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Swisher's clever baserunning helps Yankees win, 2-1

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:23:00 -0400

It started out as a day for pitchers at Yankee Stadium Saturday when David Cone threw the ceremonial first offering to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his perfect game.

Mets rise to challenge with Santana on mound

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:43:00 -0400

ATLANTA - The Mets were looking forward to Johan Santana's usual brilliance after the All-Star break, and that's exactly what they got Saturday in his first start of the second half.

Watson holds on to lead at British Open

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:33:00 -0400

TURNBERRY, Scotland - This can't keep going, can it? Tom Watson can't continue rolling back the years and rolling in the putts, remaining on top of a British Open which may be lacking Tiger Woods but in no way is lacking in subplots, drama and emotion.

Sheffield hurt in Mets' blowout loss to Braves

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:53:00 -0400

Gary Sheffield left the game with a leg injury as the Mets got blown out on Greg Maddux Night in Atlanta, 11-0.

Report: Notre Dame-Army football at Stadium in 2010

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:13:00 -0400

Army and Yankee Stadium ended an association 40 years ago that included some of the most important games in the history of college football. With a new Yankee Stadium having opened this year, it appears the two will be reunited to continue that history.

Scuderi brings Stanley Cup home to Long Island

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:33:00 -0400

Long Island has long been familiar territory for the Stanley Cup, with people here hoisting it in May and hosting it in the summer. This time was different, though. On Friday, for the first time, the Cup was on Long Island because one of the winners had brought it home.

Woods misses cut, Watson leads at British

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:37:00 -0400

The haunting unpredictability of golf jolted the British Open on a windy afternoon that sent the world's No. 1 player out of the tournament and surprising Tom Watson and Steve Marino into a share of the halfway lead.

SEC complaint against Mark Cuban dismissed

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:17:00 -0400

A federal judge dismissed a civil insider-trading lawsuit against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on Friday, dealing the Securities and Exchange Commission a rare high-profile setback.

Feds arrest felon in sale of gun in McNair killing

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:16:00 -0400

Federal agents have arrested a convicted murderer for allegedly providing the gun later used to kill ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair.

Mitre becomes Yankees' fifth starter

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:42:00 -0400

Sergio Mitre will become the Yankees' No. 5 starter while Chien-Ming Wang is on the disabled list.