Yankees open series against Royals with 7-4 win (AP)

A.J. Burnett hadn't won a game in weeks. He hadn't felt good about a start in months. And he had never experienced victory as a member of the New York Yankees when the calendar flipped to August. The Kansas City Royals were the perfect opponent to change all that. Burnett managed to scatter 10 singles over a shaky 5 2-3 innings Monday night, and Derek Jeter drove in three runs to help the...

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Fan’s take: Red Sox make moves hoping to spark change (Associated Content)

The Boston Red Sox will limp into Fenway Park on Friday, April 8, to start their first home stand of the season and will do so on the back of a six-game losing streak to start the season. Of course, the first opponent they will meet upon returning home will be none other than the...

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Correction: Sheppard obituary (PA SportsTicker)

In a story July 11 about the death of Yankees' public address announcer Bob Sheppard, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Kansas City was the opponent in his final game. The opponent was the Seattle Mariners.

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Youkilis says he’s OK after leaving game with dirt-kicking pain (Yahoo! Sports)

It looked like Kevin Youkilis' biggest opponent on Tuesday would be Nick Swisher, the New York Yankees...

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