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<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"><title>The latest in C.C. Sabathia</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/topic/C.C.%20Sabathia" rel="alternate"></link><id>http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/topic/C.C. Sabathia</id><updated>2010-03-09T13:32:10Z</updated><entry><title>Johnson homers twice, Sabathia rocked by Pirates</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/article/Johnson%20homers%20twice%2C%20Sabathia%20rocked%20by%20Pirates" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-09T13:32:10Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-03-09:/article/Johnson%20homers%20twice%2C%20Sabathia%20rocked%20by%20Pirates</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Nick Johnson (Baseball)" href="/topic/Nick+Johnson+(Baseball)" &gt;Nick Johnson&lt;/a&gt; homers twice, &lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;CC Sabathia&lt;/a&gt; hit hard in Yankees' 12-7 loss to Pirates&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Nick Johnson hit two home runs while working on his swing, CC Sabathia gave up five runs trying to refine his motion and the &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; lost to the &lt;a title=...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Pittsburgh Pirates"></category><category term="Lastings Milledge"></category><category term="Garrett Jones"></category><category term="Nick Johnson (Baseball)"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="AL East"></category><category term="NL Central"></category></entry><entry><title>Yankees Phillies Spring Baseball</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/photo/2170642" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-04T14:37:01Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-03-04:/photo/2170642</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; starting pitcher &lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;CC Sabathia&lt;/a&gt; wipes his brow after walking two batters in the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the &lt;a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" &gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt; in their  at &lt;a title="Brighthouse Field" href="/topic/Brighthouse+Field" &gt;Brighthouse Field&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a title="Clearwater" href=...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Offseason Training Camps"></category><category term="Clearwater"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="Brighthouse Field"></category><category term="American League (MLB)"></category><category term="National League (MLB)"></category><category term="NL East"></category><category term="AL East"></category></entry><entry><title>Yankees Spring Baseball</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/photo/2140352" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-21T11:46:10Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-02-21:/photo/2140352</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; pitchers &lt;a title="A.J. Burnett" href="/topic/A.J.+Burnett" &gt;A.J. Burnett&lt;/a&gt;, foreground, left, &lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;CC Sabathia&lt;/a&gt;, rear,  and &lt;a title="Javier Vazquez" href="/topic/Javier+Vazquez" &gt;Javier Vazquez&lt;/a&gt; run wind sprints on a practice field on the first day of workouts for pitchers and catchers at &lt;a title="Steinbrenner Field" href="/topic/Steinbrenner+Field" &gt;Steinb...</summary><category term="Exercise and Fitness"></category><category term="Running"></category><category term="Working Out"></category><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="A.J. Burnett"></category><category term="Javier Vazquez"></category><category term="Steinbrenner Field"></category></entry><entry><title>Teammates insulate Sabathia from contract pressure</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/article/Teammates%20insulate%20Sabathia%20from%20contract%20pressure" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-22T14:27:16Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-02-22:/article/Teammates%20insulate%20Sabathia%20from%20contract%20pressure</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;Yankees teammates insulated Sabathia from pressure of big contract on way to World Series win&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;CC Sabathia&lt;/a&gt; never felt as if the pressure that can come with signing a $161 million contract ever got to him.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;That's because &lt;a title="Derek Jeter" href="/topic/Derek+Jeter" &gt;Derek Jeter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Jorge Posada" href="/top...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="Drugs in Sports"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Chicago Cubs"></category><category term="National League (Baseball)"></category><category term="NL Central Division"></category><category term="Alex Rodriguez"></category><category term="Houston Astros"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Ferguson Jenkins"></category><category term="Derek Jeter"></category><category term="Mark McGwire"></category><category term="Javier Vazquez"></category><category term="Warren Spahn"></category><category term="Jorge Posada"></category><category term="Randy Johnson (Baseball)"></category><category term="Wandy Rodriguez"></category><category term="Scandals"></category><category term="Sports Scandals"></category></entry><entry><title>Yankees Granderson Baseball</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/photo/2018570" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2009-12-21T17:47:11Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2009-12-21:/photo/2018570</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Curtis Granderson" href="/topic/Curtis+Granderson" &gt;Curtis Granderson&lt;/a&gt;, center, the newest &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; player, poses with teammates &lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;C.C. Sabathia&lt;/a&gt;, left, and &lt;a title="Alex Rodriguez" href="/topic/Alex+Rodriguez" &gt;Alex Rodriguez&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a title="Yankee Stadium" href="/topic/Yankee+Stadium" &gt;Yankee Stadium&lt;/a&gt; in New York, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009.  (AP Photo/S...</summary><category term="Entertainment"></category><category term="Celebrity News"></category><category term="Sports Stars"></category><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Alex Rodriguez"></category><category term="Yankee Stadium"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Curtis Granderson"></category></entry><entry><title>Cavaliers Knicks Basketball</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/photo/1922713" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2009-11-06T19:45:27Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2009-11-06:/photo/1922713</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;' &lt;a title="Alex Rodriguez" href="/topic/Alex+Rodriguez" &gt;Alex Rodriguez&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;CC Sabathia&lt;/a&gt; watch from the sidelines during the &lt;a title="New York Knicks" href="/topic/New+York+Knicks" &gt;New York Knicks&lt;/a&gt;' &lt;a title="National Basketball Association" href="/topic/National+Basketball+Association" &gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt; basketball game against the &lt;a title="Cleveland Cavalier...</summary><category term="Entertainment"></category><category term="Celebrity News"></category><category term="Sports Stars"></category><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="Basketball"></category><category term="Men's Professional Basketball"></category><category term="National Basketball Association"></category><category term="NBA Atlantic Division"></category><category term="NBA Eastern Conference"></category><category term="New York Knicks"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Alex Rodriguez"></category><category term="NBA Central Division"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Cleveland Cavaliers"></category></entry><entry><title>Yankees take World Series bash to streets of New York</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/article/Yankees%20take%20World%20Series%20bash%20to%20streets%20of%20New%20York" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-24T08:44:36Z</updated><author><name>AFP Global Edition</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-02-24:/article/Yankees%20take%20World%20Series%20bash%20to%20streets%20of%20New%20York</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; The World Series champion &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; paraded through the streets of &lt;a title="Manhattan" href="/topic/Manhattan" &gt;Manhattan&lt;/a&gt; Friday, two days after their six-game series victory over the &lt;a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" &gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&lt;a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" &gt;Ma...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="Hockey"></category><category term="Professional Hockey"></category><category term="National Basketball Association"></category><category term="NBA Atlantic Division"></category><category term="NBA Eastern Conference"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Boston Celtics"></category><category term="National Hockey League"></category><category term="National League (Baseball)"></category><category term="NHL Eastern Conference"></category><category term="Alex Rodriguez"></category><category term="Pittsburgh Steelers"></category><category term="Montreal Canadiens"></category><category term="NHL Northeast Division"></category><category term="NL East Division"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="Mark Teixeira"></category><category term="Derek Jeter"></category><category term="Joe Girardi"></category><category term="Hal Steinbrenner"></category><category term="Andy Pettitte"></category><category term="Mariano Rivera"></category><category term="George Steinbrenner"></category><category term="Jorge Posada"></category></entry><entry><title>Philadelphia Phillies v New York Yankees, World Series Game 6</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/photo/1916591" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2009-11-05T00:16:32Z</updated><author><name>Getty Images</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2009-11-05:/photo/1916591</id><summary type="html">NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 04: &lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;CC Sabathia&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; celebrates with his son on his shoulders in the locker room after their 7-3 win over the &lt;a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" &gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt; in Game Six of the 2009 MLB World Series at &lt;a title="Yankee Stadium" href="/topic/Yankee+Stadium" &gt;Yankee Stadium&lt;/a&gt; on November 4,...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="National League (Baseball)"></category><category term="NL East Division"></category><category term="Yankee Stadium"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Getty Images Inc."></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category></entry><entry><title>Yanks' mound meetings slow Series, give MLB pause</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/article/Yanks%27%20mound%20meetings%20slow%20Series%2C%20give%20MLB%20pause" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-24T10:57:56Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-02-24:/article/Yanks%27%20mound%20meetings%20slow%20Series%2C%20give%20MLB%20pause</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;Yankees' mound meetings grind World Series games to a halt; they give MLB pause, too&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;All those meetings on the mound called by catcher &lt;a title="Jorge Posada" href="/topic/Jorge+Posada" &gt;Jorge Posada&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; are giving &lt;a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" &gt;Major League Baseball&lt;/a&gt; pause, too.&amp;...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="National League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Boston Red Sox"></category><category term="NL East Division"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="Shane Victorino"></category><category term="Mike Port"></category><category term="A.J. Burnett"></category><category term="Ronald Blum"></category><category term="Joe Girardi"></category><category term="Andy Pettitte"></category><category term="Mike Fitzpatrick"></category><category term="Jonathan Papelbon"></category><category term="Jayson Werth"></category><category term="Jorge Posada"></category><category term="Johnny Damon"></category><category term="Damaso Marte"></category><category term="Brian Gorman"></category><category term="Citizens Bank Park"></category><category term="Jose Molina"></category><category term="Steve Miller Band"></category><category term="Dave Eiland"></category><category term="Robert Wuhl"></category><category term="Larry Hockett"></category></entry><entry><title>Burnett gets start in possible Series clincher</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/article/Burnett%20gets%20start%20in%20possible%20Series%20clincher" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-24T11:24:11Z</updated><author><name>Reuters US Online Report Sports News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-02-24:/article/Burnett%20gets%20start%20in%20possible%20Series%20clincher</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&lt;a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" &gt;PHILADELPHIA&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" &gt;Reuters&lt;/a&gt;) - &lt;a title="A.J. Burnett" href="/topic/A.J.+Burnett" &gt;A.J. Burnett&lt;/a&gt; said he was thrilled to have the opportunity to start Monday's World Series Game Five with a chance to clinch the &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;' 27th Fall Classic crown and first ...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="Reuters Group plc"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="National League (Baseball)"></category><category term="NL East Division"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="A.J. Burnett"></category><category term="Cliff Lee"></category><category term="Citizens Bank Park"></category></entry><entry><title>New York Yankees v Philadelphia Phillies, Game 4</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/photo/1907192" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2009-11-01T21:16:43Z</updated><author><name>Getty Images</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2009-11-01:/photo/1907192</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" &gt;PHILADELPHIA&lt;/a&gt; - NOVEMBER 01:  &lt;a title="Mark Teixeira" href="/topic/Mark+Teixeira" &gt;Mark Teixeira&lt;/a&gt; #25 of the &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; pats &lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;C.C. Sabathia&lt;/a&gt; #52 on the back after manager &lt;a title="Joe Girardi" href="/topic/Joe+Girardi" &gt;Joe Girardi&lt;/a&gt; took Sabathia out of the game in the bottom of the seventh i...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="National League (Baseball)"></category><category term="NL East Division"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Getty Images Inc."></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="Mark Teixeira"></category><category term="Joe Girardi"></category><category term="Citizens Bank Park"></category></entry><entry><title>Yankee ace Sabathia to pitch on short rest</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/article/Yankee%20ace%20Sabathia%20to%20pitch%20on%20short%20rest" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-24T11:39:11Z</updated><author><name>AFP American Edition</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-02-24:/article/Yankee%20ace%20Sabathia%20to%20pitch%20on%20short%20rest</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;C.C. Sabathia&lt;/a&gt;, who shared the &lt;a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" &gt;Major League Baseball&lt;/a&gt; season lead with 19 victories, will pitch for the &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; in game four of the World Series, Yankee manager &lt;a title="Joe Girardi" href="/topic/Joe+Girardi" &gt;Joe Girardi&lt;/a&gt; said.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;a...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Tampa Bay"></category><category term="National League (Baseball)"></category><category term="AL West Division"></category><category term="NL East Division"></category><category term="Yankee Stadium"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="A.J. Burnett"></category><category term="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim"></category><category term="Cliff Lee"></category><category term="Joe Girardi"></category><category term="Andy Pettitte"></category><category term="Joe Blanton"></category><category term="Chase Utley"></category></entry><entry><title>Yankees will use ace pitcher Sabathia in game four</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/article/Yankees%20will%20use%20ace%20pitcher%20Sabathia%20in%20game%20four" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-24T11:41:13Z</updated><author><name>AFP American Edition</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-02-24:/article/Yankees%20will%20use%20ace%20pitcher%20Sabathia%20in%20game%20four</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;C.C. Sabathia&lt;/a&gt;, who shared the &lt;a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" &gt;Major League Baseball&lt;/a&gt; season lead with 19 victories, will pitch for the &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; in game four of the World Series, Yankee manager &lt;a title="Joe Girardi" href="/topic/Joe+Girardi" &gt;Joe Girardi&lt;/a&gt; said.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;a...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="National League (Baseball)"></category><category term="NL East Division"></category><category term="Yankee Stadium"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="A.J. Burnett"></category><category term="Cliff Lee"></category><category term="Joe Girardi"></category><category term="Andy Pettitte"></category><category term="Joe Blanton"></category></entry><entry><title>World Series Phillies Yankees Baseball</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/photo/1904644" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2009-10-31T17:45:36Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2009-10-31:/photo/1904644</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;' &lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;CC Sabathia&lt;/a&gt; wipes his forehead during the sixth inning of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the &lt;a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" &gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt; Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)&lt;div id="copyright"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
        Copyright 2009  &lt;a href="http://www.ap.org"&gt;A...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="National League (Baseball)"></category><category term="NL East Division"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category></entry><entry><title>Yankees' Sabathia to start Game Four on short rest</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/article/Yankees%27%20Sabathia%20to%20start%20Game%20Four%20on%20short%20rest" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-24T11:39:32Z</updated><author><name>Reuters US Online Report Sports News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-02-24:/article/Yankees%27%20Sabathia%20to%20start%20Game%20Four%20on%20short%20rest</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&lt;a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" &gt;PHILADELPHIA&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" &gt;Reuters&lt;/a&gt;) - The &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; will lean heavily on &lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;CC Sabathia&lt;/a&gt; in their chase for a 27th World Series title as manager &lt;a title="Joe Girardi" href="/topic/Joe+Girardi" &gt;Joe Girardi&lt;/a&gt; s...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="Reuters Group plc"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="National League (Baseball)"></category><category term="AL West Division"></category><category term="NL East Division"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="A.J. Burnett"></category><category term="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim"></category><category term="Cliff Lee"></category><category term="Joe Girardi"></category><category term="Andy Pettitte"></category><category term="Joe Blanton"></category><category term="Chad Gaudin"></category></entry><entry><title>CORRECTION World Series Phillies Yankees Baseball</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/photo/1898395" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2009-10-28T18:45:42Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2009-10-28:/photo/1898395</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" &gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt;' &lt;a title="Chase Utley" href="/topic/Chase+Utley" &gt;Chase Utley&lt;/a&gt; watches his solo home run against &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;' &lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;CC Sabathia&lt;/a&gt; during the third inning of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)&lt;div id="...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="AL East Division"></category><category term="American League (Baseball)"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="National League (Baseball)"></category><category term="NL East Division"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="Chase Utley"></category></entry><entry><title>Aced Out: Indians fans brace to watch CC face Lee</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/article/Aced%20Out%3A%20Indians%20fans%20brace%20to%20watch%20CC%20face%20Lee" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-24T13:25:53Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-02-24:/article/Aced%20Out%3A%20Indians%20fans%20brace%20to%20watch%20CC%20face%20Lee</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;Aced Out: Cleveland braces to watch former Indians Lee, Sabathia in Game 1 of World Series&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;The &lt;a title="Cleveland Indians" href="/topic/Cleveland+Indians" &gt;Cleveland Indians&lt;/a&gt; didn't prepare to play in the World Series this week. They hired a new manager.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;So it goes around here.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;And while the rest of the country gears up for a sexy Series ...</summary><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Boston Red Sox"></category><category term="Yankee Stadium"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Milwaukee Brewers"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="Cleveland Indians"></category><category term="Mark Shapiro"></category><category term="Cliff Lee"></category><category term="Westlake"></category><category term="Charlie Manuel"></category><category term="Cy Young"></category><category term="Manny Acta"></category><category term="Matt LaPorta"></category><category term="Carlos Carrasco"></category><category term="Ben Francisco"></category><category term="Michael Brantley"></category><category term="Rob Bryson"></category><category term="Zach Jackson"></category><category term="Jason Donald"></category><category term="Victor Martinez (Baseball)"></category><category term="Gaylord Perry"></category><category term="Lou Marson"></category><category term="Montreal Expos"></category><category term="Chief Wahoo"></category><category term="Jason Knapp"></category><category term="Janice Jones"></category><category term="Cy Young Award"></category></entry><entry><title>World Series: How Phillies and Yankees match up</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/article/World%20Series%3A%20How%20Phillies%20and%20Yankees%20match%20up" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-24T14:06:31Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-02-24:/article/World%20Series%3A%20How%20Phillies%20and%20Yankees%20match%20up</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;A position-by-position look at how the Phillies and Yankees match up in the World Series&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;A position-by-position look at the &lt;a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" &gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt; going into the World Series, starting Wednesday night at &lt;a title="Yankee Stadium" href="/topic/Yankee+Stad...</summary><category term="Athletic Awards"></category><category term="Baseball Awards"></category><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Tampa Bay"></category><category term="Alex Rodriguez"></category><category term="Seattle Mariners"></category><category term="Yankee Stadium"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Milwaukee Brewers"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="Shane Victorino"></category><category term="Los Angeles Dodgers"></category><category term="Texas Rangers"></category><category term="Mark Teixeira"></category><category term="A.J. Burnett"></category><category term="Derek Jeter"></category><category term="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim"></category><category term="Cincinnati Reds"></category><category term="Cleveland Indians"></category><category term="Cliff Lee"></category><category term="Joe Girardi"></category><category term="Andy Pettitte"></category><category term="Mariano Rivera"></category><category term="Chicago White Sox"></category><category term="Nick Swisher"></category><category term="Hideki Matsui"></category><category term="Jerry Hairston Jr."></category><category term="Pedro Martinez"></category><category term="Jimmy Rollins"></category><category term="Joba Chamberlain"></category><category term="Ryan Howard"></category><category term="Cole Hamels"></category><category term="Jayson Werth"></category><category term="Charlie Manuel"></category><category term="Ryan Madson"></category><category term="Chad Durbin"></category><category term="Joe Blanton"></category><category term="Robinson Cano"></category><category term="Brad Lidge"></category><category term="Greg Dobbs"></category><category term="Xavier Nady"></category><category term="Melky Cabrera"></category><category term="Jorge Posada"></category><category term="Phil Coke"></category><category term="Johnny Damon"></category><category term="Chad Gaudin"></category><category term="Eric Hinske"></category><category term="David Robertson"></category><category term="Paul Bako"></category><category term="Raul Ibanez"></category><category term="Brett Myers"></category><category term="J.A. Happ"></category><category term="Brett Gardner"></category><category term="Damaso Marte"></category><category term="Ben Francisco"></category><category term="Freddy Guzman"></category><category term="Matt Stairs"></category><category term="Chase Utley"></category><category term="Carlos Ruiz"></category><category term="Pedro Feliz"></category><category term="Jose Molina"></category><category term="Scott Eyre"></category><category term="Eric Bruntlett"></category><category term="Alfredo Aceves"></category><category term="Phil Hughes (Baseball)"></category><category term="Cy Young Award"></category></entry><entry><title>Old friends Lee and Sabathia set to square off</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/article/Old%20friends%20Lee%20and%20Sabathia%20set%20to%20square%20off" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-24T13:34:16Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-02-24:/article/Old%20friends%20Lee%20and%20Sabathia%20set%20to%20square%20off</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;Old friends, fall rivals: Former teammates Lee and Sabathia set to square off in Series opener&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;The first time they met was seven years ago. &lt;a title="Cliff Lee" href="/topic/Cliff+Lee" &gt;Cliff Lee&lt;/a&gt; was a September call-up with a cocksure attitude, and his new teammate was immediately impressed.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;"He was the Cliff that he is now. He went out and pounded both sides of the plat...</summary><category term="Athletic Awards"></category><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Alex Rodriguez"></category><category term="Yankee Stadium"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Milwaukee Brewers"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="Shane Victorino"></category><category term="Cleveland Indians"></category><category term="Cliff Lee"></category><category term="Jimmy Rollins"></category><category term="Charlie Manuel"></category><category term="Cy Young Award"></category></entry><entry><title>CC Sabathia all aces for Yanks as he wins ALCS MVP</title><link href="http://www.majorchampionshipnews.com/article/CC%20Sabathia%20all%20aces%20for%20Yanks%20as%20he%20wins%20ALCS%20MVP" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-24T14:32:51Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-02-24:/article/CC%20Sabathia%20all%20aces%20for%20Yanks%20as%20he%20wins%20ALCS%20MVP</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;Yankees ace &lt;a title="C.C. Sabathia" href="/topic/C.C.+Sabathia" &gt;CC Sabathia&lt;/a&gt; voted MVP of &lt;a title="American League (MLB)" href="/topic/American+League+(MLB)" &gt;ALCS&lt;/a&gt; after shutting down Angels in 2 dominant starts&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;As the pitching prize of last offseason, CC Sabathia had options. Sure, the &lt;a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" &gt;Yankees&lt;/a&gt; threw a mountain of money at him. It was n...</summary><category term="Athletic Awards"></category><category term="Baseball"></category><category term="Professional Baseball"></category><category term="World Series"></category><category term="Major League Baseball"></category><category term="New York Yankees"></category><category term="Boston Red Sox"></category><category term="Roger Clemens"></category><category term="Yankee Stadium"></category><category term="C.C. Sabathia"></category><category term="Milwaukee Brewers"></category><category term="Philadelphia Phillies"></category><category term="Minnesota Twins"></category><category term="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim"></category><category term="Cleveland Indians"></category><category term="Cliff Lee"></category><category term="Joe Girardi"></category><category term="Andy Pettitte"></category><category term="Mariano Rivera"></category><category term="Javier Vazquez"></category><category term="Jorge Posada"></category><category term="Chien-Ming Wang"></category><category term="Johnny Damon"></category><category term="Kevin Brown"></category><category term="Randy Johnson (Baseball)"></category><category term="Mike Napoli"></category><category term="Cy Young Award"></category></entry></feed>