Patriots starting quarterback goes down, maybe for the season. Unknown backup steps in. At least when Tom Brady took over seven years ago, he had started in college. That's more than can be said about Matt Cassel, who seems up to the challenge anyway, Mike Freeman says.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Joe Girardi is toying with an myśl that flies in the face of normal thinking. Having liked what he saw of Johnny Damon hitting second behind Jorge Posada when the Yankees used the catcher as a leadoff hitter to get him more...

A.J. Burnett was suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount today for throwing a ball near Nelson Cruz's head in Tuesday's Yankees win over the Rangers. The hard-throwing righthander has appealed the decision and will be allowed to...

Dirk Hayhurst is out of baseball for now, but his new book about his life in the minors and the majors is on The New York Times’ best-seller list for nonfiction paperbacks.

COOPERSTOWN -- Even dur ing Hall of Fame koniec tygodnia the Mets are Team Chaos. Rickey Henderson, who was inducted into the Hall yesterday, said Jose Reyes has struggled with leg injuries this season because he has gotten away from what had been his...