Fresh off their 2-1 victory over Liverpool to clench the FA Cup, Chelsea FC today announced they have added a stop in NYC to their summer US tour. The Blues will face French Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, July 22nd, in the first soccer match to be played at the new Yankee Stadium. more ›

After a week of training in Mexico, the New York Red Bulls held their first pre-season match of 2012 against FC Dallas on Tuesday. Despite missing strikers Thierry Henry (loan), Luke Rodgers (visa), and Juan Agudelo (injury), the Bulls came away with a sound 2-0 victory in Cancun. more ›

Madonna has just announced details for the Madonna 2012 World Tour, where you'll be able to see her and her guns up close. Tickets will be going on sale February 13th here in the States, and in New York, her big show will take place on September 6th at Yankee Stadium. Her Madgesty does love the sports as of late and has been known to support the Yankees. more ›

Sometime back in high school we picked up some Zima at a bodega (and Jolly Ranchers, to drop in them, because that is what you did then) and drank our way to Yankee Stadium to see Pink Floyd (some of us were also eating a lot of sandwiches). Now, 18 years later, we can get the gang back together and do it all over again: Roger Waters is bringing "The Wall" to Yankee Stadium! According to the press release: more ›

Westport, Connecticut man Mark Hayward has been arrested and charged with first-degree larceny and third-degree forgery after attempting to market dirt he said was from the original Yankee Stadium. Oldest scam in the playbook! more ›

Yankee Stadium has been re-sodded with thick, heavy Long Island turf for this afternoon's second annual Pinstripe Bowl between Rutgers (8-4) and Iowa State (6-6). People seem quite excited about it too: "Pinstripe Bowl" is trending on Twitter in NY; the Empire State Building was lit last night in anticipation —red, white and red on the north and south sides for Rutgers, red, yellow and red on the east and west sides for Iowa State—and Rick Santorum is hosting his own Pinstripe Bowl Watch Party! Hell, they even rang the bell at the NYSE: more ›

In 2009 Paul McCartney took the stage at Citi Field, and of course, 44 years before that he was playing the now legendary Shea Stadium concert with The Beatles. It's just been announced, however, that McCartney is playing for a different team this year, with a concert at Yankee Stadium on July 15th. This will be his debut at the stadium, and we're told tickets go on sale Monday June 13th at 11 a.m., for those who want to join him. The concert kicks off his new On The Run tour, but check out some vintage Macca at Shea, below: more ›

Yankee Stadium waiters, who deliver beer and gourmet grub to the stadium's expensive seats, are crying foul saying that a 20 percent gratuity that patrons are charged for food delivery never makes it to their pockets. So naturally they are suing. According to the suit the menus at each seat say that "a 20% service charge will be added to the listed prices. Additional gratuity is at your discretion," but employees never see an extra dime. more ›

For over a decade Yankees closing pitcher Mariano Rivera has walked to the mound with the sound of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" echoing throughout the stadium, and now Metallica will be performing it there live. more ›

In this age of $15 packs of cigarettes, the bumming of a smoke has become a real art form. Social mores now require you to offer at least a quarter when asking for a smoke (even if you really hope the change is declined) and the white lie that is "sorry buddy, last one" has become many a smoker's mantra. But be careful out there tobacco-fiends, that white lie can get your neck slashed. more ›

Last night, Notre Dame and Army renewed their historic college football rivalry at Yankee Stadium. The Fighting Irish won the game decisively, 27-3, in front of a sold-out crowd of 54,251 fans, and everyone felt bringing the game back to NYC was a huge success. "It was an exciting atmosphere, and our kids fed off the energy. For those who felt New York City's not a college football town, it is a college football town as well: At least it was [last night]," said Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. more ›

According to NotifyNYC, "A parachute jump is scheduled over Yankee Stadium at 7PM. You may see low flying aircraft and multiple parachutes jumpers." Which just happens to coincide with kickoff of the much anticipated Notre Dame/Army college football game tonight, the first meeting between the two longtime rivals in over four years. Might the two events be related in some way? Until more evidence is provided, or we hear someone has been stabbed, we shall assume this is just more twitter hysteria. more ›

Mayor Bloomberg tested the patience of the Jinx Gods yesterday when he mentioned that he had already begun planning the World Series ticker tape parade before the team had even won the ALDS. But fans face an even more irritating prospect: even if they were somehow able to scrum up playoff tickets (costing a couple hundred dollars), they're now going to be facing increased prices for the privilege of parking near the stadium. Increases of nearly seventy-five percent. more ›

Yesterday, police arrested a 19-year-old Bronx man for allegedly threatening to blow up Penn Station and other transit hubs. And it turns out Jonathan Avalos is no stranger to the NYPD or making threats: He was arrested last year for threatening to kill President Obama and Police Commissioner Kelly. more ›

Jay-Z and Eminem took the field at Yankee Stadium last week, which helped fill the pockets of local business owners. According to the NY Post, the East 161st Street BID asked local businesses to rate (on a scale of 1 to 10) how well they fared during the concerts—the average response was a 9, "somewhere between the night of a playoff and a World Series game, in terms of how well they did.” (The only establishments not doing well were ones selling Yankee souvenirs, even though Jay-Z has touted the team in his songs.) Business owners are now looking forward to November, to see what kind of action they'll get during the college football games at the stadium. more ›

On Monday night, a plaque in honor of longtime owner George Steinbrenner was unveiled at Yankee Stadium's Monument Field. And the immediate consensus was that it's really big. At seven feet by five feet, the Boss' tribute looms over the monuments to, oh, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and other legendary Yankees. While one Gothamist commenter said, "Hideous -- looks like something they would have done on Seinfeld!" there's a method to this madness. more ›

As the skies cleared from the rainstorm and the sun set over the Bronx, the estimated 50,000+ fans who showed up for the Jay-Z and Eminem show at Yankee Stadium last night were looking for something great. They were looking for an only-in-New-York moment worthy of the time and the venue. And the two stars delivered. more ›

Before the Yankees' first game since the deaths of two of its legends— owner George Steinbrenner and public address announcer Bob Sheppard—the team said good-bye with tributes, a moment of silence, and, finally, two roses left at home plate by closer Mariano Rivera. Captain Derek Jeter told the crowd, "We gather to honor two men who are both shining stars in the Yankees' universe... Mr. George Steinbrenner and Mr. Bob Sheppard cared deeply about their responsibilities to this organization and to our fans, and for that will forever be remembered in baseball history and our hearts." more ›

Surprise, surprise—Lady Gaga's scantily clad visit to the Yankees' clubhouse on Friday was news to Yankees brass. The Post reports that Yankees co-chairman Steinbrenner, manager Joe Girardi, and Cashman about Gaga's presence, and president Brian had no idea the performer was visiting the players: "In fact, when a Post reporter told Cashman about Gaga's presence, Cashman said, 'What? I didn't know that,' and stormed off." And now, by Hal's edict, she's permanently banned from the clubhouse! more ›

Finally, Lady Gaga was able to publicly demonstrate her love for the Yankees. The performer, who memorably flipped the bird at a Mets game last week, appeared at last night's Subway Series matchup between the Amazin's and Bombers. While it's unknown what she wore to enter the new Yankee Stadium, she was spotted in a luxury suite in a bra and underwear, with a Yankees jersey and a leopard print beret. So, in case you're keeping count: Vuvuzelas and iPads are banned at Yankee Stadium, Lady Gaga in underwear is A-OK! more ›

If you've been watching the World Cup then you are well aware of the incessant buzzing noise that sounds most similar to a swarm of blood-thirsty mosquitoes just seconds away from feasting on your brains. If you don't achieve deafening drunkeness within the first half, you are in all likelihood hoping for the aforementioned scenario to occur. So just imagine how fun it would be if that noise were happening at Yankees games—because surely there's nothing like experiencing the sound of the vuvuzela in real life surround sound. Luckily, the NY Post is reporting we are way too smart to let that happen. more ›

Deciding that the iPad falls under the "laptop" category (but it's so much more!), Yankee Stadium has included it on its banned items list, forcing spectators to play with their suddenly inadequate iPhones instead. The news broke after IGN board user spacekatgal posted that she and her tablet were turned away at the gates, saying, "Why on earth would they have this policy? Terrorism concerns? I couldn't get an answer. I snuck it in under my jacket...I bring it to Fenway all the time and they don't care." Probably because she needs the distraction from the Red Sox! more ›

While New Yorkers have enjoyed two good games between the Mets and the Yankees, interleague play is hardly captivating the nation. Only 25,000 fans showed up yesterday to watch the battle of Ohio between Cleveland and Cincinnati. Colorado and Kansas City drew just a bit more than 20,000 fans. Baltimore and Washington, a natural rivalry drew just 30,000 people. In fact the Subway Series did not sell out for the first time ever this year. more ›