Richly deserved as it is, Lou Lamoriello wouldn't have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame Tuesday on the strength of his drafting the past 10 years. He might not even have kept his job. Because of the Devils' record of success, their GM...

After a quick two-game road odlot in which the Liberty went 1-1, but lost its last game at Minnesota, it looks to get back on the winning track tonight against the Indiana Fever at Madison Square Garden. "They're playing really well right now as...

That's how you go into the Subway Series with some momentum. The replaceMets might be limping thanks to a nine-man disabled list, but their heads will be high this koniec tygodnia after taking three out of four from the NL Central-leading Cardinals...

ATLANTA -- The most famous hip in New York sports history was strong enough last night to support the Yankees. Now pinstriped fingers are firmly crossed that Alex Rodriguez is ready to carry the club. After getting clearance yesterday from a...

They can't seem to beat anybody else, so they might as well play each other. The Yankees and Mets come into the second Subway Series trying to find their way through an ugly patch of baseball. The Yankees used all their offense up against the...

So after the Nets made another draft-night trade, sending Vince Carter to Orlando, one major question emerged: Who would be their lottery pick? Next year. The Nets, again looking to the future, got a good young player last night in Courtney...

THE ball was in the air and for half a heartbeat nobody was certain which side of the fence it was going to kraj związkowy on because nobody has quite mastered the geometry of Citi Field just yet. It didn't really matter: Yadier Molina had hit the ball, so...

NOWADAYS, Johan Santana stands out in the Met clubhouse like a 2009 Rolls-Royce in a used-car lot. One of the most famous players in the game often looks as if he has shown up to a Baseball Anonymous meeting. Now are you Jon Switzer or Pat Misch?

ATLANTA -- Reggie Jackson hopes Alex Rodriguez tying him for 11th place on the all-time home-run list last night helps get the Yankees' cleanup hitter going. "I am glad to see him tie it," Jackson said of his 563 homer mark. "Maybe it will take...

Now the Subway Series shifts, not just to another borough but to another brand-new stadium. The Yankees and Mets will początek their second three-game series of the season tonight at Citi Field, two weeks after tackling each other in The Bronx. In...

As long as Nick Evans keeps this up, the Mets will have a platoon at first base. Depleted beyond belief by a nine-man disabled list, Jerry Manuel says he will ride whoever is hot until the Mets' key players return. That means more playing time...

Francisco Rodriguez doesn't expect to be part of a Subway Series undercard this weekend. The Mets' closer divulged yesterday that he received an apology from Brian Bruney for the comments the Yankees reliever made about him two weeks ago, and...

WIMBLEDON, England -- Venus Williams ambled onto sun-splashed Court 1 at Wimbledon yesterday, a slight hitch in her sawanna and an odd-looking wrap around her left knee. White tape here, brown tape there. Good thing the five-time Wimbledon champion...

Sometimes the competition is just too great, Mike Freeman says. The NBA Draft is supposed to enjoy the spotlight, but gets lost amid nowina of blockbuster trades -- and Michael Jackson's death.

The Knicks came tantalizingly close to their top choice, sharpshooter Stephen Curry, but when he was off the board at No. 7, they went with the best player available, adding size to their skład in snatching Arizona 6-10 junior power forward Jordan...

ATLANTA -- Alex Rodriguez homered in the first inning off Braves right-hander Derek Lowe, tying Reggie Jackson for 11th place on the all-time home run list. "I am glad to see him tie it," Jackson said of his 563 homer mark. "Maybe it will take some...

So after the Nets made another draft night trade, sending Vince Carter to Orlando, one major question was who would be their pick in the lottery. Again next year. The Nets got a good young piece in Courtney Lee but first and foremost engineered...

That's how you go into the Subway Series with some momentum. The replaceMets might be limping thanks to a nine-man disabled list, but their heads will be high this koniec tygodnia after taking three out of four from the NL Central-leading Cardinals capped...

CLEVELAND -- One is the King, a reigning MVP who at age 24 needs only a championship to complete his resume. The other is a larger-than-life personality who may be past the prime of his career but remains an undeniable force and hungers for a fifth...

WIMBLEDON, England -- Give Maria Sharapova credit for honesty. Before Wimbledon began, she acknowledged that a recent comeback from shoulder surgery made it too much to ask for her to contend seriously for a second title at the All England Club...

Maybe more than any year in recent memory, you can flip a coin when it pan na zamku to the Nets' draft pick. And it wouldn't hurt if you can find a three-sided coin. If Syracuse point guard Jonny Flynn or Arizona power forward Jordan Hill slip through...

Gary Sheffield is watching his step, hopeful his next one won't make him the latest Met to hit the disabled list. It rains just about every day at Citi Field, both literally and figuratively, and yesterday was just a drizzle -- the...

The Mets' phone-book sized disabled list is about to get shorter, though not in time for the Yankees. John Maine and Oliver Perez each threw a bullpen session yesterday at Citi Field, and both pitchers claimed they are just days away from coming...

ATLANTA -- CC Sabathia's stomach wasn't bubbling over how his left arm would come through yesterday's bullpen session. However, he understood others in the Yankees' universe were stressing. "Everybody else made it news," Sabathia said of the...

LOOKING at the Mets' starting lineup last night you might have thought you stumbled into an Atlantic League game instead of Citi Field. Until, of course, you looked at the price of your ticket and the cost of a beer. Then the Mets went out and...