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Friday, December 17, 2010  Kerry Wood and the Chicago Cubs have finalized a one-year, $1.5 million contract that will send the right-handed reliever back to the team he started his major league career with in 1998.

Thursday, December 09, 2010  Person familiar with negotiations: Crawford agrees to $142 million, 7-yr contract with Red Sox

Monday, December 06, 2010  Former GM Pat Gillick elected to baseball Hall of Fame; Marvin Miller, Steinbrenner fall short

Saturday, October 23, 2010  All in: Rangers reach first World Series in team's 50-year history after beating Yankees 6-1

Wednesday, October 20, 2010  If the Yankees don't figure out a way to start coming up with some clutch hits soon, their year will end in disappointment

Thursday, October 14, 2010  First things first for the Yankees. Why worry about Cliff Lee when you can fret over the Texas Rangers' opening pitcher?

Thursday, October 07, 2010  Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Yankees rallied to a 6-4 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the AL division series.

Thursday, September 16, 2010  The NFL sent a memo Tuesday reminding all 32 teams of its equal access and conduct policy toward the media following a TV Azteca reporter's comments that the Jets made her uncomfortable in their locker room last weekend

Tuesday, August 24, 2010  The late New York Yankees owner will be remembered with the seventh memorial at the ballpark's famed Monument Park.

Monday, August 09, 2010  Derek Jeter passed Babe Ruth on the career hits list and drove in three runs and Dustin Moseley filled in admirably for an injured A.J. Burnett, leading the New York Yankees to a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  He became the youngest player to attain the mighty mark, driving a pitch into Yankee Stadium's Monument Park in center field exactly three years to the day after his 500th homer.

Monday, August 02, 2010  James Shields worked into the eighth inning to outpitch CC Sabathia, prolong Alex Rodriguez's quest for his 600th homer and help Tampa Bay beat the New York Yankees 3-0 on Sunday.

Friday, July 30, 2010  The deal was gaining momentum Friday and was likely to happen before Saturday's trade deadline, a baseball executive familiar with the discussions said.

Friday, July 23, 2010  The three-time AL MVP, who turns 35 on Tuesday, is closing in on becoming the youngest player to reach the 600-homer milestone.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010  UPDATED: 3:45 p.m. CDT. George Steinbrenner, whose big wallet and win-at-all-cost attitude whipped the New York Yankees into a billion-dollar sports empire, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4.