Yankees 5 Texas 2: The news before the game wasn’t good; Joba has tendinitis of the rotator cuff. The plan is to shut him down for a week and then see if he can throw. Who knows if Joba returns, and Ian Kennedy will now start for the Yankees this weekend, but at least the news on the field was good. Sidney Ponson did enough to keep the team in the game and Wilson Betemit......

Photograph of Bobby Murcer after hitting a game-winning hit in the Yankees' win over Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 6, 1979 from the AP Yankees’ fans knew Bobby Murcer differently depending on their age. For those who were around in 1965, Murcer represented the next great Yankee, taking the torch from Mickey Mantle. Fans of the next generation will never forget August 6th, 1979, when Murcer gave a moving eulogy for his friend, Thurman Munson,......

Bobby Murcer succumbed to brain cancer today in Oklahoma City at the age of 62. Murcer played outfield for the Bronx Bombers from 1965-74, and 1979-83. Following his retirement from the field in 1983, Murcer continued to work with Yankees organization as a broadcast announcer. He was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor late in 2006 and had been undergoing treatment. The Daily News' Bill Madden recalled how an upbeat Murcer told him a few......

Bobby Murcer, the former Yankee who has called decades of Yankees games, is recovering from his cancer treatment. Murcer was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2006, and his family issued a statement saying, "While he has shown some measured improvement in recent days, this is clearly a major battle...Bobby remains hopeful that he will be able to resume his broadcasting work down the road but for now he is appreciative of the thoughts and prayers......

Cleveland 119 Knicks 105: If you were looking for a game where the Knicks should have beaten a quality opponent, this was it. New York battled Cleveland almost evenly over three quarters and although they ended up out-shooting the Cavs, they did not walk away with the win. That was because the best player on the floor took over the game. LeBron ended up with 50 points and 10 rebounds, scoring almost at will when......