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  • A day after 3,000, Yanks SS Jeter returns to work Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:54PMRICK FREEMAN AP Sports Writer NEW YORK The morning after celebrating his 3,000th hit with friends and family, Derek Jeter was back at work. At 11:42 a.m., Jeter walked out into the public part of the Yankees clubhouse wearing a navy University of Michigan T-shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers. He grabbed a towel, chatted briefly with some team employees, then sat down at his locker to talk to a ...
  • Jeter back to work day after eclipsing 3,000 hits Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:36PMNEW YORK (AP) -- The morning after celebrating his 3,000th hit with friends and family, Derek Jeter was back at work.
  • WNY man starts trek to Yankee Stadium Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:29PMA Grand Island man began a 14-day walk from the Island to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
  • Clemens trial a story of 2 friends turned enemies Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:27PMClemens trial a story of 2 friends turned enemies By NEDRA PICKLER The Associated Press Published Jul 10, 2011 11:16AM MDT Washington • Strip away the legalese and the trial of Roger Clemens is a tale of two men: the baseball star and his trainer. The pair rose together to the heights of their professions only to become bitter enemies who destroyed each other’s reputations as stand-up family men ...
  • Fan returns ball to Jeter after catching hit No. 3,000 Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:06PMThe specially marked ball landed in the left-field bleachers, avidly pursued by a dozen other fans. Lucky to land the prize, Christian Lopez was happy to give it back to Derek Jeter for season tickets and several other goodies.
  • Tampa Bay Rays (49-40) At New York Yankees (52-35), 1:05 P.M. Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:57AM(Sports Network) - Fresh off a milestone day for captain Derek Jeter , the New York Yankees will attempt to win the rubber match of a rain-shortened, three- game series with the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. Saturday, Jeter hit a home run in the third inning to become the 28th player in major league history to reach the 3,000-hit plateau. Jeter finished 5-for-5 with a go-ahead RBI single in ...
  • Producers flocking to Stratford's 'Jesus Christ Superstar': actor Aaron Walpole Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:52AMSTRATFORD, Ont. - "Jesus Christ Superstar" continues to gain a high-profile following at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
  • What they’re saying about Derek Jeter’s 3,000th hit… Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:37AMYankees shortstop Derek Jeter went 5-for-5 on Saturday at Yankee Stadium in an afternoon that won’t soon be forgotten by fans of baseball. He reached then quickly surpassed the 3,000-hit milestone, doing it in storybook fashion as the Yankees captured a 5-4 victory over the Rays. Let’s swing it around the web for reaction to…
  • Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 20:41 Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 6:13PMBy Jack Fordyce. Elma -- When Brian Poppa of Medford, OR. took the checkered flag Saturday night in the 40-lap feature race at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, WA. it was his fourth win in just a week in the Wild Wild West “Modifieds” Speed Week Tour. Joey Tanner of Portland, OR....
  • Marlins to open stadium with Cardinals Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:30PMThe Marlins will open their new $515 million ballpark against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 4, a person familiar with next season’s draft schedule told The Associated Press.
  • Big decision ahead for Bedford’s Maher Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:00PMJoe Maher has a big decision to make this summer.
  • Batting Around: A bit of perspective will cure your lockout blues Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:38PMLeave it to the biggest show boaters in professional sports to steal the sports headlines even in their off-season. The NFL lockout is the most disheartening sports story of the last decade — and possibly the previous one as well.
  • San Francisco Giants: Inexplicable Encore Continues (To Be Ignored) in 2011 Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:34PMOK, so maybe my timing could've been better, what with the San Francisco Giants blowing not one, but two late/extra-inning leads on Thursday—ultimately donating a game they had won to the Chicago Cubs in the process. But trust me, the Gents really are authoring an incredible 2011 season in the wake of their triumphant run to the 2010 World Series Championship. The fellas have endured ...
  • Sport's greatest chokes Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:22PMSIX THINGS: The last time a Czech made the women's Wimbledon final, plus five other defeats plucked from the jaws of victory
  • July 1, 1990: No Win for a No-Hitter Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:05PMIt may be hard to believe today, but there was a time when the New York Yankees were one of the worst teams in baseball. A decade of bad trades and free agent acquisitions throughout the 1980s finally caught up with the Yankees in 1990. The forgettable season for fans was capped by a last place finish in the American League East. Amid all of the turmoil of the 1990 season was a bizarre game on ...
  • Living history: Rays to honor Smokers Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:44PMThe last two living members of the historic Tampa Smokers baseball team will be watching Saturday when the Tampa Bay Rays will wear the team’s throwback jerseys against the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • Rating Interleague Rivalries Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:45PMThis weekend's interleague slate includes five of the "natural rivalries," which gives us a good excuse to rank them. So here they are, from worst to first (with series wins in parentheses) ... 10. Florida Marlins (42) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (37) Somewhere in the Sunshine State, at this very moment, there is a 10-year-old boy (or girl!) who is eagerly awaiting the release of the 2012 schedule, so he ...
  • Bernardsville offers trip to Yankee Stadium Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:38PMBERNARDSVILLE – The Recreation Department will sponsor a bus trip to Yankee Stadium to see the New York Yankees play the Baltimore Orioles at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, July 30.
  • Teixeira's milestone home run backs dominant CC in win Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:39PMCC Sabathia tied his career high with 13 strikeouts and Mark Teixeira hit his 300th homer to help the New York Yankees finish off June with a season-best five-game winning streak by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 Thursday.
  • CC Sabathia strikes out 13 to help Yankees sweep Brewers with 5-0 win in another daytime romp Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:16PMNEW YORK - CC Sabathia got caught a little bit by surprise. He was out on the field at Yankee Stadium when it hit him: He was about to face his friends. And that was a big deal.
  • Sabathia, Yankees roll through Rockies in Bronx Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:25AMDAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer NEW YORK At least CC Sabathia was honest. The big left-hander tossed eight stingy innings against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday, leading the New York Yankees to a resounding 8-3 victory and becoming the first big league pitcher to reach the 10-win plateau this season. "I wish I could say it meant something, but it don't," he said with a shrug and a sly smile. "We ...
  • Cats thrilled to go against Yankees star Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:22AMNEW BRITAIN — Judging by the crowd at New Britain Stadium, which erupted every time Phil Hughes did anything Friday night, the throngs of Yankees fans who invaded the home of the Rock Cats were quite impressed by what the rehabbing Yankee did.
  • Interleague baseball roundup: Verlander strikes out 14 as Tigers win Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:21AMInterleague baseball roundup: Verlander strikes out 14 as Tigers win
  • Nationals to name Davey Johnson as manager in wake of Jim Riggleman resignation Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:10AMDavey Johnson is poised to take over as manager of the Washington Nationals, replacing Jim Riggleman, who abruptly resigned Thursday.
  • Colon Hurt, But Yankees Top Indians Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 7:06AMBronx, NY (Sports Network) - Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira each hit a solo home run as the New York Yankees topped Cleveland, 4-0, in the second edition of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium.
  • A Don McCormack column: Competitive balance still a hot issue Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 6:49AMPaying a Sunday morning visit to the variety store... Fair game While the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Competitive Balance Proposal was (thankfully) voted down by Ohio high school principals in May, 332-303, the issue remains a hot-button topic for discussion.
  • Eagles again head squad Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 6:34AMThe beat goes on in Ashtabula County boys tennis.
  • 2011 STAR BEACON ALL-ASHTABULA COUNTY TENNIS Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 6:04AMPlayer                    School                Class     PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Jake McMahan                    Geneva                Sr. Justin Shinault                    Lakeside                Sr.
  • Slumping Halos aim for a victory over KC Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 10:38AM(Sports Network) - Saddled with the longest losing streak in the majors entering the weekend, the LA Angels of Anaheim try to stop the bleeding tonight as they tangle with the Kansas City Royals in the second game of a three-game set at Angel Stadium.
  • Indians tangle with Yankees again in the Bronx Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 10:37AM(Sports Network) - The slumping Cleveland Indians try to maintain their one- game lead in the American League Central this afternoon as they battle the New York Yankees in the second test of a four-game set at Yankee Stadium.
  • Indians continue series in New York this afternoon Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 10:12AMMitch Talbot tries to end the Indians' skid as he faces former Tribe ace Bartolo Colon.
  • A different kind of night for ex-Bisons Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 10:09AMPITTSBURGH -- No David Wright, no Ike Davis, no Johan Santana. Where would the Mets be without ... Dillon Gee? Believe it. Gee improved to 7-0 -- a first for a Mets rookie starter -- with Friday's 8-1 win here over the Pittsburgh Pirates in PNC Park.
  • Colon Takes The Hill For The Yankees Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 9:58AM(Sports Network) – The slumping Cleveland Indians try to maintain their one- game lead in the American League Central this afternoon as they battle the New York Yankees in the second test of a four-game set at Yankee Stadium. Cleveland may be first in the division heading into the weekend, just ahead of the Detroit Tigers , but dropping two straight and seven of the last 10 is no way to perform ...
  • Indians on deck Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 8:35AMWhere: Yankee Stadium
  • Countdown To Derek Jeter's 3,000th Hit: Captain Needs Nine More Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 6:28AMDerek Jeter moved within nine hits of 3,000 Friday night with a seventh-inning double off Chad Durbin of the Cleveland Indians . The New York Yankee Captain has 2,991 career hits as he seeks to become the first player to amass 3,000 hits for the Yankee franchise. There are six games left in the current Yankee homestand, so Jeter needs to have hot streak if he is going to reach the milestone ...
  • Burnett gets rare road win, Swisher homers to help Yanks beat A’s Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 9:04PMOnce Nick Swisher got the signs down, he delivered the big hit that helped the New York Yankees complete a three-game sweep.
  • Gio Gonzalez becomes latest A's starter to falter vs. Yankees in 4-2 loss Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 8:34PMOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland's new version of the Big Three pitchers came up awfully small once again against the New York Yankees.
  • Swisher blast gives Yankees fourth straight win Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 8:06PM- recap from game played on June 1, 2011
  • AL Capsules Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 7:30PMOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A.J. Burnett settled down after an early homer to snap an 11-start road winless streak, and Nick Swisher homered against his former team to help New York beat Oakland for the 10th straight time, 4-2 on Wednesday.
  • Yankees beat A’s for 10th straight time Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 7:20PMOakland generates little offence against A.J. Burnett in 4-2 New York win
  • Yankees beat Athletics for 10th straight time, 4-2 Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 6:49PMOAKLAND, Calif. - Once Nick Swisher got the signs down, he delivered the big hit that helped the New York Yankees...
  • Yankees beat Athletics, 4-2 Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 5:53PMA.J. Burnett settled down after an early homer to snap an 11-start winless streak on the road, and Nick Swisher homered against his former team to help the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics for the 10th straight time, 4-2 on Wednesday.
  • Burnett snaps streak; Yankees get 10th straight win over A's Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 5:41PMPlease read the full story on TSN.ca for the latest details
  • A's lose to Yankees for 10th consecutive time Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 5:41PMNick Swisher homered against his former team to help the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics for the 10th straight time, 4-2 on Wednesday.
  • New York Yankees dominating MLB All-Star Game voting for American League Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 4:52PMThe first All-Star voting results for the American League were released Wednesday and the New York Yankees, as expected, were well represented.
  • Luck isn't on Reyes' side Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 1:19AMJo-Jo Reyes trudged off the mound, his day done after just three innings.
  • 3B Andy Marte Belts Ninth Inning Grand Slam To Lead Tribe To Win Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 11:13PMPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Trailing 3-1 entering the ninth inning, Tribe third baseman Andy Marte belted a clutch grand slam home run, scoring center fielder Gorkys Hernandez, left fielder Alex Presley and first baseman Matt Hague to rally the Indianapolis Indians over the Pawtucket Red Sox 6-3 on Friday night at McCoy Stadium.
  • Mariners Notebook: Figgins sits, but should be back tonight Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 11:03PMFiggins heading back to No. 2 hitter role
  • Mets make it two in a row Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 10:14PMThe St. Lucie Mets made it two in a row with a 4-2 victory over the Dunedin Blue Jays Friday night at Digital Domain Park. The 4-2 win puts the Mets at 28-21 on the season and are now a half game ahead of the Ft. Myers Miracle for first place in the FSL South Division.
  • Althaus: Splittorff was first class on and off the field Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 10:09PMLike so many people in Eastern Jackson County, I lost a good friend Wednesday.