Sports of The Times: Yankeesâ Expectations Are Felt in Boston
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In Boston, the possibility is there for the spending: No more just missing the brass ring, but rather grabbing that ring season after season.
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Just as the Yankees predicted, the sun did come up after Tuesday night&#39;s historic 22-0 loss to the Indians. But the players awoke to a much different world, one in which the Yankees suddenly
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The Yankees should soon clinch their seventh consecutive division title, but they have little reason to be confident in their starters.
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Even after two draining nights of disappointment, the New York Yankees are still in good shape. Sure, they squandered a pair of chances to close out Boston.
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After being embarrassed by the Yankees in New York last weekend, the Boston Red Sox will try to return the favor at Fenway Park.
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The record will show that the first Yankeesâ swing in the first game of spring training produced a home run. These are the Yankees, so the expectations might as well start high.
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Across the New York region die-hard Yankees fans reacted with disbelief as Boston slammed in run after run to advance to the World Series.
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Kind of makes you wonder why they had to play those first 166 games, doesn&#39;t it? It was always going to be Yankees-Red Sox. The entire season built to this, the same way last season did.
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With a huge three-game series against the Yankees set to begin Friday in the Bronx, the Red Sox could hardly be blamed for viewing this week&#39;s three-game set
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The Yankees head to Boston this weekend for a crucial three-game series that could help determine the winner of the American League East, but at least New York now knows
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at Yankee Stadium, New York Records: Boston is 80-51 (first in the American League East); New York is 72-59 (second in AL East, 8 games behind).
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The weather was sunny and warm, and the Boston Red Sox were in town for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series to play the New York Yankees -- arguably the greatest rivalry in sports history.
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Cobbling together five victories in seven road games should be cause for celebration. Yet after Sunday's loss, the Yankees were grilled about the charging Red Sox.
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It was about the Yankees taking care of business, or maybe it was about the Boston Red Sox not taking care of business â-gain. One Red Sox fan outside the Yankees&#39; clubhouse was
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Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez may be the glamour boys at the top of the Yankees' batting order, but it was the engine room in the 3-4-5 spots that croaked the Red Sox last night in New York's 10-7 win in Game 1 of the ALCS.
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BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox put themselves in great position for a run at the AL East-leading New York Yankees with a great homestand.
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The contest many baseball fans wanted to see is about to begin. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees begin playing for the American League Championship Tuesday.