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Yankees' spending spree left too many huge holes
You thought last year was hard to watch? At least the early smoke-and-mirrors act of 2013 was compelling and provided a feel-good start to the beginning of a season that...
Comcast talks spinoff with Time Warner Cable execs
Atkinson Comcast’s castoffs could be Time Warner Cable executives’ gain. With the companies’ proposed $45 billion mega-merger under scrutiny, Comcast has pledged to sell 3 million cable subscribers to keep...
Think the Yankees have infield problems this season? Just wait
TAMPA — In the here and now, Mark Teixeira, Brian Roberts and Derek Jeter are red-flag injury risks and Kelly Johnson is a neophyte third baseman. There is arguably no...
Inside Yankees' spring clubhouse, time stops for no one
TAMPA – This is a room, more than any other, where time is measured beyond the clocks on the walls, beyond the meticulously crafted schedules attached to the solid side...
Cashman: Jeter's health least of Yankees' infield worries
BRADENTON, Fla. — Brian Cashman’s level of concern about Derek Jeter’s return to the Yankees’ infield is at zero. The same can’t be said about second and third base.Weather permitting,...
Yankees don't think they need Stephen Drew, but they're wrong
TAMPA – Derek Jeter’s farewell tour in essence begins Wednesday when he reports to his final spring training and then publicly addresses his retirement for the first time since his Facebook...
New Yankee Roberts credits Jeter for long-ago pep talk
TAMPA — Brian Roberts doesn’t have to become Derek Jeter’s latest double-play partner to understand what the Yankees’ captain stands for. “He has always meant a ton to me even though...
Derek Jeter not worried about ankle
TAMPA -- Despite having announced he will retire after the season and is coming off a year in which he played 17 games, Derek Jeter insisted Friday he is not...
Cashman: Still questions in the infield, bullpen
Even after all of the Yankees’ offseason activity — and money spent — general manager Brian Cashman admitted there were still plenty of unknowns surrounding the team, especially in two...
Yankees finalize Brian Roberts signing
Exit Alex Rodriguez, enter Brian Roberts. With Rodriguez’s suspension for the entire 2014 season in place, the Yankees on Monday made the signing of second baseman Brian Roberts to a...
Yankees’ roster is one for the ages
The Yankees have accomplished the near impossible — they had the oldest player in the majors (Mariano Rivera) and the oldest starter (Andy Pettitte) retire and yet somehow have gotten...
Showalter: Brian Roberts will be good fit for Yankees
Since taking over on July 29, 2010, Buck Showalter has managed 582 games for the Orioles. Brian Roberts, mainly due to injury, played in fewer than one-third of them --...
Saving for Tanaka, Yankees add Roberts, Thornton
With Masahiro Tanaka pushing to cross the Pacific Ocean, the Yankees are saving up for their next big pursuit by going bargain-shopping in other aisles. On Tuesday, they plugged holes...
Yankees agree to deals with Brian Roberts, Matt Thornton
The Yankees and free-agent second baseman Brian Roberts agreed on a one-year contract for $2 million with incentives, pending a physical, and came to terms with lefty reliever Matt Thornton on...