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• Yankees

  JETER GETS HIS GAUDY FLA. GATES

  By ANDY SOLTIS

  The Great Wall of Jeter is going up in Florida. Tampa officials rejected protests by Derek Jeter's neighbors and voted to allow the Yankee superstar to erect a massive, six-foot fence around...more >

  
  

  JOBA NOT THRILLED BY RULES

  By DAN MARTIN

  Joba Chamberlain may as well walk around with a "Handle With Care" stamp on his forehead. The right-hander won't pitch again until Wednesday in Oakland as the Yankees continue to...more >

  
  

  A CHAMPION'S RESOLVE

  By KEVIN KERNAN

  THIS was the homestand to truly measure the Yankees. A four-game sweep of the Red Sox and winning two of three against the Blue Jays revealed much about this team. It's not just how the Yankees...more >

  
  

  STRONG DEBUT FOR GAUDIN

  By MARK HALE

  Chad Gaudin thought it was strange pitching yesterday. "Got out there and it was kind of surreal," the new Yankees right-hander said. "You always think about being a Yankee, and I was...more >

  
  

  WIN TEMPERED BY CONCERN FOR HURT STALWARTS

  YANKEES 4 BLUE JAYS 3

  By MARK HALE

  On the first pitch he saw in yesterday's bottom of the 11th inning, Robinson Cano joined the Yankees' walk-off brigade. But four Yankees players are hurting -- and not just any players. Cano...more >

  
  
  
  

• Mets

  AMAZIN' DISCOUNT DUCATS

  By ED ROBINSON and BART HUBBUCH

  Mets ticket prices are heading south along with the team's record. The not-so-Amazin's announced yesterday they are cutting prices -- in some cases 50 percent -- for 13 of the 26 remaining...more >

  
  

  DELGADO, WRIGHT INJURIES OVERSHADOW RARE METS 'W'

  METS 6 D'BACKS 4

  By BART HUBBUCH

  PHOENIX -- A brief bit of light at the end of this Western trip yesterday quickly was snuffed out by more injury darkness for the snake-bitten Mets. Despite averting a sweep by the lowly...more >

  
  

  NO SET DATE FOR WAGNER'S RETURN

  By BART HUBBUCH

  PHOENIX -- Billy Wagner is getting close, but the Mets say they still have no target date for the veteran reliever's return to the major leagues. The only firm dates on Wagner's schedule...more >

  
  
  
  

• Giants

  BRADSHAW PRIMED TO CARRY LARGER LOAD

  By PAUL SCHWARTZ

  ALBANY -- Playing it cool only gets you so far, and so Ahmad Bradshaw dismissed any pretense that what lies ahead for him is no big thing. He's not The Man in the Giants running game, but...more >

  
  
  
  

• Jets

  INJURIES PILE UP ALONG THE O-LINE

  By BRIAN COSTELLO

  The Jets offensive line is clogging up the trainer's room. The unit lost another member for tomorrow's preseason opener when the team announced left guard Alan Faneca broke the middle...more >

  
  

  JETS' ONE-NIGHT STAND HAS FANS FEELING JILTED

  By HOWARD KUSSOY

  Joe Legotti has come to Jets practices at Hofstra University for 30 years. And like most Jets fans, he has nothing to show for decades of faithful service but disappointment. For the past 40...more >

  
  
  
  

• Rangers

  FLEURY SEEKS NHL COMEBACK

  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  CALGARY, Alberta -- Now that Theo Fleury is sober, the 41-year-old former Rangers forward wants to resume his NHL career after a six-year absence. Fleury is preparing for NHL training camp next...more >

  
  

• Soccer

  MEX HEX HAUNTS USA

  MEXICO 2 U.S. 1

  By BRIAN LEWIS

  Just as it had in the Confederations Cup final last month against Brazil, the U.S. took a lead it couldn't hold. And this time, it cost the Americans a 2-1 loss to Mexico yesterday in Mexico...more >

  
  
  
  

• Golf

  LEFTY'S RARIN' TO GO

  By GEORGE WILLIS

  CHASKA, Minn. -- Phil Mickelson completed his practice round yesterday at Hazeltine National with swing coach Butch Harmon at his side. Afterward, he announced: "I'm excited to get this...more >

  
  

  GARCIA FEELS MAJOR PAIN

  By GEORGE WILLIS

  CHASKA, Minn. -- A decade ago, Sergio Garcia went skipping down the 16th hole at Medinah, chasing an improbable shot from behind a tree that somehow landed on the green. That miraculous...more >

  
  
  
  

• Horse Racing

  DYNASKI RARIN' TO GO AFTER LONG REST AND FAST PREP

  SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Welcome back, pal. Dynaski cast his long shadow on Saratoga last summer when he won early in the meet and missed by a neck in his second start. The 6-year-old returns for...more >

  
  

  THROUGH THE BINOCS

  By ED FOUNTAINE

  SARATOGA SPRINGS - *FIRST RACE: Platinum, coming off five-length maiden score at Belmont going six furlongs, only filly in field who never raced longer than six furlongs, was nevertheless favored...more >

  
  

  SHOWDOWN AT SARATOGA

  Post handicappers John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine and two-time defending champion Vic Cangialosi challenge former champion steeplechase jockey, OTB backstretch insider and co-publisher of the Saratoga...more >

  
  
  
  

• More Sports

  SI STYMIES JERSEY IN LL SERIES

  By MIKE PUMA

  BRISTOL, Conn. -- Beam them up, Scotti. Mission accomplished for right-hander Anthony Scotti, whose 4 1/3 innings of shutout relief helped South Shore National of Staten Island inch closer to the...more >

  
  

  SPORTS SHORTS

  NBA: Wallace back in Detroit Ben Wallace, who played for the Pistons from 2001-06, signed a free-agent deal with Detroit yesterday. * The Cavaliers signed free agent forward Leon Powe to a...more >

  
  

  HONDO: LET'S GET TWO

  Hondo dug himself an even deeper hole last night when losses by the Royals and Cubs overwhelmed his win with the Rangers and left him with IOUs totaling 520 larys. Today, 10 units on Lee and the...more >

  
  

  SO-SO PEDRO EARNS 'W'

  Associated Press

  Pedro Martinez returned to the majors with a win, pitching five innings and leading the Phillies over the Cubs 12-5 last night in Chicago. Martinez (1-0) allowed seven hits and three runs with a...more >

  
  

  YOUKILIS GETS 5-GAME BAN

  Associated Press

  Boston's Kevin Youkilis and Detroit pitcher Rick Porcello were suspended for five games each yesterday and fined by Major League Baseball for their roles in a benches-clearing confrontation...more >

  
  

  DYNASKI RARIN' TO GO AFTER LONG REST AND FAST PREP

  SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Welcome back, pal. Dynaski cast his long shadow on Saratoga last summer when he won early in the meet and missed by a neck in his second start. The 6-year-old returns for...more >