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Thankful for Simple Pleasures on Thanksgiving

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living


Mitchell Bard

I am thankful that my midlife crisis this year didn't involve a sports car or a fling with a younger woman, but instead led me to purchase tickets to seven concerts this past summer.

Opening Day: Baseball Business Begins Again

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment


Roger I. Abrams

While sports fans fill their days with football, basketball and hockey, the aficionados of the business of sports will keep an eye on the real game, the game in the boardrooms and at the negotiating tables.

Mike Bloomberg, There's a Job Waiting For You in the Bronx

Daniel Holloway | Posted 10.02.2008 | Entertainment


Daniel Holloway

What Bloomberg needs is not another term as mayor, but another job -- a bigger job. There's only one move that makes any sense at all: Michael Bloomberg needs to buy the New York Yankees.

Forget Hockey: Where Does Sarah Palin Stand on Baseball?

Karen Stabiner | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Karen Stabiner

If Westbrook Pegler were alive today, would he join in when we sing "God Bless America" in a ballpark, or would he mutter nasty asides about the religious beliefs of its esteemed composer?

Saying Goodbye To Yankee Stadium

Tony Sachs | Posted 09.16.2008 | Entertainment


Tony Sachs

This silent September finds the New York Yankees out of the playoff chase for the first time in 15 years as fans count down to the final game at Yankee Stadium, which takes place this Sunday.

Baseball's All Star Blackout

Dave Zirin | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media


Dave Zirin

If baseball is sincere about seeing the game return to the cities and if they don't want home run derbies whiter than the Republican National Convention, they are going to need to do more than offer meager urban academy programs.

My MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium Commemorative Interview with Mickey Rivers

Dave Hollander | Posted 07.15.2008 | Entertainment


Dave Hollander

I feel compelled to share this never before published exchange with one of my favorite Bronx Bombers -- the incomparable, former All-Star, two-time World Series champion and inimitable lead-off hitter -- Mickey Rivers.

Hey Now, You're an All-Star

Ken Levine | Posted 07.15.2008 | Entertainment


Ken Levine

The All-Star Game is a lot like the Academy Awards. It never lives up to the hype, you don't recognize half the stars, and it's usually too long, but every year you gotta be there.

Bon Jovi To Play Free Central Park Gig

AP | Posted 07.01.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Bon Jovi will perform free concert July 12 in Central Park. It's billed as a prelude to the July 15 All-Star baseball game, which wi...

NYC Prosecutors Question Tests Of Concrete At Yankee Stadium, Freedom Tower

New York Times | WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics


Manhattan prosecutors are investigating whether the leading concrete testing company in the New York area, which has been hired to measure and analyze...

CULTURE ZOHN: Graduation Daze Part Two

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.16.2008 | Living


Patricia Zohn

2008-05-17-nicksgradyankeestadium.jpg.jpg Here's to all graduates of '08. Better late than never, better now than in a year when the job market may even be worse, better with many generations present to cheer you on.

Red Sox Ortiz Jersey Buried In New Yankee Stadium Sells For $175,000

AP | MELISSA TRUJILLO | Posted 04.24.2008 | Entertainment


BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox jersey secretly buried under the new Yankee Stadium in a failed curse attempt sold Thursday for $175,100 in a charit...

Pope concludes US trip with Mass at Yankee Stadium in Bronx

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 04.20.2008 | Home


NEW YORK — Pope Benedict XVI arrived in storied Yankee Stadium on Sunday for his final Mass in America, cheered by a joyous crowd after making a...