ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mark Teixeira‘s rehab from a torn wrist tendon sheath is entering its final days, and the New York Yankees first baseman could be reactivated as early as Thursday’s game against the crosstown Mets at Yankee Stadium. A return for next Friday’s series opener against the Boston Red Sox is more likely, but Teixeira is eligible to… Read more →
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Jets RB Mike Goodson Arrested Two months ago, the New York Jets signed unheralded free-agent running back Mike Goodson to a three-year, $6.9 million contract because they fell in love with his upside: He plays fast. Turns out he lives fast, too. Goodson’s legal issues didn’t start with his May 17 arrest in New Jersey on drug and weapons charges,… Read more →
Bryan Thomas for The New York Times True, the weather has not been too beachy the last few days. Nor is it supposed to be on Saturday. But there is a bright side: May has been yet another banner month for weather fans. Just ask Stephen Fybish, City Room’s persistent weather historian, who left a message Friday afternoon informing us… Read more →
See the slide show Here is a slide show of photographs from the past week in New York City and the region. Subjects include the New York Aquarium, a nightclub in a Chelsea water tower, and an aerial view of beachfront homes in Mantoloking, N.J. This weekend on “The New York Times Close Up,” an inside look at the most… Read more →
In a letter posted on the school’s Web site, Horace Mann also said it would eliminate the board position of trustee emeritus, effectively removing remaining board members who served as trustees when the abuses were first reported. Victims had asserted that school leaders knew about the abuse but failed to stop it. The school will establish an advisory board on… Read more →
The New York Yankees have played nine straight series at Tropicana Field without winning any of them. The Tampa Bay Rays have taken 13 of the last 16 home meetings as part of that run heading into Friday night’s opener of a three-game set between these AL East rivals. New York (28-18) hasn’t captured a series at Tropicana since winning… Read more →
Alex Rodriguez is a bit richer today. The New York Yankees third baseman closed on the sale of his Miami Beach home on Friday morning, ESPN.com has learned. The confirmed sale price of $30 million is one of the highest purchase prices for a home in Miami. [+] Enlarge Rodriguez, who has earned approximately $360 million to date in salary… Read more →
Jets RB Mike Goodson Arrested Embattled running back Mike Goodson, who pleaded not guilty Wednesday to drug and weapons charges, will return to the practice field next week for the New York Jets, a league source said. Goodson sat out the first week of OTA practices amid the fallout from his arrest, which included speculation his brief Jets career could… Read more →
David W. Dunlap/The New York Times Despite the beginning of renovation work at Battery Park, the “Sphere” remains. The last word on the fate of Fritz Koenig’s “Sphere” for the World Trade Center, installed in 2002 at Battery Park as the city’s interim 9/11 memorial, came a year ago from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. “I think it’s beautiful where it… Read more →
