derek jeter

Admirers of Yankees most eligible bachelor Derek Jeter could be cheering a World Series victory in November - then mourning his marriage a few days later.

Derek Jeter has made history again. After captaining New York to its 27th World Series title, Jeter was named SI's Sportsman of the Year -- becoming the first Yankee to earn the honor.

Derek Jeter almost seems to delight in the way this World Series is playing out.

Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia got the New York Yankees off to a winning postseason start in their new ballpark.

Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui hit home runs and CC Sabathia held the weary Twins in check as the Yankees recorded a 7-2 win in Game 1 of their American League Division Series.

Derek Jeter got enough extra free time last fall to realize he hated it. With the New York Yankees' return to the top of the AL standings after one unfamiliar year in the middle, their captain is grateful to know he'll be busy into October yet again.

Jeter had never missed the playoffs until last fall, when New York's 13-year streak of postseason appearances ended in an expensive flop.

Puddles soaked the warning track and ponchos dotted the stands when Derek Jeter stepped to the plate in the third inning, hoping to give the soggy Yankee Stadium crowd a reason for showing up in all this rain.

Derek Jeter was in an uncharacteristic spot after passing Lou Gehrig to set the Yankees' all-time hits record, explainsTed Keith.