Yankees' A-Rod 'Looking Forward' To Poker Probe Meeting With MLB
Alex Rodriguez is preparing for his return to the Yankees -- and his looming sit-down with Major League Baseball about his alleged involvement in high-stakes poker games.
Alex Rodriguez is preparing for his return to the Yankees -- and his looming sit-down with Major League Baseball about his alleged involvement in high-stakes poker games.
With a nod to H. G. Wells, I suspect the only real way to compare a team from one era with a club from another time is to build a Time Machine. Since we don't seem to have the necessary parts (yet?) for time travel, we have to appeal to other approaches.
The best of the best remain steady, but check out the major shuffle below No. 3 in this week's Top 10.
Rico Brogna discuses the timeless nature of baseball and how modern television has done little change the way the sport is perceived by baseball purists.
Major League Baseball will reportedly deal Alex Rodriguez a winning hand. According to the New York Post, A-Rod will not face a suspension, only a "serious warning," stemming from his alleged involvement in an illegal, underground high-stakes poker game.
Memo to reporters: don't mention illegal poker games if you expect to get anywhere with Alex Rodriguez.
Richard Rubenstein, A-Rod's publicist, said in a statement Thursday morning that a Star Magazine report, which claims several people saw A-Rod playing in games hosted at Hollywood hotels and residences, contains "numerous factual inaccuracies."
Yankees star Alex Rodriguez may face a suspension from Major League Baseball for participating in an "underground, illegal poker game" that featured cocaine use and "thugs threatening players," according to RadarOnline.com.
California-based alternative rock band Sublime (now known as Sublime with Rome, with the addition of a new member) was in New York Wednesday night at an event put on for a select group of lucky baseball fans.
Major League Baseball has received medical records on Bartolo Colon's controversial stem cell treatment.
With the All-Star break about to end, let's take a good, hard look at the structure and some of the rules of Major League Baseball. Why? Well, let's be honest, there are some flaws in America's pastime.
Absent from the endless discussions about how to improve baseball's All-Star game was the one that would solve all the problems immediately. End it.
Yankees fans need to seriously reflect here. Ask yourselves, do you really enjoy making the playoffs every year?
The Yankees' Austin Romine singled home the go-ahead run against Kansas City's Kelvin Herrera in a three-run eighth inning, leading the U.S. over the World team 6-4 Sunday.
The perjury trial of Roger Clemens, if nothing else, should serve as a cautionary tale. While lawmakers might not mind deceiving each other — let alone the rest of us — about a wide range of issues, they're in no hurry to extend that privilege to anyone else.
After Derek Jeter reaches hit number 2,999, every time he steps to the plate, a new ball will be put into play.
It is a day when multi millionaires prance around the baseball field like European royalty on a polo field. To keep perspective on a game that America continues to love, it is important to look back on the better experiences of watching major league baseball.
Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista, the reigning home run champion, drew a record 7.4 million votes. He became the first Blue Jays player elected to start since Carlos Delgado in 2003.
The trading deadline is a little over five weeks away. The Mets are just two games under .500 and five games behind in the wild card race. Does that make them buyers? It just might, according to Mets COO Jeff Wilpon.
A pitcher from Suffolk and a catcher from Nassau have had dreams of making the big leagues. Now they're one step closer.
Alex Rodriguez's relationship with his former steroid "mule" is again raising eyebrows. A-Rod's cousin, Yuri Sucart, is "traveling with Rodriguez on some road trips, despite being banned by the Yankees," the Daily News reported on Thursday.
The MLB All-Star Game will take place on July 12 at Arizona's Chase Field, but if the voting were to end today MLB may want to think about relocating the game to the New York -- more specifically, the Bronx.
Yes, it took me a while to finally put the Phillies where they belong, but right after Memorial Day they have finally taken the No. 1 spot, a spot they may not give up this year.
An amazin' group of fans were willing to step right up and own the Mets -- until MLB put the kibosh on their bid.
Even the Yankees and Mets can't seem to stir up fans, which is probably understandable because this was the 15th regular-season Subway Series between the two teams.
Brooklyn's Columbus Day Parade marched its way through Bensonhurst on Saturday.
Thousands of runners are expected to participate in the New York Road Runners Staten Island Half marathon Sunday.
For Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner got a look inside a historic nonprofit in Chelsea.
As New York City continues to bounce back from the pandemic, city data shows small businesses are booming.
The New York Yankees will play the Cleveland Guardians in the 2024 American League Championship Series.
Brooklyn's Columbus Day Parade marched its way through Bensonhurst on Saturday.
Thousands of runners are expected to participate in the New York Road Runners Staten Island Half marathon Sunday.
For Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner got a look inside a historic nonprofit in Chelsea.
As New York City continues to bounce back from the pandemic, city data shows small businesses are booming.
The New York Yankees will play the Cleveland Guardians in the 2024 American League Championship Series.
Heading into Sunday, a warm front will split the region into two different seasons.
While the northern lights captivated countless people across the Tri-State Area this week, Mother Nature isn't finished showing off yet.
Hurricane Milton had made landfall in Florida, and many across the Tri-State Area are wondering how to help.
A software glitch is being blamed for a misprinted mailing that could send voters in Stamford, Connecticut to the wrong polling site.
A chance of showers returns to the Tri-State Area early this week before spectacular weather takes over.
Heading into Sunday, a warm front will split the region into two different seasons.
A 15-year-old said he saw smoke and knew something wasn't right. After further investigation, he found a wildfire along a trail and took action by calling 911 and his grandmother.
A Monmouth County, New Jersey resident has tested positive for measles, state health officials say.
The NAACP is calling for the removal of the man who runs the New Jersey State Police after the state attorney general released a scathing report about the institution.
While the northern lights captivated countless people across the Tri-State Area this week, Mother Nature isn't finished showing off yet.
Heading into Sunday, a warm front will split the region into two different seasons.
A vigil was held Friday on Long Island for a mother who police say was killed in front of her 2-year-old son by the child's father.
The 2024 rematch between GOP Rep. Anthony D'Esposito and Democratic challenger Laura Gillen in Nassau County is one of the most competitive races in the country.
While the northern lights captivated countless people across the Tri-State Area this week, Mother Nature isn't finished showing off yet.
Suffolk County officials say new penalties have been proposed for the drivers who take over busy intersections with dangerous stunts.
The 2024 rematch between GOP Rep. Anthony D'Esposito and Democratic challenger Laura Gillen in Nassau County is one of the most competitive races in the country.
The NYPD's School Safety Division was searched by federal investigators, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation.
NYC Sheriff Anthony Miranda is facing more questions over his department's seizure of cash during raids on illegal pot shops.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is close to naming a permanent NYPD commissioner, sources tell CBS News New York.
After her husband was assassinated in 1968, Ethel Kennedy raised their 11 children and spent decades working for human rights.
A Monmouth County, New Jersey resident has tested positive for measles, state health officials say.
Fisher-Price is offering $25 to product owners who remove and destroy swing parts that increase risk of suffocation.
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams vowed Wednesday to keep maternal health a top priority in the city.
The CDC will urge Americans to "reconsider nonessential travel" to Rwanda.
Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than fentanyl, has been seized on Long Island for the first time.
A judge in New York has set a 2025 trial date for rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was arrested for sex trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy.
The 2024-2025 prime-time programming lineup of CBS Originals features three new dramas, two new comedies, a reimagined classic game show, special event programming and much more.
Justin Timberlake suddenly postponed Tuesday's show at the Prudential Center in Newark, citing an injury.
Cissy Houston performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin.
The mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs released a statement Sunday defending her son against the federal charges and multiple allegations of sexual misconduct he is currently facing.
The New York Yankees will play the Cleveland Guardians in the 2024 American League Championship Series.
The New York Mets are in the NLCS for the first time since 2015 after defeating the rival Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Division Series.
The Mets and the Yankees need just four more wins each in order to meet in the World Series for the second time.
Despite falling into a 2-1 deficit in the series, the Dodgers stormed back to take the NLDS, fighting off elimination two times in a tense contest with their division rivals in the San Diego Padres.
Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give Utah a 5-4 victory over the Islanders on Thursday night.
After seven long years, a retired Queens couple has finally gotten their sidewalk fixed by the city.
People in Red Hook, Brooklyn are renewing a push to bring express bus service to their community.
New York officials announced a multi-million dollar investment in their fight against the opioid crisis in the Bronx.
Tomer Meir, 21, who survived the attack at the Nova Music Festival with his friends, shares his harrowing story.
These Brooklyn students formed a group to try to beat their own addictive behavior around technology.
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.
A fallen NYPD detective now has a Brooklyn street named in his honor.
Brooklyn's Columbus Day Parade marched its way through Bensonhurst on Saturday. The annual event has been a tradition for more than 40 years. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock has your weather forecast for October 12 at 7:30 p.m.
We're waiting to learn whether anyone in the Tri-State Area got a clear look at a rare comet.
Community members in Fort Lee, New Jersey gathered together Saturday to remember Victoria Lee on what would have been her 26th birthday. Lee was shot and killed by police in July while her family says she was having a mental health crisis. CBS News New York's Derick Waller reports.