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Fitter Hughes makes strong pitch for Yanks

Phil Hughes says he has tried not to dwell on his poor 2011 season, but he does have a few choice words to describe it: “Wasted. Bad...."
Via NY Daily News  |  1 hour ago

Jeter gets head start

Derek Jeter still has a young man’s zest for the game and a new season holds the same thrill it did when he started his pro career 20 years ago.
Via NY Daily News  |  1 hour ago

Yanks and Pirates still talking, but A.J. deal not close

The Yankees and Pirates continued to work Sunday toward completing a trade that would ship A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh, but a baseball source said the sides were still "a good ways away" from a deal.
Via NY Daily News  |  1 day ago

A.J. dealing fine  with trade talk 

A.J. BURNETT isn’t concerned about his inclusion in ongoing trade talks with the Pirates or the prospect of losing his Yankee pinstripes, his agent said Saturday.
Via NY Daily News  |  1 day ago

Yanks talking to Pirates about deal for A.J.

A team source confirmed Friday that the Yankees have held discussions with the Pirates about A.J. Burnett recently, with the understanding that the Bombers would have to absorb a "significant" portion of the flighty righty's contract.
Via NY Daily News  |  3 days ago

Cano, Denzel tie in Yankee trivia

Robinson Cano could have used some help from a trivia version of Mariano Rivera Thursday night. The Yankees second baseman jumped out to a big lead on movie star Denzel Washington but couldn't hold it.
Via NY Daily News  |  3 days ago

Talking heads go Cash-mum on Brian saga

T here must be something missing from this Brian Cashman story, and it ain’t a player to be named later. It’s a tale of sex, stalking, betrayal. It has nearly everything sports talk gas bags were yakking incessantly about when Steve Phillips’ made-for-tabloid affairs were revealed and dissected inside the Valley of the Stupid and other media precincts.
Via NY Daily News  |  4 days ago

DUI rap for YES Network's Lorenz

YES Network television host Bob Lorenz has been charged with drunken driving in Connecticut where police say he was found passed out in his car in his hometown of Westport.
Via NY Daily News  |  4 days ago

Cash pal’s wild tale on ’roids 

The woman accused of stalking and blackmailing Yankees GM Brian Cashman has injected steroids into the sordid mix. From Rikers Island, Louise Meanwell claimed Wednesday that Cashman told her he misled federal investigators over what the Bombers’ brass knew of steroid use by players.
Via NY Daily News  |  4 days ago

Plax, Humphries more hated than A-Rod

Kris Humphries is finding out the hard way that being wed— albeit briefly — to reality star Kim Kardashian is a toxic endeavor in the court of public opinion — so toxic he has vaulted past Alex Rodriguez on a list of most disliked athletes.
Via NY Daily News  |  4 days ago

Branyan, Bombers power up 

RUSSELL Branyan has blasted some of the most memorable long homers in the new Yankee Stadium’s short history. Now the Yankees are hoping he can hit a few for them.
Via NY Daily News  |  5 days ago

13 file orders of protection vs. alleged Cashman stalker

Buxom blond Louise Meanwell walked handcuffed into Manhattan Criminal Court Tuesday, and you could see how a smart guy like Yankees general manager Brian Cashman might have been fooled by her. For a little while.
Via NY Daily News  |  5 days ago

To Hall, Yank deal far from minor

Bill Hall was so excited to sign a minor-league deal with the Yankees on Tuesday that he broke the news himself on his Twitter account, writing, “It’s official, I’m a Yankee!”
Via NY Daily News  |  6 days ago

A Hiro's welcome for Kuroda

Russell Martin calls it his “mental hard drive.” Stored on it is a lot of footage of the Yankees catcher’s old Dodger teammate, Hiroki Kuroda, and how the righty’s split-finger fastball plummets and how the short break on Kuroda’s slider elicits weak contact.
Via NY Daily News  |  6 days ago

Yankees GM's accused stalker in jail for at least 2 more weeks

Yankees GM Brian Cashman’s accused stalker better get used to life behind bars. Manhattan prosecutors and Louise Neathway’s lawyers agreed Tuesday to waive her indictment deadline, which means she’ll likely be cooling her heels at Riker’s Island for at least two more weeks.
Via NY Daily News  |  6 days ago

Yanks may be closing in on Ibanez 

The Yankees appear to be zeroing in on Raul Ibanez as the extra bat that Joe Girardi was pitching for last week. The Yankees are seeking a left-handed hitter and other possibilities have included Eric Chavez and ex-Yankees Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon.
Via NY Daily News  |  6 days ago

Cashman 'stalker' interview at Rikers  

The woman accused of stalking Yankees general manager Brian Cashman lashed out from Rikers Island on Monday, branding him a liar while admitting she had done “negative things.” THE WOMAN accused of stalking Yankees general manager Brian Cashman lashed out from Rikers Island on Monday, branding him a liar while admitting she had done “negative things.”
Via NY Daily News  |  6 days ago

Cashman deal with stalker case

It’s unlikely that Brian Cashman will lose his job over the lurid details behind his bizarre relationship with a woman who is accused of stalking and harassing him and now sits in a jail cell on Rikers Island, held on $300,000 bond.
Via NY Daily News  |  7 days ago

Cashman's 'textual' relations  

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman helped net his accused stalker with a final blistering volley of text messages that lured her out of her Tribeca apartment and into the hands of waiting investigators.
Via NY Daily News  |  7 days ago

Yankee skipper picks Giants to win Super Bowl

Joe Girardi believes the Giants will beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl by the popular score of 27-24 and perhaps the Yankee manager has as good an idea about the Giants' chances as any pundit.
Via NY Daily News  |  10 days ago

Yanks' Girardi wants another lefty bat

Joe Girardi likes the winter work the Yankees have done already, adding starters Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda to shore up the rotation. But if the Yanks' manager has his way, the team is not finished, even though spring training starts later this month.
Via NY Daily News  |  10 days ago

Arrested in Brian Cashman  harassment

A Manhattan woman has been arrested on charges of stalking Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, the Daily News has learned. Louise Neathway, 36, was awaiting arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court Thursday after police arrested her Wednesday afternoon.
Via NY Daily News  |  11 days ago

Yanks SS Teixeira’s set to lay it down

No one should expect Mark Teixeira to become a $180 million bunter this season, but the Yankee first baseman admits he’s finally ready to give in to his frustrations over declining numbers the past few years.
Via NY Daily News  |  12 days ago

Yanks look to Hall as glove guy

THE YANKEES have engaged in discussions with free agent Bill Hall about a possible utility role, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations.
Via NY Daily News  |  14 days ago

Kuroda officially a Yankee

After announcing the trade for Seattle righthander Michael Pineda Monday, the team on Thursday made official its one-year agreement with free agent righty Hiroki Kuroda.
Via NY Daily News  |  18 days ago
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