George Steinbrenner

Getting Rich In Supposedly Illegal Businesses

Don McNay | Posted 04.22.2012

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Don McNay

As a society, it would seem logical that we would want drug pushing, loan sharking and corporate influence peddling to stop. At the very least, we could go back to making it against the law.

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Does the Ghost of George Steinbrenner Run the New York City Schools?

Alan Singer | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Restart, Public Schools, New York Yankees, New York City Department of Education, George Steinbrenner, Michael Bloomberg, Washington DC, Atlanta, Barack Obama, New York News
Alan Singer

It seems that Steinbrenner's management style, tossing money at the problems and blaming other people for your failures, is alive and well in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's New York City Department of education.

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Rod Kurtz

What Will Be George Steinbrenner's Legacy?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 08.15.2011

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Love him or hate him -- and it generally depends on whether you hail from Boston or New York -- there's no denying that George Steinbrenner left his m...

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Len Berman | Posted 07.11.2011

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Len Berman

George Steinbrenner was lots of things to lots of people, but who knew he was an FBI informant? Was he a super patriot? Nah. It helped him get a pardon for his illegal campaign contributions.

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George Steinbrenner: FBI Informant

AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER and PETE YOST | Posted 07.09.2011

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WASHINGTON — The FBI released documents Monday stating that New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner assisted the agency in two investigations...

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Saying Goodbye to Andy Pettitte

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Jeff Weaver, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera, Brian Cashman, Core Four, Major League Baseball, Houston Astros, George Steinbrenner, Joe Torre, Baseball Hall of Fame, Derek Jeter, Mel Stottlemyre, Jorge Posada, Sports News
Tony Sachs

It's easy, in the hazy, nostalgic glow of his farewell, to forget that Pettitte wasn't as beloved by the Yankees' front office as he was by the fans until quite recently.

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Good Reads of 2010

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Merril Hoge, Sports Illustrated, Nfl, New Orleans Saints, George Steinbrenner, Books, Espn, Harlem Globetrotters, Super Bowl, Sports News
Joe Favorito

The Ones Who Hit The Hardest by Chad Millman is a good look back at the Steelers, the Cowboys and what shaped the NFL in the decades past.

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Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, New York Mets, Baseball Hall of Fame, George Steinbrenner, Derek Jeter, Boston Red Sox, New York News
Len Berman

Somebody was bound to be happy. The George Steinbrenner supporters, or the bashers. As it turned out, George did not make the Hall of Fame... yet.

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Estate Tax Debate Looms: GOP, Blanche Lincoln Want Major Cuts

Bloomberg | Ryan J. Donmoyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Tax Policy, Warren Buffett, United for a Fair Economy, George Steinbrenner, Bill Gates, Mitch McConnell, Gop, Tax Reform, Democrats, Blanche Lincoln, John Kyl, Republicans, Politics News

A new tax on multimillion-dollar estates may emerge as the final hurdle to a deal that preserves most or all of former President George W. Bush's tax ...

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Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Jets, Nfl, George Steinbrenner, Brett Favre, New York Giants, New York News
Len Berman

Jenn Sterger, who supposedly received penis pix from Brett Favre, met with the NFL. Favre, meanwhile, announces he'll retire after this season. Is this his 8th retirement announcement or 9th?

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Steinbrenner Belongs in the Hall of Shame

Alan Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Watergate, Wfan, George Steinbrenner, Bud Selig, Major League Baseball, Steroids in Baseball, Jason Giambi, Baseball Hall of Fame, Sports News
Alan Singer

Some consider George Steinbrenner a pioneer of modern sports ownership. But that's not true. He's a disgrace to baseball. And he doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame. He belongs in the Hall of Shame.

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Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Miami Heat, Indiana Pacers, Paul the Octopus, George Steinbrenner, New York News
Len Berman

Miami may have James, Wade and Bosh, but Utah has Paul Millsap. He scored 46 points as the Jazz dumped the Heat in overtime in Miami.

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The Yankees and the Curse of Empire

Larry Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Steinbrenner, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Joe Strummer, Cliff Lee, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, World Series, Giants, National League, The Clash, Sports News
Larry Abrams

The Yankees multi million dollar free agent signings of pitchers almost always turn out badly.

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Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jose Bautista, Baseball, George Steinbrenner, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Ichiro Ozawa, New York News
Len Berman

Seattle's Ichiro becomes the first player to ever record 10 consecutive 200 hit seasons. Can you say Hall of Fame?

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Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Tom Coughlin, New York Mets, George Steinbrenner, New York Jets, Joe Torre, Bobby Valentine, New York Giants, New York News
Len Berman

Joe Torre returned to the Bronx for the first time since his departure. He was greeted with hugs from his former players and loud cheers from the crowd.

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PHOTOS: Steinbrenner Monument Unveiled

Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Associated Press) - George Steinbrenner is now truly the biggest of the Yankees greats -- as measured in Monument Park. The colorful and co...

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Yogi Berra, Jerry Seinfeld Remember "The Boss"

AP | HOWIE RUMBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Yogi Berra vowed he would never talk to George Steinbrenner again after the owner fired him as Yankees manager 16 games into the 1985...

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So Many Selves, So Little Time

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Michael Sigman

President Obama is a Kenyan or a Muslim -- or a Kenyan Muslim -- masquerading as an American Christian. The Dalai Lama is an undercover Nazi agent. Ma...

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Ron Barr Goes Back for More...

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Baseball, Sports Radio, George Steinbrenner, Afghanistan, Football, Espn, Friendly Fire, Pat Tillman, Stanley McChrystal, Brian Billick, Iraq, Nfl, Sports News
Joe Favorito

In many places across the country, Ron Barr's interviews on the syndicated SportsByline USA radio network have been the soundtrack and the touchstone for hundreds of thousands of sports fans.

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Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miami Heat, Carmelo Anthony, George Steinbrenner, Alex Rodriguez, Chris Paul, New York Knicks, Major League Baseball, New York News
Len Berman

Chris Paul supposedly wants the Knicks, and he wants Denver's Carmelo Anthony to join him to create the Knicks version of the Miami fearsome threesome.

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Why Do Republicans Want to Raise the Deficit?

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Bernie Sanders, George Steinbrenner, Estate Tax, Politics News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

Apparently, Republicans are deficit hawks when it comes to the needs of ordinary people, but they are big spenders when it comes to the needs of the rich. What could possibly explain this inconsistency?

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On Life, Death and the New York Uprising

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abe-Beame, New York Yankees, New York Uprising, Ed Koch, George Steinbrenner, Daniel Ortega, World Series, New York News
Ed Koch

I am not a big sports fan. George Steinbrenner meant little or nothing to me before I was elected Mayor New York City in 1977. Then, suddenly, he meant a lot.

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Steinbrenner Was a Bully

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Steinbrenner, Mel Gibson, Vince Lombardi, Sports News
Roger I. Abrams

There was one prevailing characteristic of George Steinbrenner that should be remembered, and that was not that he spent so much money on ballplayers. Steinbrenner throughout his career was a bully.

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The George Steinbrenner Leadership Model

Leslie Grossman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leslie Grossman

I have always been fascinated by George Steinbrenner, owner of the most successful franchise in baseball history. He was a man from which women (and male) leaders can learn a lot about leadership.

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Yankees Host Steinbrenner-Sheppard Tribute Night -- Prices Up 39%

Jesse Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jesse Lawrence

With the passing of their long-time owner, George Steinbrenner and their even longer-time voice, Bob Sheppard, it has been a tough week for the Yankees and their fans.

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