French soccer “star” Thierry Henry’s “hand of Gaul” go-ahead goal against Ireland in the World Cup qualifier has once again shown the need for the instant replay. American sports are no stranger to human error and bad calls that could have been solved by modern technology. Here’s a list of the ten of greatest blown calls in American sports history that could have been reversed with instant replay...

Niall O'Dowd: Ted Kennedy Jr. will preside — and Irish tenor Ronan Tynan will sing in his first New York engagement since his controversial firing by the New York Yankees — at a memorial Mass for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Bryan Fitzgerald with a preview of this year's Fall Classic between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.

What is the baseball without the Yankees? What would our national pastime be like without the pinstripes? The Bronx Bombers are notoriously hated, but they’re loved worldwide and as they push on in the second round of the playoffs, one thing has become clear- loved or hated, the team is good for

Ronan Tynan, the famed Irish tenor, has apologized for anti-semitic remarks he admits having made which has cost him his regular Yankees 7th inning stretch appearance to sing 'God Bless America' and may damage his career.

Major League Baseball’s 2009 regular season is over and eight of the 30 teams made it past the 162 individual games to the postseason. Noah Fitzgerald previews the playoffs.

It’s about that time to look to 2010 as the Amazin’s, under General Manager Omar Minaya, look to change the face of an underperforming organization as they attempt to rebuild the team once again.

Keough, Keogh, Kehoe, O'Hoey, Hoy, Haughy, Haugh and MacKeogh are all derivatives of the Irish surname Mac Eochaidh. The clan originated in Leinster, and the name is common in County Wexford, and in the Munster counties of Limerick and Tipperary, where the Irish spelling is MagCeoch or MacCeoch. In medieval times the MacKeoghs from Leinster moved from Kildare to Wicklow and then down to Wexford.

Yankee fans, prepare for the postseason. Pre-sales for playoff tickets has been made available online, indicating that the organization is already preparing for a postseason berth.

Noah Fitzgerald casts his eye on some potential playoff bound stars who will likely earn the title of Most Valuable Player this year.

Yankees captain Derek Jeter and his partner, actress Minka Kelly, have reportedly told their friends and family to “save the date” for their wedding this fall.

This weekend probably would have seemed great on paper if you were looking at it in the beginning of the season. It’s crunch time and the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox while the New York Mets square off against the Philadelphia Phillies. It’s playoff race gold while the summer winds down into September, right? While the Red Sox are fighting for a spot as the Wild Card this year, the Mets are fighting for a little self-respect as they begin to play the part of the National League spoilers.

It’s official; the Yankees have the best record in baseball. Since the All-Star break, the Yanks have ripped through the American League and topped the AL East Division as they hold more than a five game lead above the Boston Red Sox.

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is on his way to Ireland just days after bringing Yankee Stadium to a

The Yankees lead the American League East by the slimmest of margins. The Boston Red Sox made some moves this week to bolster their line-up as the Bronx Bombers cling to a half game lead. It was a strong June for the Yankees as we enter the dog days of summer, yet the AL East isn’t secured in any team’s grasp.

It has been a lucky week to be a baseball fan. We’ve been treated to a perfect game, some big trades and even bigger trade rumors, and a shifting of power in the American League East.

More than two dozen sons of Irish immigrants, who played in the 1880-1920 period, are enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Many other great Irish players have made their mark on the game as well.

Notre Dame's Fighting Irish will take on Army's Black Knights at new Yankee Stadium on November 20.

It just isn’t the New York Mets’ season is it? Nothing seems to have gone the way they’ve planned and now they’re sitting eight games behind their archrival Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East.

We’re halfway to the end of the season. The All-Star break begins this week, reminding all clubhouses that the endgame - October and the playoffs - is around the corner.

Former Brooklyn and (as no New York baseball fan can forget) Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame today.

O'Flaherty (also Flaherty) ancestors have been documented since the time of Christ. One of the first Irish historians, Roderick O'Flaherty, recorded their history in Ogyia, published in London in 1685, in which he said they originated from Scythia and came to Ireland with a traveler called Milesius.

The Irish hunk topped the poll carried out by the dating website, and can now add the title to the long list of accolades he has received over the years.

On July 7, Foley's, the midtown Manhattan pub and home to the Irish Baseball Hall of Fame, will induct its second class of the best of the Irish in baseball.

Patricia Harty was honored at the St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and decided that if there is a place called Irish America, this could be it.

The Yankees opened their new home with a loss to the Cleveland Indians, going down 10-2 on a sunny day in the Bronx.

MLB is back and both the New York Mets and the New York Yankees heralded in new eras at Citi Field and new Yankees stadium with victories.

Irish tenor Ronan Tynan has called former Yankee manger Joe Torre ' a clown' and 'petty' and said it was 'painful to see people throw stones” after  Torre said he did not not deserve a world championship ring after the 2000 world

Irish tenor Ronan Tynan has called former Yankee manger Joe Torre ' a clown' and 'petty,' and said it was “painful to see people throw stones” after Torre said he did not not deserve a world championship ring after the 2000 World Series.

The O'Neill family traces its history back to 360 A.D. to the legendary warrior king of Ireland, Niall Noigiallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), who is said to have been responsible for bringing St.Patrick to Ireland.