Mon, 12/13/2010 - 07:00 by Prince damin
Palm Beach, Fla. -- Celebrities from the sports and the entertainment worlds were in Florida for the wedding of actress Joanna Garcia and Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher.
The couple tied the knot in Palm Beach and then celebrated at the upscale Breakers Hotel with well-wishers that included Cameron Diaz, Reba McEntire, Johnny Damon and Alex Rodriguez.
People said Sunday that Garcia, star of ABC's "Better with You," wore an ivory strapless ball gown created by Monique Lhuillier. Swisher's Burberry tux did not appear to be pinstriped.
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Thu, 10/21/2010 - 09:15 by Prince damin
New York -- Nick Swisher and Robinson Cano hit back-to-back homers Wednesday, helping the New York Yankees stay alive with a 7-2 win over Texas in Game 5 of the ALCS.
Curtis Granderson added a solo shot and went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI for the Yankees, who avoided elimination and forced a Game 6 to be played Friday in Arlington, Texas.
Jorge Posada collected two hits and drove in a run to back CC Sabathia (1-0), who survived an inconsistent outing in which he surrendered a pair of runs on 11 hits over six frames, walking none and striking out seven.
The Yankees grabbed a 3-0 lead off Texas starter C.J. Wilson (0-1) in the second inning thanks to RBI singles by Posada and Granderson and outfielder Jeff Francoeur's fielding error.
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Sun, 05/30/2010 - 10:24 by Samia Sehgal
New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher is engaged to 'Privileged' star Joanna Garcia. The two are ready to tie the knot, though no details about the wedding have been released yet.
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Sun, 11/01/2009 - 12:12 by shalini.bahadur
Philadelphia -- Andy Pettitte benefited from three homers Saturday and the New York Yankees took a 2-1 World Series lead with an 8-5 win over Philadelphia.
In six innings, Pettitte (1-0) gave up four runs and five hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.
He also hit a fifth-inning RBI single and extended his career playoff record to 17 victories.
Nick Swisher had two hits -- one a sixth-inning solo homer.
Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run fourth-inning homer.
Johnny Damon's RBI double snapped a 3-3 fifth-inning tie, and Hideki Matsui hit a solo shot in the eighth for the Yankees, who made the most of eight hits.
Jayson Werth led Philadelphia with two solo homers off Pettitte.
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Thu, 10/01/2009 - 09:48 by shalini.bahadur
New York, Sept. 30: John Buck tripled in Mark Teahen with the deciding run in the seventh inning Wednesday, giving the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees.
Kansas City let a 3-1 lead get away in the fifth when Nick Swisher hit a two-run homer but the Royals responded to win for the second time in eight games.
Brayan Pena had RBI singles in the first and fourth innings for the Royals.
Jamey Wright (3-5) picked up the win with two innings of scoreless relief. Joakim Soria worked the ninth for his 30th save.
Kansas City's go-ahead run came off Damaso Marte (1-3).
The Yankees, winners of 102 games and certain to have the best record in the majors this year, had a seven-game victory streak snapped.
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Wed, 09/30/2009 - 10:31 by shalini.bahadur
New York, Sept. 29: Juan Miranda singled off the glove of Kyle Farnsworth in the ninth Tuesday to drive in the winning run in the New York Yankees' 4-3 win over Kansas City.
Farnsworth (1-5), a former Yankee, gave up a one-out infield hit to Francisco Cervelli that also deflected off the pitcher, and Eric Hinske's pinch-hit single through the right side left runners on first and third. Robinson Cano's deep fly to center scored the tying run and after a walk, Hinske scored on Miranda's hit.
It was the 28th time the Yankees won this season in their last at-bat.
Mark Teixeira hit his 39th homer to tie the game in the sixth and Nick Swisher hit his 28th of the season an inning later.
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Wed, 09/09/2009 - 11:23 by harsheeb
New York -- Nick Swisher hit two home runs, the second in the ninth inning, Tuesday to give the New York Yankees a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Swisher connected with a Dan Wheeler (4-4) fastball with one out in the ninth to give New York its fourth win in five games.
The homer made a winner of Mariano Rivera (2-2), who pitched a perfect ninth.
Evan Longoria and Jason Bartlett each homered for Tampa Bay, which has lost seven straight.
The Yankees remained nine games ahead of Boston in the AL East, while Tampa Bay fell 8 1/2 games behind the Red Sox in the wild-card race.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Wed, 09/02/2009 - 10:27 by preet_20
Baltimore, Sept. 1: Jorge Posada homered twice and Nick Swisher, Eric Hinske and Robinson Cano each homered once Tuesday in the New York Yankees' 9-6 win over Baltimore.
Swisher and Hinske both homered in the seventh inning, and Cano's homer was a two-run shot for the Yankees, who have won five straight.
Luke Scott hit a three-run homer for Baltimore, which has lost four of its last six games. Felix Pie also homered for the Orioles.
A.J. Burnett started for the Yankees and allowed six runs and 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Damaso Marte (1-1) got the win in relief.
Baltimore starter David Hernandez gave up five runs on four hits with seven strikeouts and six walks over five innings. Reliever Chris Ray (0-3) took the loss.
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Mon, 08/10/2009 - 10:01 by preet_20
New York, Aug. 10: Back-to-back eighth-inning homers by Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira Sunday helped the New York Yankees beat Boston 5-2 for a four-game sweep.
Alex Rodriguez had a solo homer and scored two runs and Nick Swisher followed the Damon and Teixeira homers with a two-run single in the Yankees' seventh straight win.
Andy Pettitte pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks with four strikeouts as New York ran its lead to 6 ½ games over the second-place Red Sox in the AL East.
Phil Coke (4-3) allowed Boston to go up 2-1 when he served up a two-run homer to Victor Martinez in the eighth but still got the victory.
Martinez's homer -- his 17th of the season -- gave the Red Sox their first runs in 31 innings.
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Fri, 08/07/2009 - 10:15 by preet_20
New York, Aug. 6: Melky Cabrera and Jorge Posada both hit three-run homers in an eight-run fourth inning Thursday, sending the New York Yankees romping past Boston 13-6.
The one-sided victory was the first for the Yankees against Boston in nine tries this season and expanded New York's lead over the Red Sox in the American League East to 3 ½ games. They will play three more times this weekend.
New York pounded out 18 hits, including solo homers by Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira, to win their fourth straight. Boston has dropped three in a row and saw its lead in the wild-card race reduced to two games over Texas and 2 ½ over Tampa Bay.
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Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:17 by preet_20
Toronto, Aug. 5: A solo homer by Nick Swisher touched off a four-run seventh inning Wednesday that vaulted the New York Yankees to an 8-4 win over Toronto.
The Yankees twice came from behind to win their third straight and open a 2 1/2-game lead over Boston in the American League East. New York will host the Red Sox in a four-game series beginning Thursday.
Toronto had a 3-2 advantage going into the seventh, but Swisher tied it with a homer off starter Marc Rzepczynski (1-3) on the second pitch of the frame.
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Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:10 by preet_20
Toronto, Aug. 5: A solo homer by Nick Swisher touched off a four-run seventh inning Wednesday that vaulted the New York Yankees to an 8-4 win over Toronto.
The Yankees twice came from behind to win their third straight and open a 2 1/2-game lead over Boston in the American League East. New York will host the Red Sox in a four-game series beginning Thursday.
Toronto had a 3-2 advantage going into the seventh, but Swisher tied it with a homer off starter Marc Rzepczynski (1-3) on the second pitch of the frame.
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