Swisher senses return is close  ...more ?
Swisher senses return is close
Yanks motor on to seventh straight win  ...more ?
Yanks motor on to seventh straight win
A-Rod parts ways with agent Boras  ...more ?
A-Rod parts ways with agent Boras
Berkman adjusting to platoon role  ...more ?
Berkman adjusting to platoon role
A-Rod remains on target for Sunday  ...more ?
A-Rod remains on target for Sunday
CC allows just one hit, rolls to 19th victory  ...more ?
CC allows just one hit, rolls to 19th victory
Posada's ejection didn't hurt Yanks  ...more ?
Posada's ejection didn't hurt Yanks
Swisher day-to-day with left knee stiffness  ...more ?
Swisher day-to-day with left knee stiffness
Yankees to play five straight day games  ...more ?
Yankees to play five straight day games
Yanks hope to overcome tough schedule  ...more ?
Yanks hope to overcome tough schedule
Mom always 'Parent of the Year' in CC's book  ...more ?
Mom always 'Parent of the Year' in CC's book
Burnett back to form; Yanks win fifth straight  ...more ?
Burnett back to form; Yanks win fifth straight
Depth comes in handy as Posada ejected  ...more ?
Depth comes in handy as Posada ejected
Vazquez earns way back to Yanks' rotation  ...more ?
Vazquez earns way back to Yanks' rotation
A-Rod: 600 Homers and Beyond  ...more ?
Tribute to George Steinbrenner  ...more ?
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Curtis Granderson drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, Brett Gardner hit a run-scoring triple and scored three times, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Friday to match a season high with their seventh straight victory. Mark Teixeira had an RBI double for the AL East leaders, who chased Brandon Morrow (10-7) after three innings, ending his five-game winning streak.
Yankees match season-high with win over Jays (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Playing without three of the first four hitters in their regular lineup, the New York Yankees put speed up top and scampered for extra bases on each ball in the gap.


Granderson, Gardner lead Yanks to 7th straight win (AP)  ...more ?
Playing without three of the first four hitters in their regular lineup, the New York Yankees put speed up top and scampered for extra bases on each ball in the gap. Curtis Granderson drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, Brett Gardner sparked the offense from his leadoff spot and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Friday to match a season high with its seventh straight victory.
A-Rod confirms split with agent Scott Boras (AP)  ...more ?
Alex Rodriguez and longtime agent Scott Boras have split. "I'm not going to get into the details, but I will tell you that Scott and I had a good run," the New York Yankees slugger said Friday. "Nothing drastic happened, it's just at this point in my career my goal is to finish as a New York Yankee and be a world champion again.
A-Rod confirms he and agent Boras have split (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Alex Rodriguez and longtime agent Scott Boras have split.


The CC Sabathia appreciation society shall now come to order (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Lest we get ahead of ourselves, let's not pretend like conquering the Oakland Athletics offense is any task...
Alex Rodriguez ditches Scott Boras (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Scott Boras has helped Alex Rodriguez make a boatload of dough in his career. The pair have been together since...
Yankees Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?

CC Sabathia continued his dominance at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, tossing eight shutout innings of one-hit ball in a win over the A's.

The win extended Sabathia's streak of unbeaten starts in the Bronx to 21 games, as he's 16-0 with a 2.05 ERA at home dating back to the 2009 All-Star break. The Yankees are 19-2 in those games.

Sabathia also tied his career high with 19 wins, giving him five starts this month to capture that elusive 20th victory.

"I think it would be cool," Sabathia said when asked about the prospect of winning 20. "It's in the middle of the season, so it's really tough to think about personal accomplishments when we're trying to win a division. I'll go out five days from now and try to help the team win."

Since the beginning of June, Sabathia...

Baseball Roundup: A look at Thursday's games (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?
The Colorado Rockies hammered Philadelphia's pitchers for 20 hits. Chase Utley made sure the Phillies still won.
CC Sabathia wins major league-best 19th game (SportingNews.com)  ...more ?
New York Yankees lefthander CC Sabathia threw eight innings of one-hit ball against the Oakland A's on Thursday to become the majors' first 19-game winner. Sabathia improved to 19-5 on the season and lowered his ERA to 3.02. He struck out five and walked three, and needed only 95 pitches to complete eight innings. Second baseman Mark Ellis' leadoff single in the second inning was the only damage against Sabathia. With the victory, Sabathia moved to 11-0 with a 2.27 ERA in 14 starts at Yankee Stadium this season.
Sabathia, Granderson give Yankees 4-game sweep (AP)  ...more ?
From the very first batter, the Oakland Athletics simply looked overmatched against CC Sabathia. Leadoff man Coco Crisp took an awkward cut at a fastball for strike three. Next, Rajai Davis got fooled by an offspeed pitch and almost fell over. Then, Kevin Kouzmanoff flailed at a slider. A lot of weak swings and soft outs followed Thursday, as Sabathia pitched one-hit ball for eight innings to earn...
Sabathia allows just 1 hit against Oakland (CBC.ca)  ...more ?
C.C. Sabathia is making a strong case for a second American League Cy Young Award.
Yankees' Swisher leaves early with stiff knee (AP)  ...more ?
Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher has made an early exit against Oakland because of stiffness in his left knee. Swisher grounded out in the first inning Thursday, then left the game. Curtis Granderson took Swisher's spot in the batting order, and the Yankees repositioned their outfield. The Yankees say Swisher is day to day.
TBS postseason song news: Bon Jovi out, Kid Rock in (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
The good news? Bon Jovi's two - year reign as the playoff song you love to hate is over.
A-Rod not guaranteeing Sunday return (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
It is still looking good for Alex Rodriguez to return from the disabled list and a strained right calf this...
Burnett bounces back, Yankees win 5th in a row (AP)  ...more ?
After A.J. Burnett had a tough outing last week, he found pitching coach Dave Eiland. "He said, 'That's it. No more of these,"' Eiland said. "I said, 'Let's get to work."' Five days later, the Yankees' right-hander has a key September win -- he held Oakland to three runs in six innings and New York beat the Athletics 4-3 to stay in first place in the AL...
Yankees bring back Berkman, make Sept. callups (AP)  ...more ?
The New York Yankees reinstated designated hitter Lance Berkman from the 15-day disabled list and called up three players from the minors to take advantage of expanded September rosters. Right-handed reliever Jonathan Albaladejo and outfielder Greg Golson were recalled from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and catcher Chad Moeller's contract was purchased from the Triple-A club.
Top places to watch Major League Baseball in Hoboken (Associated Content)  ...more ?
There are three important factors to consider when naming the top three places to watch Major League Baseball in Hoboken, New Jersey. First, the bar caters to the New York Yankees and Mets above all other teams. It doesn't matter how lame the Mets get. We're a faithful bunch of fans who like nothing better than punishing ourselves each summer by watching the Amazins struggle to reach .500. Second, the bar needs to have the MLB Extra Innings package.
Yankees claim Lilly but Dodgers pull him back (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Ted Lilly was picked up off waivers by one of his former teams, the New York Yankees, and then pulled back by...
AL Roundup: A look at Tuesday's games (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?
Jose Bautista and the Toronto Blue Jays enjoyed their most prolific inning in over three years and knocked their nemesis out of first place in the American League East.