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Boss will be honored before tonights game

Legendary Yankee owner George Steinbrenner will be laid to rest tomorrow after a private service in Florida attended by The Boss' closest family and friends, sources said yesterday.

Although details of the funeral were closely guarded, including the exact location in the Tampa area, the team did announce plans to celebrate Steinbrenner's life and career before tonight in the gleaming new ballpark that is part of his legacy.

Steinbrenner, who died Tuesday, will be honored in a pregame ceremony tonight before his beloved Bronx Bombers take the field at 7:05 p.m. against the Tampa Bay Rays. Continue

George took Yanks to next level

George Steinbrenner made the deal of the century.

He bought the Yankees from CBS in 1973 for $10 million -- using just $100,000 of his own money -- and turned the moribund franchise into a $1.6 billion benchmark for all sports teams.

In the 37 years he owned the Yankees, the Babe Ruth of business transformed what in 1973 was a second-division team with a third-rate attendance mark into the most valuable franchise in sports.

Combined with the 8-year-old Yes network and its estimated value of as much as $3 billion, Steinbrenner's initial investment has increased by an astounding 46,000 percent. Continue