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Alex Rodriguez is not Pablo Escobar because he plays a little poker on the side. No doubt I feast on malfeasance for a living, but a man playing a game that's illegal only because it didn't occur in a casino is hardly a crime wave.
Richard Rubenstein, A-Rod's publicist, said in a statement Thursday morning that a Star Magazine report, which claims several people saw A-Rod playing in games hosted at Hollywood hotels and residences, contains "numerous factual inaccuracies."
Conquering the world of baseball with four World Series championships just wasn't enough for Yankees legend Bernie Williams.
Nick Swisher, the Yankees' naturally gregarious right fielder, jumped at a chance to record a children's album for charity. And he was quick to add his own personal touch.
At the tail end of her 7 a.m. newscast, Tracy Burgess included a story about a Manhattan couple that is offering a $500 cash reward for the return of their stuffed monkey, which the couple lost in Brooklyn last week.
With the Mets washed out on Wednesday night, Steve updated everyone on the bad boys of NFL and MLB. A-Rod, Braylon Edwards and Osi Umenyiora... oh my!
Despite his absence from the Yankees' lineup, A-Rod was all over the news on Wednesday for allegations that he was involved in a high-stakes poker game that got a little ugly.
Derek Jeter had five hits, Curtis Granderson drove in five runs and the surging New York Yankees pounded Gavin Floyd and the Chicago White Sox 18-7 on Wednesday night.
Yankees star Alex Rodriguez may face a suspension from Major League Baseball for participating in an "underground, illegal poker game" that featured cocaine use and "thugs threatening players," according to RadarOnline.com.
Mark Prior's comeback may have hit another snag. The converted reliever suffered a bruised left forearm on Wednesday after being hit by a ball during batting practice.
Phil Hughes wanted to show the Yankees that they could trust him -- and his fastball. Consider it done, at least for one start.
Eddie Murray and Chili Davis had shared the MLB record with Mark Teixeira by homering from both sides in the same game 11 total times. Make it 12 for Mark.
Boomer started to come around to Craig's way of thinking on Wednesday regarding Osi Umenyiora's future with the Giants.
Mark Teixeira set a major league record by homering from both sides of the plate for the 12th time and Phil Hughes pitched six innings to send the New York Yankees to their fifth straight victory, 6-0 over the fading Chicago White Sox.
The Marlins have scheduled two exhibition games in their new ballpark against the New York Yankees next April 1-2.
