Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was hospitalized for the second time in three years after becoming ill while watching his granddaughter perform in a play.

The Cubs and Phillies have been the two teams who have been the most aggressive in dealing with Brian Cashman in regards to a trade for Gary Sheffield.

There is sincere interest in Alex Rodriguez from at least three clubs - the White Sox, Angels and Cubs - and the Yankees will be gauging all potential trades in the coming weeks.

Garry Sheffield's very public comments about not being interested in having the Yankees pick up their option on him isn't keeping teams from calling Brian Cashman.

Hideki Matsui has heard reports of Daisuke Matsuzaka's gyroball but doesn't believe it exists.

The Astros and Indians, according to sources, recently have made it known they would be interested in landing Gary Sheffield despite his assertions that he wouldn't be pleased about getting dealt somewhere new for only one year.

Gary Sheffield is so upset about the news that the Yankees intend to pick up his option with the intention to trade him, he showed up at George Steinbrenner's home on Thursday.

Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson had surgery Thursday to repair a herniated disk in his back.

Don Mattingly will take over as bench coach for the Yankees next season, replacing Lee Mazzilli, according to a newspaper report.

Joe Girardi is expected to return to YES instead of pursuing a managing or coaching job.

Gary Sheffield was livid when he was informed that the Yankees planned to exercise his $13 million option, preferring instead to test the free-agent market in hopes of landing a final three-year deal before retiring.

Derek Jeter expects Alex Rodriguez to remain with the Yankees next season, saying there was no need to discuss A-Rod's performance during New York's first-round loss to the Tigers.

Scott Boras said he recently got a phone call from Brian Cashman in which the GM was adamant that Rodriguez isn't going anywhere.

Brian Cashman plans to pick up the Yankees' option on Gary Sheffield and then trade him away to the Angels, Orioles, Cubs, Giants, Astros or Rangers, who are all in the market for a power-hitting corner outfielder.

Mike Mussina's agent expects to begin contract negotiations with the New York Yankees very soon.

Family and friends remembered the flight instructor Saturday who died in a crash with Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle as someone who made a career out of his love of flying.

Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi underwent surgery to repair a torn tendon in his left wrist Thursday and is expected to be ready for the start of spring training.

Tony Pena, first base coach for the Yankees, has had preliminary conversations with the Washington Nationals about their managerial opening.

Rumblings have been going around that the Yankees will try to trade Alex Rodriguez, but GM Brian Cashman once again is standing firm that the former MVP is planted in New York.

Yankees slugger Jason Giambi will have surgery Thursday to repair a torn tendon in his left wrist.

Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was remembered as "a loving husband and an awesome father" Tuesday at a memorial attended by family, friends and teammates of the avid yet inexperienced pilot who was killed during an aerial tour of New York City.

Randy Johnson has decided to undergo surgery on his back after consulting with Los Angeles-based specialist Robert Watkins.

Joe Girardi will rejoin the coaching staff of Yankee manager Joe Torre if he doesn’t land the Washington or Cubs managerial job.

A memorial service for New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle will be held Tuesday in his hometown of Covina, Calif.

Alex Rodriguez survived an airplane scare on Friday afternoon, as the private jet he was travelling on overran a runway at Bob Hope Airport and was brought to a halt by an arresting system.

Cory Lidle's beneficiaries could lose out on a $1.

New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle said flying relieved the stress of the baseball life.

Investigators sifted through debris inside a luxury high-rise apartment Thursday for clues to why a small airplane carrying New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle slammed into the building, killing the pitcher and a flight instructor.

When Cory Lidle walked into the New York Yankees' clubhouse for the first time this summer, Jason Giambi was elated to see his old friend.

Cory Lidle died in an airplane accident in New York City on Wednesday afternoon when a plane he was piloting crashed into a 50-story building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

CBS 2 has learned from the FAA that the plane that crashed into the 50-story high-rise in Manhattan was registered to New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle.

As if the Yankees didn't have enough to announce, general manager Brian Cashman said Randy Johnson probably will have surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back and Jason Giambi likely will have an operation to repair a torn tendon in his left wrist.

Joe Torre will be back with the New York Yankees and it looks as though A-Rod will be, too.

The New York Daily News already has anointed Lou Piniella the next manager of the Yankees.

Nobody has told Gary Sheffield if he will be back in pinstripes next season, but his gut tells him he won't.

After two days of soul searching, George Steinbrenner isn't going to fire Joe Torre, The Post has learned.

While George Steinbrenner decides whether to keep Joe Torre, Yankees players are supporting their manager.

Yankees first-base coach Tony Pena said by telephone on Sunday that he is interested in managing the Nationals.

Lou Piniella's agent, Alan Nero, insists his client isn't thinking about replacing Torre if Steinbrenner fires the Yankees manager.

The Yankees are likely to pursue Japanese standout Daisuke Matsuzaka and at least one other front-line starter in the offseason.

If Joe Torre becomes available, according to a source, the Rangers are expected to be very interested in trying to lure him to Texas to fill the vacancy created by Buck Showalter's dismissal.

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner said he was "deeply disappointed" at his team's elimination in the first round of the AL playoffs, calling it a "sad failure.

Jeremy Bonderman threw 81/3 innings of five-hit ball to lead the Tigers to a series-clinching 8-3 win over the Yankees and got a tip from a pitcher from another team on how to pitch against the Yankees.

Stephen Walters, economics professor of Loyola (Md.

Despite Brian Cashman's denials, team sources have indicated that the Yanks will approach Rodriguez about waiving his no-trade clause and point out that a deal might be in both parties' best interests.

The Sunday edition of the New York Daily News reported that the Yankees will replace manager Joe Torre with ex-Yankees' player and manager Phil Piniella.

Four hours after they were eliminated by the Tigers, the Yankees pulled up to Yankee Stadium in three buses late Saturday night, greeted by fewer than a dozen fans.

Three years ago, they lost 119 games and were a punchline.

If Scott Boras, Alex Rodriguez’s agent, whispers that Rodriguez is unhappy, teams would call.

Alex Rodriguez, 1-for-11 with no RBIs in the AL playoffs and stuck in a prolonged October slump, was dropped to the eighth spot in New York's batting order on Saturday as the Yankees tried to avoid being eliminated by the Detroit Tigers.

In many ways, Don Larsen's license plate says it all.

The Detroit Tigers didn't waste this homecoming, and Kenny Rogers made every pitch count.

Justin Verlander overpowered Alex Rodriguez with 100 mph heat.

While it hardly rained, the second game of the AL playoff series between Detroit and the New York Yankees was postponed Wednesday night.

Joe Girardi is expected to be a candidate for other managing jobs, but conditionally, the door is open for him to return to the Yankees staff.

Derek Jeter and the rest of the modern-day Murderers' Row overwhelmed the young Tigers, getting the Yankees off to a quick start in the first round of the AL playoffs.

Alex Rodriguez will be dropped to sixth in the Yankee lineup on Tuesday for Game 1 of the division series against the Tigers.

If the Detroit Tigers are going to extend their surprising season by making a run in the playoffs, they'll have to get past the New York Yankees.