When Ian Kennedy was demoted to triple-A the Yankees told him that his return was entirely up to him. Pitch well and his minor league stint could be as little as two starts, but if you stumble it could be as many as 15.

Last night Kennedy he prefers to keep his stay in Scranton …

Last season it was the Rangers who ended Marian Hossa’s season when he played with the Atlanta Thrashers. Today it was Hossa who ended the Ranger’s cup hopes.

Skating down center ice Hossa scooped up a puck which bounced off Dan Girardi’s skate and put it past Henrik Lundqvist high on his glove side to …

A couple of days ago the Yankees lost one young prospect from their rotation and today they’ve lost another as they optioned Ian Kennedy to triple-A.

The Yankees had high hopes for Kennedy coming into this year, but they certainly knew there was a possibility for growing pains. …

The Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 behind a strong performance by Mike Mussina Saturday at the stadium.

It was just another great pitching performance by Mussina who has raked up great performances this season nearly every time he goes out to the mound. Nearly every time …

While the Yankee’s young pitchers struggle it is important for the veteran starters to stabilize the rotation and so far Chien-Ming Wang couldn’t be better.

Wang, who owns the Seattle Mariners, went out and beat them again last night to improve to 6-0 this year. In six …

Jorge Posada will not need surgery after all, but will miss at least five weeks while he allows his shoulder to rest.

“I thought I was going to have to get surgery. We’re going to look at that option probably after the season,” …

When the Yankees balked at the Minnesota Twin’s asking price for Johan Santana this off-season they were making a commitment to their young pitchers.

A rough April has left many fans and Hank Steinbrenner wondering if that was the right move. …

The Rangers are being forced to adjust going into game four in a series against the Penguins which has been just short of a disaster.

In three games the Pens have scored three powerplay goals and they have each been the difference in the games.

In game one Evgeni Malkin’s powerplay goal, or …

Alex Rodriguez admitted last night that it was a mistake coming back from his initial injury last week and that has caused him to land on the DL for the first time since 2000.

Rodriguez injured himself after an April 20 game against Baltimore running out a double play ball. …

The Yankees sent their 21-year-old right hander Phil Hughes to the 15-day DL after he strained his right oblique muscle. There is no word on when the injury occurred.

“It’s hard to put time frames on oblique strains,” General Manager Brian Cashman said. “They can linger. …

It looks like instead of just missing “a few days” after re-injured his leg, Alex Rodriguez will join Jorge Posada on the disabled list.

Rodriguez initially injured his right quadriceps 10 days ago trying to beat out a double play. After taking a few days off he …

The Rangers blew a second period comeback attempt and dropped the pivotal game three and now face elimination in game four Thursday night.

After falling behind 3-1 in the first period the Rangers mounted an unlikely second period comeback with goals by Ryan Callahan and Jaromir Jagr.

The game was tied …

So far this season the Yankees have played more road games than any other team so it should make them happy they are returning to the Bronx Tuesday.

However they may have a guest which will make them uncomfortable in the Detroit Tigers. After getting off to …

Last Tuesday the Yankees thought Jorge Posada was healthy enough to go back behind the plate. On Friday they thought he was healthy enough to designate Chad Moeller for assignment. On Sunday things took a turn for the worst.

Before the game …

The Rangers lost 2-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins with all the excitement of a high school math class.
Jordan Staal, the younger brother of the Ranger’s Marc Staal., scored to put the Pens up 1-0 in the second period.  That was all Marc-Andre Fleury needed as he stopped …

The Penguins young duo of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin combined to score four points in a 5-4 come from behind victory against the Rangers.
The Rangers lead 3-0 early in the second period after goals from Martin Straka, Chris Drury, and Sean Avery.  But midway through the …

Phil Hughes takes the mound for the Yankees tonight and hopes to change his fortune around as his team goes for their first sweep of the season.

Hughes is starting against the White Sox for the first time in his career and coming into tonight’s game he insists …

Since Brandon Dubinsky’s top-shelf shot went into the empty net in New Jersey the Rangers and their fans have been wondering who they will face in the second round. Tonight they will get that answer.

That’s because tonight’s match between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Washington Capitals decides who …

It’s only April 21 and already the Yankees’ bullpen is being stretched too thin. The problem is that part of Generation Trey may not quite be ready for the majors.

Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy have averaged less than four innings per outing and the bullpen is …

Alex Rodriguez left today’s game against the Baltimore Orioles in the top of the sixth inning with a strained right quadriceps.

Rodriguez injured the quad much the same way Derek Jeter did earlier in the year. He was …

The Yankees are on the road playing the Orioles in Baltimore because the pope will be holding mass at Yankee Stadium today and that is just fine with the bombers’ skipper.

“You’d like to be home a little bit more,” said manager Joe Girardi. “But who’s going to …

After hitting a pair of home runs off of Mike Mussina Thursday night, Manny Ramirez dug into the batter’s box in the seventh inning against Kyle Farnsworth.

Mussina was never the type to retaliate so that job was probably left to Farnsworth. Without wasting much time a …