Teixeira, Chavez Homer In 8th, Yankees Hold Off Tigers For Split
Joe Girardi got mad. Then, the New York Yankees got even.
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Joe Girardi got mad. Then, the New York Yankees got even.
R.A. Dickey pitched a complete game for his 15th win, stopping Jose Reyes' 26-game hitting streak as the Mets topped the Marlins, 6-1, on Thursday.
"I just see the way he's interacting with all the groups -- the offensive line, the receivers, the backs ... even the defense," head coach Rex Ryan said. "I just see that side of Mark that maybe I never saw before."
A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that New York Jets left guard Matt Slauson has agreed to take a pay cut, reducing his salary by about $258,000 this season.
Andre Agassi will be the 2012 inductee into the U.S. Open Court of Champions. Agassi will be inducted in Arthur Ashe Stadium before the men's final on Sept. 9.
Too often we hear of someone with daddy issues who uses a tough puberty to preclude them from trying. Curtis Martin is not only what's good about football, but what's good about sports, about men, about mankind.
The 1988 trade of Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings changed hockey forever, by taking a regional sport to new markets in America.
Despite plenty of chatter, Plaxico Burress still hasn't caught on with an NFL team for this upcoming season. He's even willing to play for cheap, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
On Friday Ross faces his former team, the New York Giants, who come to Jacksonville to meet the Jaguars in the first preseason game of the year for the two teams.
Overpowering and dominant in a way not seen since the 1992 Dream Team, the Americans are now two wins from a second straight Olympic gold medal. Argentina awaits.
"Thank you for giving us the game, Clay," Tuck said with a touch of sarcasm. "I appreciate it a lot."
Mariano Rivera will visit the upstate New York thoroughbred track on Friday, where the third race will be named "The Spa Welcomes Mo!" He'll appear in the winner's circle to address the crowd and present the trophy to the winner.
Tim Tebow is ready to play, and so are the rest of those chippy Jets.
Boomer Esiason generated a ton of discussion this week with his "cut Tim Tebow" comments. Ex-Giants backup QB Tim Hasselbeck recently joined the fray, and he was almost as tough on Esiason as the WFAN morning show co-host was on Tebow.
If nothing else, a good performance might cement an image of Rueben Randle as a useful entity. We've seen that happen before -- just two years ago, in fact, when Victor Cruz burst on the scene.
