Jeter, Wells win first Gold Gloves
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Derek Jeter&#39;s diving grab caught the attention of all of baseball and perhaps earned him his first American League Gold Glove.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova powered to her  first grand slam title by beating fellow Russian Elena  Dementieva 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the U.S. Open at Flushing  Meadows on Saturday.
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Having been around baseball virtually his entire life, Terry Francona understands the politics involved in winning a Gold Glove. A young player usually has to pay his dues for a couple of years before he breaks through the barriers established by the veteran players who win year in and year out based on both merit and reputation.
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Derek Jeter hit a leadoff home run, Jon Lieber pitched into the eighth inning and the New York Yankees clinched their 10th consecutive trip to the postseason with a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.
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TORONTO - Tony Clark homered three times for the first time in his career, Ruben Sierra hit a grand slam for his 300th homer, and Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez also connected to lead the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 18-6 on Saturday.    New York, which overcame a 4-0 deficit for the second time in the series, had nine runs and 10 hits in the ninth inning, both season highs...
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Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui cracked  solo homers and Bernie Williams added a two-run shot to earn  the New York Yankees an 8-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in  the American League (AL) Friday.
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New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter  went five-for-five at the plate to help his team win their  playoff opener on Tuesday, showing a level of resolve that his  manager said epitomized the shortstop's approach to the game.
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Bobby Abreu had a week's worth of production in the first inning for the New York Yankees.
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New Yorkâs Bernie Williams, left, and Derek Jeter welcome Alex Rodriguez, right, after he scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Minnesota Twinsâ Kyle Lohse in the 11th inning of Game 4 of the American League Division Series on Saturday in
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Hideki Matsui hit a sacrifice fly to  score Derek Jeter in the bottom of the 12th inning, giving the  New York Yankees a dramatic 7-6 victory over the Minnesota  Twins in the American League Divisional Series Wednesday.
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Justin Morneau won the American League's Most Valuable Player Award on Tuesday, edging Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees after a season in which his 34 homers and 130 RBIs helped the Minnesota Twins capture their division.
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Shelley Duncanâs first major league home run capped a five-run sixth inning as the Yankees took the first game of a day-night doubleheader Saturday.
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Vernon Wells cracked a two-run triple  in the seventh inning to earn the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-4 win  over the New York Yankees in the American League Wednesday.
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Derek Jeter and the rest of the modern-day Murderers' Row overwhelmed the young Detroit Tigers, getting the New York Yankees off to a quick start in the first round of the AL playoffs. Jeter tied the postseason record for hits, going 5-for-5 with a home run to lead New York over Detroit 8-4 Tuesday night in its postseason opener.
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Old Man Johnson looked like a youngster for seven innings. He didn&#039;t show his age until the eighth. Randy Johnson, at times as dominant as he has been all season, worked into the eighth and Jason Giambi and Derek Jeter both had three RBIs, leading the New York Yankees to a 10-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.
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The Japanese won the pregame home run derby. Then the game started and the major league All-Stars put their bats to work. Back-to-back home runs by Moises Alou and Vernon Wells in the fourth inning and by Johnny Estrada and Brad Wilkerson in the ninth powered the major leaguers past the Japanese stars 7-3 Sunday for a 3-0 lead in the eight-game series.
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On a night when Michael Phelps settled for bronze in his much-anticipated showdown with Ian Thorpe, Phelps' American teammates Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol won their first Olympic gold medals Monday. Coughlin, the top female on the U.S. team, won the 100-meter backstroke, while Peirsol touched first in the men's 100 back.