With a vote on the measures looming, organizations like NY Tech Meetup—the organizers of today's protest—are moving at maximum Mbps and seem to be connecting with Congress; the bills are losing sponsors faster than MySpace is losing users. more ›

Following tomorrow night's worldwide candlelight vigil for Martin Luther King Jr., a group of African American faith leaders will join Occupy Wall Street in a march at 10 a.m. Monday from the Financial District to Madison Square Garden in an effort to "reclaim the dream" and further the slain civil rights leader's fight for economic justice. more ›

According to a recent study published in Health Affairs, a penny-per-ounce tax on soda and sugary beverages would cut consumption by 15% in adults ages 25-64. The researchers from UC San Francisco also found that from 2010 through 2020, the tax would prevent 2.4 million cases of diabetes, 95,000 coronary heart events, 8,000 strokes and 26,000 premature deaths, while saving $17 billion in health expenditures and generating $13 billion annually. But enough of this nanny-state nonsense: we need less regulation of the financial sector! more ›

The Mets broke their losing streak and got the weekend off to a good start with a 5-4 comeback win. Mike Pelfrey wasn't great, but he managed to make it into the seventh inning while allowing three runs. Justin Turner put the Mets ahead 4-3 in the fifth with a RBI double. The bullpen protected the one-run lead into the 9th, but Manny Acosta couldn't close the door on Chicago. With two outs, Darwin Barney singled home the tying run, but Acosta escaped further damage and the game went to the bottom of the 9th. Nick Evans led off with a single and was replaced by a pinch runner, Jason Pridle. Pridle advanced to second on a sac bunt, but Ruben Tejada lined out for the second out of the inning. The Cubs chose to intentionally walk Jose Reyes bringing Turner back to the plate. Turner delivered again, singling home Pridle with the winning run. more ›

Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2: Rookie Ivan Nova won his 11th straight game and improved his record to 15-4 in a victory over Toronto at Yankee Stadium. Nova, who hasn't lost since June 3rd, fell behind early when the Blue Jays scored two runs in the top of the 1st inning. The Yankees were able to tie the game in the 3rd when Brett Gardner hit a two-run home run. Robinson Cano drove in Derek Jeter for the go-ahead run in the 5th inning and Mariano Rivera finished the game like he normally does, notching his 37th save of the season. more ›

Jorge Posada lost his job as the regular designated hitter, but he got the start Saturday. He didn't disappoint. With a two-run single and a grand slam among his three hits, Posada accuonted for six of the Yankees' nine runs in a 9-2 win over the Rays. The Yankees, who are virtually guaranteed to make the playoffs, got six strong innings from Phil Hughes, too. They lead the Rays by 8 1/2 games in the wild-card standings and will finish the series Sunday with A.J. Burnett pitching in the stead of Freddy Garcia, who cut a finger on his pitching hand. more ›

Rays 5, Yankees 1: CC Sabathia had a career game Friday night. Unfortunately, he was on the bad end of that — allowing five home runs for the first time in his career. Sabathia gave up solo home runs to Casey Kotchman, Kelly Shoppach, Johnny Damon, Elliot Johnson and Evan Longoria. The five home runs and Tampa Bay pitching from David Price were enough to give Sabathia his second loss in a row, dropping his record to 16-7. more ›

Red Sox 10, Yankees 4: With an eight-game winning streak and sole possession of 1st place in the American League East, the Yankees handed the ball to their ace Saturday. Despite his strong season, entering Saturday, CC Sabathia was winless against his team's Boston rivals. That would remain the case, as Sabathia allowed seven runs and nine hits over six innings. It was Sabathia's fourth loss to the Red Sox this season and the seven runs allowed equals the number of runs Sabathia allowed in his previous eight starts combined. Jacoby Ellsbury had six RBI in the game, including a three-run homer in the 4th off Sabathia. The two teams meet again for sole possession of first tomorrow night. more ›

The Yankees earned a split with Toronto and more importantly, got a big start from Phil Hughes as they rolled to a 7-2 win. Hughes earned his first win of the year with six innings of two-run ball. He walked two and struck out five. Brett Gardner set the table by reaching base four times and Curtis Granderson had three RBI's. more ›

Robinson Cano is a lucky guy. He led off the 7th inning of a 0-0 game with a base hit, but he should have been doubled off when he strayed too far from first on Jorge Posada's pop fly. But, BJ Upton's throw to first went into the dugout, allowing Cano to advance to third. After a ground out by Russell Martin, Cano was leading too far off of third, but James Shields pickoff throw sailed past third, allowing Cano to trot home with the game's only run. CC Sabathia made sure that run held up by dominating the Rays, striking out 9 and pitching a complete game shutout. The 1-0 victory was Sabathia's 13th win of the season and he became the first Yankee since Andy Pettitte in 1995 to reach that total before the All Star Break. more ›

The Mets stunned the defending champion San Francisco Giants with a three-run ninth to take the opener of their series 5-2. Anthony Pagan's two-run homer had given New York a 2-1 lead in the 5th, but the Giants tied things up in the 6th off of R.A. Dickey and that's where things remained until the 9th. Scott Hairston led off with a home run off of Brian Wilson to give New York the lead. An error allowed Pagan to reach second base and Carlos Beltran singled him home for a two-run lead. Beltran advanced to second on a single and scored when Nick Evans hit a two-out single to center. That gave New York a three-run lead and K-Rod pitched a perfect 9th for his 23rd save of the season. more ›

After five batters, the Yankees had a three-run lead against the Mets. They wouldn't look back in a 5-1 win over their crosstown rivals, their third in four games between the two clubs. Eduardo Nunuez had four hits and threw out Jose Reyes trying to advance in the seventh inning -- but only after muffing a throw. He also appeared to have help from umpire Jerry Layne. Replays did not show Alex Rodriguez tagging Reyes, who made the second out at third base with his team down two runs and Carlos Beltran due up next. The Mets got their only run in the second on a Ruben Tejada single. Alex Rodriguez added a booming double in the ninth. Ivan Nova was good but not great, allowing one run on seven hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked two. more ›

The Yankees have torn through the interleague portion of their schedule so far, compiling an 11-4 record so far. Thursday, they completed a sweep of the Brewers with a 5-0 win. CC Sabathia dominated the Brewers, striking out 13 while allowing only six hits and two walks. Robinson Cano gave CC all the run support he would need with a two-run double in the first. Mark Teixeira hit his 25th homer of the year and Francisco Cervelli went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI's. more ›

Yankees 12, Rangers 4: Behind three home runs and the pitching of CC Sabathia, the Yankees got back on track. Nick Swisher, Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano each had home runs in, giving Sabathia (7 innings pitched, 8 hits, 4 runs) more than enough cushion for the win. The Yankees did this without Derek Jeter, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list yesterday with a strained right calf. Jeter, six hits away from 3000 hits, is out until at least June 29th and it's his first stint on the DL since 2003. more ›

Yankees 4 Cleveland 0: The Yankees will have to hold their breath and wait until Bartolo Colon's MRI comes back. Colon was pitching another dominant game when he hurt himself covering first in the seventh inning. He left the game with a hamstring strain, but further tests are being conducted. more ›

Mets 8, Pirates 1: One probably wouldn't expect it, but the only undefeated starter in the National League is on the Mets. Dillon Gee pitched 8 innings, allowing only one run, on his way to winning his 7th game this season. Gee is 5th Mets starter to reach this mark, following in the footsteps of Ron Darling, Dwight Gooden, Jason Isringhausen and Octavio Dotel (also a rookie at the time). The Mets have now won two straight and 5 of 6 in the last week. more ›

Who was that pitcher, and what did he do with A.J. Burnett? The righty threw six innings of three-run ball, walking two and striking out eight, to bounce back from an August he'd like to forget. The Mets lost again in Atlanta, but the Liberty advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. more ›

Another day, another bad game for the Mets. Not only did pitchers Jon Niese and Elmer Dessens get shelled in the sixth inning with seven runs from the Marlins, Jose Reyes reinjured his right oblique in the 11-4 loss. And the Liberty won its first Eastern Conference semifinal game against the Fever, 85-73. more ›

With the Yankees’ offense AWOL, it was good timing that CC Sabathia was pitching Tuesday. Sabathia didn’t disappoint as he allowed only two runs over seven innings while picking up his 16th win of the year, during the Yankees' 6-2 win over the Tigers. And the Mets lost to the Astros, 4-3, with the Astros' Hunter Pence driving in all the runs. more ›

A-Rod hit three home runs in the Yankees' 8-3 win over the Royals. The Mets made three errors and lost to the Phillies 4-0. The Red Bulls fell to the Galaxy 1-0, while the Liberty clinched a playoff spot with their 107-69 victory against the Mercury. more ›

Three batters into this game, the Yankees had a 2-0 lead. It was all downhill from there, as the Bombers fell to the Blue Jays, 8-2. The Mets eked out a 3-2 win against the Braves, managing to stay afloat in the NL East. more ›

The Mets' offense woke up, beating the Cardinals 8-2. Jeff Francoeur, playing for Jason Bay who has a concussion, got things rolling with a three-run home run and Carlos Beltran was 2-for-3. The Yankees fell to Cleveland, 4-1, and A-Rod is still stuck at 599 home runs. The Liberty beat the Silver Stars, 77-62, led by rookie Kalana Greene who had 17 points more ›

Giants 2, Mets 0: Believe it or not, Tim Lincecum, the two-time defending National League Cy Young Award winner, had never recorded a win against the Mets entering Thursday's game. He has a win now" Lincecum threw a six-hit shutout, and R.A. Dickey was a tough-luck loser. In WNBA news, the Liberty beat the Mystics, 75-67. more ›

The Mets lost to the Marlins, 7-6 (Hisanori Takahashi was unimpressive again), while the Yankees fell to the Mariners, 7-4 (Phil Hughes got hammered after a 10-day break). However, the Liberty beat the Sparks, 80-68. more ›

Mets 14, Tigers 6: Good news: The Mets touched up Justin Verlander for five runs in two innings and scored eight in the third inning alone. Bad news: Jon Niese couldn't last five innings despite getting a 10-0 lead. Angel Pagan went 4-for-6 with four RBIs, and the first four Mets hitters had at least three hits. Fernando Nieve got the win in relief for the Mets, who scored all their runs without the benefit of a home run. more ›

Mets 4, Marlins 3: The Mets clearly need to use Mötley Crüe's Home Sweet Home as their new intro song because nothing seems to work quite as much as that home cooking. Unfortunately for the Mets, as good as they are at home, they're just as bad on the road. Now 20-9 at home, the Mets were able to win again behind the knuckle-ball of R.A. Dickey, 3-0. more ›

Since yesterday was tax deadline day, the Tea Party broke out the china for demonstrations across the country. Lou Dobbs dropped by the rally near the James A. Farley Post Office in midtown and told the crowd, "You are scaring the hell out of them. You, my friends, are dangerous - and I love that about you." And a Russian immigrant who is involved with the cause told the Post, "I don't like big government, I don't like intrusive government. I actually had to fight it in Russia." more ›

• Yankees 8, White Sox 3: Being up six games in the standings has its advantages. They include pitching a starter for only three innings. The Yankees did that with Joba Chamberlain, then got three innings out of Alfredo Aceves en route to a three-game sweep of the White Sox. Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira each went deep. This was a 3-2 game when Phil Hughes got the last out of the seventh, but the Yankees blew it open later. Up next is a road trip to Baltimore and Toronto.

• Mets 3 Giants 2: It’s hard to see the Mets playing any role other than spoiler in the pennant race, but they played that role well this weekend. New York took the series thanks to a Daniel Murphy single in the ninth. Murphy lined 2-2 pitch into right field and Jeff Francoeur just beat the throw home to give the Mets their first walkoff win since May 29th. K-Rod picked up the win in relief and Luis Castillo added his first home run of the season.