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September 14, 1922: The Hall-Mills Murder
September 14, 1922, 100 years ago: Two people are found murdered on a farm in Franklin Township, New Jersey. They are the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, an Episcopal priest; and Eleanor Mills, a member of...
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Judge & Torres Lead Way at Fenway
The Yankees began a short trip to Boston last night. The Yankees are hanging on to 1st place in the American League Eastern Division. The Red Sox are almost eliminated from postseason...
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Yanks Ride Cortes, Bad Sox Fielding to Fenway Sweep
Let's get this out of the way right now: The important thing is winning the game, not any individual action that takes place along the way to winning it. And the ultimate goal is to win the World...
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High On a Montas of Loss
This is my 46th season watching the New York Yankees. At this point, no one loss, no matter how great the margin, no matter how embarrassing the method, should bother me beyond the simple desire to win...
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That Loss Hurt, In More Ways Than One
Just when we thought the Yankees had hit their way out of the slump that began before the All-Star Break, they've stopped hitting again.This game, against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field...
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How to Go to the Rice-Houston Football Game
On Saturday, September 24, the football teams at the University of Houston and Rice University will play each other, at Houston's TDCEU Stadium. They are crosstown rivals.Before You Go. Most Americans...
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Gopher Ball City
The Yankees aren't making it easy, especially with their alleged ace having a hungry gopher. That means he gives up home runs, a.k.a. "gopher balls." Fortunately, yesterday, Brian Cashman's strategy of...
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Maury Wills, 1932-2022
When Jackie Robinson re-integrated baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, he changed how the game was played, not just by whom: He brought the stolen base back as a weapon. But it would be a Los...
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Judge's 60th, Stanton's Walkoff Beat Buccos
Strange things, or at least things strange to me, happened in last night's Yankee game. They were playing a National League team, in this case the Pittsburgh Pirates, and it wasn't the World Series....
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Torres the Home Run Hero, Not Judge
Aaron Judge did not hit his 61st home run of the season last night. But just about everything else went right for the Yankees in the conclusion of their 2-game home series against the Pittsburgh...
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Yanks Beat Sox In 10, Clinch Playoffs, Judge Waits
Last night, Aaron Judge did not hit his 61st home run of the season. In fact, he didn't even get a hit, although he did draw 3 walks -- each of them, arguably, of the "unintentional intentional walk"...
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Judge Does Not Get Closer, But Cole & Yanks Do In Win Over Sox
First, the bad news: Aaron Judge remains stuck on 60 home runs; and, because the game was on Apple+, most Yankee fans couldn't watch this game.Now, the good news: Since Judge didn't hit his 61st home...
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Rizzo the Hero as Yanks Edge Closer to Clinching
Let's get this out of the way: If the Yankees can sweep the slimy, despicable, abhorrent Boston Red Sox in 4 straight games, without Aaron Judge hitting a home run in the series, I'm fine with it....
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Yanks Sweep Sox, Judge Still On 60
Four games, 34 innings, 4 Yankee wins -- 2 hits for Aaron Judge, neither of them home runs. He still has 60 home runs on the season.The purpose of playing baseball is to win. Or, as Herman Edwards --...
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In Columbus -- 2022 Edition
Next Sunday afternoon, the New York Red Bulls will go to Ohio to play the Columbus Crew. This was, for a time, not supposed to happen. The Crew's new ownership group wanted to move the team to Austin,...
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No Clincher, No Record vs. Jays Last Night
First priority for the Yankees last night: Win, and clinch the American League Eastern Division. Second priority: A 61st home run for Aaron Judge. They didn't get either one.Luis Severino started, and...
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How to Be a Jet Fan In Pittsburgh -- 2022 Edition
This Sunday, the New York Jets, coming off a lousy game at home to the Cincinnati Bengals, travel to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers.Before You Go. Pittsburgh is at roughly the same latitude as New...
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September 28, 1972: Canada Wins the Summit Series
September 28, 1972, 50 years ago: The "Summit Series" between Canada and the Soviet Union comes to a close with Game 8 at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow.Team Canada had made a big mistake in...
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September 28, 2012: The Barclays Center Opens
September 28, 2012, 10 years ago: The Barclays Center opens, at the eastern edge of Downtown Brooklyn. It is bounded by Atlantic Avenue on the north, 6th Avenue on the east, Dean Street on the south,...
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Yankees Clinch AL East, Judge Still On 60
The next step toward a 28th World Championship for the New York Yankees is out of the way. Last night, against the Toronto Blue Jays, at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Jameson Taillon was brilliant,...
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