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A-Rod headed to 15-day disabled list

Alex Rodriguez's hasty pass patterns across a Chicago outfield were enough to convince the Yankees that the defending American League Most Valuable Player was healthy enough to return to their lineup.

Several days and an aggravation later, it appears that A-Rod rushed his right quadriceps too soon. Rodriguez was diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain on Tuesday and will spend at least 15 days on the disabled list, the latest in a sequence of maladies plaguing the Yankees. Continue

Phil Hughes' struggles continue as Yankees fall to Tigers, 6-4

Phil Hughes was booed off the mound with two out in the fourth inning after another brutal performance that may send the pitcher back to the minors. The Yankee decision-makers will huddle to discuss what to do about their struggling righthander. But that wasn't even the worst bit of news of the day for the Yankees, which ended with their 6-4 loss to Detroit in front of 49,194 at the Stadium. Continue

Rivera hits milestone with save #450

Lost in the concern over Jorge Posada's injury Sunday was the fact that Mariano Rivera recorded the 450th save of his career. Even Rivera said he did not know he had hit that milestone until someone told him yesterday. Rivera is not much for self-promotion, saying: "I don't like to talk about myself."

Manager Joe Girardi, on the other hand, had no trouble discussing Rivera's accomplishment. "It's awfully big," Girardi said. "He didn't close his first year in the big leagues. He's just so consistent. Mo's one of those guys who, what he does, doesn't really faze you. You see how good he's been and you're never really surprised by any accomplishment that he reaches." Continue

Yanks beat Indians to cap long road stretch; A-Rod aggravates quad muscle

There's no place like home. At least that's what the Yankees have been told. It would be hard to blame them if they've forgotten what home looks like. The Yanks' three-week journey finally came to an end Monday night, as they closed out their stretch of 18 road games in 20 days with a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Indians

.But they're hardly coming home in one piece. On the same day that Jorge Posada went on the disabled list for the first time in his career, Alex Rodriguez aggravated his strained right quad muscle, and it's uncertain when the reigning AL MVP will play again. A-Rod won't be in the starting lineup tonight when the Yanks kick off their long-awaited nine-game home stand, and while Joe Girardi said he'd be reevaluated Wednesday, Rodriguez said he figured to miss more than one game. Continue

Roger Clemens had 10-year fling with country star Mindy McCready

Roger Clemens carried on a decade-long affair with country star Mindy McCready, a romance that began when McCready was a 15-year-old aspiring singer performing in a karaoke bar and Clemens was a 28-year-old Red Sox ace and married father of two, several sources have told the Daily News.

The revelations could torpedo claims of an unsullied character that are central to the defamation suit Clemens filed Jan. 6 against his former personal trainer Brian McNamee. Vivid details of the affair could surface in several media projects that McCready is involved with - including a documentary that begins filming today in Nashville, a new album and a reality show. Continue

Shoulder issue to sideline Posada

Jorge Posada is headed to the disabled list for the first time in his career following a recurrence of the right shoulder injury that has limited his ability to catch for the Yankees this season. Posada was a last-minute scratch from the New York lineup on Sunday when he felt unable to throw with any velocity. He has been treating a strain to his right subscapularis muscle, but the 36-year-old backstop believes he may have a more serious injury. Continue

Chien-Ming Wang leads Yankees to 1-0 win over Indians

Chien-Ming Wang shut down Cleveland for seven innings and outpitched C.C. Sabathia, whose lone mistake turned into a homer by Melky Cabrera, to help the New York Yankees end a three-game slide with a 1-0 win over the Indians on Sunday.

Wang (5-0) allowed four hits, struck out a season-high nine and joined Arizona's Brandon Webb as the majors' only five-game winners. Only one Cleveland runner reached third against the right-hander, who made 113 pitches and got the Yankees back to .500. Continue

Achy Joba idle again

A barking hamstring, suffered Thursday night on a wet Chicago mound, has idled Joba Chamberlain the past two games, and the Yankees don't know when the best setup man in baseball will return. "He wasn't going to pitch today," manager Joe Girardi said after yesterday's 6-4 loss to the Indians. Instead, Chamberlain spent the second straight day receiving treatment on his left leg and didn't want to discuss the problem. Continue

Yankees fall to Indians, 4-3

After a 4-3 loss to the Indians Saturday dropped the Yankees to 12-13, it's clear that the Bombers have problems. What's unclear is whether the problems are greater than the Bombers are letting on. How bad is Joba Chamberlain's left hamstring injury? Is Ian Kennedy pitching for his spot every time he takes the mound? Is Alex Rodriguez's quad healthy enough for him to resume full-time third-base duties?

It's hard to answer any of these questions definitively, as the Yankees, losers of three in a row and six of their last nine, have taken a tight-lipped approach to just about everything.With Brian Bruney out for the season, Chamberlain is more important than ever. But with the game tied at 3 in the ninth inning Saturday, the flame-throwing righthander was nowhere to be found. Continue

Bruney done?

Brian Bruney 's season is over unless a second opinion on Monday says surgery on his injured right foot isn't necessary. The right-handed reliever suffered a Lis Franc fracture Tuesday night in Chicago when he fell trying to cover first base. The injury involves a ligament pulling and fracturing a bone on the top of the foot.

Bruney saw specialist Dr. William Hamilton yesterday at Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan. He recommended the surgery. Bruney will see a Phoenix specialist Monday but is resigned to surgery. "I'll do it shortly thereafter," a dejected Bruney told The Post last night. "It's a pretty [bad] deal. I am in shock. I feel real bad." (NY Post)