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If Alex Rodriguez is intent on appealing his looming suspension in an effort to stay on the field and protect his contract, commissioner Bud Selig is prepared to throw the book at the steroid-stained Yankee by invoking one of his office’s most extreme privileges — the right to take action against a player to preserve the integrity of the game, ...

Major League Baseball officials told union leaders during a meeting at the Players Association’s Midtown Manhattan offices on Tuesday that they plan to suspend Alex Rodriguez and eight other players who allegedly obtained performance-enhancing drugs from a South Florida anti-aging clinic. Most of the players will be suspended for 50 games, but some – including the Yankees’ embattled superstar – ...

Bill Kostroun/AP Even though Rex Ryan loves what he sees from cornerback Dee Milliner playing for Alabama in the SEC, the coach says the rookie needs time to adjust to the speed of the NFL. CORTLAND – The video lasted 125 seconds, which was more than enough time to witness Dee Milliner’s remarkable gifts. He ran step-for-step with receivers, batted ...

Louis Deluca/AP High ankle sprains, such as this one suffered by Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks, can be treated in a variety of ways, according to the Running Doc, including rest, a cast, surgery or PRP. Dear Running Doc: Football training camps are rapidly approaching. Before the last Patriots Super Bowl, my favorite player, Rob Gronkowski, sustained a high ...

Mighty tries to keep his streak alive by going with the Pirates on Monday.  Interesting facts from recent issues of Playboy: $ 2.7 billion: Amount “Seinfeld” has earned since going off the air, an average of $ 14 million per episode. 35% of married adults have dinged their car and told their spouse someone else did it. 25% have hidden ...

Rich Schultz/ap Tim Cahill (l.) gets the Red Bulls going by opening the score against Salt Lake in the 11th minute. It seemed like Saturday night was the perfect time for the Red Bulls to face the best team in MLS. Real Salt Lake, which entered the day with the most points in the league, was without its three All-Stars ...

Mark Bonifacio/New York Daily News CC Sabathia’s struggles continue, allowing seven runs in his third straight start. RAYS 10, YANKEES 6 The Yankees finally began to address their season-long desperation for a viable right-handed bat Friday. But unless Alfonso Soriano has ideas about how to help would-be ace CC Sabathia figure out this awful three-start stretch he’s mired in, the ...

Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Despite modest numbers in Chicago, Alfonso Soriano gives the Yankees a much needed bat. The Yankees and Cubs finished the deal that brings back Alfonso Soriano to the Yankees more than nine years after he was traded away in the Alex Rodriguez blockbuster. “He’s been swinging the bat great, and he provides punch to our lineup,” Joe ...

Facing discipline on two fronts — from the Yankees and Major League Baseball — has not stopped Alex Rodriguez from ducking protocol and pleading his case to return to the Bombers, the most recent attempt coming on Thursday when the DL-entrenched slugger said in a statement, “Enough doctors, let’s play.” For good measure, A-Rod then went on WFAN on Thursday ...

Mighty’s very VERY short hot streak comes to an abrupt end. Here’s to a nwe streak MQ! “Hey, Mighty, my sister’s stepson (Billy Boy Faas) owns the Railroad Inn (Valley Stream) and it was just picked as ‘Dive Bar of the Month’ in Maxim Magazine. We’ve all taken a dive there at some point in our lives. Wayne Tarus.” Hug-A-Smurf ...