Byrd's uplifting outing clinches ALDS  —  Tribe beats Yanks in Game 4 for first ALCS trip since 1998  —  NEW YORK — Overmatched in payroll, but not in perseverance, the Indians have toppled the vaunted Yankees and punched their ticket to an American League Championship Series berth against the Red Sox.

Indians hand Yankees another early exit  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Once Grady Sizemore hit a leadoff home run, the Cleveland Indians were headed to the AL championship series while the New York Yankees were braced for a showdown with their boss.  —  Paul Byrd and the Indians bullpen closed …

Sox will face Cleveland  —  NEW YORK - The Red Sox have an ALCS opponent.  —  It is the Cleveland Indians, Friday at 7:10 p.m. at Fenway.  —  The Indians held off the Yankees 6-4 last night at a very quiet Yankee Stadium where a disappointing season ended with yet another Yankee playoff loss …

Yanks fall to Indians in 4 games; Joe Torre era could be over  —  Another October, another first-round exit for the Yankees.  And while not as shocking as the last two, this likely will be the one that results in massive changes, starting up top with the anticipated end of the Joe Torre era.

Yankees facing major rebuilding job  —  NEW YORK — For the third consecutive year the Yankees will spend most of October at home, but this is different.  —  George Steinbrenner, in a surprising return to his trademark bluster, told The Record of Hackensack, N.J., on Saturday …

Yanks remove Rocket from playoff roster  —  NEW YORK —Roger Clemens was removed from the New York Yankees' division series roster Monday, replaced by left-handed reliever Ron Villone.  Under a new rule, Clemens now is ineligible for the AL championship series if the Yankees advance.

ALDS Game 4: Indians at Yankees  —  Here are the lineups:  —  YANKEES  —  Johnny Damon LF  —  Derek Jeter SS  —  Bobby Abreu RF  —  Alex Rodriguez 3B  —  Jorge Posada C  —  Hideki Matsui DH  —  Robinson Cano 2B  —  Melky Cabrera CF  —  Doug Mientkiewicz 1B  —  Chien-Ming Wang RHP