
Bruins, Rangers to carry on Boston-New York lore
After the marathon bombings, the cities of Boston and New York put aside their bitter rivalries and joined in their mutual love of sports and country.

Yankees rally, beat Seattle after Hernandez exits
Once Felix Hernandez tweaked his back, the whole game took an odd twist. Robinson Cano hit a two-run double, Lyle Overbay delivered a tiebreaking ...

Chamberlain scolds Rivera before Yankees game
New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain scolded teammate Mariano Rivera before Saturday night's game, telling the star closer never to "shush" him.

Yankees overcome injuries to beat Blue Jays
Yankees manager Joe Girardi shrugged his shoulders a few times, smirked some, too. He has no magic formula for his ballclub's winning ways despite an ...

Injured Jeter will be 39 when he returns to Yanks
Don Mattingly knows about trying to come back from an injury that just won't heal. A star first baseman for the New York Yankees from 1982-95, ...

Cano hits 3-run HR, Yankees beat Diamondbacks 4-2
Robinson Cano and the New York Yankees found all sorts of ways to salute Jackie Robinson. Cano, whose big league father named him for Robinson, hit ...

Violent backdrop in sports to Jackie Robinson Day
Lined up in front of their dugouts, all wearing No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day, the Washington Nationals and Miami Marlins stood for a moment of ...

Rivera thanks Indians employees for memories
Before Mariano Rivera answered questions from Indians employees he wanted to personally thank on his last visit to Progressive Field, the greatest ...

Red Sox handcuffed by Pettitte, Rivera in 4-2 loss
Looking for their first season-opening sweep at Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox instead were handcuffed by a pair of familiar foes. Andy Pettitte pitched ...

MLB teams honor Newtown victims before openers
The names, written in script, streamed slowly down on the video board in center field at Yankee Stadium, of the 20 children and six educators who died ...

Lester, Red Sox shut down Yankees on opening day
Jackie Bradley Jr. and the Red Sox were daring on the basepaths. Jon Lester and the Boston bullpen were aggressive against a barely recognizable New ...

MLB openers feature Strasburg, rivalries, AL vs NL
The Kansas City Royals have been absent from the playoffs since the day Billy Butler was born. They've barely had a winning season in the last two ...

Yankees work to acquire Vernon Wells from Angels
Vernon Wells might become the latest addition to the New York Yankees' injury-depleted lineup. As the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 in 10 ...

BracketRacket: Zags, Ryan's Wiki and Geno is 59
Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, we say farewell to our first No. 1 seed and explain why ...

Cashman: 'It's a possibility' Jeter misses opener
The New York Yankees might be minus Derek Jeter on opening day. The star shortstop missed his second straight exhibition game Wednesday because of ...
Yanks' Teixeira has partially torn tendon sheath
Mark Teixeira says he has a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist and didn't rule out missing up to two months of the regular season.

MLB pitchers lost in translation no more
There were times in the low minors when Mariano Rivera felt totally lost on the mound. That was, before he got a good grasp of his cut fastball — and ...

Pitchers: Lost in translation no more
Major League Baseball has a new rule that allows interpreters to join managers and coaches on the mound when pitchers aren't fluent in English.

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.

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 ...

Rivera's family Florida bound for closing chapter
Mariano Rivera's family is on its way to Florida for the expected announcement that one of baseball's greatest relievers will retire after the season.

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.

Teixeira out 8 to 10 weeks with wrist injury
Mark Teixeira will to be out at least until early May with a strained right wrist tendon, the latest major injury setback for the New York Yankees.