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Yankees Are Toast of New York for Second Time in a Decade After Title Win The Yankees opened and closed the decade as the toast of New York.

Bear Stearns Casualty Turns Poker Pro With Weekend Shot at $8.55 Million The collapse of Bear Stearns Cos. left executive Steven Begleiter without much of a plan, so he took his poker pot and went to Vegas.

Breeders' Cup Draws High-Rollers' Bets That Won't Dilute Odds on Horses Horse racing’s Breeders’ Cup attracts professional gamblers who look for large pools of money so their big wagers won’t dilute the odds, handicapper and former currency trader Cary Fotias said.

Manny Ramirez Exercises $20 Million Option, Returns to Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez exercised a $20 million option to return to the Major League Baseball team in 2010, agent Scott Boras told MLB.com.

Hockey Players Jump Swine Flu Vaccine Queue, Sparking Outrage in Canada Canada’s chief medical officer criticized professional hockey and basketball players who jumped the queue for swine flu shots as the nation copes with a shortage of the vaccine.

David Beckham Boosts Income 16 Percent With Move to MLS Los Angeles Galaxy David Beckham’s income from endorsements rose 16 percent after his first season with the Los Angeles Galaxy, according to the accounts of his London-based company.

Andy Roddick Pulls Out of BNP Paribas Masters in Paris With Knee Injury Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick pulled out of next week’s BNP Paribas Masters tennis tournament in Paris because of a knee injury, organizers said.

French Open May Move as Paris Politics Stalls Roland Garros Extension Plan French Open organizers may move the tennis tournament to another venue in Paris following political uncertainty over an extension at its current site.

Women's Tennis Tour Seeking `Procedural Changes' to Anti-Doping Rules The women’s tennis tour is seeking some “procedural changes” to new anti-doping rules that have come into effect this year, Stacey Allaster, chairman and chief executive officer of the WTA Tour, said.

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