Gary Sheffield and Sheah Hillenbrand left Saturday afternoon's game after colliding in a play at first base.

If Roger Clemens has plans on pitching for the Yankees this summer, he hasn't informed the captain.

The City Council played ball with the Mets and Yankees yesterday by approving stadium-financing deals worth nearly $2 billion combined.

There was nothing to the buzz circulating through baseball yesterday that Roger Clemens has decided to pitch for the Yankees and was close to signing with them.

Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard missed the three-game opening series last week after injuring his hip at his home in Baldwin, L.

The smart money has 43-year-old Roger Clemens returning, because if he were going to retire, he would have already done so.

The New York Yankees became the first baseball team valued at more than $1 billion in the annual estimates made by Forbes magazine.

Randy Johnson lasted only three and a third innings, and the Blue Jays thrashed him on their way to a 10-5 victory at the Rogers Center.

The New York Yankees signed infielder Carlos Pena and right-hander Jesus Colome to minor league deals on Saturday.

Randy Johnson had another of those you've-got-to-be-kidding-me smiles Friday.

Johnny Damon told the Pioneer Press he would be willing to move to right field if the Yankees were to acquire Hunter.

Randy Johnson had thrown 87 pitches, and the Yankees were leading by only three runs when he came out of the game.

Public-address announcer Bob Sheppard's authoritative voice was missing from the New York Yankees' home opener for the first time since 1950 because of a hip injury.

Jimmy Rollins watched the final out with his bat in his hands, turned and walked down the steps of the dugout.

Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano threw Wednesday for the first time since he bruised his buttocks last week during a spring training game.

Former baseball star Dwight Gooden was sentenced Wednesday to a year and a day in prison for violating probation by using cocaine.

Roger Clemens was a guest of the Rangers at their opening day and still is leaning toward retirement.

The only question is when will the Yankees bring in a replacement rotation, headed up by Florida's Dontrelle Willis? In suddenly-blooming first baseman Eric Duncan, the Yankees now have a prime trading chip for Willis, who is a wasted luxury on a team with six rookie position players including an unproven catcher and no new franchise-saving stadium deal in sight.

Wil Nieves made the New York Yankees' opening-day roster as a third catcher when the team made moves Saturday to get down to the 25-man active limit.