Why We Like Sports

Len Berman, 11.12.2009

Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster

Here's why we like sports. Everything is neatly categorized. You have distinct winners and losers and everyone knows where he or she stands.

A Cubs Boy, in the Shadow of the Yankees

Eric Klinenberg, 11.12.2009

I believed that my son might be the one we'd been waiting for, the guy who would turn the Cubs' luck around. Then something incredible happened. In 2007, his first full season, the Cubs made the playoffs.

The Recession Helps Fans

Chris Tsakalakis, 11.11.2009

An interesting trend has emerged from the clouds of the recession, a silver lining for sports and music fans. It turns out that more fans are going to more events -- and doing so at lower prices.

Hideki Matsui: An Ageless Talent

Arn Tellem, 11.11.2009

Principal, Wasserman Media Group

Matsui is one of those rare superstars who recognize the unique role his astonishing talent has given him and the good he can do for others.

The Answer to Heath Care

Jim Lichtman, 11.11.2009

Hold on to your hats, folks, I'm getting ready to be brilliant. I have the answer to the health care debate. No, really! Last Saturday, the House n...

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman, 11.10.2009

Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster

Sammy Sosa's skin looks lighter in recent photographs, and some are wondering if he's "going Michael Jackson on us?" A friend says he's merely going through a skin rejuvenation process.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman, 11.09.2009

Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster

Which comes first, the return of the NFL to Los Angeles or pro basketball to New York?

Teamwork

Liz Neumark, 11.09.2009

CEO, Great Performances

Last week ended with a grand and glorious finale - a ticker tape parade tribute to the NY Yankees and their dedicated fans, and for this caterer, a day to be swept up in the enthusiasm.

No, I'm Not Bitter...Really: A Phillies Fan Laments

Jerry Waxman, 11.09.2009

When you are eight years old and your team is in the World Series you are in heaven.

Learning Leadership From the New York Yankees

Leslie Grossman, 11.09.2009

Cofounder, Women's Leadership Exchange, Author

I am obsessed with always looking at why and how people lead. Small businesses and corporations alike might consider looking at the success of the Yankees.

The World Series and Barry Sanders

Chris Campbell, 11.06.2009

Music and technology professional

The Yankees clearly have many, many great years ahead of them, and likely will for generations to come. But the game just doesn't feel the same anymore.

At Season's End, Withering Thoughts on November Baseball, Interleague Play and the Designated Hitter

Robert E. Murphy, 11.11.2009

Columnist, Life-Long Brooklynite

The temperature in New York is 48 degrees as I begin to write this, three hours before the start of the sixth game of the World Series at Yankee Stadi...

Typical World Series Inning: 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 42 Spits

Judge H. Lee Sarokin, 11.05.2009

Retired in 1996 after 17 years on the federal bench

It is bad enough that every baseball player feels that he has to spit every ten seconds, but why do we have to see the face of the pitcher or the batter before every pitch as he is spitting?

Yanks Spending Money -- The American Way

Bruce Tenenbaum, 11.05.2009

Writer, actor and radio host

Read the sports pages today and you'll find a whole lot of jealous Yankee haters moaning and whining about the Yankees' payroll. But business is the business of America.

Yankees Win! But Now What's A Fan To Do?

Tony Sachs, 11.05.2009

Pop music know-it-all, spirits enthusiast, baseball obsessive, bon vivant

Win or lose, once the playoffs are over, whether you're popping the bubbly or doing the thousand-yard stare in the opposing dugout, there's no more baseball.

Yankees Buy Another World Series Title

Av Sinensky, 11.05.2009

Attorney

Sources inside the Yankees revealed late last night that they will be holding a press conference to announce that they have acquired the rights to the Florida Marlins' 2003 World Series Championship.

Joe Buck's Broken Record and Other Post-Season Delights

Billy Altman, 11.04.2009

I could say that after five games, the Fox network broadcasts of the 2009 World Series are really getting on my nerves -- but that would be dishonest.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman, 11.04.2009

Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster

It's a mess in Washington and we're not talking politics, it's the Redskins. The organization is blaming the media -- if it would stop printing the NFL standings, fans would have no idea the team stinks.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman, 11.03.2009

Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster

There will be a game six. We haven't been able to say that in six years. And you know it's not your typical post season when Alex Rodriguez comes alive and Derek Jeter hits into a crucial 9th inning doubleplay.

World Series: One Question about Damon's Dash

Shayana Kadidal, 11.03.2009

Senior managing attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights

Johnny Damon joined Enos Slaughter in the annals of great World Series base running plays, stealing second and then third base on one play.

Beyond Baseball

Laura Ziskin, 11.01.2009

Co-Founder of Stand Up to Cancer/Producer of the Spider Man Franchise

Stand Up To Cancer's call-to-action at Saturday's World Series game tapped into the best of baseball, and the best in corporate sponsorship on an issue that affects us all.