Bobby Murcer was a favorite of multiple generations of Yankee fans. John Halpin grew up in Staten Island rooting for Bobby Murcer, went to Rutgers and lived in Queens before moving to Charlotte in 2004. Full Article at New York Daily News

Some day-after thoughts and observations from the Yankees’ ticker-tape parade: * Fans brought very creative signs with them to the parade. Two stood out to people on the parade route. Full Article at New York Daily News

Speaking of taking a sports trips, I've been researching going to Durham, N.C. , for the Duke-Maryland game on Feb. 13. I hear tickets are tough to get. Cameron Indoor is a must from what I understand. Jay Bilas, if you're reading, can you help? Full Article at ESPN

NEW YORK - When Johnny Damon left the Boston Red Sox to sign with their fierce rivals, the fact that Damon would play center field for the New York Yankees, one of the most hallowed positions in all of sports, was not lost on him. Full Article at Philadelphia Inquirer

A weekly glance at the 1974 season, the first time the Steelers went on to lift the Lombardi Trophy: In the first Major League Baseball swap of $100,000 players, the New York Yankees send outfielder Bobby Murcer to the San Francisco Giants in exchange... Full Article at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

I've attended numerous Opening Day, Playoff, and World Series games at Yankee Stadium over the past 33 years, but by far my greatest Yankee Stadium memory is August 6th, 1979. Full Article at Sports Blogs