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It's possible. The New York Daily News reported Monday Yankee Stadium could host an outdoor hockey game between the New York Rangers and a team to be determined. The game would take place sometime during the fall or winter of 2008-09 season.
The paper says momentum has built in recent weeks toward finalizing a deal that would have the Rangers play the final game in the storied history of the current Stadium. The Yankees, who will move into their new Yankee Stadium for the 2009 baseball season, are said to be completely on board with having the NHL close the 85-year-old original.
Read the full story by clicking this link.
What do you think? Awesome idea, or a sad end to a classic ballpark? Leave your comments below...
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Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens and his former trainer are both expected on Capitol Hill today.
Clemens and Brian McNamee, the man who says he injected Clemens with both steroids and human growth hormone will testify before congress.
Wednesday morning, there was word that Clemens told Andy Pettite was told by Clemens he used the performance enhancing drugs.
What’s your thoughts? Do you care whether Clemens did or did not? Leave your comments below…
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Perfect no more. Eli Manning and the New York Giants pulled off a stunning 17-14 upset of New England Sunday night in the Super Bowl, spoiling the Patriots' shot at a perfect season.
Discuss!........
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In his first interview since being implicated for steroid use in baseball's Mitchell report, Roger Clemens says he might be willing to take a lie-detector test to prove he hasn't.
He also says he was "shocked" to find out that close friend Andy Pettitte used human growth hormone.
Clemens has filed a defamation suit against a former trainer who claims Clemens used steroids.
Did you see the 60 Minutes interview? Do you believe him? Leave your comments below?
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The second Marv Levy Era is apparently over in Buffalo; the Buffalo Bills general manager is retiring.
The news broke as the Bills closed a 7-and-9 season with a loss to Philadelphia. Levy took over as a first-time general manager in 2005.
His greatest success in Buffalo came as the team's coach for 11-plus seasons. Levy led the Bills to an unmatched four straight Super Bowl appearances in the 1990s.
Good or bad for the future success of the team? and what did you think of how the team finished the year? Leave your comments below.
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There's a report that Roger Clemens is one of the players named in the report on drug use in baseball that's coming out today.
The Mitchell Report follows a 20-month investigation. It will be posted on the Internet for all to see.
ESPN.com is reporting that a former trainer for the Yankees and Clemens says the report includes information the trainer gave on supplying the pitcher with steroids.
Another source with knowledge of the findings has told The Associated Press that the report by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell will include names of 60 to 80 players linked to performance-enhancing substances.
What's your thoughts on the report? Steroids in Baseball?? Is this news influencing teens? Leave your comments below...
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The NFL and dozens of cable companies across the country, including Time Warner Cable, have been in a dispute going on two years now. Its over the NFL Network. The NFL wants it put on standard cable... the cable companies want it to be on a digital tier that fans would pay for if they wanted it. The argument goes much deeper than that. ( NFL's Take; Time Warner's Thoughts). Who do you support? Do you plan to go out to watch the game? Does anyone actually care? Leave your thoughts below...
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A grand jury in San Francisco has indicted baseball slugger Barry Bonds on perjury and obstruction of justice charges.
The indictment follows a four-year federal probe into whether Bonds lied to the grand jury looking into steroid abuse by athletes.
Just three months ago, Bonds became major league baseball's home run king by passing Hank Aaron. Bonds and the San Francisco Giants split after the season.
Your initial reaction to the indictment? Leave your comments below...
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Not being a Yankee fan myself, its hard to tell how fans will react to the news Alex Rodriguez
wants to remain in the Bronx.
After opting out of his contract last month, Alex Rodriguez has had a change of heart and wants to remain in pinstripes. The third baseman met with Yankees executives Wednesday and while his longtime agent Scott Boras was not involved in the meeting, he said he's trying to work out a deal with the Yankees.
Good or bad for the team? For you Boston fans, what do you think of the developments? Leave your comments below.
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For the first time Tuesday, baseball general managers recommended instant replay be used to help umpires make difficult decisions.
The recommendation, by a 25-5 vote, would be limited to boundary calls... like if a ball went fair or foul, or if a fan intefered with a play.
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig opposes the use of replays, because he believes it would cause long delays in the game, but said last month he was willing to let GMs examine the issue.
What's your take on the issue? Should baseball have instant replay, and what type of system do you think they should have (playoffs only, everything)?
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The Buffalo Bills will make an encore appearance in prime time. Just six weeks after hosting the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football, the NFL announced Monday the Bills home game on Nov. 18 against the New England Patriots has been moved from its scheduled 1pm start to a Sunday night prime time kickoff at 8:15pm.
The Bills, who have won three in a row, are looking to give the undefeated Patriots their first loss of the season.
For you stat fans: The Bills are 9-0 all-time at home on Sunday nights with their last win coming on Sept. 3, 2000 against the Tennessee Titans by a final of 16-13.
Do the Bills have a chance? Leave your comments below....
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The New York Yankees reportedly have offered Joe Girardi the job to succeed Joe Torre as manager, according to Steve Mandell, Girardi's agent. Girardi is expected to take the job.
Girardi caught for the Yankees from 1996-99, served as a bench coach in 2005, then managed the Marlins the following year and was NL manager of the year. He kept a young team in contention until September, then was fired, apparently for clashing with the Florida Marlins owner.
Girardi was the first person to interview to replace Torre. He spent about five hours with the Yankees' baseball operations staff last week, and an hour with owner George Steinbrenner and his sons Hank and Hal.
Girardi is currently an announcer for the Yankees and the FOX Network.
What do you think of the pick? Leave your comments below.
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For the second time in four years, the Boston Red Sox are at the top of the baseball world. The Red Sox managed to hold on to a 4-3 win to finish their second World Series sweep in four seasons.
After going 86 years without a World Series title, the Red Sox now have won two of the last four. At least in this century, the Red Sox have won more World Series than the Yankees (Sox '04, 07; Yankees '00).
For Yankee fans, how do you feel about this. Obviously, its been a few years since the team has been in the World Series, and with a new manager about to take over, things are different than they were eleven years ago, when their World Series run began. Leave your comments below.
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The Cleveland Indians are the latest team to end the New
York Yankees' season prematurely.
The Indians have advanced to the American League Championship Series, closing
out the division series three games to one with a 6-4 triumph over the Yankees.
Cleveland handled Chien-Ming Wang
for the second time in the series while earning a berth in the ALCS for the
first time since 1998.
What's your take on the series, the loss, and the future of Joe Torre? Leave
your comments below.
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Tony Romo is nothing if not resilient. And because he didn't let four interceptions in the first half, two returned for touchdowns, destroy his night, the Dallas Cowboys pulled off a stunning comeback victory.
The Cowboys scored nine points in the final 20 seconds Monday night, with Nick Folk's 53-yard field goal as time expired giving them an improbable 25-24 win over the Buffalo Bills.
It was one of the types of football endings that will go down in history. Here in the newsroom, a crowd of 12 people gathered around a tv, following the 11pm show, shouting so loudly, you'd think the folks in Orchard Park could hear us.
For those of you that did watch, what's your take on the defeat? Leave your comments below.
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The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be
branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame, its
owner said Wednesday.
Fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought the ball in an online auction,
set up a Web site for fans to vote on the ball's fate, and the decision
to brand it won out over the other options, sending it to the museum
unblemished or launching it into space.
What do you think of the decision?
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In a statement on his website Friday night, Barry Bonds said the San Francisco Giants will not be bringing him back to play in 2008. It was just this season that Bonds became the all-time home run leader. But this season has not been successful for the Giants. In the website entry, Bonds said, "I would have loved nothing more than to retire as a Giant." He says he plans on finding a new team for next season. Click here to read the full story.What do you think? Should the Giants have kept Bonds?
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Patriots coach Bill Belichick is apologizing for the commotion surrounding his team following accusations the club spied on the New York Jets during Sunday's season-opening victory.
Belichick says in a written statement that he spoke with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell this week about a "videotaping procedure." He says the Pats have not yet been notified of the league's ruling.
Belichick refused to answer questions about the accusations at a morning news conference.
A league spokesman says an investigation is under way but denies an ESPN.com report that Goodell has determined the Patriots violated league rules when they videotaped defensive signals by the Jets' coaches.
NFL security confiscated a video camera and tape from a Patriots employee during New England's 38-14 victory. The employee was accused of aiming his camera at the Jets' defensive coaches as they signaled to players on the field.
What's your take on the situation? Leave your comments below.
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Jason Elam hit a 42-yard field goal just before time ran out to lift the Denver Broncos to a 15-14 victory over the Buffalo Bills in their opener Sunday. Elam, who had missed two field goals earlier, almost didn't have a chance to make up for his misses. The Broncos were out of timeouts when Jay Cutler hit Javon Walker for an 11-yard catch with 14 seconds left. Rather than spiking the ball, the Broncos' field-goal unit rushed out on the field and got the snap off just in time, spoiling what had been an opening day victory for the Bills. The Bills got a solid performance from their dominant special teams unit, which produced the game-opening touchdown. But the offense appeared to be ineffective at times. Buffalo managed just 184 yards of offense and 13 first downs. Leave your comments about the game below.
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Tuesday night, Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron’s 31-year-old home run record.
It’s a milestone we all knew was coming, but is it good for baseball?
With allegations of steroid use, will there always be a shadow over Bonds’ accomplishment?
What do you think?
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