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  Boston Yanks
The Boston Yanks started play in the National Football League in 1944.
They moved to New York City in 1949 and became the New York Bulldogs.
In 1950, they switched to the New York Yanks.
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 ESPN.com: MLB - Yankees may open 2004 season in Japan
New York is considering the idea, which is still in the preliminary stage, the official said.
The New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs began the 2000 season with a two-game series in the Tokyo Dome, the first major league games played outside North America.
When the deal was finalized Tuesday, dozens of reporters and photographers traveled from Japan to New York for the news conference, which the Yankees called the biggest in their 100-year history.
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 New York Yanks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New York Yanks American football team started in the National Football League in 1949 after Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins requested the league to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City.
In 1950, they changed their name to the New York Yanks and moved to Yankee Stadium.
The Yanks finished the 1950 NFL season with a winning record, however the team collapsed back to a single victory in 1951.
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 New York Yankees Suck, They Always Have... They Always Will - Yanks-Suck.Com
A lot of misinformed fans and players, both in Boston and in New York called this reaction by the crowd "disgraceful" and "unwarranted," however this is not the case.
In other news, the Yankees have decided to not let Jorge Posada to play in the Baseball World Classic because they think the 34 year old catcher is not durable enough to do it (which may be evident by his.262 batting average, and his.782 OPS, which was over 100 points lower than the previous year).
News has been slow in Yankee land thus far in the offseason, and most are nervous that the Boss is on the verge of something incredibly stupid to retaliate the Red Sox acquisition of ace Josh Beckett.
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 recordonline.com - The Times Herald-Record, serving New York's Hudson Valley and the Catskills
New York — Andy Pettitte was scheduled to leave with his father, Tom, tomorrow for a long-awaited deer-hunting trip in South Texas.
New York — A day after the winter meetings, reliever Octavio Dotel agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, who also agreed to a $4 million, two-year deal with left-hander John Bale.
New York — Tom Glavine looked at his son, Peyton, and knew he had made the right decision for himself and his family.
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 Tags - New York - Instablogs Community
Yanks may not be the only team in the City of New York, having the town rivals New York Mets hovering around, However, the Bronx Bombers know how to out pace them and the rest in the MLB, may it be on the turf or otherwise — The transfer window is open...
New York is one of most celebrated city for spending your holidays but during the festive season, season rates kiss the sky.
The New York City Department of Education has stopped American companies from hiring teachers from countries such as India as they stated that it was quite difficult to conduct background checks in foreign countries.
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 Yanks Conclude Set In Baltimore - MLB - New York Yankees
New York also received a three-run homer from Sal Fasano and a solo shot by Nick Green.
New York will likely be without first baseman/designated hitter Jason Giambi for a third straight game as the slugger continues to be hobbled by a sore right wrist.
New York owns an 9-6 advantage in this year's season series with the Orioles, including a 6-3 mark at Camden Yards.
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 New York Yankees Tickets, Cheap New York Yankees Tickets, New York Yankees Tickets On Sale Now!
An early press release, in fact, described the Yankees' new home as a field enclosed with towering embattlements, rendering the events inside "impenetrable to all human eyes, save those of aviators." But the initial, grand design was quickly scaled back with the triple-decked grandstand not reaching either foul pole.
The construction contract was awarded to New York's White Construction Co. on May 5, 1922 with the edict that the job must be completed "at a definite price" ($2.5-million) and by Opening Day 1923.
New York Yankees tickets are generally delivered within 3 business days of your order.
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 ESPN.com: MLB - Godzilla takes New York: Yanks introduce Matsui
NEW YORK -- Hideki Matsui was introduced by the New York Yankees on Tuesday and got a quick request from Mayor Michael Bloomberg: Please spend your millions here!
Yankees manager Joe Torre interrupted his Hawaiian vacation to attend the news conference at a Manhattan hotel, and six-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens represented Matsui's new teammates.
"I would like to try as hard as possible to be one of the team members of the New York Yankees and to be accepted in the city,'' Matsui said through a translator.
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 New York Yankees News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
New York Yankees news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Hot as that century-old bidding war between Boston and New York is at the moment, Roger Clemens might be tempted to pitch until he's 50.
The New York Yankees righted a wrong from three years ago on Friday, as they brought Andy Pettitte home to the Bronx, signing the veteran left-hander to a one-year $16 million...
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 Yanks Send Johnson Against Baltimore - MLB - New York Yankees
New York defeated Toronto on Sunday to keep pace, while Boston beat the Orioles at Fenway Park.
In his career against New York, Lopez is 5-5 with a 6.22 ERA in 16 appearances -- 14 starts.
New York has won the last six meetings between the two teams and leads the season series with Baltimore, 8-6.
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 New York Rangers Official Web Site :: Fan Greetings to Mark Messier
Your tenacity and sportsmanship on ice and your willingness to connect with your fellow players was not only an incredible boon to the New York Rangers, but also to the entire world of hockey and professional sports.
I was only 10 years old when Messier led New York to the Cup in 1994, but I'll never forget it.
New York will always lve you and will always be your home.
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 New York Yankees Tickets, New York Yankees Baseball Tickets On Sale Now!
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As New York ticket brokers, we specialize in premium New York Yankees tickets as well as tickets to some of the the biggest events in the world.
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 New York Yankees (NFL) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the New York Yanks that played in the 1950s.
The New York Yankees were a professional American football team from 1926 to 1928.
When in 1926 the Bears refused to agree to new terms for Grange's services, his agent, C.
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 New York Daily News - Home - Lidle tragedy shocks Yanks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
There was a stop in Nashville, he said, and then probably one in Arizona, too; the whole trip would take about 15 hours in the air but he was going to break it up over a few days.
When he was traded to the Yankees (along with Bobby Abreu) on July 30, he criticized his former Phillies teammates by saying he was never sure if they'd all be giving a full effort behind him when he pitched.
Even after the Yankees' ouster Lidle became embroiled in controversy when he said that the Tigers were "more ready to play" than the Yanks, a line that some interpreted as a shot at Joe Torre.
www.nydailynews.com /front/story/461012p-387837c.html   (1217 words)

  
 Tigers Can Slug With Yanks - October 3, 2006 - The New York Sun
While New York's overall numbers against southpaws are strong, some of the Yankees' key hitters, including Bobby Abreu, Robinson Cano, and Jorge Posada, had their power almost completely shut down by lefties.
The Tigers have a strong bullpen.It's their one clear advantage over the Yankees, where the bridge to Mariano Rivera is cratered with potholes.
Tigers lefties Wil Ledezma and Jamie Walker will give New York's lefties trouble, while Zumaya should make it very difficult for the Yankees to kick off one of their patented seventh-inning rallies.
www.nysun.com /article/40776   (924 words)

  
 New York Bulldogs/Yanks (1949-1951)
The Boston Yanks moved to New York City anyway for the 1949 season.
The Brooklyn Dodgers merged with the New York Yankees becoming the Brooklyn - New York Yankees, playing in Yankee Stadium as the All America Conference continued in 1949.
They were soon renamed the New York Yanks in the winter of 1950.
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 New York Yankees Tickets : Yankees Baseball Ticket @ BuySellTix
New York Yankees tickets provided an exciting regular season and now New York Yankees playoff tickets show the legendary team in the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers.
The New York Yankees have won nine straight East Division titles, but haven't won a World Series in five years.
The popularity of New York Yankees playoff tickets is illustrated by the fact that they set a club record of over 4 million in regular season attendance at Yankee Stadium and the New York Yankees expect their playoff tickets to generate plenty of demand!
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 Sports: Yanks find new path to same result
Despite personnel and makeup concerns, New York prevails in East as it chases first title since 2000.
Their new players hadn't proved they can play in New York.
Torre insists that he doesn't have any concerns, that six series with the Red Sox provided a representative sample of what the postseason would be like and that he is happy with the way the team galvanized.
www.sptimes.com /2004/10/05/Sports/Yanks_find_new_path_t.shtml   (818 words)

  
 Sam
In the middle of the seventh inning, as he had done for years, Sam started to holler, "New York Yanks, New York Yanks," hoping he and the other fans could rally the Yankees but Sam was just about the only person in the Yankee Stadium shouting it.
Almost in unison, all the fans were screeching "U.S.A., U.S.A." When Sam continued "New York Yanks, New York Yanks," some fans looked at him in amazement while others tried to get him to change his chant.
Sam always referred to it as "a new ballpark" and not a "new Yankee Stadium." There had been and always would be only one Yankee Stadium, even if it existed only in Sam's memory.
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 New York Daily News - Sports - How to fix Yanks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Something in that assembly of 25 was enough to let the Yankees overcome a year of injuries to earn the best record in the American League, yet something was still missing from the sum of those expensive parts.
To determine what the difference is between the most expensive division winner in history and the most expensive World Series winner, the Daily News turned to a series of experienced, accomplished, but mostly anonymous experts for their take.
‘New York is a tough town and A-Rod is such a lightning rod, it's almost like the Mets when they had Roger Cedeno and the fans booed him every single time he came to the plate.
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 Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
But in the professional ranks, it was a different story for Art, whose World War II service stint so put off his college career that he was a 26-year old rookie when he joined the Baltimore Colts in 1950.
The hapless Colts folded after one season, and Art moved to the New York Yanks in 1951, then played for the Dallas Texans in 1952.
In 1953, the well-traveled Donovan returned to Baltimore to play for the new Colts team and, as the Colts developed into a championship team, Donovan developed into one of the best defensive tackles in league history.
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 FOXNews.com - New York Times Yanks Cartoon, but Cartoonist Won't Apologize - Brit Hume | Special Report
His latest cartoon was too much even for the New York Times, which yanked it from its Web site, but political cartoonist Ted Rall says he's not apologizing.
But a new poll suggests that the public does not agree.
Forty-six percent of those surveyed by Rasmussen opinion research said it is possible for the United States to win the war without catching bin Laden, 35 percent disagreed.
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 New York Yankees | MLB Baseball at CBS SportsLine.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
New York Yankees Authentic Derek Jeter Road Jersey
New York Yankees pitching prospect Hector Noesi was suspended Thursday for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance under baseball's minor league drug program.
The Newark Star-Ledger is reporting that the Yankees have “high” interest in new free agents Chris Reitsma, Joel Pineiro and Toby Hall.
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 Yanks may get new Metro-North stop - AM New York
Their public appeal comes as the City Council is scheduled to give the Yankees land use approval for construction of a new stadium Wednesday.
After each game, the Metro-North could offer 10 trains with four on the New Haven Line, two on the Harlem Line, two on the Hudson Line, and two shuttles to Grand Central Terminal.
Now with the backing of so many top officials and a new ballpark and shopping mall in the works, a Yankee Stadium commuter rail stop is becoming closer to reality.
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 Yanksfan vs Soxfan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Advance word is that it is "pornographic," "vile," and "exploitative," and a preview of the text confirms it to be an offensive and deplorable crime against both the Mick and literature in general.
In fact, traffic here slowed down a bit in October, what with the Sox and Yanks out of the playoffs (depressing!)—though part of the problem was a perfect storm of business and travel and illness and parenting that kept your trusty authors from posting with the frequency we've become accustomed to.
Pettitte may always have been lukewarm about New York, but there's no question as to his committment to the Yankees, or his work ethic.
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 Toronto Sun: - God Bless ... the New York Yanks?
NEW YORK -- Every good plot needs a hero, a lead supporting actor and a villain.
While the Twins play Lee Greenwood's I'm Proud to be American for the seventh-inning stretch at the Metrodome, the Twins say it takes three minutes.
Gardenhire also suggested that the Yanks do their full-scale production the top of the seventh and see how "their pitcher likes it."
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 New York Yankees Mitchell & Ness jerseys/jackets
When the Orioles left Baltimore in 1902, they landed on Manhattan's highest point, Hilltop Park, and were renamed the New York Highlanders.
The Yankees become the first team to make numbers a permanent part of the uniform (numbers would become standard for all teams by 1932).
In Mickey Mantle's 2nd season, the New York Yankees were 95-59 and stayed atop their division.
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 New York Yankees Football Club, Inc - RARE
This historic document was printed by the Corporation Supply Company of Chicago and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an eagle.
1952 The New York Yankees folded; the NFL sells the assets of the Yanks to a Dallas group to become the Dallas Texans and begin play in 1952
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