CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Joe Girardi is toying with an myśl that flies in the face of normal thinking. Having liked what he saw of Johnny Damon hitting second behind Jorge Posada when the Yankees used the catcher as a leadoff hitter to get him more...

PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson is set to retire from the NBA, according to an online report. Commentator Stephen A. Smith published a statement on his Web site yesterday attributed to Iverson. It says Iverson plans to retire, but also that "I feel...

When the Farrell piłka nożna opens its season Saturday afternoon it will not know who its starting quarterback will be. The battle between sophomore Paul Quadrato and junior Jake Barbaccia, who transferred from St. Anthony’s of Jersey City, has been so ...

If it’s Wings Academy versus The World, put a mark in the win column for the girls from The Bronx. The third-seeded Lady Wings defeated No. 3 West 50th Street Campus, 55-38, in the PSAL Class A girls basketball semifinals Sunday at Hunter College in Manhattan. Wings (25-1) was...

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski essentially rebuffed the Nets' interest yesterday before ever hearing what the drużyna and incoming Russian billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov might have to offer. "The guy's Russian, right? You think he'd hire a Polish guy?" Krzyzewski, clearly the Nets' leading choice for head coach next...