Press-Box Confidential: Favre Madness, Sports Journos Loose in Beijing, Manning’s Star Power

In this week's look at the self-aggrandizement, fragile egos, and blatant misrepresentation of the sporting press, Mike Lupica unleashes a patented zinger and Murray Chass blogs for real.

Would It Kill Major League Baseball to Rename the Bereavement List?

If someone like Joba Chamberlain can go on it to care for an ailing father, can't we call it something that doesn't imply that somebody's going to croak?

Yankee Stadium: The Long Good-bye

And so it begins: the final season in the old Yankee stadium (built in 1923) begins today. The first regular game, against the Blue Jays, starts today at 1:05 p.m. What the press is wondering about on the big day.

Chamberlain Takes Broken ‘Joba Rules’ in Stride

As the Yankees try to sort out their pitching lineup for the year, manager Joe Girardi announced yesterday that 22-year-old Joba Chamberlain won't be in the starting role that Hank Steinbrenner noisily projected for him.

Is Hank Steinbrenner Trying to Make a Name for Himself?