Scott Kalitta died yesterday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. The NHRA said...

The Italian Stallion's back is still not 100 percent. Still resting an injured back he suffered during summer league in Las Vegas last month, Knicks first-round pick Danilo Gallinari has withdrawn from the Italian National Team, which kicks off...

THE final tease and the final indig nity collided at the same time, at 5:05 in the afternoon, when an old Mets farmhand named Matt Lindstrom threw a fastball that Ryan Church centered on his bat and sent soaring out toward the big top hat in...

SOMETHING vital happened in the top of the eighth inning of yesterday's double header opener. This happened when the soundtrack of Shea was still cheers and chants of "M-V-P." Here is what happened: Johan Santana went back to the mound. Here is...

THE Yankees face their greatest rival and greatest fears over the next six days in The Bronx. The first three games are against the Red Sox and three of the final four are against pitchers that simply own them. That is why this sets up as much as...