A sliver of time for other teams is an epoch for the Yankees, who define themselves by championships. For eight seasons, they led the majors in victories, payroll and drama. They built a ballpark, created a network and expanded their brand around the globe. But they did not win the World Series.
Now they have done [...]
A pair of shoes could end up costing the University of Central Florida nearly $2 million a year.
UCF promised Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, that he could wear his father’s Nike Air Jordan brand for the Knights’ basketball team this season.
The problem? UCF has an exclusive $1.9 million contract with adidas that [...]
New York Times writers Jack Curry, Tyler Kepner and Billy Witz will be providing live updates of American League Championship Series Game 3 between the Yankees and Angels in Anaheim, Calif.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Update | 7:00 p.m. Joba is fooling no one. Aybar pulls a double past a diving Teixeira. Damaso Marte is up [...]
By DOUG TUCKER (AP)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Miles Austin scored the winning touchdown in overtime on a 60-yard catch-and-run to cap a record-breaking game in place of the injured Roy Williams, and the Dallas Cowboys escaped with a 26-20 victory Sunday over Kansas City.
Austin had 250 yards receiving on 10 catches to break the 43-year-old [...]
For the past few days the wind has blown out of the West-Northwest at gale force speeds, sending away a lot of water out of the West end of Lake Erie, making it impossible to launch. Yesterday afternoon, as the winds started to subside, the water levels began to return, and by this morning the [...]
PHILADELPHIA — Cliff Lee pitched like an ace instead of a postseason rookie. Lee dominated the Colorado Rockies, tossing a six-hitter, and the Philadelphia Phillies began their World Series title defense with a 5-1 victory in their playoff opener Wednesday.
Raul Ibanez had two hits and two RBIs, and Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth drove in [...]
A Brazilian celebrates in Copenhagen after Rio de Janeiro won the right to host the 2016 Olympics.
Rio de Janeiro, in a dramatic victory over much-wealthier cities, won the right to host the 2016 Olympics, bringing the Games to South America for the first time and crystallizing Brazil’s rise as an economic and political power.
Chicago was [...]
People in the US are on pins and needles waiting for the 2016 Olympics announcement time. Most are wondering if President Obama will be successful in getting the Olympics to Chicago for 2016. The announcement will be made approximately at 1:00PM EST which is about 1800 BST.
The final candidates waiting for the 2016 Olympics Announcement [...]
Chicago—2016 Olympic announcement time is just before noon on Friday, as the deadline approaching to decide the fate of 2016 Olympics hearts are pumping fast. Computation between Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid is on; International Olympic Committee started hearing presentations from competing cities on Friday at 8:5o A.M. in Copenhagen, Denmark. Around 45 [...]
If you think you’ve seen the last of Kimbo Slice on “The Ultimate Fighter” this season, well, think again.
Slice’s impressive Wednesday night loss on Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter” to Roy “Big Country” Nelson might not have been his final fighting appearance on the show.
An industry source who declined to be identified because of the [...]
