* I was stunned and disgusted to learn that not one Yankees player, past or present, bothered to attend the funeral of Bob Sheppard, the classiest person ever to grace Yankee Stadium. For days, they all paid lip service to Mr. Sheppard, but when it...
The Yankees tonight honored owner George Steinbrenner and public address announcer Bob Sheppard in a brief pregame ceremony at Yankee Stadium. It included a five-minute video tribute to Steinbrenner, who became owner of the Yankees in 1973. Mariano...
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Colorado ace Ubaldo Jimenez will start for the National League in the All-Star game while the AL will counter with Tampa Bay’s David Price. In this year of the pitcher, Jimenez was a fitting pick by Phillies manager Charlie Manuel on...
The Yankees refused to enter extension talks with Derek Jeter last offseason because, they insisted, it was their policy to wait until a contract ended before negotiating a new one. That was a good alibi. It was not the real reason, however. The...
Derek Jeter may be the last person a loyal “Rescue Me” viewer would expect to see in a promo for the series, but the New York Yankee makes a striking appearance as himself in a montage of images that track the lives of two heroes, one fictional, one...
On an odd night in the Bronx, Alex Rodriguez did what comes normal to him. He hit yet another home run on his march through the record book. The slugger hit No. 599 to help the Yankees pull away and beat the Kansas City Royals 10-4 Thursday in a game...
NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez hit his 599th home run, Derek Jeter had an inside-the-park shot and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 10-4 Thursday on a strange night in the Bronx. Jorge Posada had a go-ahead double and a bizarre throwing...
On a night filled with touching tributes, Nick Swisher found the most fitting way to honor George Steinbrenner. Manager Joe Girardi cried during a 15-minute pregame remembrance. Captain Derek Jeter worked hard to keep his composure while speaking to...
By Brian Costa Hours before Friday's game, a makeshift memorial was already growing outside Gate 4 at Yankee Stadium.A large, interlocking N.Y. logo on the sidewalk was covered by bouquets of flowers, Yankees hats, T-shirts, candles, handwritten notes,...
NEW YORK -- George Steinbrenner was suspended from baseball for trying to disgrace his high-paid outfielder, Dave Winfield. A low point for "The Boss," for sure. But rather than let the episode fade away, the Yankees owner reached out nearly a decade...
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter listens to a question during a news conference about Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who died Tuesday, before a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Yankees on Friday, July 16, 2010, in New York. tool goes...
NEW YORK — George Steinbrenner, whose big wallet and win-at-all-cost attitude whipped the New York Yankees into a billion-dollar sports empire, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4. Steinbrenner had a heart attack, was taken to...
NEW YORK George Steinbrenner, whose big wallet and win-at-all-cost attitude whipped the New York Yankees into a billion-dollar sports empire, died yesterday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4. Steinbrenner had a heart attack, was taken...
Published: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 NEW YORK — George Steinbrenner, 80, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died...
NEW YORK (AP) — George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4. Steinbrenner had a...
