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Teixeira's slam leads Yankees over Indians 7-4
Mark Teixeira raised his fist as he rounded first base after his ball landed in the cap of a young fan standing in the front row beyond the right ...
Brown goes deep again, Phillies beat Marlins 7-2
Domonic Brown took a hop and skip out of the batter's box, made an exaggerated bat flip, stutter-stepped around first base like Rickey Henderson, and ...
Hal Steinbrenner has been disappointed in A-Rod
Alex Rodriguez has let down Hal Steinbrenner. The New York Yankees' managing general partner on Monday expressed his disappointment in Rodriguez's ...
Jason Kidd retiring from NBA after 19 seasons
Jason Kidd became one of the best by making others better. He turned around a longtime-losing franchise, guided another to a championship, and helped ...
NYC police commish says he's not running for mayor
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is the most popular public figure in New York City not running for mayor. And when asked, his answer is always the ...
Surprises, rap's new class take over Summer Jam XX
New York City radio station Hot 97 celebrated its 20th annual Summer Jam concert with young rappers who are dominating the charts, a respected veteran ...
Buchholz, Red Sox beat Yankees 3-0 in 5½ innings
Three delays, 5½ innings and another sensational outing by Clay Buchholz — albeit a short one. Buchholz allowed two hits in an abbreviated shutout and ...
Damaging storms moving through east, south
Damaging winds flattened trees and utility poles and knocked out power in parts of northern New England on Sunday, flights were delayed in New York ...
Yankees fan says he's 111, but has no proof of age
A baseball fan who says he's 111 years old and was saluted by the New York Yankees on the field this weekend has no proof of his age. Bernando LaPallo ...
AP source: Big Ten coming to Yankee Stadium
The Pinstripe Bowl and Big Ten will announce at Yankee Stadium on Monday a multiyear agreement between the conference and the 3-year-old postseason ...
Jean Stapleton, TV's Edith Bunker, dies at 90
Jean Stapleton's Edith Bunker was such a dithery charmer that we had to love her. And because she loved her bombastic husband Archie, we made room for ...
For sale in NYC: Fridge with morbid history
It's a fridge big enough for a family of four. New York's Office of General Services has turned to eBay in an attempt to sell off a huge, steel morgue ...
Ujiri leaves Denver for Toronto Raptors
From the moment he took over the moribund Toronto Raptors last month, Tim Leiweke vowed to make some significant changes to return the team to ...
NY Cancer Society says sweet smokes aimed at kids
They come in brightly colored, shiny packages in fun flavors like chocolate, blueberry, gummy bear, wine and pink berry. But the American Cancer ...
Sean Penn charity to sponsor Haitian runners
The Haiti humanitarian group founded by Hollywood actor Sean Penn announced Friday that it will sponsor five Haitian runners so they can compete in ...
NYC's Bloomberg: 'I feel perfectly safe'
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been a public face of gun control for years, but he's in a new, unsought spotlight after ricin-laced letters were sent to ...
'German curse' no more for NYC Spelling Bee champ
As red and yellow confetti floated into his hair, the champ just stood there and cracked his knuckles, hardly the type of celebration expected from ...
FBI: Ricin letter to Obama sent from Wash.
Three poison-tainted, hand-addressed letters postmarked on the same day in Spokane, Wash., were mailed to President Barack Obama, a federal judge in ...
1930s subway train makes rare uptown trip in NYC
Hundreds of lucky New York City commuters got a surprise trip back in time when eight 1930s-era subway cars were briefly returned to service offering ...
AP Source: Malone reaches deal to be Kings' coach
Incoming Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive is already making moves to rebuild the fallen franchise. The Kings have an agreement in place with ...
NYC police: Notes to Obama, mayor had gun threats
A suspicious letter mailed to the White House and intercepted this week was similar to two threatening, poison-laced letters on the gun law debate ...
Pitcher Wood hits grand slam in Cubs' 8-3 win
Travis Wood and the rest of the Chicago Cubs pitchers are starting to turn the ninth spot in the batting order into a productive part of the lineup.
Billy Joel surprises New York high school
Billy Joel was back in high school. The singer surprised an assembly full of students at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in the borough of Queens ...
Secret Service: Letter to White House intercepted
The Secret Service said Thursday that a suspicious letter addressed to President Barack Obama and similar to ricin-laced ones sent to New York Mayor ...