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Yankees In Unfamiliar Place As They Sit In AL East Basement
It's been a rough start to the season for the New York Yankees to put it bluntly.
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It's been a rough start to the season for the New York Yankees to put it bluntly.
Mike Francesa got worked up Tuesday when a caller took him to task for defending Alex Rodriguez's play.
After being swept at Boston over the weekend, the Yankees are 8-15 and in last place in the American League East. New York has lost six of its last seven games.
The Yankees can't hit or pitch. Other than that, they look like eternal contenders. Hardly living up to their muscular handle, the 8-15 Bronx Bombers read like baseball carrion.
Christian Vazquez hit a two-run homer over the Green Monster to break a seventh-inning tie Sunday night, sending the Boston Red Sox to an 8-7 victory over the New York Yankees and a three-game sweep of their archrivals.
Rick Porcello tossed seven scoreless innings and struck out six, Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr. drove in three runs apiece and the Boston Red Sox routed the New York Yankees 8-0 on Saturday night at Fenway Park.
David Ortiz smashed a two-run home run with one out in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees in the first of 19 meetings between the two rivals.
With the first Yankees-Red Sox series of the season set to begin Friday night up in Boston, Sweeny interviewed Aaron Boone for the latest installment of the "30 With Murti" podcast.
The Yankees have gotten off to a rough start, to say the least.
Shortstop Elvis Andrus' two-out triple in the sixth scored second baseman Rougned Odor with the go-ahead run in the Texas Rangers' 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday.
New York starter Luis Severino (0-3) remained winless after allowing six runs in three innings.
Nathan Eovaldi lost his no-hit bid in the seventh inning but pitched into the eighth for the New York Yankees without allowing a run in their series-opening 3-1 win at Texas.
Steven Souza Jr. homered twice, Drew Smyly pitched seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays hit five home runs an 8-1 rout of the New York Yankees Sunday afternoon.
The team said Acevedo died Saturday night in the Dominican Republic. A moment of silence was held for him at Yankee Stadium before Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, and a picture of Acevedo batting was shown on the giant video screen in center field.
The Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees again 10-6 on Wednesday night.
The surging New York Mets matched a season high by winning their seventh straight game, 8-3 over the Boston Red Sox.
A singer from Long Island is on a mission to perform the national anthem at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.
A joyful, funny, yet fierce competitor — that's how Johnny Gaudreau was remembered Wednesday by members of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Wyatt Langford hit a grand slam to give the Rangers a win over the Yankees and drop New York out of the AL East lead.
The New York Mets beat the slumping Boston Red Sox 7-2 for their sixth straight victory.
New Jersey officials sent the 76ers ownership a letter proposing hundreds of millions of dollars in tax credits if the Sixers built 76 Place there.
The Yankees broke open a tight game with a big sixth inning in an 8-4 victory over the Rangers on Monday.
The Mets climbed a season-high 10 games over .500 with a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox on Monday.
NYC DOE public schools are back in session. Here's the 2024-2025 calendar, plus info about bus service and the lunch menu.
CBS News New York's Doug Williams sat down with NYC Public Schools Chancellor David Banks to preview the school year.
A singer from Long Island is on a mission to perform the national anthem at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.
The NYPD is confirms Monday's deadly shooting along the West Indian American Day Parade route in Brooklyn was gang-related.
China's consul general in New York has left the U.S. following a scandal that involved a former aide to two governors.
While there are a some rain chances over the next three days, the long Labor Day weekend will feature plenty of dry time as well.
New York and New Jersey woke up to rainy weather Friday, as many set out for Labor Day weekend.
Thursday should stay pretty cloudy with perhaps a stray shower or two and highs in the mid 70s in New York City!
A heat advisory will be in effect today for NYC and parts of New Jersey, with feels-like temperatures expected to hit 100 degrees.
Intense heat and severe thunderstorms are in the forecast Wednesday for New York and New Jersey.
Police are investigating after vandals set a Paterson, N.J. soccer field on fire over the Labor Day holiday weekend.
An 18-month-old girl died after being attacked by a dog at a home in Newark, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.
The Freehold Township School District says mold was found at Laura Donovan Elementary School, forcing students to relocate.
It's the first day of school in Newark, New Jersey, where students will have longer hours for 2024.
Some NJ Transit customers affected by recent service disruptions want refunds, but the agency says they won't provide them.
A singer from Long Island is on a mission to perform the national anthem at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.
Long Island mother Kerri Bedrick is facing upgraded charges in the wrong-way crash that killed her son, Eli Henrys, on the Southern State Parkway in Bay Shore.
Police are investigating a shocking discovery in Huntington, Long Island. Suffolk County Police say they found a body stuffed in a suitcase there Tuesday.
Linda Sun, a former aide to New York Governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo, was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday morning.
LIRR schedule changes start today for riders across Long Island and heading into New York City.
China's consul general in New York has left the U.S. following a scandal that involved a former aide to two governors.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order expanding access to the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.
Under intense pressure to meet state guidelines for class size, New York City is set to open 24 new schools on Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein's ruling upends the Republican presidential nominee's plan to move the case to federal court.
Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Hamas leaders for the deaths of American citizens in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, according to charging documents unsealed Tuesday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order expanding access to the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.
Trucks will be back on New York City streets again Tuesday and Thursday to conduct additional spraying for mosquitoes.
Two people in New Jersey have died from West Nile virus this year, state health officials said Friday.
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled Boar's Head deli meat is the largest in the U.S. in more than a decade.
A listeria outbreak linked to deli meats has led to one death in New York, the CDC said Wednesday.
The teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a handsome beach boy in the "Gidget" movies, James Darren has died at 88.
Joey Chestnut ate a world record 83 hot dogs in 10 minutes on Monday, relishing another victory against rival Takeru Kobayashi.
Walt Disney Co. pulled ESPN, its Disney network and ABC stations from DirecTV's service, a move that came on a busy sports night.
Patti LuPone, the star of "Evita" and "Gypsy," is returning to Broadway alongside her longtime friend Mia Farrow in a new play, "The Roommate," which explores the strength, depth, humor and surprise found in women of a certain age.
Rapper and radio personality Fatman Scoop experienced a medical emergency on stage in Connecticut, local officials said.
The Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees again 10-6 on Wednesday night.
The surging New York Mets matched a season high by winning their seventh straight game, 8-3 over the Boston Red Sox.
A singer from Long Island is on a mission to perform the national anthem at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.
A joyful, funny, yet fierce competitor — that's how Johnny Gaudreau was remembered Wednesday by members of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Wyatt Langford hit a grand slam to give the Rangers a win over the Yankees and drop New York out of the AL East lead.
Queens residents are sounding the alarm about illegal trash dumping where Jackson Heights meets Woodside.
A New York City artist returned to her childhood favorite restaurant to restore a ceiling mural damaged in a flood.
As students head back to school next week, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit is working to make sure kids have at-home libraries.
Harlem's older neighbors came together Wednesday for National Senior Citizens Day.
Steelpan orchestras citywide are preparing for the Panorama competition at the Brooklyn Museum this weekend.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
As much of the northeast experiences heavy rains, parts of New York City are beginning to flood.
Thousands of people flooded Union Square on Friday for a PlayStation giveaway promoted by livestreamer Kai Cenat.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for September 4 at 11 p.m.
Water raining down on cars in the Queens-Midtown Tunnel caused a traffic mess Wednesday. The leak is now fixed, but only temporarily. As CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports, a subcontractor drilled a hole into the worst possible place.
We're learning more about the suspect accused in a deadly school shooting in Georgia. Two students and two teachers were killed. Four other people were shot. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan has the latest on the investigation.
New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks oversees the largest school system in the country, and one that is simultaneously undergoing multiple curriculum overhauls, dealing with an influx of asylum seekers, and facing ongoing challenges with COVID learning loss, teacher retention and morale. CBS News New York education reporter Doug Williams sat down with Banks to preview the 2024-2025 school year.
A single-engine plane crashed while trying to land at Somerset Airport in New Jersey on Wednesday night. We're told two people aboard the plane escaped before rescue crews arrived.