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Len Berman | Posted 12.02.2009 | New York


Len Berman

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.

Nick Adenhart Estate Given $138,000 Playoff Share

AP | Posted 11.30.2009 | Sports


NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Angels voted to give a full postseason share to the estate of Nick Adenhart, the rookie pitcher killed in April in a ...

Jim Tracy, Mike Scioscia: 2009 Manager Of The Year Winners

AP | JAY COHEN | Posted 11.19.2009 | Sports


NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Angels could have crumbled when pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car accident in April, overcome by waves of gri...

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Tony Sachs | Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports


Tony Sachs

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.

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

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 11.11.2009 | Sports


Robert E. Murphy

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...

Bobby Abreu Re-Signs With Angels: Two-Year Contract

AP | Posted 11.05.2009 | Home


ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels have re-signed outfielder Bobby Abreu to a two-year contract. The deal also contains a club option for...

Yankees Win Pennant: World Series Trip For Yankees After Beating Angels 5-2

AP | MIKE FITZPATRICK | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — The New York Yankees, baseball's biggest spenders, finally cashed in with their first pennant in six years Sunday night, beating the ...

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Len Berman | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York


Len Berman

Oakland's Tom Cable will not face charges for allegedly breaking the jaw of one of his assistants. When I saw the headline "No Charge for Cable," I knew the story wasn't about Cablevision.

Yankees-Angels Game 5: Angels Score Late To Extend ALCS

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York


ANAHEIM, Calif. — Just when all looked lost, the Los Angeles Angels took a cue from an old friend. With their Rally Monkey doing his best work ...

Yankees-Angels Game 5: ALCS Showdown Features AJ Burnett, John Lackey (UPDATE)

Posted 10.22.2009 | New York


UPDATE: The Angels defeated the Yankees 7-6. EARLIER: ANAHEIM, Calif. -- (Associated Press) After an off day, the Yankees will try to close out the...

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Len Berman | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York


Len Berman

Let's make marathons more interesting. How about crawling through windmills? We could combine the very best that marathon racing and miniature golf have to offer.

Yankees-Angels Game 4: A-Rod, CC Sabathia Bring New York To Brink Of World Series With Win Over Los Angeles

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York


ANAHEIM, Calif. — When Derek Jeter recalls the last time the New York Yankees got this close to the World Series, he gets chills down his spine ...

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Len Berman | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York


Len Berman

Rubbing salt. StubHub offered Mets playoff tickets yesterday so their fans can "be there as the Mets chase immortality." StubHub called it an "email glitch" and "regrets the error."

Sabathia, Kazmir Square-Off In American League Series Game 4

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York


ANAHEIM, Calif. — Alex Rodriguez has done something remarkable in every game of his charmed October. CC Sabathia is settling for every time he t...

Buffs, Yanks And A Night To Remember

Michael Conniff | Posted 10.19.2009 | Denver


Michael Conniff

To be a true sports fan -- and you know who you are -- you have to sit through loads of dreck. But the good news is every now and again you are rewarded for your patience as never before.

Yankees Angels Game 2: Yankees Win Off Maicer Izturis Error, Alex Rodriguez Homer

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — Maicer Izturis' throw zipped by second base, the ball careening out of control like a wet bar of soap, and headed toward somewhere near t...

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Len Berman | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York


Len Berman

When the Washington Redskins play Kansas City Sunday it will mark their sixth straight game against a winless team. Despite the cupcake schedule, Washington is 2 and 3.

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Len Berman | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York


Len Berman

A golfer in South Carolina went to retrieve his ball from a pond. An alligator bit off part of his arm. Your wet ball just isn't that valuable.

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Len Berman | Posted 11.29.2009 | New York


Len Berman

A fourth grade teacher made a nine-year-old kid wear his Yankees shirt inside out. The teacher is a Red Sox fan. Just one more cogent argument for home schooling.

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Len Berman | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York


Len Berman

The Yankees will probably clinch a playoff spot on the first day of fall. Detractors will say "sure, they bought themselves in." But to be fair, they've been buying and buying since 2000 and it hasn't paid dividends.

Andrew Thomas Gallo Charged With Murder In Death Of Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart

AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 05.11.2009 | Home


ANAHEIM, Calif. — Torii Hunter and John Lackey stood on the pitcher's mound at Angel Stadium, each holding Nick Adenhart's jersey, their caps of...

Nick Adenhart, Angels Pitcher, Killed In Car Accident

TMZ, AP | Posted 05.10.2009 | Home


TMZ reports that 22-year-old Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a hit-and-run car accident early Thursday morning — j...

Odd Man Out ... Again

Jon Greenberg | Posted 04.13.2009 | Chicago


Jon Greenberg

Matt McCarthy pitched one very forgettable season of minor league baseball in 2002. Seven years later, he turned a loose collection of journals into a best-selling book about his experiences in the baseball hinterlands, and people quickly took notice.

Dodgers No-Hit Win Over Angels

AP | KEN PETERS | Posted 07.07.2008 | Home


LOS ANGELES — John Lackey could not match his teammates' no-hit effort from a night before. Unlike Jered Weaver, though, he got the win. Lackey...