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investigation

 A-Rod Buddy 
 Is MLB Pariah 


Feb 20, 09 2:12 PM CST
(Newser) - A man who was once a close associate of Alex Rodriguez is suspected of trafficking in steroids and has been banned from non-public areas of big-league ballparks since 2001, the New York Daily News reports. Angel Presinal, called "an unsavory character" by one source, has been close... More »

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steroids • MLB • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Juan Gonzalez • baseball • Yuri Sucart • Angel Presinal

UPDATED

 A-Rod: 'I Knew We Weren't Taking Tic-Tacs'

Star to tell more about his steroid use

Feb 17, 09 1:16 PM CST
(Newser) - A-Rod faced reporters in New York today to, in his words, “take my medicine.” He said he was injected by his cousin, with a substance that was legal in the Dominican Republic. “It was very amateur hour,” he said. “We probably didn’t even take... More »

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steroids • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • anabolic steroids • performance-enhancing drugs

 Selig: A-Rod 'Shamed the Game' 

MLB boss, powerless to impose penalty, scolds player over drug use

Feb 13, 09 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Bud Selig slammed Alex Rodriguez yesterday for "shaming the game" by using steroids, reports the AP. Angry words may be the only thing the MLB commissioner can use to punish the Yankees player, however, since his positive test was meant to be anonymous and took place years before the... More »

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steroids • MLB • Bud Selig • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • steroid use

 Besieged A-Rod 
 Runs Back to Ex 

Wife who dumped
him for cheating is
at his side again

Feb 11, 09 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez made a quick about-turn from partying to the arms of his ex-wife as the steroids scandal broke last weekend. The defamed Yankee was partying in the Bahamas when news of his steroid use broke, but arrived at Monday's confessional with Cynthia Rodriguez in tow, the Daily News reports.... More »

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steroids • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Cynthia Rodriguez • infidelity • Madonna • cheating • celebrity divorces • steroid use

(Newser) - Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez today admitted, in a voice that wasn't always steady, that he took steroids for three seasons beginning in 2001. Amid swirling rumors that he'd tested positive in 2003 while playing for the Texas Rangers, A-Rod told ESPN's Peter Gammons that he succumbed to "an enormous... More »

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steroids • Texas Rangers • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Mitchell steroids investigation

A-Rod Tested Positive
for Steroids: Report

During MVP 2003 campaign

Feb 7, 09 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez tested positive for anabolic steroids during his 2003 MVP season, sources tell Sports Illustrated. A-Rod was one of 104 players to test positive that year, in a survey test conducted to determine whether the league needed tougher drug policies. Asked about the results this week, Rodriguez... More »

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steroids • MLB • Texas Rangers • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • anabolic steroids • baseball • performance-enhancing drugs

(Newser) - No, the Yankees won't be playing at Bank of America Stadium next year. But the bank, which has accepted billions in federal aid, may yet pay the team about $20 million in a marketing deal, the Daily News reports. Talks continue despite the heat that Citibank took for paying the... More »

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Bank of America • New York Yankees • stadium • baseball • corporate sponsorship

 Madonna's Boy Toy 
 Ticks Off A-Rod 

50-year-old linked to Brazilian model, 22

Feb 4, 09 12:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Madonna has a new boy toy, and Alex Rodriguez isn't happy about it. The 50-year-old pop icon has been spotted in New York with 22-year-old Brazilian model Jesus Luz, the Daily News reports. "It's embarrassing for him because he and Madonna have been so publicly linked," a source... More »

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New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Madonna • Guy Ritchie • Jesus Luz

(Newser) - Joe Torre’s new book about his tenure as Yankees manager has the franchise in such a tizzy that the front office is considering a “non-disparagement clause” in future contracts, Newsday reports. Unlike other teams, the Yankees have never insisted on confidentiality agreements with players and management. “... More »

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George Steinbrenner • New York Yankees • Joe Torre • Alex Rodriguez • Los Angeles Dodgers • Brian Cashman • baseball • confidentiality agreement • celebrity tell-alls • The Yankee Years • Tom Verducci • clubhouse

Yankees Call A-Rod 'A-Fraud,' Torre Claims

Ex manager's new tell-all slams Steinbrenner, GM

Jan 25, 09 7:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Former Yankees skipper Joe Torre takes aim at his old team in a new tell-all, the New York Post reports. In the 477-page book, The Yankee Years, Torre says many Yankees, prima donnas themselves, mock star slugger Alex Rodriguez as “A-Fraud" for being obsessed with Derek Jeter and... More »

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New York Yankees • Joe Torre • Alex Rodriguez • celebrity tell-alls

OPINION

Yankees Take Scorn for
(Gasp!) Spending Money

Yankees Are Doing There Job, Filling Stadiums, In It To WIn

Jan 15, 09 7:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Given the reaction to the Yankees' deep-pocketed acquisition of three big-name players, it's easy to assume the team is nothing less than evil personified, writes Sean Collins in Spiked. But set aside for the moment that the moves are actually a wise investment for a team that's building a new... More »

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New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • recession • Mark Teixeira • AJ Burnett • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • CC Sabathia

Yankees Land Big Prize Teixeira: 8 Years, $180M

New York swoops in to keep first baseman away from rival Red Sox

Dec 23, 08 4:18 PM CST
(Newser) - The New York Yankees snatched the off-season’s biggest remaining free-agent prize away from their rivals today, agreeing with first baseman Mark Teixeira on an 8-year contract worth about $180 million, the Post reports. The Boston Red Sox were thought to have had the inside track on the 28-year-old switch-hitter,... More »

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Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • Baltimore Orioles • Mark Teixeira • Washington Nationals • AJ Burnett • CC Sabathia

GM Picks Mets Over Yankees for Ad Dollars

Cash-poor automaker wants toehold in NYC but 'can't do both'

Dec 16, 08 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - General Motors, citing the poor economic climate and its shortage of cash, has declined to renew its sponsorship of the New York Yankees, Bloomberg reports. The struggling car manufacturer will, however, re-up with the New York Mets. “We still want a presence in New York and we can’t... More »

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New York Mets • New York Yankees • General Motors • auto industry • Big Three • baseball • corporate sponsorship • financial crisis • economic downturn

analysis

 In Risky Move, 
 Yanks Sign Burnett 

Oft-disabled pitcher gets 5-year, $82.5M contract

Dec 13, 08 6:23 AM CST
(Newser) - The New York Yankees have snapped up free agent pitcher AJ Burnett with a 5-year, $82.5 million contract—and the deal could be a risky one, writes Jay Jaffe in Baseball Prospectus. Burnett’s contract forces the team to hold onto him for all 5 years unless they trade... More »

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New York Yankees • pitcher • AJ Burnett • free agent signings • baseball • free agent

(Newser) - Yankees officials are confident that pitcher CC Sabathia will sign with the team, the New York Times reports. The seven-year, $160 million deal is the priciest ever for a pitcher. Yankees GM Brian Cashman recently met twice with Sabathia in Las Vegas and again yesterday in San Francisco. Sabathia... More »

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Milwaukee Brewers • C.C. Sabathia • New York Yankees • pitcher • baseball • free agent

 A-Rod: 'We're
 Friends—That's It' 

Slugger would rather discuss charity work

Dec 5, 08 9:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez says he isn't dating Madonna and insists, apparently with a straight face, “We’re friends—that’s it,” People reports. The Yankee third baseman digs the pop icon's philanthropy and, when pressed, said he has attended only two of Madonna’s concerts and “I have... More »

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philanthropy • music • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • tabloids • celebrity • charity • Madonna • rumor • celebrity divorces

Fans Get Prime Seats for Eternal Extra Innings

Logo coffins, urns make case for 'long-term' devotees of Sox, others

Dec 1, 08 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Die-hard baseball fans can now continue showing their team pride even in the afterlife. A Boston-area funeral home is offering its first-ever Red Sox casket, emblazoned with the team’s logo and accented with baseball-bat-type wood. “It's really a beautiful thing,” the funeral-home director, a Sox fan himself,... More »

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MLB • Boston Red Sox • coffin • casket • New York Yankees • branding • funeral home

 A-Rod a 
 'Kabbalah 
 School 
 Dropout' 

A-Rod 'bored' by spiritual classes

Nov 24, 08 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - The very thing that brought Madonna and beau Alex Rodriguez together, Kabbalah, may be coming between them now, MSNBC reports. A source says the Yankee slugger is backing out of private classes with spiritual leader Eitan Yardeni, and hasn’t even finished the introduction course. Madonna dragged A-Rod into Kabbalah,... More »

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New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • celebrity • Madonna • Kabbalah

(Newser) - The George Steinbrenner era is officially over for the Yankees after 35 years. Other clubs today approved his son Hal as the “control person” for the team, the Daily News reports. The announcement makes official what many already knew—that the elder Steinbrenner has passed off responsibility for... More »

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George Steinbrenner • New York Yankees • Hank Steinbrenner • Hal Steinbrenner • baseball • ownership

 Yankees Pitch Sabathia 
Record Breaking Deal

$140M 6-year offer for southpaw knocks rivals out of the park

Nov 15, 08 5:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The Yankees opened free-agent season yesterday by offering CC Sabathia the highest bid in major league history for a pitcher, ESPN reports. The 6-year offer for the southpaw, believed to be in the ballpark of $140 million, tops the $137.5 million deal Johan Santana signed with the Mets last... More »

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C.C. Sabathia • New York Yankees • Hank Steinbrenner • Johan Santana • pitcher • Derek Lowe • free agent • A.J. Burnett

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