The wake for former Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard, who died Sunday at 99, is to be held today and tomorrow at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 769 Merrick Road, Baldwin, L.I., from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. each day. The funeral is Thursday at 10:45...

The world has turned upside down. With 10 games to go, the Rangers were seven points out of the playoffs. With one to go -- after last night's 4-3 victory at a roaring Garden to put the Flyers equally in dire need of one win -- they're one...

The Yankees repudiated their offseason at the trade deadline, acquiring players that pretty much amount to a do-over from a winter of poor shopping. But at least they acted. In this way they were like the Phillies -- not paralyzed by a previous mistake. Philadelphia never should have traded Cliff...

Bayside softball is known for its pitching. Year after year, coach Steve Piorkowski, a windmill teacher, has put a zespół out there with a strong hurler. This season, though, the Commodores might have a different identity. “I think our offense is really going to carry us,” Piorkowski said. “We’re...

Tanya Snyder, the wife of Redskins principal owner Dan Snyder, is becoming the face of the N.F.L.’s effort during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.