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1. Philip Humber’s perfect game followed by Yankees’ perfect comeback
(Sports/Professional)

BY FRANK VERDE NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM FRANKIE SAYS I was one of those who wondered why Fox Sports was slow to switch from Saturday’s Yankees-Red Sox blowout to Philip Humber’s attempt at perfection ...

2. Yankees sport throwback jerseys to honor Fenway's 100th anniversary
(Sports/Professional)

BY FRANK VERDE NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM FRANKIE SAYS What better way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park than an afternoon game between the Yankees and Red Sox, each team decked out in ...

3. Professional athletes like Mariano Rivera and Eli Manning thrive in high pressure situations
(Opinion/Commentary)

... been the winning field goal for the Buffalo Bills as the Giants won Super Bowl XXV. The 1978 Yankees overcame a 14-game deficit and beat the Red Sox in their famous one-game playoff.  Against their ...

4. Atlanta Braves still unkind to N.Y. Mets
(Sports/Professional)

... that the Red Sox were going to be an interesting story once Bobby Valentine replaced Terry Francona as manager in the offseason, but we had no idea that it would become this interesting so soon. Since ...

5. Kevin Youkilis asked to be Bobby's Valentine: Red Sox in turmoil
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BY DAVE RAGAZZO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM So far this season, it seems that the circus that was the Boston Red Sox during their September collapse last season has carried over to 2012, new manager and ...

6. 'Lombardi' star Dan Lauria to hold 'Magic/Bird' talkback after Wednesday show
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... who was the owner of the Boston Red Sox's and the individual who sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. He later sold the theater to The Shuberts in 1919. For more information visit www.magicbirdbroadway.com. ...

7. L.A. Dodgers' Matt Kemp means business this year
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... Ask Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro and other steroid-era sluggers about that. *** This one hurts: The Red Sox have lost Jacoby Ellsbury for about two months with a dislocated shoulder. It’s ...

8. Marlins Manager Ozzie Guillen: Fidel Castro bromance gets him suspended
(Sports/Professional)

... White Sox. Telander says that he asked Guillen many questions and when he asked “Who’s the toughest man you know?” Guillen responded with “Fidel Castro.” “He’s a bull---- dictator and everybody’s against ...

9. Sorry Mets fans: Yankees finally win one on the road
(Sports/Professional)

... playoffs because the AL East has not gotten any easier. Besides the usual suspsects (the Red Sox and the Rays), Baltimore started their season 3-0 and the Blue Jays are a much improved team from last ...

10. Sorry Mets fans: Yankees finally win one on the road
(Sports/Professional)

... playoffs because the AL East has not gotten any easier. Besides the usual suspsects (the Red Sox and the Rays), Baltimore started their season 3-0 and the Blue Jays are a much improved team from last ...

11. N.Y. Yankees and Boston Red Sox: 0-3 rivals make the N.Y. Mets smile
(Sports/Professional)

... the Boston Red Sox, also started the season with the same record. It is the first time that both teams started the season like this since 1966. When this happened nearly 50 years ago, the Red Sox went ...

12. Col. Rockies' Jamie Moyer: Oldest MLB player still packs punch
(Sports/Professional)

... 1980 when Minnie Minoso suited up for the White Sox at 54 years old.  The statistic was printed by ABC 7 Chicago from the Elias Sports Bureau. "Going out to the bullpen, I had a lot of things running ...

13. 2012 MLB season: First week impressions
(Sports/Professional)

... the Red Sox got two runs off him in the opener. All it proves is that both men are human, something that American League batters had been doubting. Don’t count out defending champs: Albert Pujols ...

14. Yankees and Rays will battle all season
(Sports/Professional)

... the five best managers in baseball are in the American League. I rank Maddon of the Rays, Mike Scioscia of the Angels, Bobby Valentine of the Red Sox and Jim Leyland of the Tigers one through four. I’ve ...

15. N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Yanks' new big 3 ready for 2012
(Sports/Professional)

... of the Red Sox. This edition of the Bronx Bombers are capable of duplicating this feat if they stay healthy. It’s the Rays who figure to give the Yankees a run for their money in the toughest division ...

16. N.Y. Mets’ expectations lowered with Citi Field's fences
(Sports/Professional)

...  Duda is the new right fielder, providing home run power and a sense of adventure in the outfield. Bay is back in left field. After joining the Mets in 2010, the former Pirates and Red Sox slugger endured ...

17. MLB Opening Day: 2012 predictions and big winners
(Sports/Professional)

...  Batting champion: Adrian Gonzalez, Red Sox Home run champion: Prince Fielder, Tigers RBI champion: Pujols, Angels Cy Young: Justin Verlander, Tigers Rookie of the Year: Matt Moore, Rays AL ...

18. NBA great Earvin 'Magic' Johnson to talk with 'Magic/Bird' audience after Friday matinee
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... of that vision. The Longacre Theatre was built in 1913 by H. H. Frazee, a Producer/Manager who was the owner of the Boston Red Sox's and the individual who sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. He ...

19. 2012 Major League Baseball projections by a N.J. mathematician
(Sports/Professional)

... should repeat as division champions, while the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels should be the wild card teams. "In the AL, the competition for the wild card shouldn't even be close," Bukiet says. ...

20. Tebow is NFL distraction: Goodell punishes New Orleans Saints sinners
(Sports/Professional)

... it could be likened to Kennesaw Mountain Landis banning the Chicago "Black Sox" for life. Never before had the leadership of a team been suspended for such a lengthy amount of time. The Saints also ...