ESPN.com: Rodriguez’s double in ninth gives Yanks 3-1 World Series lead

“We’ve been down this road before and we have to stay very focused. Those guys are the world champs,” Rodriguez said.

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Rodriguez delivered a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the Yankees took advantage of Johnny Damon’s daring dash to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in the World Series.

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Derek Jeter came through again and Mariano Rivera finished it off as the Yankees moved within one win of that elusive 27th championship and first since 2000.  Read full story here

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Posted by:  Kane Reed (Sports Writer)

Source:  ESPN.com

♦Daily News Gossip has reported that Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez aka Arod, was spotted on the streets of Miami this weekend with Bethenny Frankel.  Frankel is  the one of the reality stars on “The Real Housewives of New York City.”

♦More of this “Hot Gossip” here!

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Sports Illustrated has reported, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003 while playing for the Rangers.

According to four unknown sources in  a story posted on it magazines website the New York Yankees Star failed a drug test for two anabolic steroids, Primobolan and testosterone. His name appears on a list of 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

Major League Baseball said it was “disturbed” by the report.  MLB executive vice president said in a statement: “Because the survey testing that took place in 2003 was intended to be nondisciplinary and anonymous, we cannot make any comment on the accuracy of this report as it pertains to the player named.”

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