ARLINGTON, Texas - Swapping Joba Chamberlain for Ian Kennedy is akin to replacing Kate Moss with Hillary Clinton for a fashion shoot. Nevertheless, because Chamberlain was forced to the disabled list because of rotator cuff tendinitis in his right...

MIAMI - Mike Pelfrey was more amused than concerned by the near-brawl he started by plunking Marlins center fielder Cody Ross last night. A quiet night at Dolphins Stadium suddenly turned heated with two outs in the bottom of the second inning...

Normally there isn't a greedy bone in Johnny Damon's body. However, when it pan na zamku to the jewels of the pitching free-agent mine, the Yankee center fielder has a voracious appetite. "I want them both," Damon said yesterday of CC Sabathia and A.J...

PLAY POST PICK 'EMTHERE is one, and only one word for the 4-0 Giants today: ELIte. They are ELIte because they are a T-E-A-M in every sense of the word, because they have established Giants Stadium as a House of Pain with both sides of the ball...

MILWAUKEE - A fuming coach Mike D'Antoni charged that Stephon Marbury refused to play last night when he needed him following yesterday's two blockbuster trades, called for his release and predicted a playoff berth with the new roster. The Knicks...