Rumors ran wild in the last 24 hours that the Steinbrenner family was considering selling the Yankees in the wake of the Dodgers $2.175 billion sale this year. "There has been chatter all around the banking and financial industries in the city for a couple of weeks now," one anonymous baseball source told the Daily News, who broke the rumor. Managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner adamantly denied it in a statement: "I just learned of the Daily News story," Steinbrenner said. "It is pure fiction. The Yankees are not for sale. I expect that the Yankees will be in my family for many years to come." more ›

Could an old Times Square classic be getting ready for a revival? McHale's, a watering hole that served one hell of a burger on 46th and Eighth closed in early 2006, but now Jeremiah's Vanishing New York has a very interesting rumor about it. Seems that something called McHale's is coming back to the area! This could be very awesome. Or it could be yet another cheap Broadway revival looking to make a buck. Time will tell! more ›

Plenty of cameos were made the night Lindsay Lohan returned to the Saturday Night Live stage for the fourth time, but one time SNL cast member and Lohan-cheerleader was notably absent: Tina Fey. more ›

With Whitney Houston buried, it's time for the media to dig up her skeletons! And if there is one persistent rumor the singer spent years fighting, it was that she was a lesbian—"I am a mother, not a lesbian. I am not gay," she said in a 2000 interview. Well, here it comes again. Peter Tatchell has taken to the Daily Mail to bring back the argument that Whitney's fall from grace wasn't caused by her marriage to Bobby Brown—it came with the self-repression she suffered by dropping her female lover for Brown. more ›

Beyoncé's pregnancy has been weird and mysterious from the start. She announced that her and husband Jay-Z would be having a baby in August, while on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards. The next month, she stated: "It's September 23rd. Right now I’m actually shooting the video for 'Countdown' and I’m six months pregnant!" After that, a television appearance showed her bump collapsing before the world's eyes, which led to rumors that she had a surrogate, possibly to stay in shape for an upcoming tour. And yesterday, rumors spread far and wide that she—or someone?—delivered her baby, named Tiana May Carter, at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. more ›

For the past couple of weeks, a rumor has swirled among the Occupy Wall Street scene that Brookfield Properties, the company that controls Zuccotti Park, would close the park for three months for "renovations." The rumor most recently popped up on the Twitter feed of Jeff Smith, a member of the Occupy Wall Street media team. "Zuccotti Park's closing in January for 3 months for 'renovations.' Today feels like #OWS' swan song to the park we called Liberty Square," Smith posted on Christmas Day, followed by: "I heard from someone in OWS legal that Brookfield filed the paperwork as back-up plan to evict. Talked to security guards too." more ›

It figures: mere hours after reports that the Nets were in "serious talks" with the Orlando Magic to trade for superstar Dwight Howard, Orlando has made it clear that they aren't planning on trading the face of their franchise (for now). For what it's worth, according to Yahoo Sports, Howard "is not a happy camper" with that decision. Which means we can all look forward to going through all this again in four months! more ›

Seacrest... in? It's possible that a new generation will grow up with Ryan Seacrest as their Matt Lauer. According to the Wall Street Journal, Seacrest may be the Today show host's successor, if Lauer ends up leaving next year. Some top execs at the network just met with the 36-year-old, who was first really thrust into the spotlight back in 2002, thanks to American Idol. more ›

Oh sure, plenty of people have issues with their mother-in-law, but people are smart to try to keep it civil—nobody wins when their fiance's manner-obsessed mom's emails go viral. But has your mother-in-law ever been so determined to humiliate you she's gotten your medical records and spread rumors that you were infertile and ridden with so many venereal diseases you would be dead in a few months? According to the Post, a Brooklyn man has sued his mother-in-law and his medical center for just such behavior. more ›

The wildly popular Bagel Store (some say it makes the best bagels in Brooklyn) on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg is finally moving from its longtime home. For the past decade it's done brisk business at the intersection of North 3rd Street, but owner Scott Rossillo told us his landlord, Yehuda Backer, wants to double his rent, and he can't afford it. Next month he's relocating to a smaller spot at the corner of South 4th Street and Bedford. So what's happening with the Bagel Store's old Bedford Ave location? more ›

Beyoncé's baby bump was put into questions recently after this video showed her belly going flat. The rumors eventually reached TMZ and ABC, forcing the singer to respond, saying the rumor was “Stupid, ridiculous and false.” But perhaps her best response of all was unspoken, when she bared her belly in a bikini earlier this week (see photos here). more ›

Since people finally seem to believe Hillary Clinton when she says she's done running for offices, isn't it about time we had another Clinton to kick around, eh? Well, we very well may: today Politico puts forward the idea (which has been bouncing around for a bit) that Chelsea Clinton is ready to enter into her parent's profession. Perhaps she'll take a stab for 74-year-old Representative Nita Lowey's seat in a few years? more ›

A pediatric nurse at NYU Langone Medical Center is suing the school because she says her medical records were not kept private. But it seems that things were even more awkward than that for pediatric nurse Kristen Haight—who was allegedly better known to the doctors and secretaries of the medical center as the "41-year-old virgin." more ›

Dan Aykroyd is the latest Ghostbuster to talk about the possibility of a Ghostbusters III movie, and in an interview with Dennis Miller he declared it's happening. more ›

Poor Bert and Ernie. The internet will just not leave the two best friend/ roommates/ ambiguous sleepover pals alone—once again, the duo's sexuality is being questioned, as a new petition circulates calling for the two to tie the knot. Were the Avenue Q puppets not enough? more ›

Could the dreams of thousands of transplanted Midwesterners finally be coming true? It appears that beloved Illinois-based burger chain Steak n' Shake, which prides itself on thin, crispy "steakburgers" and hand-dipped milkshakes, is indeed coming to New York, at least according to this job posting on Monster.com. more ›

Recently it was declared to the world that Penn Badgley (Gossip Girl's Dan Humphrey) was cast to play the late musician Jeff Buckley in a biopic that has been in the works for six years.... but that's not really accurate. Here's what we learned today: more ›

Last we heard (in February, to be exact), Bill Murray didn't seem too amped about this whole Ghostbusters III thing, saying, "There's a script somewhere [on my desk], but I haven't read it yet. I feel bad. You know, the studio gets excited every 10 years or so. What they'd really like to do is recreate the franchise. I remember when the new Ghostbusters was going to be Chris Rock, Chris Farley and... someone." Other more recent rumors have included Seth Rogan and Paul Rudd being attached to it, and Judd Apatow being involved. And now, the rumor mill spits this out: filming is starting next month... in Chicago! more ›

How do you follow-up on a storied, wildly successful 20-year career in professional football, one in which you racked up a gaggle of NFL records, won the Super Bowl, won multiple MVP awards, "retired" multiple times, and had yourself the occasional front page sex scandal? Well, there is only one second act in American lives: Dancing With The Stars. more ›

Last summer, Deadspin reported about a little known quarterback with a penchant for sexting photos of his unit to certain former Jets sideline reporters; the report was met with a healthy amount of skepticism, and criticisms about printing innuendo and rumor. Of course, that story was eventually tacitly acknowledged to be completely true, lending more credibility to Deadspin. Now yesterday, Deadspin reported that they've been working on a story about Jets QB Mark Sanchez's alleged romancing of a 17-year-old girl. more ›

As long as he has his billions and weighs in on national issues, stories about Mayor Bloomberg running for president in 2012 will never die. There's a Draft Bloomberg movement afoot and he was in Florida to rally support for redistricting. The Daily News' Adam Lisberg, who wrote about the mayor's 2012 aspirations in April, takes up the topic again today: "Mayor Bloomberg is ready to lead a national march to the middle. He's just waiting to see if anyone will follow." more ›