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Strawberry McPhail to rep Mets at Draft
Email NEW YORK -- Darryl Strawberry and Marlin McPhail will represent the Mets at next month's First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday. Strawberry, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1980 Draft, will join McPhail at Draft headquarters in Secaucus, N.J., where the Mets are slated to pick 11th overall. McPhail also knows a thing or two about Drafts, having scouted ...
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First home run ball finds its way to Adams
Email BALTIMORE -- When David Adams connected on a high, arcing drive toward the left-field foul pole on Monday, his biggest concern was that the ball would stay fair. Once it landed in fair territory for his first Major League home run, Adams said he didn't expect to see the ball again. But two members of the Yankees' security team were able to retrieve the souvenir for Adams, who ...
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Mets leadoff spot in flux due to Tejadas struggles
Email NEW YORK -- Mets manager Terry Collins has experimented with his leadoff spot all season long. He's tried different types of hitters, but the constant tinkering hasn't led to a definitive long-term answer. But all of that would be solved if Ruben Tejada returned to being the type of hitter he was last season. The Mets' shortstop was a line-drive hitter for the Mets in ...
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Anarchist jailed for not testifying over 2008 New York blast
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A self-described anarchist from Brooklyn who refused to testify before a federal grand jury thought to be investigating a 2008 bomb explosion in New York's Times Square was sent to jail on Tuesday after being found in civil ...
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Powerful storm knocks down trees and knocks out power in Syracuse
That's Chris Aylward's Hyundai Sonata under a fallen tree on East Seneca Turnpike in Syracuse. A powerful rainstorm tore through parts of the city Tuesday early Tuesday evening, knocking down trees and cutting power to homes and ...
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Thunderstorm causes damage power outage in Onondaga County
Syracuse, NY -- Severe thunderstorms that rumbled through Central New York Tuesday caused plenty of damage and power outages, but no reported injuries. Onondaga County 911 was flooded with dozens of reports of downed wires and fallen trees. The storm passed mainly over southern Onondaga County, but downed wires and trees were reported throughout the area. National ...
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SIDA may take Hotel Syracuse by eminent domain
Opened in 1924, the Hotel Syracuse closed in 2004 after years of financial trouble. The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency is considering taking the hotel by eminent domain to make a redevelopment ...
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Manchester City New York Yankees partners in new MLS team
Brian Marwood (left), Txiki Begiristain the Director of Football at Manchester City, Ferran Soriano the CEO and Vicky Kloss the chief communications officer of Manchester City look on prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Norwich City at Etihad Stadium on May 19, 2013 in Manchester, ...
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On Pro Basketball Strapped Knicks Stress Continuity Not Change
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Storm leaves rainbows over Syracuse
Syracuse, NY - The storm that rolled through Central New York tonight has residents out capturing rainbows to share on Twitter. Use the hashtag #cuserainbow to include a link to your ...
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Merry Christmas Bill faces off against political correctness
The new "Merry Christmas Bill" would protect teachers from legal repercussions from using phrases like "Merry Christmas" and "Happy ...
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Tornado Warning allowed to expire at 7 PM
The severe thunderstorm which tracked across the southern part of Onondaga County is moving east across the southeastern part of Onondaga County and by 7:30 will be moving into southwestern Madison County. Winds gusting to between 40 and 50 mph, intense cloud to ground lightning and some hail is possible with this storm. Northern Madison County is under a severe thunderstorm warning until ...
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Video Baby falcons get banded in their New York bridge home
Four peregrine falcon chicks that live in a box on the George Washington Bridge connecting Manhattan to New Jersey got identifying bands Tuesday and were pronounced healthy and ...
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Montreal commemorates Kid by renaming street
A section of Faillon Street in Montreal will now bear Gary Carter's name. (Eric K. Boulianne) The city of Montreal will rename a street in Villeray to honor Hall of Famer Gary Carter. "The Kid" spent 12 of his 19 big league seasons with the Expos. The 11-time All-Star catcher slugged 324 home runs during his career and captured a World Series ring with the Mets in 1986. He died ...
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2 more reports of anti-gay attacks in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hours after New Yorkers rallied in response to a spate of gay-bashing that's resulted in one death and fueled concern about hate crimes, there were two more reports of possible anti-gay attacks on Manhattan streets, authorities said ...
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New York City seeing spike in anti-gay crime officials say
Candles, flowers and messages sit in a makeshift memorial for the late Mark Carson, a 32-year-old gay man who was shot and killed on May 17 at the corner of 6th Avenue and West 8th street, on the sidewalk at the site of his murder in New York City, May 20, ...
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Tornado Warning for portions of Cayuga Seneca and Yates Counties until 630 p.m.
This radar image shows the storm the tornado warning is for. The red box indicates the area specifically under the warning. This from the National Weather Service TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL CAYUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK CENTRAL SENECA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK NORTHEASTERN YATES COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK * UNTIL 630 PM EDT. * AT 552 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER ...
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Syracuse councilor to Gov. Cuomo Fire Mayor Miner as state party co-chair
Mike Greenlar | mgreenlar@syracuse.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Councilor-at-Large Lance Denno will resign as majority leader of the all-Democratic city council to protest what he called "reprehensible'' behavior by Mayor Stephanie Miner. Denno accuses Miner of blocking his efforts to win an endorsement from the Syracuse Democratic Committee to run for re-election. Denno said he mailed ...
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I-81 debate narrows to two choices new elevated highway or boulevard
Jay Bauer, left, of Clay, points to a poster of the boulevard option of I-81 as he debates the merits of the proposal with Nick Ciotti, right, of Liverpool, at today's I-81 Challenge open house at the ...
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Dow Jones industrial average posts 22nd high of the year
Federal Reserve presidents and sent the Dow Jones industrial average to its 22nd high of the year Tuesday. Regional Fed Presidents James Bullard ...
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Climate change could bring more heatwave deaths to New York City
Climate change will increase New York's heat wave deaths, pushing up the incidence of temperature-related deaths within decades, researchers say. Scientists at Columbia University in New York have matched daily temperature data for Manhattan with death rates between 1982 and 1999 to estimate how sensitive the city's residents are to temperatures, combing that with future forecasts of ...
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NY judge refuses to dismiss Kerry Kennedy case
FILE - In this May 13, 2013 file photo, Kerry Kennedy listens to a speaker at a farm workers fair labor practices news conference in Albany, N.Y. A town judge in New York is deciding whether the drugged-driving case against Kennedy should go to trial. The North Castle judge is expected to rule Tuesday May 21, 2013, on Kennedy's motion to dismiss the charge. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, ...
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Analysis New MLS Club Faces Challenge to Make Mark in New York
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Mom squawks as 4 falcon chicks living on New York-New Jersey bridge are banded
Wildlife biologist Chris Nadareski, of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, examines one of four peregrine falcons he banded, at a nest at the east tower of the George Washington Bridge, over the Hudson River, in New York, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The chicks hatched three weeks ago on a girder six feet below the bridge's lower level. Their parents are among 20 pairs of ...
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Knicks Unsure About Stoudemire’s Role
Searching for ways to improve next season, the New York Knicks could use a reliable second scorer and dependable low-post option. They have no way of knowing if Stoudemire can provide either because of his ...
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New York's community gardens creating tension once more
Community gardening in New York is under threat again, but what are the ideas and opinions surrounding this ongoing battle between the people and the city?
Community gardening is a well-known term and idea in New York City thanks to the much-publicized opposition between former Mayor Giuliani and members of the New York City public, who brought a lawsuit to have the gardens protected. The issue was eventually resolved when Mayor Bloomberg replaced Giuliani and introduced the Garden Settlement of 2002. Read more
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