Yankees starting pitcher J.A. Happ, who has a vesting option for $17 million for next season if he makes 10 starts this season, spoke on Tuesday about the Yankees' plans to not have him start until Saturday against the Mets. "That’s a longer story. You guys (reporters) are pretty smart. It actually doesn’t take too much to figure out sort of what could be going on. It certainly seems like . . . I don’t know.”


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The decision to start Ilya Sorkin in goal could have major ramifications now and in the future.

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Isles lose Game 3 at UBS Arena as Hurricanes push them to the brink of elimination. 

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