New York Yankees

Just when you thought the New York Yankees couldn't catch a break, along comes the Insurance Fairy to provide the team with a life line heading into what figures to be a very busy trading season next month. 

An all-Japanese pitching battle headlined the game between the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees on Tuesday night, as Yu Darvish and Hiroki Kuroda took to the mound for their respective teams.

However, the spotlight ended up being stolen by the best Japanese player of all time—Ichiro Suzuki.

When Alex Rodriguez looks back on his early Twitter days, he's not going to be able to say he wasn't warned.

The headline on CBS Sports: "This is probably a bad idea: Alex Rodriguez has joined Twitter."

The beginning of the 2013 season is slowly creeping forward for the Penn State football team.

Summer practices are set to begin in early August, and for most fans, it can’t come soon enough.

There are so many questions coming into this year about who will fill in for graduated seniors on both offense and defense and who will become the leaders on this new team.

Is the entertainment business in New York Yankees' legend Mariano Rivera's future plans? Even if it wasn't, now it could be.

Talk about a great debut by Zoilo Almonte.

The New York Yankees rookie has now started two games in his major league career and has made pitchers pay by hitting, well, everything.

The switch-hitting outfielder is now 5-for-8 in his career with a home run, three RBI, two walks, two runs scored and a strikeout. He's currently hitting .625.

When New York Yankees star Robinson Cano ditched agent Scott Boras for Jay-Z several months ago, there was understandable optimism that he would consent to a long-term contract extension.

The New York Yankees and superstar Robinson Cano are reportedly nowhere near agreeing on a new contract for the second baseman, according to CBS Sports baseball insider Jon Heyman.

Brian T. Smith of the Houston Chronicle reports that the Houston Astros have agreed to send outfielder Fernando Martinez to the New York Yankees in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Charles Basford.

"Do you miss me now?"

I can't help but imagine that Alex Rodriguez is out there somewhere, saying that very thing with a wry smile on his face. He has to know that the New York Yankees are going through some hard times. This has cast a new light on his road back from a January hip operation.

The Yankees suddenly have a strong need for A-Rod.