Topic: New York Yankees

Jay-Z Is Ready to Take Over Sports Now, Too

Entertainer Jay-Z shows off his ring as he watches the New York Yankees play a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Monday, Sept. 20, 2010 at Yankee Stadium in New York.
AP Photo/Bill Kostroun

Apparently bored with conquering the entertainment world, Jay-Z has decided he wants to become a sports agent. Well, he's already got the first lesson down — how to poach clients from bigger agents.

By Esther Zuckerman

Mar 13, 2013

Trimming the Times

Google's Privacy Admission, the Soda Industry's Allies, a Silent All-Star Chef

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Mar 12, 2013

Trimming the Times

Suicide in Afghanistan, Papal Smoke, and Rat Sterilization

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Connor Simpson

Feb 23, 2013

The Yankees Are Officially the Bad Guys

May no Yankee ever complain about being hated ever again. Because, after a lengthy legal war, the Yankees are officially recognized by the courts as Baseball's Evil Empire. They had it copyrighted.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 7, 2012

Trimming the Times

A Cult and a Murder, the Fire that Still Burns, and Bountygate

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Nov 20, 2012

News Corp. and the Yankees: Two Evil Empires, Together at Last

His mojo apparently having returned, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has officially agreed to buy a 49-percent stake in the New York Yankees' personal cable network, YES, with an option to take over 80 percent of the company in three years.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Nov 14, 2012

News Corp Is Coming for Your Yankees

News Corp is reportedly in talks with the New York Yankees to acquire a minority stake in the confidently named YES Network.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Oct 19, 2012

Trimming the Times

A Donor in Missouri, Gun Control, and Roy Lichtenstein

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Oct 16, 2012

Trimming the Times

Hofstra, Bomb-Sniffing Dogs, and 'Glengarry Glen Ross'

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Oct 9, 2012

Trimming the Times

Pills, South African 'Idol,' and Art.sy

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Ray Gustini

May 24, 2012

Steinbrenners Could Sell the Yankees; Shaq the Boss?

Today in sports: Yankees owners may be tempted by the $2.17 billion fetched by the Dodgers, Jerry Sloan wants to coach again, and why the Vikings can't get a new stadium

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By Adam Martin

Apr 13, 2012

Crusading Paper Reveals Secret Hand Controlling Politician's Powerful Friend

Normally, we would applaud The New York Times for stripping away the veneer of public appearances and showing what's really going on, but when it comes to revealing the hand controlling Kermit the Frog, it's kind of a buzz kill.

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 4, 2011

Yankees on the Brink; Superdome Welcomes Mercedes

Plus: Missouri ponders staying in the Big 12; Grantland now available in print (and leather)

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 1, 2011

Red Sox-Yankees Games Are Unbearably Long

Plus: President Obama's speech won't infringe on the NFL opener

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 14, 2011

Fortune Favors Bold Bronx Bomber Fan

Companies are clamoring to help they guy who caught Jeter's ball (and a tax bill)

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 12, 2011

Yankees Fan Who Caught Jeter's Ball May Have a Steep Tax Bill

All that free memorabilia and tickets could end up costing him $14,000

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By Ray Gustini

Jun 1, 2011

What the Tweet?

Carp, Scientific Picnics, and Italian Sense

A full day's worth of tweets that tied us up

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