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'Eden,' 'I Can't Think Straight' and 'Toots'
The phrase "talk solutions" emblazons the van that phone lineman Billy -- boyish, glum and in his early 30s -- drives through the drab suburbs of the Irish midlands. The cruel irony of that marketing tagline is as pointedly aching as everything in "Eden,"...Tags: Midtown, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Theater, West Hollywood, Movies
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The final day is here
On the Yankees beatThis is it -- the day of the last game at Yankee Stadium. We'll have plenty of updates throughout the afternoon and evening. For now, though, you can check out our Yankee Stadium special. There's enough reading material there to...... -
Media members collect dirt from Stadium mound
WatchdogI'm no expert on journalism ethics, but I figured this was a pretty good rule of thumb Sunday night: Is it OK to take home cups full of dirt from the Yankee Stadium pitcher's mound? Yes, if you are Don......Tags: Major League Baseball, Babe Ruth, Spike Lee, Baseball, Mariano Rivera
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Gameday Live 154: Yankees vs. Orioles
On the Yankees beatWell, it's the beginning of the end folks. Tonight, the Yankees (82-71) begin their last-ever series at the "House That Ruth Built" against the Orioles (67-84). I'm Chris Mascaro and I'll be bringing you all of tonight's live game action.......Tags: Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Damaso Marte, Baseball
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Details about last game at stadium, a fan memory
On the Yankees beatThe Yankees have put out some details about the plans for Sunday, and you can read on below for a terrific essay one reader wrote on his favorite memory of Yankee Stadium. I compiled memories from a bunch of different......Tags: Frank Sinatra, ESPN, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Tourism and Leisure, Arizona Diamondbacks
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Final game, Matsui to have surgery
On the Yankees beatThat was a beautiful ending, with Derek Jeter giving an impromptu speech from the pitcher's mound and families enjoying their time on the field. Read on for an updated story from tonight's last game at Yankee Stadium (barring a Yankee......Tags: Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter, Reggie Jackson, Boxing, Football
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SPORTS WATCH: ESPN's historic task
neil.best@newsday.comThe game doesn't matter, except that it does. That will be ESPN's challenge Sunday night as it seeks to chronicle the Yankees' final appearance at the big ballpark in the Bronx. So yes, there will be booth guests, including Whitey Ford and Yogi Berra....Tags: Memorial Stadium, ESPN, Consumer Electronics Industry, NBC, Houston Astros
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Yogi, Whitey and others to visit ESPN booth Sunday
WatchdogIdeally, I should rewrite ESPN's news release about its plans for the final game at Yankee Stadium in my own words. But after all that Mike Francesa transcription and answering 113 questions in my live chat, I don't feel like......Tags: Rocky Marciano, Radio, David Wells, ESPN, David Cone
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Pettitte-Waters? Pretty weak
News item: The New York Yankees will allow fans onto the field for a three-hour period today before ceremonies begin to celebrate the final game ever played at Yankee Stadium. My take: Nice touch. Fans can file past the monuments and walk around the...Tags: Joey Porter, Reggie Jackson, Milwaukee Brewers, Pete Carroll, New Orleans Saints
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Last call for old Yankee stadium
Associated PressNEW YORK — Even Yogi Berra knew this was the end. As baseball said farewell to Yankee Stadium, one of the game's most beloved players stood beneath the stands in a full vintage uniform. Now 83, the man who coined the phrase "it ain't over till it's...Tags: Brian Roberts, Derek Jeter, Reggie Jackson, Baseball, Major League Baseball
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Play it again: Yankees 7, Orioles 3
SAYING GOODBYE: The last regular-season game in Yankees Stadium's 85-year history started with a ceremony that honored some of the best players in franchise history and ended with a Yankees victory. The Yankees went 4,133-2,430-17 in the stadium and won...Tags: Johnny Damon, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles, Catfish Hunter
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BASEBALL NOTES A-Rod reaches settlement with wife on divorce
It's over for A-Rod and his wife of more than five years. With a prenuptial agreement in place, lawyers for the couple confirmed Friday that a settlement was reached less than three months after Cynthia Rodriguez first filed for divorce from New York...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Justice System, New York Mets, Mike Lowell, Divorce
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