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Jeter, Rivera make spring training debuts
In a few years, this will be a scene from Old-Timers' Day: Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera walking on the field to loud ovations. For now, though, it ...
Yankees closer Rivera says this is final season
Mariano Rivera and his family walked into the pavilion behind the third-base stands at Steinbrenner Field followed by his New York Yankees' teammates.
Derek Jeter singles in return from broken ankle
New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter singled sharply to left field on his first pitch since breaking an ankle last fall in the AL championship series.
Big East completes football-basketball breakup
When the Big East divorce was complete, the basketball schools got the early separation they wanted, the name of the conference many of them founded ...
Williams hits 11 3s, scores 42 as Nets top Wizards
Deron Williams sensed the disappointment from the crowd, strange as it seemed given how well he played. He gave the ball to the open man — just what ...
Column: Streaks are nice, championships are better
Blowouts. Narrow margins of victory. Lucky breaks. Overwhelming opponents with superior skills. It all adds up to a pair of remarkable streaks in ...
Williams' 11 3s, 42 points lead Nets past Wizards
Deron Williams already had five 3-pointers in less than five minutes when he pulled up in transition well behind the line, just to see how hot he ...
Ailing Yankees creak toward opening day
As Derek Jeter dug in against Andy Pettitte, a familiar voice boomed from the top step of the dugout. "Hundred bucks if you drill him!" former ...
Bin Laden's son-in-law: Pleads not guilty in NY
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the charismatic al-Qaida spokesman, fundraiser and son-in-law to Osama bin Laden, is likely to have a vast trove of knowledge ...
Jury done for day at NYC cannibal-plot trial
A jury ended its first full day of deliberations on Friday without a verdict in the case of a New York City police officer accused of plotting to ...
At 48, Hopkins still chasing championship history
Bernard Hopkins is more grill master than grill pitchman, willing to fire it up for hunks of organic chicken or fresh salmon. Maybe some buffalo.
Knuckler Dickey says WBC role a great privilege
Many big-name pitchers found reason to say no to the World Baseball Classic. R.A. Dickey was an automatic yes. The knuckleball master, winner of the ...
NY man charged in crash that killed couple, baby
A man arrested in connection with a car crash that killed a rabbinical college student, his pregnant wife and their baby was charged with criminally ...
Pricey NY apartments to rise on public housing
New Yorkers pay dearly for the privilege of living in one of the world's great cities. But would they shell out top dollar for an apartment on the ...
Thunder hold off Smith, Knicks as Anthony sits
The Kevin Durant-Carmelo Anthony duel was postponed, though J.R. Smith filled in nicely — for three quarters. The Oklahoma City Thunder finally ...
AP source: Rivera plans to retire after 2013
The great Mariano Rivera is getting set to close his career. The New York Yankees' reliever plans to announce this weekend that he will retire after ...
Jury begins weighing NYC cannibalism plot case
Lawyers asked a jury on Thursday to decide whether a police officer was a monster with a badge and a dangerous desire to cannibalize women or a failed ...
Teixeira confident Yankees can overcome injuries
Mark Teixeira is confident the New York Yankees can overcome key injuries likely to impact the team through the first month of the regular season.
Manhattan Project agent Safferstein dies at 92
Nathan Safferstein was barely 21 when circumstances suddenly propelled him from his job as a supermarket manager into the stealth world of a ...
Facebook exec's new book urges women to 'lean in'
For a book that has yet to be released, Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" — part feminist manifesto, part how-to career guide — has got a lot of people ...
Photographer LaChapelle sued, accused of beating
Celebrity photographer David LaChapelle has been sued for $1 million by a Montana gallery director who claims he beat and choked him. According to the ...
Man held without bail in NY couple's deadly crash
A man suspected of fleeing the scene of a grisly New York crash that killed a pregnant woman and her husband was arrested at a Pennsylvania ...
Doctors optimistic Rangers' Staal will recover
Doctors are optimistic that New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal will recover fully after being struck in the eye by a deflected puck. Staal was ...
Next NYC health campaign: too-loud earphones
The city wants young New Yorkers to hear its latest public-health warning loud and clear: Cranked-up headphones can be hazardous to your hearing.