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- Red Sox pound Yankees
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM NEW YORK — At this rate, the relentless Boston Red Sox might eliminate the Yankees sooner than anyone thought.
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Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM American League
- Mets rebound after collapse, reclaim first
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM PHILADELPHIA — This resilient group sure isn’t last year’s New York Mets.
- A-Rod comes up empty, Red Sox take opener
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/27/08 6:51 AM NEW YORK — When the Yankees needed Alex Rodriguez at his best, he had one of his worst games.
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Updated: 08/27/08 6:51 AM American League
- MLB adopts limited replays
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/27/08 6:51 AM NEW YORK — Replay ball! Umpires will be allowed to check video on home run calls starting Thursday after Major League Baseball, guardian of America’s most traditional sport, reversed its decades-long opposition to instant replay.
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Updated: 08/26/08 6:56 AM American League
- Bosox arrive for last Yankee Stadium visit
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/26/08 6:56 AM NEW YORK — In a season of good-byes, a milestone will pass at Yankee Stadium this week when the Boston Red Sox make their final visit.
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Updated: 08/25/08 6:54 AM American League
- Yankees sweep Orioles
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/25/08 6:54 AM BALTIMORE — A rejuvenated hitting attack and the steady pitching of closer Mariano Rivera got the New York Yankees in the proper frame of mind for another important series against the Boston Red Sox.
- Blue Jays hang 11 on Bosox
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/24/08 6:43 AM TORONTO — Here’s how bad it was for Boston lefty Jon Lester: Vernon Wells turned on the best pitch he threw and drilled it for a two-run homer.
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Updated: 08/24/08 6:43 AM American League
- Are Brewers asking too much from Sabathia?
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Mike Harrington
Updated: 08/24/08 6:43 AM Everyone knows CC Sabathia is a rental player in the Brewers’ desperate quest to reach the postseason for the first time since 1982. And it looks like manager Ned Yost is determined to squeeze every last drop out of the big guy. It also looks like the Brew Crew just wants to get to October and doesn’t care if it sticks around too long either.
- Power Rankings /
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Updated: 08/24/08 6:43 AM Through Thursday’s games (Last week’s rankings in parentheses)
- Aviles’ surprising season rooted in hard work
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Updated: 08/24/08 6:43 AM When shortstop Mike Aviles showed up for spring training in Surprise, Ariz., he was a non-roster player assigned Kansas City Royals jersey No. 72.
- Abreu gives Orioles high-five
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/23/08 6:58 AM BALTIMORE — Bobby Abreu didn’t make an out and his New York Yankees hit four home runs and mounted a rare late-inning rally to earn a satisfying victory.
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Updated: 08/23/08 6:58 AM American League
- Yanks throttled by Jays, playoff hopes dim
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The Associated Press
Updated: 08/22/08 5:00 AM As the days go by, the New York Yankees see their season growing shorter as their playoff hopes become longer and longer.
- Blue Jays’ bats rip Yankees
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/22/08 7:14 AM TORONTO — This was a beating so bad, Derek Jeter lost track of how rough it really got for the New York Yankees.
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Updated: 08/22/08 7:14 AM American League
- Take me out to the replay: MLB game could lengthen
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By RONALD BLUM
- AP Baseball Writer
Updated: 08/21/08 9:05 PM As if major league games aren't long enough already, now there will be replay delays.
- Pettitte and Jeter lead Yankees to win
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/21/08 6:37 AM TORONTO — With their postseason hopes dwindling by the day, the New York Yankees turned to two players they have counted on for more than a decade to deliver a much-needed win.
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Updated: 08/21/08 6:37 AM American League
- AP NewsBreak: Umpires refuse replay call with MLB
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By RONALD BLUM
- AP Baseball Writer
Updated: 08/20/08 5:51 AM Umpires want baseball to take another look at instant replay. Umps said their governing board voted Tuesday to boycott a conference call with management intended to discuss implementing replay and are angry that their concerns aren't being addressed.
- Ex-Yankee Irabu arrested for alleged assault
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By SHINO YUASA
- Associated Press Writer
Updated: 08/20/08 4:56 AM Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a bartender after drinking 20 mugs of beer, a police official said.
- Hideki Matsui returns to Yankees
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The Associated Press
Updated: 08/19/08 11:26 PM 2010
- Angels beat Rays to regain best record in AL
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By FRED GOODALL
- AP Sports Writer
Updated: 08/20/08 10:58 PM Given a final chance to extend his hitting streak to 23 games, Garret Anderson delivered for the Los Angeles Angels with a ninth-inning infield single that drove in the winning run in a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.
- The blunder of it all
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/20/08 7:05 AM TORONTO — Johnny Damon allowed two balls to glance off his glove, including an eighth-inning drive by Marco Scutaro that became the go-ahead double in the Toronto Blue Jays’ 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.
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Updated: 08/20/08 7:05 AM American League
- Yaz has heart surgery
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Updated: 08/20/08 7:05 AM Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, underwent heart bypass surgery Tuesday after experiencing chest pains.
- Indians take steps backwards
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Mike Harrington
Updated: 08/20/08 9:18 AM Here's all you need to know about what's gone on in Cleveland this season: Neither Victor Martinez nor Travis Hafner has played a game in Cleveland since early June and now we're approaching the end of August and they both are playing in Dunn Tire Park.
- Yastrzemski undergoes triple bypass surgery
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By HOWARD ULMAN
- AP Sports Writer
Updated: 08/20/08 6:28 PM Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, was resting comfortably Tuesday night after having triple bypass heart surgery. Yastrzemski, who turns 69 on Friday, had the operation at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he underwent tests after experiencing chest pains in the morning, said his spokesman, Dick Gordon.
- Jogging again, B.J. Upton thrown out on rare play
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The Associated Press
Updated: 08/18/08 10:07 PM B.J. Upton, benched three times in the past two weeks for failing to hustle, was caught jogging on the bases again Monday night and thrown out at second on what should have been a routine double.
- Glavine expects diagnosis to determine career fate
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By GEORGE HENRY
- Associated Press Writer
Updated: 08/18/08 10:07 PM Braves pitcher Tom Glavine is scheduled to be examined Wednesday by Dr. James Andrews in Alabama, a visit that is expected to determine whether the pitcher's stellar career is over.
- Person familiar with deal: Maddux returning to LA
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By KEN PETERS
- AP Sports Writer
Updated: 08/20/08 8:23 PM Greg Maddux is headed back to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Red Sox pitcher Schilling leaning toward retiring
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The Associated Press
Updated: 08/19/08 12:27 AM Curt Schilling says he's leaning "very heavily" toward retirement and is waiting until spring training approaches to see if he wants to try to pitch again.
- Rangers 2B Ian Kinsler could avoid hernia surgery
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The Associated Press
Updated: 08/19/08 8:31 PM Texas Rangers All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler might be able to avoid season-ending surgery for a sports hernia after receiving an encouraging diagnosis from a specialist Tuesday.
- Bay keeps Red Sox in the swing
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/19/08 6:41 AM BALTIMORE — Before he came to the Boston Red Sox, Jason Bay didn’t know much about Jon Lester.
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Updated: 08/19/08 6:41 AM American League
- Giambi, A-Rod lead Yankees in 15-6 rout of Royals
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By DAVE SKRETTA
- AP Sports Writer
Updated: 08/17/08 5:17 PM Jason Giambi hit a grand slam, Alex Rodriguez sent a three-run homer bouncing into Monument Park and the New York Yankees battered Brian Bannister and the Kansas City Royals 15-6 on Sunday to salvage a split of the season series.
- Aces up: Three top NL pitchers get job done
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The Associated Press
Updated: 08/18/08 5:02 AM Johan Santana was looking to give the Mets' bumbling bullpen a break. Houston's Roy Oswalt was matched up against Randy Johnson. Cole Hamels was just trying to keep the Phillies close in the NL East.
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Updated: 08/18/08 6:56 AM American League
- Yanks put away Royals early
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Updated: 08/18/08 6:56 AM NEW YORK — Mike Mussina kept turning around to see poorly hit balls find holes in the Yankees’ defense, his body language conveying just a touch of exasperation. By the time he walked off the mound after the first inning, Kansas City had a three-run lead.
- When a trade deadline really isn’t a trade deadline
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Mike Harrington
Updated: 08/17/08 10:11 AM And you thought the trading deadline came and went July 31. So how is Paul Byrd suddenly with the Red Sox?Adam Dunn with the Diamondbacks? Chad Bradford with the Rays? And we haven’t seen the last of the deals either. A key name who could move this month is Colorado reliever Brian Fuentes and another might be temperamental Tigers slugger Gary Sheffield, who ripped the team last week for limiting him to DH duties. The next deadline to watch is Aug. 31. That’s the last day players can be on a roster and still be eligible for postseason play.
- Power Rankings /Mike Harrington ranks all 30 MLB teams
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Updated: 08/17/08 6:41 AM (Through Thursday night’s games, last week in parentheses)
- Yanks get much-needed win
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/17/08 6:41 AM NEW YORK — Brett Gardner didn’t feel any pressure stepping to the plate in the 13th inning, the game tied and fans restlessly booing each failure by Alex Rodriguez and the rest of the Yankees’ high-powered hitters.
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Updated: 08/17/08 6:41 AM American League
- Don’t count on Dunn producing better with Diamondbacks
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Updated: 08/17/08 6:41 AM Is power-hitting outfielder Adam Dunn due for a production increase because he’s now involved in a pennant race? Don’t bank on it.
- Lackey becomes fifth pitcher to win 10 games for Angels
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/17/08 6:41 AM CLEVELAND — The Los Angeles Angels are relentless, especially when handed extra opportunities.
- Lee goes distance as Tribe beats Twins
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/16/08 7:20 AM CLEVELAND — Cliff Lee has a proven formula for success: get two outs with one pitch.
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Updated: 08/16/08 7:20 AM American League
- Ramirez gets his dreadlocks trimmed
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By JOHN NADEL
- AP Sports Writer
Updated: 08/14/08 11:23 PM The best-known dreadlocks in these parts got a little shorter Thursday.
- Yankees stagger home
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/14/08 7:05 AM MINNEAPOLIS — The Yankees left New York last week for a 10-game road trip, clearly aware their streak of 13 straight playoff appearances was in jeopardy.
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Updated: 08/14/08 7:05 AM American League
- Red Sox pick up Byrd, win a wild one
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/13/08 6:54 AM BOSTON — First the Boston Red Sox acquired veteran pitcher Paul Byrd. Then they won one of the wildest games of the season.
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Updated: 08/13/08 6:54 AM American League
- New dad Perkins beats sinking Yanks
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/12/08 7:00 AM MINNEAPOLIS — It would have been easy for Glen Perkins to sit this one out.
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Updated: 08/12/08 7:00 AM American League
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Updated: 08/11/08 7:11 AM American League
- Lee in zone with 16th win
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by David Briggs -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/11/08 9:46 AM TORONTO — Cliff Lee never displayed any hints of lost confidence last year — even as his disappointing season dropped him in Buffalo.
