The Jets improved to 2-0 by demolishing Jacksonville 32-3. Credit the defense with this win as they recorded a safety, two sacks, four interceptions and missed a defensive touchdown by 1/2 a yard. Mark Sanchez threw two interceptions and two touchdowns. Shonn Greene rushed for only 3.1 yards per carry, but found the end zone. The Jets now head on the road for three-straight weeks, stopping in Oakland and Baltimore before heading to Foxboro for a showdown with New England. more ›

Tributes to those who were martyred ten years ago filled the sports world Sunday, but amazingly Major League Baseball repeated a mistake from that era. In 2001 the Mets wanted to wear FDNY and NYPD hats to honor the victims of 9/11 but MLB denied them permission. Those Mets wore the hats in defiance of MLB rules. Sunday, the 2011 Mets tried to make the same tribute with the same result. Most shockingly, it was the Vice-President of MLB, Joe Torre, the Yankee Manager ten years ago, who made the decision. more ›

CC Sabathia was shaky early, but he settled down to earn his 17th win in the Yankees 8-4 victory over Minnesota. CC almost surrendered a homer in the first, but replay ruled correctly that it was foul. In the second, he surrendered two runs and he escaped a big jam in the 7th that could have turned the game. Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher had the big hits, two-run homers each and the Yankees head into the weekend with a 1/2-game lead in the AL East. more ›

The Mets are not treating their fans well on the current home stand. Tuesday they collapsed in the 9th, turning a 3-2 lead into a 4-3 defeat. New York had taken the lead on a sac fly by Lucas Duda in the 6th. That put Chris Capuano in line for a win and the combo of Acosta and Parnell got New York through the 7th and 8th. But Jason Isringhausen walked the first batter he faced in the 9th, then gave up a single and hit a batter to load the bases with one out. Bryan Petersen then hit a ground ball right to Jason Turner that should have led to a double play, but the runner on first, John Buck, slowed down to prevent Turner from tagging him. Turner then airmailed his throw to first, sailing it past Duda and allowing the tying and winning runs to score. Isringhuasen escaped without further damage and the Mets got the lead-off hitter on in their half of the 9th. But Daniel Murphy grounded into a double play and Jason Pridle struck out to end the game. more ›

Yankees 9 Mets 3: The Mets failed to deliver a knockout blow against a struggling Ivan Nova and they paid for it with a loss. The Mets jumped out to a 3-1 lead with Harris, Paulino and Pridie all all delivering RBI's. But that was all they could manage as they left two runners on in the third and sixth and hit into two big double-plays. Mike Pelfrey cruised until the seventh when the Yankees' offense finally woke up. more ›

Mets 2 Yankees 1: The Yankees had their chances, but R.A. Dickey and the Mets defense got the big outs when they needed them. The Yankees got ahead in the third, thanks to Mark Teixeira's 11th home run of the year, but the Mets answered right back in the fourth. Justin Turner doubled in Fernando Martinez to tie things at one. In the sixth, Daniel Murphy lined a pitch that just stayed fair into the short porch in right and the Mets had a 2-1 lead. more ›

Yankees 6 Detroit 3: A lot of good things happened for the Yankees in this game besides the win. Start with Mark Teixeira getting off to a good start with a three-run home run. Add a Curtis Granderson homer off of a lefty, plus three great defensive plays. Mix in a perfect 7th, 8th and 9th from the bullpen trio of Joba, Soriano and Rivera and you have a very happy home crowd despite the miserable weather. The Yankees and Tigers will meet again Saturday. more ›

After an off-season that was widely reviewed as a failure, the Yankees will take to the field tomorrow attempting to prove their detractors wrong. Yes, they didn’t land Cliff Lee and yes, they enter the season with big question mark hanging over their rotation. But the fact remains that this is still a pretty good ballclub. more ›

Spring training is underway, and the Yankees are getting revved up for the 2011 season, despite not knowing yet exactly who will be in the final two spots of their pitching staff. Derek Jeter gave his "State of the Captain" interview to reporters yesterday, and first baseman Mark Teixeira added that the team is extra motivated by all the naysayers: "I think we relish the underdog role." more ›

Boston 10 Yankees 8: The Yankees fell way behind and ultimately fell out of first place Friday. Andy Pettitte clearly didn’t have it, surrendering seven runs in just over three innings of work and the Red Sox jumped out to a 10-1 lead. New York battled back thanks to two home runs each from A-Rod and Mark Teixeira plus Nick Swisher’s 28th blast of the year. But it wasn’t enough and the loss keeps the Red Sox playoff hopes alive and the magic number at 3. more ›

With a 2-1/2 hour rain delay, Curtis Granderson had his best game as a Yankee, hitting two homers, stealing a base and scoring three runs in the Bombers' 12-6 win over the Royals. The Mets fell once again, losing 1-0 to the Dodgers. more ›

At the break the Yankees have the best record in baseball and a two-game lead on the Tampa Bay Rays. CC Sabathia cruised to his 12th win with seven innings of six-hit, no-run ball. And Johan Santana delivered for the Mets, giving the Amazin's a much-needed win. more ›

The Yankees won 6-1 over Seattle, thanks to Mark Teixeira's 16th and 17th home runs. The Mets fell to Atlanta, 4-2; R.A. Dickey pitched well until he gave up back-to-back home runs in the seventh. more ›

The Yankees took this series and made sure that neither team would win the overall Subway Series with a 4-0 victory on Sunday. CC Sabathia was dominant, allowing only six baserunners over eight-shutout innings. more ›

It was the matchup of two of the best young righthanders in baseball in the Bronx on Saturday. For the Mets, Mike Pelfrey took his 9-1 record and 2.39 ERA to the mound to face Phil Hughes, who was also 9-1 with a 3.11 ERA. But, in the end it was the hitters who had the final say in the Yankees 5-3 win. more ›

The Yankees are sitting just a half game out of first place this morning with a sparkling 21-8 record. They are winning games convincingly, but they are also winning them without any significant contributions from their offseason acquisitions. Flash back to the start of 2009. The Yankees brought in three big pieces, CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Mark Teixeira. more ›

• Yankees 3 Phillies 1: The Yankees gave AJ Burnett a lot of money this offseason to pitch in big games and he delivered on Thursday night. Burnett, who would have had a shutout with better defense, allowed only one run over seven innings and struck out nine. Pedro Martinez almost matched him, but he was touched up for two home runs, one by Mark Teixeira that tied the game at 1 and one by Hideki Matsui that put New York up 2-1.

Our long nightmare is over, thanks to his dramatic two-run home run in the ninth on Friday, we can finally say that A-Rod is a “real Yankee”. And kudos to Mark Teixeira, who won the game with a home run and therefore is immediately promoted to “real Yankee” in his first Yankee postseason. more ›

The Yankees are one game away from the American League Championship Series, after last night's dramatic 4-3 win in game two of the Division Series over the Minnesota Twins. The game went into extra innings, courtesy of Alex Rodriguez, who hit a game-tying two-run home run off All-Star closer Joe Nathan in the 9th inning, tying the game at 3-3. Then, in the 11th inning, Teixiera hit a home run—what the NY Times called "a screamer down the left-field line...The ball just cleared the 318-foot sign and sent the crowd of 50,006 into sudden delirium." more ›

• Yankees 4 Tampa Bay 1: The Yankees won a pitcher’s duel in the first game of their doubleheader Monday. C.C. Sabathia went seven-strong, but he did not collect the win because Matt Garza matched him frame for frame. But, the Yankees broke through in the eighth, turning a 1-1 game into a 4-1 win. Robinson Cano hit a sac fly to make it 2-1. Jorge Posada and Eric Hinske both added RBI’s. That’s all Mariano Rivera needed as he pitched for the first time since September 1st and nailed down his 39th save.

• Yankees 3 Oakland 2: Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer to break the tie and drove in the other Yankees’ run. Chad Gaudin pitched four-plus innings while dancing around a lot of walks. The Yankees’ bullpen did a great job thanks to two huge double plays and the team will now head to Boston, still seven games in front.
• Atlanta 15 Mets 2: Bobby Parnell is learning how to be a starter and “learning” is the key word. Parnell was shelled on Wednesday, giving up nine hits and nine runs in three innings. The New York offense actually pounded out ten hits, but the deficit was simply too big to overcome.
• Connecticut 74 Liberty 69: New York blew a 12-point halftime lead which ended their chance at a winning streak.

• Yankees 5 Red Sox 2 When things are going right, they really go right. Joe Girardi bypassed Phil Hughes in the eighth, despite holding a 1-0 lead and the Red Sox scored two runs to take a 2-1 lead. No matter, the Yankees jumped back on top thanks to back-to-back homers from Damon and Teixeira, the sixth time they have done that this season, and added two more runs to take a three-run lead into the ninth. Girardi didn’t fool around from there, bringing Mariano Rivera in for the ninth. Rivera didn’t look good, but he got the save and the Yankees swept the Red Sox to take a 6-1/2 game lead in the AL East.

• Yankees 5 Boston 0: After three games the Yankees have seized control of the AL East and erased any questions about their ability to compete with the best teams in baseball. C.C. Sabathia was the latest to step up, delivering 7-2/3 innings of shutout baseball. Mark Teixeira got the Yankees on the board with a RBI single and Jose Molina added a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 after six. Nick Swisher drew a RBI walk and Derek Jeter hit a two-run homer to complete the scoring. The win puts the Yankees 5-1/2 games in front of the AL East and they will go for the sweep later tonight.
• San Diego 3 Mets 1: Bobby Parnell started his conversion to the rotation and it was a so-so debut. Parnell allowed 8 baserunners in only 2-1/3, but only two of those runners came around to score. Unfortunately, the Mets couldn't muster any offense besides an Alex Cora home run in the first and they dropped their third-straight game.

Yankees 6 Tampa Bay 2: Joba Chamberlain pitched another great game and the Yankees hit three homers to back him as they took two-of-three in Tampa. Chamberlain allowed only three hits, while striking out five over eight innings. Robinson Cano, Melky Cabrera and Mark Teixeira all went deep, part of a 12-hit attack for the Yankees. The win combined with a Boston loss, puts the Yankees 3-1/2 games into first. Fun fact: Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was at the game; Chamberlain said of the Boss's presence, "It's great he came here. It's definitely good to get a win when he's in the house. I heard stories about when he was here. It was a little nerve-racking. I got a little nervous knowing he was in the house." more ›

• Yankees 6 Oakland 3: Today’s rain delayed the start of this game to almost 10pm and for awhile it looked like the Yankees had assumed the game was a rainout. Oakland jumped all over an inconsistent C.C. Sabathia for three runs in the first four innings, but Sabathia settled down and the Yankees battled back. Mark Teixeira belted a two-run homer in the fourth and the Yankees added two more runs to take a lead they would never relinquish. Phil Hughes came on in the eighth and pitched two perfect innings to get the first save of his career and put the Yankees 2-1/2 games ahead of idle Boston.

• Yankees 2 Detroit 1: Maybe some time off was all Joba Chamberlain needed. Whatever the reason the Yankees were thrilled to see their young pitcher dominate the Tigers on Sunday. Joba pitched 6-2/3 striking out eight and allowing only three hits. The two New York runs were provided by (what else?) solo homers from A-Rod and Mark Teixeira. Phil Hughes came in and pitched the eighth with Mariano closing the door in the ninth as the late-inning tandem performed spotlessly again. With a Boston loss, New York is now only one game behind the Red Sox.
• Atlanta 7 Mets 1: What can possibly happen next? Sunday night’s injury was Fernando Nieve hurting his quad while running to first. Nieve had to leave the game, Tim Redding came in and things fell apart from there. Add it all up and the Mets have dropped three-of-four coming out of the break and now head to Washington.
• Liberty 89 Atlanta 86: Shameka Christon scored 32 points, including the last five of the game as New York survived a late onslaught from The Dream.

Despite being unable to beat the Red Sox this year (0-8 so far against them), the Yankees are only one game behind them. As they head into the All-Star Break, the Yankees are playing their best baseball of the season, something they will need to continue to do if they are going to bring playoff baseball back to the Bronx. more ›

• Yankees 6, Twins 4: Alfredo Aceves gave up four runs in 3 1/3 innings. Then the bullpen came to his rescue. David Robertson walked in two of the Aceves runs, but the relievers combined to throw 5 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball. Jonathan Albaladejo, Phil Coke, Phil Hughes and Mariano Rivera did the honors. The Yankees got some pop from Mark Teixeira, who ended the longest homerless drought of his career (96 at-bats and 23 games). Now it's on to Los Angeles of Anaheim for a three-game set with the Angels before the All-Star break. With Boston's loss to Kansas City, the Yankees are tied for first place.

• Tampa Bay 3 Mets 1: Johan Santana was good, James Shields was better. Shields shut the Mets down, allowing only one run over seven innings and the Rays came from behind to beat New York in a tidy game. Neither offense was good, but Tampa was more efficient, taking advantage of two solo homers and back-to-back doubles to get the win. Both teams had to suffer through a lengthy rain delay, but the game itself took only 2:24.