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Jury selection has started for the racketeering trial of a company accused of doctoring concrete strength tests for ground zero's signature tower, the new Yankee Stadium and other major New York City-area buildings.
The charges shook the foundation of the city's construction industry: Prosecutors said concrete strength tests had been faked for ground zero's centerpiece tower, the new Yankee Stadium and dozens of other projects.
New York City police say a scalper arrested for selling fake World Series tickets outside Yankee Stadium tried to win his freedom by bribing an officer with seats.
NEW YORK - Both arms raised to the sky, jubilation all over his face, Alex Rodriguez bounced his way to the Yankee Stadium mound.
Hundreds of Yankees fans poured into the streets of New York early Thursday to celebrate the team's 27th World Series championship, a party that extended uptown and began building hours earlier when the crowd at Yankee Stadium danced and sang to the music even before the first pitch.
Federal prosecutors charged 53 people on Wednesday with running open-air drug markets at two housing projects near Yankee Stadium.
Pedro Martinez walked into a packed interview room in the basement of Yankee Stadium and peered out at all the cameras and reporters waiting for him. "They don't get tired of it, huh?" he said. Not in New York, that's for sure.
Whether in Yankee Stadium or the Land of Oz, getting home is an all-consuming mission.
Pedro Martinez has a long history of memorable starts against the New York Yankees. He's pitched against them during the regular season and playoffs, poked fun at their history and called them his daddy.
A position-by-position look at the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees going into the World Series, starting Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium:
A fan who paid $2,000 for the seats he sat in during 23 seasons at the old Yankee Stadium is crying foul.
Irish tenor Ronan Tynan says he's sorry for making an anti-Semitic remark, and hopes for another chance to sing his noted rendition of "God Bless America" at Yankee Stadium.
Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez stood together as Yankee Stadium roared.
The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the bench as the court tried to hash out how long a suspect's request for a lawyer should be considered valid by police and the courts.
Another home run record fell on the final night of the regular season at the new Yankee Stadium.
The teams are set, one from the Big East, one from the Big 12. The site: The new $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees ended the first regular season at their new $1.5 billion ballpark the same way they began — with a loss.
Favored to win the World Series since opening day, the New York Yankees celebrated like playoff newcomers after beating Boston 4-2 Sunday to clinch the AL East title and home-field advantage throughout the postseason.
Sonia Sotomayor was right down the middle with her ceremonial pitch at Yankee Stadium.
DeMarco: It’s understandable that the Yankees would want to protect the health of young stud Joba Chamberlain. But how much is too much, and will the tight leash on his innings hamper his development?
Yankee Stadium security officials want to determine which fan threw a bottle that struck umpire Derryl Cousins on the knee during a brawl.
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and Toronto pitcher Jesse Carlson each were suspended for three games and fined Wednesday by Major League Baseball for their roles in a bench-clearing brawl.
The Yankee Stadium record for home runs in a season has been broken with eight games to spare.
Manny Pacquiao stood face-to-face with Miguel Cotto on a makeshift stage set up along the first base line, the wind whipping off the facade of the new Yankee Stadium and sending a chill through thousands of partisan fans.
Derek Jeter bounded out of the dugout and peered up at the rain-soaked stands, surprised to see so many people on such a miserable night.
Pacquiao-Mayweather a Match Made in Heaven (or Yankee Stadium?) This is the fight that everyone wants to see. If its at Yankee Stadium I may just go. This would be a big event.
1:32 AM - Rick Ankiel strikes out looking on a 100 MPH fastball to end the game. Dodgers go up 1-0 winning this one by a score of 5-3. I'll be back again tomorrow to live blog. Spread the word. Have a good night.
Sotomayor Debuts as Supreme Court Returns - Political News - FOXNews.comJustice David Souter never danced the salsa in public. Justice John Paul Stevens doesn't sing in karaoke bars. And Chief Justice John Roberts hasn't thrown out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium.
70 Years Later, Baseball Remembers Lou Gehrig's Farewell Address - Speech Still Resonates With Inspiration The article includes links to clips of the actual speech and Gary Cooper's version in "The Pride of the Yankees. If you want to go diretly to them, here are the links: Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig
Twins great Killebrew reflects on baseball's 'tainted' era. . ."It's sad," said the 73-year-old Killebrew, who will be signing autographs at Frontier Field during tonight's Rochester Red Wings game. "How do you depict this era of baseball?
On Air Confrontation: Ziegler Discusses Palin Response WATCH THE VIDEO AND MOURN THE FURTHER DEMISE OF MAINSTREAM JOURNALISM ....
Looking for an explanation for all of the homers in Yankee Stadium? It's the walls, stupid:
As many folks -- myself included -- lament the homerriffic qualities of new Yankee Stadium, Steve Politi of the Star-Ledger reminds us that, for a lot of folks, homers = fun:
Mel Antonen of USA Today has an article up about all of the homers flying out of Yankee Stadium:
The house that taxpayers builtNew York's billionaire mayor used public funds to build the new Yankee Stadium for the richest team in sports.
Hosting the Irish? Two things everyone loves to hate -- Notre Dame football and New Yankee Stadium -- may soon come together:
A Return to the Bronx: Who's Cursed Now? The Boston Red Sox are coming to the new Yankee Stadium Monday, their first visit to the House That Ruth Didn't Build and the Taxpayers Did.
The New York Times' Richard Sandomir worries that the Yankees' recent price cuts could spur some sort of class warfare at The Stadium: Why not cut more ticket prices at Yankee Stadium, not just the really expensive ones?
Yesterday, as the NY Yankees were away playing the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, the brand-new Yankee Stadium was being used for a religious gathering.
I had my first trip to the new Yankee Stadium last night and two things stuck out to me: 1- The stadium is absolutely a modern marvel with video monitors literally everywhere to the unlimited array of foods available to eat and 2- the level of frustration of fans is rising remark …
Yesterday I speculated that New Yankee Stadium may be Coors East. Today lots of people are wondering the same thing. The former link relays an email from Greg Rybarczyk of the Hit Tracker website, who thinks it's not just the Stadium:
No more home field advantage? Aaron pretty much covered the Yankees' home opener inside, outside, up and down yesterday so I'll tread lightly there, but let's scope some of the reaction to the ballpark itself.
The vagabond Yankees' franchise opens in its seventh ballpark
A not-so-glowing review of the new Yankee StadiumAs I walked down the steps from the elevated 4 train platform at 161st St. late Saturday morning, I paused at the top to survey the scene. On my left was a new building carrying an old name, shiny and surrounded by people.
As the 2009 season opens, there is absolute euphoria over the new stadiums in New York. Indeed, on Friday there were no less than nine (9) articles about the new ballparks in the New York Times alone.
Yankee, Shea Stadiums: Ashes to ???When they move across the street to their new stadium next year, the Yankees will leave behind the ghosts of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio. And also Ned Marvin.
Rebuilding Yankee Stadium with LEGOSSeptember 21, 2008 marks the closing of Yankee Stadium, an 85-year-old piece of New York history that is being supplanted by a newer, bigger stadium.
Sports of The Times - Ruth's Daughter Greets Finale With a Smile - NYTimes.comStill bright-eyed, the Babe's little girl at 92, Stevens was surrounded by her son Tom; her grandson Brent and granddaughter Mandy — the descendants to whom she has passed down her stories, tales of the larger-than-life, fun-loving, mischievous Babe.
Thanks for the memories, Yankee Stadium If Yankee Stadium was the most famous ballpark in the world, it was because of the things that happened there, not because of the park itself. If it will be missed it's because of the memories associated with it.
SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- History lives in the walls of The StadiumThe House That Ruth Built, the most famous and fabled structure in American sport, is destined for demolition because of structural shortcomings, decay and financial obsolescence.
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