The Iverson Gap: Why Valuing Players Is Even Harder Than You Think
The truth is that the traditional currency of a player's value, the win, is fairly unimportant.
The truth is that the traditional currency of a player's value, the win, is fairly unimportant.
Joe Favorito | Posted 12.04.2009 | Sports
As we enter the holiday season and follow the seemingly endless path to destruction Tiger Woods may be on, take pause and look a little harder for some of the good out there being done by our gifted athletes.
Posted 12.04.2009 | Sports
UsMagazine.com describes an erotic dream that Tiger Woods reportedly sent Rachel Uchitel, one of his alleged mistresses. According to the web site, W...
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.02.2009 | Media
"Fox & Friends" co-host Gretchen Carlson interviewed Derek Jeter Wednesday morning — but in the course of praising the Yankees star, she neglect...
Dan Weiner | Posted 12.03.2009 | New York
To help cope with the dire straits in which the G-Men find themselves, we distract one another with talk about Thanksgiving, Tiger Woods, and steroids.
Len Berman | Posted 12.02.2009 | New York
Not a misprint. The Knicks pummeled Phoenix 126-99 to improve their stellar record to 4-14. They're only 10 games out of first place. Then again they've only played 18.
Dan Siegel | Posted 12.01.2009 | Impact
Rather than dwelling on the shortcomings of our athletic heroes fed by the "build them up, tear them down" media culture, perhaps we should celebrate those stars who can inspire our children to also give of themselves to others.
AP | HOWIE RUMBERG | Posted 11.30.2009 | Sports
NEW YORK — Derek Jeter posed in his crisp pinstripe uniform, resting a shiny black bat on his shoulder, while a photographer lying on the ground...
Len Berman | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York
The L.A. Clippers TV announcers were suspended for one game after making fun of Memphis Center Hamed Haddadi. Among other things they said, "You're sure he's not Borat's older brother?"
Posted 11.13.2009 | Sports
The Yankees may have won the world series, but they had a little help along the way. One enterprising video editor detailed the more than 201 million ...
NY Post | Posted 11.13.2009 | Sports
The Yankees captain and five-time world champion is playing a fictionalized version of himself in the upcoming Will Ferrell flick "The Other Guys," w...
Tony Sachs | Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports
For my money, there was one unsung hero, one key player, that transformed the New York Yankees from a third place team in 2008 to World Series champs in '09.
Len Berman | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York
At a soccer game in Australia, police were called to quell a disturbance among the fans. Nothing new in soccer. But some of the fans were wielding spears and axes.
AP | MIKE FITZPATRICK | Posted 11.11.2009 | Sports
NEW YORK — Derek Jeter sure is stuffing his trophy case this year. The steady Yankees shortstop won his fourth Gold Glove on Tuesday, joining Ne...
Leslie Grossman | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York
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.
Posted 11.06.2009 | New York
After beating the Phillies in the World Series, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, and Derek Jeter faced another challenge last night: dealing with David Le...
Martin Nolan | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York
Pinstripe paranoia, a seasonal ailment, has plagued many of us since 1949. Then, in 2004, came deliverance, along with reduction of sorrow and a fresh perspective.
Joshua Neuman | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York
The day after the Yankees won their 27th World Series, I decided that I will forever refer to the new Yankee Stadium as "the house that Kate built."
Tony Sachs | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York
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.
Len Berman | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York
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.
Posted 11.03.2009 | New York
The World Series will be won this week, but the Commissioner's Trophy isn't the only title up for grabs. And while the games are decided on the field,...
Rachel Thebault | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home
This isn't easy for me to say. Growing up in Washington, DC, I was born and bred to hate the Yankees, and I've spent the first 98.5% of my life thus ...
Eugene Michael Santiago | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York
Now there are players who are excited to be Yankees, and to play for their first World Series appearance. Sure, they too got big checks in the off season, but they wanted to play for a team.
Len Berman | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York
There are cracks in the concrete walkways at the new Yankee Stadium. Hey, what do you expect for $1.5 billion?
Lee Schneider | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York
I'm going to lie down on a psychoanalyst's couch, preferably one made of soft baseball glove leather, and sort out my Yankee feelings. Hand me that baseball autographed by Sandy Koufax, will you?
David Roher | Posted 12.14.2009 | Sports