Newser - Sportshttp://www.newser.com/2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 07 Nov 2009 3:07:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73525/yes-this-is-sammy-sosa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoThe sports blogosphere is abuzz over some new photographs of Sammy Sosa in which the former performance-enhanced Chicago Cubs star looks much, much lighter-skinned than we’re used to. Seems nobody’s been able to reach Sosa yet, and nothing in the captions of photos from Tuesday’s event in Las Vegas yields...http://www.newser.com/story/73525/yes-this-is-sammy-sosa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:27:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73512/new-yorkers-flock-to-cheer-yankees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoNew Yorkers turned out in droves today to cheer the World Series champion Yankees as a ticker-tape parade made its way through the canyons of Lower Manhattan. Manager Joe Girardi received a key to the city at a City Hall ceremony, Series MVP Hideki Matsui thanked the fans over and...http://www.newser.com/story/73512/new-yorkers-flock-to-cheer-yankees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoFri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73457/nfl-scores-ratings-touchdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoNFL ratings are through the roof this year, as the recession keeps fans on the couch on Sunday afternoons...and Sunday nights and Monday nights. Ratings are at a 20-year high, with an average 17.2 million watching each game. “The NFL and television are actually getting the so-called ‘benefit’...http://www.newser.com/story/73457/nfl-scores-ratings-touchdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoFri, 06 Nov 2009 7:41:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73438/yankees-bank-finally-defeats-the-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoYes, writing about the New York Yankees’ ginormous payroll is “like writing about the heat in Phoenix. We all know it’s there, and we don’t really want to talk about it anymore,” Joe Ponanski says in what he admits is a “screed.” And though baseball’s playoffs are designed to add...http://www.newser.com/story/73438/yankees-bank-finally-defeats-the-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoThu, 05 Nov 2009 22:12:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73383/matsui-leaves-new-york-in-style.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoIn New York he was anonymous. In Japan they resented him for twice skipping the World Baseball Classic. But last night Hideki Matsui made fans take notice and cheer, capping a World Series performance that compares favorably to Reggie Jackson’s storied 1977 Series—Jackson hit .450 with 1.250 slugging,...http://www.newser.com/story/73383/matsui-leaves-new-york-in-style.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoThu, 05 Nov 2009 8:00:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73349/yankees-claim-27th-title.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoThe New York Yankees are back in their rightful spot tonight, atop the baseball kingdom after beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, to win the World Series in six games. Hideki Matsui set a series record by driving in six runs, and left-hander Andy Pettitte was strong on short rest, allowing...http://www.newser.com/story/73349/yankees-claim-27th-title.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoWed, 04 Nov 2009 22:48:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73322/want-a-yankees-ticket-shell-out-1000.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoThe average fan might need a loan to snap up one of the thousands of tickets available for tonight’s Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. The cheapest seats are going for $550 online, the Daily News reports, but the online average is above $1,000. Resale site...http://www.newser.com/story/73322/want-a-yankees-ticket-shell-out-1000.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoWed, 04 Nov 2009 13:19:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73246/lawmakers-get-sweet-deal-on-world-series-tix.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoFederal lawmakers have been getting tickets to sold-out World Series through a perk that has some ethicists crying foul. Some 75 tickets for this series have been sold to 15 lawmakers and their aides at face value by Major League Baseball and the teams. No ethics rules are being broken...http://www.newser.com/story/73246/lawmakers-get-sweet-deal-on-world-series-tix.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoWed, 04 Nov 2009 6:59:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73211/finally-a-sled-that-attaches-to-your-bum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoGood news for winter wonderland lovers who think it's such a drag to have to haul one's sled back up the hill after every run: Show Shorts cater to the (relatively) lazy man by offering a sled that attaches directly to your butt via a pair of shorts that fit...http://www.newser.com/story/73211/finally-a-sled-that-attaches-to-your-bum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoTue, 03 Nov 2009 11:49:44 CST