Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration will forgo luxury boxes at the new Yankees and Mets ballparks, the city said Tuesday after months of criticism about its handling of the stadium projects.

Still looking to fill out the rotation, the New York Mets are ready to make their push for a proven starting pitcher. Mets executives set up a face-to-face meeting Wednesday with agent Scott Boras to talk about two of his free-agent clients: right-hander Derek Lowe and lefty Oliver Perez. The team is interested in both pitchers, and Boras was in the Big Apple for Mark Teixeira's news conference...

In one of his final acts as President, George W. Bush on Tuesday named Mets general manager Omar Minaya to his Council on Physical Fitness and Sports for a term spanning the next 16 months.

Agent Scott Boras, in New York for the introduction for client Mark Teixeira, will stay in town to go to work for a couple of others. According to multiple media reports, Boras has meetings set on Wednesday with executives of the Mets.

The Cleveland Indians are taking a chance on oft-injured righthander Carl Pavano.

Derek Lowe didn't look much like a $36 million pitcher when he took the mound against the Cardinals in early...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration is bowing to critics and will forgo luxury boxes at the new ballparks for the Yankees and Mets.

Andy Pettitte still wants to rejoin the Yankees, and the Yankees want the veteran back in pinstripes -- but Pettitte rejected New York's contract offer on Monday.

Mark Teixeira beamed Tuesday as he donned a pinstriped Yankees jersey for the first time, a moment set into motion more than three weeks earlier, when the free agent first baseman dined with his wife, Leigh, for their regular date and attempted to find some clarity with their situation.

The Yankees designated first baseman Shelley Duncan for assignment on Tuesday, clearing room on their 40-man roster for Mark Teixeira.