Archive for the ‘Yankee History’ Category

Reception for author of bicycle racing history book to coincide with Tour de Montclair next weekend

Author reception to coincide with Tour de Montclair next weekend There was a time when bicycle racing was as big a sporting event as baseball games in Yankee Stadium. Back then, a guy named Frank Kramer became a world champion, and was perhaps as recognizable as sports icons who succeeded him – Babe Ruth, Bobby [...]

The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2012 First Quarter Results

SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Yankee Holding Corp. and The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (collectively, “Yankee Candle” or the “Company”) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.  Yankee Holding Corp., a direct subsidiary of YCC Holdings LLC, is a holding company formed in connection with the Company’s [...]

Josh Hamilton, in one game, makes history, but how far can talents take him?

Mitchell Layton/GettyJosh Hamilton, the Rangers outfielder, hit four home runs and drove in eight Tuesday night in Baltimore. Sitting in the press box at Yankee Stadium Tuesday night, I glanced at the scoreboard when Alex Rodriguez came to bat in the first inning and, for some reason, focused on his home run total for the [...]

Chelsea announce US tour… kicking off against Ancelotti's PSG at Yankee Stadium

By Sportsmail Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:09 EST, 7 May 2012 | UPDATED: 11:09 EST, 7 May 2012 Chelsea will play Paris St Germain this summer in New York as the club come face-to-face with former boss Carlo Ancelotti in the first-ever football match to be played at the new Yankee Stadium. The match will take place [...]

Mariano Rivera: Why He's the Most Irreplaceable Reliever in MLB History

On November 15, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 crashed to the ground in the Belle Harbor neighborhood in Queens, New York killing all 261 people aboard and three on the ground.  The fatality total ranked second highest in aviation accidents in US history. Seven days before the tragic events, Yankee closer Mariano Rivera unceremoniously blew [...]

Gardner Will Be Next Yankee In Rochester

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office has issued a missing adult alert…. Andy Pettitte fans helped make Frontier Field history this afternoon…. Sunday marks the first day of the 23rd annual Flower City Days at Rochester’s Public Market…. A Manchester Man was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital via Mercy Flight after he was crashed his dirt [...]

Former Yankee Curtis investigated for 'inappropriate touching'

Print this Article Email this Article LAKE ODESSA, Mich. — Former Yankee Chad Curtis is being investigated for possible “inappropriate touching” involving four students at Lakewood High School in Michigan, where he worked as a volunteer in the weight room. The 43-year-old Curtis, who was scheduled to become the school’s head football coach this fall, [...]

Former Yankee Chad Curtis investigated for 'inappropriate touching' at Michigan high school

Bob Olen LAKE ODESSA, Mich. — Former New York Yankee Chad Curtis is being investigated for possible “inappropriate touching” involving four students at Lakewood High School in Michigan, where he worked as a volunteer in the weight room. The 43-year-old Curtis, who was scheduled to become the school’s head football coach this fall, has been [...]

Yankee ace Rivera vows to return

New York (CNN) — Flanked by reporters inside a clubhouse in Kansas City, the New York Yankees’ Mariano Rivera sought to quiet speculation over whether he would ever take the mound again. “Definitely I plan on coming back,” said the 12-time All-Star reliever, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, on Thursday while shagging [...]

Today in history: Iran-Contra hearings

One year ago: Solemnly honoring victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, President Barack Obama hugged survivors at ground zero in New York and declared that the killing of Osama bin Laden was an American message to the world: “When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say.” Pakistan broke its silence [...]