Yankees star Derek Jeter is the latest athlete to receive a threatening letter warning him to stop dating white women.

The New York Yankees set an American League attendance record when they drew their 43rd home sellout Sunday to increase their total to 4,090,696.

Mike Mussina plans to pitch Thursday, giving the Yankees one of their top starters back as they chase a playoff spot.

Gary Sheffield told the New York Post that he won't be playing in right field again this season because of a strained left thigh.

New York Yankees right-hander Jaret Wright left his start against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday in the third inning after being struck by Eric Hinske's broken bat.

Right-hander Mike Mussina (right elbow) said he felt fine after throwing 100 pitches in a simulated game off a bullpen mound Friday.

In this, the last year on his contract, Brian Cashman's close associates say he has become disenchanted with being Yankee GM, if only because so much of the personnel decisions have been taken away from him by Tampa.

Outfielder Matt Lawton will be a free agent after the season, but he might retire.

Roger Clemens was on his way to being a Hall of Famer before his first pitch to Jorge Posada.

Randy Johnson turned 42 years old yesterday.

Former Marlins pitcher Carl Pavano apparently hasn't been thrilled with the atmosphere in the Yankees clubhouse in his first season since he rejected a three-year, $21 million offer from Florida in favor of a four-year, $40 million contract with New York.

Yankees catcher Jorge Posada was not in the lineup on Saturday, a day after he was knocked over by Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek in a home-plate collision.

One of London's famous cricket venues has joined Major League Baseball's list of potential sites for regular-season games in 2007.

Carl Pavano doubts he will be recovered in time to pitch again in the regular season and wouldn't want to supplant another pitcher in the rotation to return for the postseason, the New York Post reported.

Gary Sheffield left Wednesday night's game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the first inning with tightness in his left hamstring.

Rookie right-hander Chien-Ming Wang was activated from the 15-day disabled list by the Yankees on Tuesday and will start Thursday against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Word out of Tampa Bay has Devil Rays managing general partner Vince Naimoli relinquishing control to 46-year-old New York investor Stuart Sternberg at the end of the season.

As recently as a week ago, Mike Mussina was the rock of the Yankees' starting rotation.

GM Brian Cashman said it was too early in the process to formulate an opinion whether the Yankees would be interested in Sidney Ponson, who was released by the Orioles yesterday.

New York Yankees starter Jaret Wright was hit by a line drive in the right collarbone and on the right side of his neck, and forced to leave Thursday's game against the Seattle Mariners in the sixth inning.