Only in NY sports…

Only in NY…

will they support a team that is in the midst of the worst season in franchise history.  The Knick fans have sold out 9 of the final 10 games and finished 9th in the league in attendance, adding 21 total sell-outs.
will they boo the high-priced free agent “ace” in his first home start, [...]

MLB: Wang two-hits Boston

Chien-Ming Wang pitched a two-hit complete game against the Boston Red Sox in the series opener.  He retired the first 10 batters he faced and gave up a home run to J. D. Drew in the fifth that tied the game.  Jason Giambi gave the Yankees the lead with a leadoff home run in the [...]

College Baseball: No-hitter loss?

North Dakota State lost 2-0 to Creighton despite having two pitchers combine for a no-hitter.  The North Dakota starter walked four of the first six batters he faced then, let in the second run after hitting another batter.

MLB: Jeter goes down

In the win against the Rays, to split the four-game set, Derek Jeter left the game with a quad injury.  After an MRI, it showed a strained left quad and a few days off for the Yankee captain.  In the first game without their leader, the Yankees lost 5-2 in the Kansas City Royals home opener. 
It may [...]

MLB: Week 1

Who would have thought the Orioles would be in first place of the AL East?  And the Tigers would be winless?  What about the Yankees and Red Sox keeping the basement warm?
That is how the first week of the MLB season went.  Now, it really is a long season and April baseball is really just [...]

MLB: Pettitte roughed up in first start

Andy Pettitte heard cheers from the crowd at Yankee Stadium as he took the mound.  The Rays greeted him with eight hits over five innings as they took the second straight from the Yankees 6-3.
The Yankees were on the board first after A-Rod doubled in the first inning, scoring Johnny Damon.  It was all Rays [...]

MLB: Ouch: Tampa Bay pounds Yanks

The New York Yankees were beat bad by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 13-4 at the Stadium. 
The Rays were in control as they nailed the coffin shut with a 7-run eighth inning on Shawn Riggans three-run double and Carlos Pena’s three-run home run. 
Yankee bats continue to be quiet as they only managed six hits in [...]

MLB: Yankees with the rubber match

The New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 in the opening series rubber match.  With the score tied going intot the eighth inning, Bobby Abreu’s single knocked in Melky Cabrera to break an eighth-inning tie. 
Phil Hughes started the game, pitching a solid six innings giving up two runs and striking out four.  Joba [...]

MLB: Hawk attacks girl at Fenway Park

A red-tailed hawk clipped a girl who was on a tour of Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox.  The hawk has a nest with an egg under an overhang near the press box.  The girl was treated and is OK.  State wildlife officials helped remove the nest and egg.
Boston’s home opener is on Tuesday, April [...]

MLB: Mussina starts where he left off

Mike Mussina pitched five and two-thirds innings, giving up eight hits and three earned runs as the Yankees lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2.
The game was all Blue Jays as the Yankees could only muster an A-Rod two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh, making the game 5-2.  The Yankees only managed seven hits [...]