The Yankees and Marlins have talked about a deal for Cody Ross, but the price 10 days before the trading deadline is too rich for the Yankees, an industry source said. "They are asking a lot for him," a source said of the 29-year-old Ross, a right-handed-hitting outfielder batting .280...

Amar'e Stoudemire's uninsured left knee already has created an incident -- an international incident. With owner James Dolan seeing green and not red-white-and-blue, Knicks brass has forbidden Stoudemire from competing for Team USA in the World Championships in Turkey next month. Team USA's journey began yesterday with...

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Cappie Pondexter scored six of her game-high 24 points in overtime as the Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 82-74 on Tuesday night. The Liberty improved to 10-10, giving every skład in the WNBA’s Eastern Conference a .500-or better record. Leilani Mitchell had 16 points and eight rebounds...

PHOENIX -- Welcome to the Cuckoo, Fran and Ollie show. As Mets manager Jerry Manuel tries to place one square peg in a round hole with Jeff Francoeur coming off the bench for the first time in his career, here kasztelan another potential sideshow. Oliver Perez threw a bullpen session...

In an effort to not only further their brand but zaszczyt their history, the Jets have started a "Ring of Honor," their own internal kuluar of fame, and it'll include six of their biggest stars this year. At a halftime ceremony of the Jets' Aug. 16 preseason opener against...

After losing out on LeBron James, the Knicks will likely set their sights on Carmelo Anthony next season. But only if he makes it to free agency. Nuggets teammate Chauncy Billups told the Denver Post he believes Anthony will accept the team's contract extension offer. "I'm hoping he...

Warriors forward David Lee will miss the World Championships with a finger injury, according to Yahoo Sports. The former Knick was expected to make Team USA until he dislocated the middle finger of his right hand during the first day of minicamp on Tuesday. Lee will miss four to six...

BALTIMORE -- Evan Longoria homered, drove in two runs and scored twice, and the Tampa Bay Rays blew a four-run lead before rebounding to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Wednesday. Willy Aybar had two hits and an RBI for the Rays, who took two of three to improve their...

Colin Curtis took over Brett Gardner’s at-bat in the seventh inning and his three-run home run broke open the game for the Yankees against the Angels.

The overall sztuczne ognie will most likely be won or lost on Thursday in the Tour de France’s final stage in the Pyrenees, a 108-mile mountain route atop Col du Tourmalet.

Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman appears satisfied that Sergio Mitre can, at least temporarily, fill the starting pitcher’s spot.

The Devils had agreed to what would have been the longest contract in the league’s history, signing Ilya Kovalchuk for 17 years and $102 million.

Curtis Granderson's numbers this season for the Yankees are nowhere near normal for his career.

The announcement that Cubs Manager Lou Piniella would retire elicited a very different reaction than the świeża wiadomość Southern California had axed its athletic director.

Former Seton Hall basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez pleaded not guilty Wednesday to shoplifting a satchel at an upscale shopping mall last month. Gonzalez spoke during the five-minute arraignment only to verify his address in Harrison, N.Y. His attorney, Anna Cominsky, entered the plea on his behalf. Neither commented after...

LOS ANGELES -- Andres Torres hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the ninth inning, rallying the San Francisco Giants to a 7-5 victory over the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night in a heated game featuring three ejections. The Dodgers lost their sixth straight to remain winless since the...

Joe Girardi's free agency be came a little more interesting yesterday when Lou Piniella announced his retirement as Cubs manager, effective at the conclusion of the season. It had been assumed for a while that this would be Piniella's final season as Cubs manager, especially because this year...

Phil Hughes stayed in the game after taking a grounder off his leg in the first inning, but could not escape a jam in the fifth.

If the NHL wants a battle, it is likely to get one with the Players Association over the league's rejection of the Devils' $102 million, 17-year contract with Ilya Kovalchuk. For the first time under the current collective bargaining agreement, the NHL and the Players Association are expected to...

PHOENIX -- Alex Cora is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. The veteran utilityman, miffed by the laughter inside the Mets' clubhouse after last night's 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks, fired venom in the direction of Mike Pelfrey and reporters who were joking at the...

It would be hard to argue that most soccer fans in eastern Pennsylvania will be focused Wednesday night on Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia when Manchester United plays the expansion Union of Major League Soccer in an exhibition match. But 155 miles south, another, surprising skład from the Quaker State is one victory away from playing for a national title--albeit obscure.

Donnie Walsh will undergo X-rays on his neck tomorrow and, if all is healed, he will be out of his wheelchair by Friday, the Knicks president said. Walsh has been in a wheelchair since neck surgery right before the draft. He was in a wheelchair during their presentation with LeBron...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Brett Favre shared a laugh with Brad Childress about the two of them butting heads over the direction of the offense during a recent visit the Vikings coach made to Hattiesburg, Miss. What Favre didn't share with Childress is any decision about his future. Favre said yesterday...

Magic Johnson said he never would have joined with Larry Bird to win a championship the way LeBron James is teaming with Dwyane Wade. Johnson, who won five NBA championships with the Lakers, joins fellow Hall of Famer Michael Jordan in saying they would focus more on beating their rivals...

PHOENIX -- Give the Mets another loss. Despite calls from within the team's clubhouse for umpire Phil Cuzzi to be disciplined for a heated discussion he appeared to initiate with Francisco Rodriguez on Sunday, no action will be taken, according to a person familiar with the situation. As part...