Torre, Mattingly expected at Steinbrenner ceremony (AP)

Joe Torre is expected at new Yankee Stadium for the first time for Monday night's unveiling of a monument honoring late owner George Steinbrenner. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig was to be on hand to escort Steinbrenner's widow, Joan, to Monument Park for the ceremony Monday night before a game against Tampa Bay, a baseball official familiar with the planning told The Associated Press.

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It sounds like Bill Lee isn’t going to miss George Steinbrenner (Yahoo! Sports)

The New York Yankees will hold a memorial for their late owner, George Steinbrenner, before Friday night's...

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GM Cashman: Boss ‘made me everything I am today’ (AP)

Brian Cashman was a very visible target of George Steinbrenner's demanding style. "He made me everything I am today," the New York Yankees general manager said Thursday. "He was a man that could move mountains. He was a man that did move mountains." The Yankees owner died Tuesday of a heart attack at age 80.

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Reaction to death of Yankees owner Steinbrenner (AP)

Quotes on New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who died Tuesday at age 80: "George was a giant of the game and his devotion to baseball was surpassed only by his devotion to his family and his beloved New York Yankees. He was and always will be as much of a New York Yankee as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford and all of the other Yankee...

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Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies (CBC.ca)

George Steinbrenner, the controversial owner who resurrected the New York Yankees and turned the baseball team into a billion-dollar business, has died at age 80.

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Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dead at 80 (AP)

George Steinbrenner rebuilt the New York Yankees baseball dynasty, ushering in the era of multimillion-dollar salaries and accepting nothing less in return than World Series championships. He fired managers. Rehired them. And fired them again. He butted heads with MLB commissioners and fellow owners, insulted his players and dominated tabloid headlines -- even upstaging the All-Star game on the day...

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Yankees to honor Steinbrenner, Sheppard (AP)

The New York Yankees say they will wear patches on their uniforms honoring the memory of owner George Steinbrenner and longtime public address announcer Bob Sheppard. The 80-year-old Steinbrenner died Tuesday of a heart attack. Sheppard passed away Sunday. He was 99. The Steinbrenner patch will be work above the interlocking NY on the pinstriped home uniform and above the "York" on the road...

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