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Hamilton, Greinke remain on market after meetings
A quiet winter meetings figures to lead to a busy rest of December, given how few moves actually got finished at sprawling Opryland hotel. As teams ...
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.
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 ...
AP source: Rivera, Yanks agree to $10 million deal
Mariano Rivera and the New York Yankees agreed Thursday to a $10 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The ...
George Steinbrenner would've issued public apology
George Steinbrenner would have issued a public apology. After leading the league in wins this year, the New York Yankees didn't just lose to Detroit ...
Steinbrenner won't address A-Rod return next year
Hank Steinbrenner says too much blame is being directed at Alex Rodriguez for Detroit's sweep of the Yankees, and won't address whether the slumping ...
Tigers rout Yankees 8-1 for 4-game ALCS sweep
Phil Coke stormed into Jim Leyland's office and sprayed the veteran manager with some of Detroit's celebratory bubbly. When Leyland tried to take ...
Yankees' slump defies explanation
If there were a quick and easy solution, surely this bunch would have figured it out by now. Alex Rodriguez has over 600 home runs. Curtis Granderson ...
Verlander the next obstacle for slumping Yankees
There were times this year when Justin Verlander took the mound while his team was reeling a bit — and the right-hander's presence was Detroit's best ...
Minus Jeter, Yanks and Tigers scoreless in Game 2
Hiroki Kuroda retired his first 15 batters before Jhonny Peralta singled, and the New York Yankees pressed ahead without injured captain Derek Jeter ...
Tigers take 2-0 lead over Yanks opener of ALCS
Raul Ibanez hit another tying homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers were tied 4-4 after 10 innings on ...
A-Rod benched by Yankees for Game 5 vs Orioles
Alex Rodriguez watched the New York Yankees' biggest game of the year on the bench. After being pinch hit for in Games 3 and 4 of the AL division ...
Yankees, O's tied 1-all after 12th in Game 4
Baltimore's bullpen escaped an eighth-inning jam as Alex Rodriguez struck out yet again, Joba Chamberlain was knocked out by Matt Wieters' broken bat ...
Ibanez 9th-inning HR leaves Yanks, O's tied 2-all
Raul Ibanez homered as a pinch hitter for Alex Rodriguez in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles were tied 2-all going to ...
Yankees get the jump on Orioles with 7-2 win
The New York Yankees earned the AL East title by pulling away from the Baltimore Orioles in the final week of the regular season. That scenario ...
Yankees win ALDS playoff opener over Orioles 7-2
For eight innings, the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles staged a magnificent duel worthy of two division foes that split 18 games during the ...
Yanks rout Red Sox 10-2, open 1-game AL East lead
Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin and Mark Teixeira stepped up the plate, sent the ball over the wall and circled the bases like a ...
Yankees blanked by Blue Jays 6-0, lead cut to 1
Ivan Nova didn't do much to help his case for a spot in the Yankees' potential playoff rotation. If anything, he made New York's path to the ...
Yankees win thriller, beat A's on error in 14th
Trailing by four runs in the 13th inning, Raul Ibanez and the New York Yankees were far from finished. They were just getting started. Ibanez hit his ...
Martin gives Yankees win in 10th inning
When Rafael Soriano gave up a tying homer in the ninth inning to spoil CC Sabathia's dominant start, the Yankees didn't get down. They knew what they ...
Nova returns, pitches Yankees past Rays 5-3
Some critical reinforcements are still on the way for the Yankees. With the AL East race up for grabs, New York would be thrilled if those players are ...
Orioles hit 3 HRs, beat Sabathia and Yankees 5-4
In a duel for first place in the AL East, neither team was happy after a tense game that went down to the final questionable out. The Orioles beat the ...
Rodriguez leads Yankees over Orioles 8-5
It's the time of year when milestones are far less important than victories, so for Alex Rodriguez, the significance of his 300th home run with the ...
Orioles hit 6 HRs in 10-6 win over Yankees
Adam Jones had heard tales about how Camden Yards used to be when the place was packed and the Orioles were in a pennant race. With one dramatic swing ...