The 2013 New York Yankees: Injuries on top of injuries. Newly penurious owners. A lineup of assorted castoffs and veterans past their prime. Not a pretty picture -- in fact, it looks to be the weakest team the franchise has put on the field in at least two decades.
The Yankees are in sufficiently bad shape that even a great year by Rivera will not bring them back to the World Series. Moreover, Rivera is not the only aging Yankee seeking to recover from an injury.
Remember David Einhorn, the rich Milwaukee native who was going to buy into the Mets? The deal fell apart. Now comes word that Einhorn has been fined $11.2 million by the British version of the SEC for insider trading.
Nice to see sports getting its due with the Oscar nominations. Moneyball, the story of how the cash-strapped Oakland As competed with the big boys, got a boatload of nominations.
The Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins visited the White House yesterday. Goalie Tim Thomas didn't attend, saying, "I believe the federal government has grown out of control, threatening the rights, liberties, and property of the people."
I guess the odds makers aren't Tebowing. Denver goes into New England a 13 1/2 point underdog tomorrow night. I don't bet or advocate sports betting, but Tim Tebow has proved just about everyone wrong.
Have you been Tebowing since last night? The guy who wore 3:16 on his eye black at Florida, passed for 316 yards against a terrific Pittsburgh defense as the Broncos won in stunning fashion in overtime.
NEW YORK -- Jorge Posada is planning to retire after 17 seasons with the New York Yankees rather than pursue opportunities with other teams.
A person...
The Penn State case gets sicker by the minute. On your scorecard: three indictments, two firings and one student body that only compounded the mess by protesting in the streets.
NEW YORK -- After five World Series rings, seven American League pennants and five All-Star appearances, Jorge Posada says his career with the New Yor...
In they end they booed and it was aimed at Alex Rodriguez. He struck out with the bases loaded in the 7th, and then again, to end the game. He batted just .111 for the series.
The signature chant of "Hip Hip, Jorge!" may never reverberate through the upper reaches of Yankee Stadium again. OK, there may be Old Timer's Day app...
NEW YORK -- Now the Detroit Tigers can believe anything is possible.
They beat the New York Yankees in Game 5. At Yankee Stadium. Escaping jam after ...
NEW YORK -- There was Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit and Mariano Rivera's record-setting save. Another division title and the best record in the American L...
PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem says they may test for human growth hormone, HGH. Actually, they'll be forced to when golf arrives at the 2016 Olympics.
Cincinnati's flamboyant wide receiver Chad Ochocinco rode a bull over the weekend in Atlanta. The NFL lockout had better end before he gets stomped to death. By the way, he lasted 1.5 seconds.
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.
I was introduced to baseball by my friend Robert Isabel when I reluctantly agreed to accompany him to a baseball game. He stopped my refusals by anno...
How did George Steinbrenner manage to so thoroughly rehabilitate himself in the public eye after 1990? He did it three ways, a method which I would recommend to any former dictators, mass murderers, or George W. Bush.
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.