Report: Yanks' Torre managing for his job in ALDS  —  As the Yankees stand on the brink of elimination in the first round of the playoffs for the third season in a row, owner George Steinbrenner says longtime manager Joe Torre needs his team to advance to the ALCS if he wants to keep managing the club.

Yankees counting on Clemens to save season … NEW YORK — The details of the night of Oct. 17, 2003, otherwise known as Game 7 of the American League Championship Series between the Red Sox and Yankees, remain seared into baseball consciousness and do not require much recap …

One hundred friggin' years  —  It's sickening enough that someone would kill a goat, hang it on the Harry Caray statue the other night and post a video of the carcass on YouTube.  But you know what's really creepy?  It had zero impact in reversing the most futile, maddening …

D-Backs sweep aside Cubs  —  CHICAGO - The final out was about to fall into the glove of Jeff Salazar in right field when closer Jose Valverde began thumping his chest, and soon the celebration had begun anew, the smell of champagne and beer and sweat hanging heavy in the air of the cramped visitor's clubhouse at Wrigley Field.

Rox relievers pen in Phillies  —  The Sunday notes, my friend, are blowin' in the wind....  Why are the Rockies a threat to play in the World Series?  Lots of reasons.  For one thing, their bullpen, like their ballpark, has been lights out.  —  The Rockies' pen in the aftermath …

Another life for Rockies' Matsui  —  DENVER - He was once an opulent import, a lavish addition expected to vault the New York Mets to prominence.  The mayor of New York and more than 200 reporters greeted him at a news conference to announce his signing.  The Mets moved top prospect Jose Reyes …