The Associated Press NEW YORK -- After he was knocked out in the third inning at Fenway Park in early June, A.J. Burnett vowed to improve. Has he ever. Burnett scattered six hits over seven innings to win for the third time in four starts, and the Yankees opened the long holiday weekend with a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.   Full Story

MORRISON-BERKSHIRE TAKES CITY LL CROWN NORTH ADAMS -- At 7:15 p.m. on Friday night the clock struck midnight for Police as Morrison-Berkshire scored the game ending run on a fielders-choice ending Police's Cinderella season. Police was ranked fourth out of five seeds going into the playoffs, and they lost their first four games of the regular season to start the year.   Full Story