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Derek Jeter Can’t Solve Slump, but Yankees Win
If the Yankees ever honor Derek Jeter with a statue, it may look like a play he made at shortstop Monday night during an 11-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium.
To end the top of the fifth inning — with two men on base and the Yankees leading by two runs — Jeter [...] -
With Eastern European Flavor, WTA Seeks Recipe for Success
MONTREAL — In the 1970s, the early days of the women’s tennis tour, the calendar was dominated by tournaments in the United States, and the draws were filled mostly with Americans. At the end of 1980, the world rankings had 31 Americans in the top 50. Australia was next, with four.
Combined, all of Eastern Europe [...] -
Mark Teixeira
Mark Teixeira led the New York Yankees and the American League in home runs and runs batted in for 2009, his first season with the team. His 39 homers tied for the league lead with Carlos Pena and his 122 R.B.I. was tops in the league.
Teixeira, a powerful switch-hitter who is also an excellent fielder, [...] -
A Dream Deferred, Almost Too Long
LAKE MARY, Fla. — During a doubles lesson at an Orlando sports club this month, Gigi Fernandez dragged her tennis racket along the service line. She told the women gathered around her to picture the line as the edge of a cliff: they stepped beyond it at their peril.
Fernandez always seemed perfectly positioned on the [...] -
Cardinals and Reds Exchange Shoves in Bottom of First
Catcher Yadier Molina jawed with Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips in the first inning Tuesday night, sparking a benches-clearing fight, and the visiting Cardinals followed Molina’s lead to an 8-4 victory that moved St. Louis back into a tie for first place in the National League Central.
When it was over, there were cuts and [...]