How will this weekend's four-game Yankees-Red Sox series play out?

Yankees sweep.
Red Sox sweep.
Yankees win 3.
Red Sox win 3.
Split.

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• IAN STRUGGLES IN TRIPLE-A START

  By TIM BONTEMPS

  Though it won't count in his statistics, Ian Kennedy hit a speed bump on his path back to the majors Thursday night. Kennedy allowed one run on two hits (a double and homer) with two walks and...more >

• GREAT ESCAPE

  MO STOPS SOX AFTER NINTH-INNING SCARE

  By GEORGE A. KING III

  Mike Mussina did his best to make two weak runs stand up. Ditto Jose Veras and Kyle Farnsworth. So when the Yankees turned a two-run lead over to Mariano Rivera in the ninth today at Yankee Stadium...more >

• RIVERA SAVES MORE THAN JUST A GAME

  By JOEL SHERMAN

  SUDDENLY, for the first time on this July Fourth weekend, it felt like Red Sox-Yankees. It felt tense. It felt thrilling. It felt like something vital was on the line. Which it was. It was called the...more >

• JETER, A-ROD WILL BE AL ALL-STAR STARTERS

  By GEORGE A. KING III

  Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are expected to be named AL All Star Game starters today when MLB announces the teams for the July 15 spectacular at Yankee Stadium. A report yesterday morning on...more >

• TERRY NO OFFICE POACHER

  By GEORGE A. KING III and FRED KERBER

  Red Sox manager Terry Francona told Yankees manager Joe Girardi he doesn't need to vacate his spacious Yankee Stadium office for the July 15 All-Star Game so Francano can use it as manager of the...more >

• JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO LANDING ON DL

  By MARK HALE

  If Johnny Damon doesn't feel better today, he figures he'll be placed on the disabled list. Damon is in injury limbo. The Yankees leadoff man believes how he feels today will determine...more >

• GARDNER CHIPS IN WITH ARM AND RBI

  By MARK HALE

  Dustin Pedroia had a chance for an early extra-base hit yesterday when he singled to left and tried to take second. But Brett Gardner gunned him down. It was a fine effort from the rookie, who...more >

• C.C. YA IN ’09

  SABATHIA, AS FREE AGENT, KEY TO YANKEES RELOAD

  By JOEL SHERMAN

  THE Yankees appear no more than interested bystanders in the C.C. Sabathia sweepstakes - for now. The Yanks would love to acquire a starter before the July 31 trade deadline and Sabathia is the...more >

• MOOSE DESERVES A STAR-ING ROLE

  By JAY GREENBERG

  NO big deal, said Mike Mussina, if he doesn't get to pitch in an All-Star Game in his home stadium, because it will give him a chance to go to the Lycoming County, Pa., Fair. "Demolition...more >

• 25 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 12

  By BRIAN COSTELLO

  As both baseball stadiums prepare to close, The Post looks back at the 25 most memorable moments in the history of Yankee and Shea stadiums. This week: No. 12: YANKEE STADIUM JULY 24, 1983 It may...more >

• RIVALRY TAKES HIT, OR SEVEN

  By DAN MARTIN

  Just how lacking in intensity was this Yankee-Red Sox series before yesterday's ninth-inning drama? Seven players got hit yesterday - tying a major league record - and not only were no elderly...more >

• JOBA SET FOR BOSOX SLUGGERS

  By DAN MARTIN

  Although he didn't face the Red Sox coming out of the Yankees bullpen this season, Joba Chamberlain went up against them three times last year and gave up one run in 4 1/3 innings. It was enough...more >

• TURNS OUT, YANKS ARE 'SET'

  By JOEL SHERMAN

  JOBA Chamberlain starts tonight against the Red Sox, and it is not that big a deal. Part of the reason is that this will now be his seventh major-league start. But it also is not quite that big a...more >

• STOP THE PRESSES!

  HOW NEWSPAPER STRIKE SAVED YANKEE PR MAN

  By MIKE VACCARO

  ALL HELL was breaking loose around Mickey Morabito in that summer of 1978 when the man who ran the Yankees' public-relations office encountered the single greatest break in the entire history of...more >

• JETER, A-ROD START

  ALL-STAR LINEUP SET; METS ABSENT

  By GEORGE A. KING III

  The Post has learned the identity of every All-Star Game vote winner from the AL and NL for the July 15 game at Yankee Stadium and the starting pitchers. Major League Baseball will announce today...more >

• MO MUZZLES SOX AFTER MEGASCARE

  LOADS BASES BEFORE DRAMATIC ESCAPE

  By GEORGE A. KING III

  Sitting in the clubhouse, Mike Mussina understood very early in the final inning that Mariano Rivera was going to take everybody in the Yankees Universe for a bumpy ride. When Mussina saw...more >

• SOX MARVEL AT SANDMAN'S GREAT ESCAPE

  By FRED KERBER

  The Red Sox will take those odds virtually any time. Down one run in the ninth, bases loaded, nobody out. "More times than not we're still playing," said manager Terry Francona. But...more >

• MOOSE SOCKS SOX

  By FRED KERBER

  This was not the Mike Mussina the Red Sox saw in April. That Mike Mussina gave up 15 hits and nine earned runs in 8 2/3 innings over two games. "Not that you ever throw a pitch without a...more >

• 25 BEST MOMENTS AT SHEA: NO. 12

  By BRIAN COSTELLO

  As both baseball stadiums prepare to close, The Post looks back at the 25 most memorable moments in the history of Yankee and Shea stadiums. This week: No. 12: SHEA STADIUM June 21, 1964 Shea...more >

• A FUL-PHILLING NIGHT AT LAST FOR AMAZIN'S

  LATE OUTBURST DELIVERS WIN OVER ARCH FOE

  By BART HUBBUCH

  PHILADELPHIA - Knowing just how much of a daily yo-yo this season has been for the Mets, the eighth and ninth innings last night probably should have been expected. After going down so meekly here...more >

• WRIGHT NO-GO FOR HR DERBY

  By BART HUBBUCH

  PHILADELPHIA - If the speculation proves true and David Wright is the Mets' lone All-Star representative, don't look for him in the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium. Wright finished second...more >

• SCHNEIDER PROVIDES PUNCH IN PINCH

  By MIKE VACCARO

  PHILADELPHIA - This was your grand mother's secret recipe for calamity laid out in front of you at Citizens Bank Park, all of the ingredients thrown in this bandbox blender, a full house eager to...more >

• RYAN HAS ANOTHER DIZZY DAY

  By BART HUBBUCH

  PHILADELPHIA - Despite two concussions and a bout of post-concussion syndrome already this year, Mets right fielder Ryan Church said his sudden exit last night was due to a long struggle with...more >

• BATTERED FAN SUES THE METS

  By KATHIANNE BONIELLO

  A Mets fan has put the city on notice that he intends to file a $5.5 million lawsuit for a Aug. 8, 2007, flying-bat incident at Shea Stadium that left him with broken teeth, facial fractures and...more >

• SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH...DANILO GALLINARI

  By STEVE SERBY

  The Post's Steve Serby sat down with the Knicks' No. 1 draft pick. Q: You're not afraid about the whole world watching while you play [the big stage]? A: No, no, I'm not afraid. Q...more >

• WILD BLUESHIRT YONDER

  RETOOLED RANGERS A MYSTERY

  By LARRY BROOKS

  WHILE wondering if Michal Rozsival and Petr Prucha were quite who the NHL had in mind when imposing upon the Blueshirts to open their 2008-09 season in Prague: The Rangers didn't clinch a...more >

• HE'S THE BEST - FOR SHORE

  By KEN MORAN

  THE International Game Fish Association's celebrated catch-and-release tournament is called the Super Bowl of inshore fishing with 32 anglers from around the world stalking the Florida Bay waters...more >

• THE RUMBLE

  AN OFF-THE-BALL LOOK AT YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS CELEBRITIES

  WINGS OVER FLUSHING Jets set to take final bow at Shea The Jets and Mets were like one big, happy family when the teams shared Shea Stadium for 20 years. That's why John Schmitt, the center for...more >

• LONG ISLAND NATIVE RUNNING WITH PURPOSE

  By BRIAN LEWIS

  EUGENE, Ore - Anthony Famiglietti's Olympic experience four years ago left the eclectic Long Islander dismayed and disillusioned. But after a wire-to-wire 8:20.24 win in the 3,000 steeplechase at...more >

• WEST WORLD FOR HONDO

  The Tigers showed no interest in helping the citi zenry of HondoNation last night in Seattle, a costly decision that slashed the earnings to an even-Ste ven 500 mosebys. Today, Mr. Aitch will...more >

• HER ROYAL VENUS

  TOPS KID-SISTER SERENA FOR FIFTH WIMBLEDON TITLE

  By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP

  WIMBLEDON, England - Thrilled as she was to win her fifth Wimbledon singles championship, Venus Williams dialed down her celebration. No hopping in place and skipping to the net after match point...more >

• DRAGONS GET THEIR SOULS RIPPED OUT

  By DAVID SATRIANO

  The New York Dragons' season ended last night in a heartbreaker in Philadelphia. They had a five-point lead in the final seconds of their Arena Football League Eastern Conference divisional...more >

• SEE-LIG NO EVIL

  MANNY LOOK-AWAY SAYS IT ALL ABOUT BUD

  By PHIL MUSHNICK

  BUD Being Bud: Bud Selig never fails to pass on an opportunity to prove he's the Commissioner of Baseball. He never fails to remind us that the only thing that makes him take strong, decisive...more >

• SPARE THE A-ROD

  * Alex Rodriguez is a great baseball player with a ton of stats, an effortless swing, a good glove and good baserunning instincts. He excelled on poor teams like the Mariners and the Rangers - and...more >

• 'VERDE VIDI VICI

  SPANIARD CONQUERS TOUR'S OPENING STAGE

  By JAMEY KEATEN, AP

  PLUMELEC, France - Alejandro Valverde of Spain won the first stage of the Tour de France yesterday with a ride through flat country, the opening of a three-week race trying to restore its luster...more >

• SPORTS SHORTS

  OBIT: Former Charger Kiel, 27 Former Chargers safety Terrence Kiel was killed after he was thrown from a Chevy sedan he was driving in San Diego, police said yesterday. Kiel, 27, was driving alone...more >

• EIGHT IS ENOUGH

  PHELPS SET FOR SHOT AT SPITZ'S RECORD

  By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP

  OMAHA, Neb. - Michael Phelps will get another shot at Mark Spitz's Olympic record in Beijing. Gary Hall Jr. won't be going to China at all. Phelps locked up his eight-race schedule by...more >

• RAYS ROCK ON

  TAMPA SHUTS OUT KC TO WIN SIXTH STRAIGHT

  Associated Press

  Andy Sonnanstine pitched seven strong innings, Ben Zobrist homered again and the Rays beat the Royals 3-0 last night in St. Petersburg, Fla., for their sixth straight victory. Zobrist homered for...more >

• SHATTERED DREAMS

  GAY SUFFERS LEG INJURY DURING 200M QUARTERS

  By BRIAN LEWIS

  EUGENE, Ore - Tyson Gay, who won three gold medals at last year's World Championships and was bidding for three more in Beijing, saw his dreams dashed in one painful instant, as he crumpled to...more >

• COUNT YOUR 'BLESSING'

  By ED FOUNTAINE

  Track was muddy, sealed; of four turf races on 10-race card, only one - $75,000 Mariensky overnight stakes - stayed on grass, which was yielding. There were four late scratches in Mariensky...more >

• SHOULD YOU SECOND THAT DEMOTION?

  By DREW LOFTIS

  THERE used to be a time when it was good to have an ERA that resembled the price of a gallon of gas. Nowadays, that kind of number will get you demoted. Just ask struggling Phillies starter Brett...more >