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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Steinbrenner remembered for his bluster, charity (AP)

George Steinbrenner was suspended from baseball for trying to disgrace his high-paid outfielder, Dave Winfield. A low point for "The Boss," for sure. But rather than let the episode fade away, the Yankees owner reached out nearly a decade later to repair the rift. For those who knew Steinbrenner, behind a feisty facade was a fiercely loyal friend.

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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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Selig gives no sign MLB moving 2011 All-Star game (AP)

Bud Selig considers Arizona's new immigration law a political issue and is showing no signs that Major League Baseball will shift next year's All-Star game out of the state. A day after Milwaukee pitcher Yovani Gallardo and other All-Stars said they could envision boycotting the 2011 game at Phoenix in protest, the commissioner never mentioned a possible shift.

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Remembering Yankees owner George Steinbrenner: 1930-2010 (Yahoo! Sports)

Since learning of George Steinbrenner's death at age 80, we've been collecting memories of "The...

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Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies at 80 (The Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4.

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