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PHOTOS: Don Larsen's Perfect 1956 World Series Game

Posted 12.08.2011

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On Oct. 8, 1956, Don Larsen pitched a perfect no-hitter game during the 1956 World Series. In honor of Larsen's Game 5 heroics, Life.com has released ...

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Baseball, Hope and the Children of 9/11

Laurie Nadel | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Children of 9/Ll, New York Mets, Baseball, Shea Stadium, Trauma, Grief, Yankee Stadium, 9/11, Wtc, Joe Torre, Texas Rangers, Eric Nadel, Omar Minaya, Decade After 9/11 - Coping, September 11, Decade After 9/11 - Lives Affected, September 11 Anniversary, New York News
Laurie Nadel

No one was more surprised than I to discover that the keys to healing for these 30-plus adolescents and young adults would be found at Yankee and Shea Stadiums.

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McCartney Hits It Out of the Park

Salvatore Bono | Posted 09.19.2011

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Salvatore Bono

How does one review someone like Paul McCartney? Someone who did more at the age of 28 than most have ever done in a lifetime? How does someone actual...

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WATCH: New York City's Vanishing Landmarks

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 07.26.2011

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There's been a rash of New York City landmarks closing or about to close this week. Mars Bar got its demolition permit, a candlelight vigil was held l...

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WATCH: Is Coffee, The Panhandling Sports Pooch, Being Abused?

Posted 07.25.2011

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The saga of Coffee, the panhandling pooch, continues this morning as NBC New York catches up with her owner in Corona, Queens. The dog, who is oft...

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The Yankee Stadium

Kevin Nunez | Posted 07.24.2011

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Kevin Nunez

To this day, I still have the hat, photos, and of course the memory of going to the Yankee Stadium and going to my first Yankee game with my Father.

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Electrocuted Outside Stadium, Yankees Fan Plans Lawsuit

nypost.com | JAMIE SCHRAM, TODD VENEZIA and DOUGLAS MONTERO | Posted 06.14.2011

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A Brooklyn woman says she got the shock of her life at Yankee Stadium when she stepped on a metal plate and was jolted by so much electricity, she had...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 06.08.2011

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Len Berman

The lords of golf have taken steps to limit the practice of golf fans calling in infractions that they've caught on TV.

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Catch Up With Matt Nokes: Former Yankee talks baseball, impressions, and planes

Thrillist | Posted 05.31.2011

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With opening day upon us, Thrillist sat down with former Yank and current hitting consultant Matt Nokes, a man whose accomplishments include catchin...

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She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story by Audrey Vernick

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.31.2011

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Holly Cara Price

Whether or not the weather in the New York area tells us otherwise as we look into the maw of yet another possible nor'easter, today marks the officia...

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Movie Review: The Adjustment Bureau

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Fate or free will? Unfortunately, the deck is stacked in George Nolfi's The Adjustment Bureau, an adaptation of a Philip K. Dick short story. Oh, the humanity.

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Is New York Architecture Past Its Prime?

Capital New York | Mark Hay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Building Information Modeling, Barclays Center, NY Real Estate, New Yankee Stadium, Yankee Stadium, New York City Architecture, New York News

The Center for Architecture currently has, on exhibition, a piece called the "liquid wall," the winner of a competition for "innovative" material for ...

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The NLCS: A Tale of Two Cities Revisited

Larry Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Abrams

It is entirely possible that Tim Lincecum could outpitch Roy Halladay in the first game of the Series and then Sanchez once more shut down the Phillies left handed loaded lineup.

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Here's a Way to Never Be Unemployed

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Astor

Many Americans are maxing out on their unemployment benefits amid cries from Republicans that they're lazy bums who should get a job. Sure, there's on...

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Major Sporting Events: Too Corporatized, Too Controlling, Too Much

William Astore | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Astore

Until our sporting events and air shows return to a time when players and fans and enthusiasts collectively showed up simply for the love of the game and the purity of it all, count me out.

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Primal Scream Day

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Kaiser

Imagine this scene: Yankee Stadium is filled to the gills with arts managers who wait quietly and expectantly. There are museum directors, opera produ...

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Jay-Z, Yankees Partner To Sell Co-Branded Merchandise

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Get your New York Yankees hats here – with a Jay-Z logo. The hip-hop mogul is teaming up with his favorite baseball squad on co-bran...

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A-Rod's 600th (Post-Mortem): A Long, Slow Descent Into Baseball History

Jesse Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jesse Lawrence

While separated by only 13 calendar days, the gap between A-Rod's 599 and 600 contained 46 at bats, four different opposing teams and 103 specially-marked 'A' balls.

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Steinbrenner: By George, He Was a Pain!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

I'm a born-and-bred New Yorker. A Yankee fan by nature and by nurture -- "Cut me and I bleed pinstripes" and all that. So you'll understand what it...

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Remember the Name Bob Sheppard

Eugene Michael Santiago | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eugene Michael Santiago

Bob Sheppard was a voice of the game who became bigger than the game. In the wake of his death, we must not forget the legacy of the man who called Yankee games for 56 years.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Len Berman

Bob Sheppard passed away yesterday just three months shy of 100. In his first day as Yankees announcer in 1951, he called out the names Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams.

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'Voice Of God' Dies At 99

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Bob Sheppard, whose stylish, elegant stadium introductions of New York Yankees from Joltin' Joe to Derek Jeter spanned more than a ha...

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The Mayor's New Right Hand Man

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Petro

Stephen Goldsmith's red state politics stand out in a city of true-blue Democrats, and his appointment is a clear indication that Bloomberg will make belt-tightening a key component of his third term.

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Fewer Home Runs At New Yankee Stadium

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — New Yankee Stadium no longer is playing like a bandbox. While 21 home runs were hit in the five first games last year during the $1....

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Vuvuzelas BANNED From Yankee Stadium

Posted 05.25.2011

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Don't worry Yankees fans, your ears are safe. While the vuvuzela -- those plastic horns that sound like a swarm of bees-- has quickly become the scou...

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