Pirates legend Mazeroski near tears as statue replica is unveiled

January 29, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, World Series, new york yankees
Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski soon will be able to walk down Mazeroski Way on Pittsburgh's North Side and see a statue depicting him hitting one of baseball's most famous homers.

Giants, Bengie Molina complete one-year contract

January 22, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - New York Mets, New York Yankees News, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, World Series, new york yankees
Bengie Molina and the Giants completed a $4.5 million, one-year contract on Friday that brings the veteran catcher back to San Francisco. The move came as a surprise, because Molina had sought a multiyear contract and was in negotiations with the New York Mets.

Players, clubs rush to settle in arbitration

January 18, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.J. Wilson, Chicago White Sox, Cy Young, Felix Hernandez, Josh Hamilton, Josh Johnson, Matt Garza, New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, new york yankees
Players and clubs rushed to settle salary arbitration cases before the scheduled exchange of figures Tuesday. At least eight more players reached agreements Monday, leaving 114 set to swap salaries among the 128 who filed for arbitration last Friday.

Randy Johnson retires after 22 seasons, 303 career victories

January 05, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Cy Young, New York Yankees News, Randy Johnson, San Francisco Giants, Seattle, Seattle Mariners, World Series, new york yankees
Randy Johnson is retiring after 22 major league seasons.

The best team realistic money can buy, all for $80 million

December 31, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carl Crawford, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cy Young, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Grady Sizemore, Hanley Ramirez, Houston Astros, Ichiro Suzuki, Jayson Werth, Joe Mauer, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Mariano Rivera, Matt Holliday, Mike Scioscia, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rick Porcello, Ryan Rowland-Smith, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Todd Wellemeyer, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, new york yankees
Our annual exercise to field a team based on the major league median payroll yielded a fleet, flexible team.

Countdown to ‘10: Top sports flameouts since 2000

December 28, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Mark McGwire, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, San Francisco Giants, new york yankees
As we count down to 2010, USA TODAY recounts top moments in 10 categories from the last 10 years. Today: The top sports flameouts since 2000:

Countdown to ‘10: Top sports flameouts since 2000

December 28, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Mark McGwire, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, San Francisco Giants, new york yankees
As we count down to 2010, USA TODAY recounts top moments in 10 categories from the last 10 years. Today: The top sports flameouts since 2000:

Who’s available? Fielding a team of free agents

December 28, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Cincinnati Reds, Erik Bedard, Houston Astros, Jarrod Washburn, Jason Bay, Jim Thome, John Smoltz, Johnny Damon, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Pedro Martinez, Philadelphia Phillies, Randy Johnson, Rod Barajas, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto, Xavier Nady, new york yankees
With the holiday shopping season behind us, it is time for general managers to open their checkbooks for the large and talented group of free agents still available. USA TODAY's Seth Livingstone takes a position-by-position look at players seeking jobs emdash/ and where they could land emdash/ as 2010 approaches:

Dollars define decade: Sports experience shaped by finances

December 22, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, San Francisco Giants, World Series, new york yankees
As we look back on the decade in sports, it will not be all about the Tigers, Kobes and A-Rods.

Scandals mark decade in sports as much as the thrills of victory

December 16, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, Mark McGwire, New York, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Ohio State University, Philadelphia Phillies, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, World Series, new york yankees
Whatever its name, this 10-year span in sports leaves us with matching zeroes for our fallen heroes in the world of athletics. Many things happened, on the field and off, in the first decade of the Millennial Age, so join USA TODAY as we take a look back.

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