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AP source: Keppinger, Chisox reach $12M, 3-yr deal
A person familiar with the contract tells The Associated Press that versatile infielder Jeff Keppinger has reached agreement with the Chicago White ...
Red Sox rev up with Victorino; Giants keep Scutaro
Shane Victorino bolted for Boston, Marco Scutaro stayed with San Francisco, and the Miami Marlins shed more payroll in a late-night trade. It was ...
NYC synagogue bomb plot suspect pleads guilty
A New York man pleaded guilty Tuesday to rare state-level charges that he plotted to blow up city synagogues, saying he had wanted to "send a message ...
NYC mayor knocks reports he eyed Clinton to run
Mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out Tuesday at reports that he encouraged U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to run to succeed him, and he ...
Suspect in deadly NYC subway push implicates self
Authorities said a suspect implicated himself Tuesday in the death of a New Yorker who was pushed onto the tracks and photographed just before a train ...
Cashman on Yanks: 'Beggars can't be choosers'
Here's a new one for the New York Yankees. "Beggars can't be choosers," Brian Cashman, general manager of baseball's wealthiest team, said Tuesday.
NYC breaks ground on 26-acre Hudson Yards project
Work to transform the largest undeveloped property in Manhattan from a railroad storage yard into a sleek new neighborhood of spiky high-rises and ...
After Sandy, NYC pins housing hope on repairs
Facing Superstorm Sandy's daunting toll of wreckage and displacement in the nation's largest city, officials have put much of their hopes and hundreds ...
Steady K-State QB Klein a Heisman Trophy finalist
Collin Klein is the Heisman Trophy finalist who fits no mold. He was lightly recruited out of high school and ultimately chose to attend Kansas State, ...
'Peanuts' creator's love letters going to auction
The late "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz was once so infatuated with a young woman 23 years his junior he sent her dozens of romantic letters and ...
Aldridge: Victoria's Secret model, full-time mom
Sure, her job involves parading in lacy underwear and her husband is a rock star. But Lily Aldridge says she does the same things on a given day as ...
Napoli to Red Sox, Loney to Rays, A-Rod out
The Boston Red Sox began to play catch-up by getting All-Star catcher Mike Napoli, Tampa Bay took a chance on James Loney and the New York Yankees ...
Cuomo says he's 'optimistic' on Sandy aid
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged Monday from meetings with top Obama administration officials and congressional leaders "optimistic" that Congress ...
12-12-12 Sandy benefit to be aired on 34 outlets
The 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert will be broadcast across 34 U.S. and international television, radio and Internet across six continents.
A-Rod needs hip surgery, will miss season's start
Alex Rodriguez will start the season in what's become a familiar place: the disabled list. The New York Yankees said Monday the third baseman will ...
Ruppert, O'Day, White elected to baseball Hall
Former New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, longtime umpire Hank O'Day and barehanded catcher Deacon White have been elected to the baseball Hall of ...
AP IMPACT: China overtaking US as global trader
Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade.
Hockey talks resume Tuesday with owners, players
The cast of characters in the ongoing NHL labor saga is about to get a bit of a makeover, at least for one day. So far, Commissioner Gary Bettman and ...
NHL owners, players set to meet without leaders
Traditional labor talks have made little progress in the ongoing NHL lockout, so the league and the players' association are going to try something ...
Young down by boardwalk for benefit show
Neil Young said Sunday that he couldn't see performing in the area devastated by Superstorm Sandy without doing something to help people who were ...
Funeral held for boxer 'Macho' Camacho in NYC
Hundreds mourned Hector Camacho on Saturday in the landmark East Harlem church the fighter attended as a boy, and hundreds more cheered and shouted ...
Cold, mold loom as hazards in Sandy disaster zones
A month after Sandy's floodwaters swept up his block, punched a hole in his foundation and drowned his furnace, John Frawley still has no electricity ...
Wright, Mets agree to $138M deal; Hanson traded
David Wright agreed to the richest contract in Mets history, Tommy Hanson was traded to the Angels and Brian Wilson became a free agent on a busy day ...
Yankees, Cashman pleased with offseason success
Brian Cashman feels so good about the Yankees' offseason, he decided to rapel down a building. After spending the previous few days retaining veteran ...