TAMPA -- Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte threw 83 pitches over 5 1/3 innings in a minor league game today. Pettitte allowed five runs one earned and seven hits for Single-A Tampa against Philadelphia's Clearwater team. All the runs came in the...

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...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Angels' offer was sincere. And California is CC Sabathia's home. Nevertheless, he picked the Yankees. "It was serious," Sabathia said of the Angels' offer, believed to be in the five-year, $100 million range. "They made it...

After losing ace Chien-Ming Wang a year ago in the middle of June, the Yankees promoted Dan Giese. Later, they took chances on Sidney Ponson and Carl "American Idle" Pavano in their rotation. So who was surprised they missed the postseason for the...

There was a twinkle in Brent Sutter's eye, excitement in his voice. The former 100-point man said he thinks he has a new offensive weapon that provides top-line speed. "When you get a player like Brian Rolston, it changes things," the Devils'...