees are honest with themselves they had to leave this house of horrors last night asking the obvious question: Are the Red Sox in their heads?div...
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Nadal Begins Intensive Rehab On Knees
pRafael Nadal is beginning two weeks of intensive rehabilitation on his troublesome knees in hopes of defending his Wimbledon title. The following a...
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Tennis | Wednesday Jun 10
Reyes visits, dismisses chance of speedy return
It must have been nice for the Mets to see Jose Reyes back in their clubhouse Tuesday at Citi Field, until they heard him describe the timetable for his return to the lineup. Basically: There isn't one yet.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Deep-sixed! Yankees fall to Sox again
A.J. Burnett got yanked after 2-2/3 innings during which he allowed five runs (three earned) while walking five and allowing five hits. The Yankees mustered just two hits in the 7-0 loss while Josh Beckett cruised to the win.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Long ball bails out Johan in win
On a rare off-night for Johan Santana, the Mets bailed their ace out with their bats. David Wright, Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church homered and the Mets beat the Phillies 6-5 Tuesday to close within two games of first place.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Yanks hit back at 'unruly' restroom fan who sued
The Yankees lashed out Tuesday at a Red Sox fan from Queens who claims he got booted from their old stadium when he tried to make a beeline for the bathroom during the playing of "God Bless America."div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Wednesday Jun 10
Raissman: Keith in no hurry to rip loafing Met
Players who go catatonic as soon as they hit the ball, guys who jake it, give baseball analysts something to scream about. Like Keith Hernandez. On Friday, during the first inning of Mets-Nationals, he blamed the wrong slacker.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Tuesday Jun 9
Federer Withdraws from Halle
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pWell I think we could all see this one coming. Roger Federer officially withdrew from the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany today. Federer had the following to say on his a...
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Tennis | Tuesday Jun 9
Hughes is relieved to finally get into game out of pen
Phil Hughes finally resurfaced from the Yankees' bullpen. The righthander was called on in the seventh inning of Monday night's 5-3 win over the Rays at the Stadium.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Tuesday Jun 9
Rivera set to sock it to Sox
Joe Girardi says his "gut instinct" is to give Mariano Rivera a night off because Rivera has pitched in three straight games, but Rivera was certain Monday night that he'd be available against the Red Sox.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Tuesday Jun 9
X-man making progress; pitchers take their cuts
Xavier Nady continues to make progress with his injured right elbow in Tampa, leaving open the possibility the outfielder could rejoin the Yankees next week for their nine interleague games in National League parks.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Tuesday Jun 9
Bondy: As Girardi juggles rotation, Andy holds own - for now
When there are six quality starters for five spots, every outing becomes a bit of an audition. And you got the feeling Monday night that Andy Pettitte was one bad start away from a controversy.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Tuesday Jun 9
Mets turn to Johan in fight with Phils
The Mets had a miserable showing in Pittsburgh, but a rainout in the Steel City delayed Johan Santana's turn in the rotation. Santana opens the Mets' series against the Phillies. He then faces the Yankees on Sunday in the Bronx.div class="feedflare"
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Baseball | Tuesday Jun 9
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