Yankees, Teixeira reach deal … The Yankees have reached an agreement in principle to sign Mark Teixeira, SI.com has learned, beating out the rival Red Sox for the free-agent slugger's services.  —  Teixeira, who hit .308 with 33 home runs and 121 RBIs in 2008, will receive an eight-year …

YANKS SIGN CASH TO MINOR LEAGUE DEAL  —  The Yankees stole another player away from the Red Sox on Tuesday, though Boston will hardly bemoan the loss of Kevin Cash as much as it did watching Mark Teixeira take, well, the Yankee cash and run to the Bronx.  —  The Yankees did not announce any signing …

Mets deep in negotiations for Derek Lowe  —  Buzz up!  —  Mark Teixeira's agreement with the New York Yankees on Tuesday clears the way for the New York Mets to sign Derek Lowe, the free-agent pitcher who had been on the periphery of the Yankees' shopping list.

Why Teixeira's bat, attitude are perfect fit for Yanks … The caricature of the New York Yankees, drawn by the legions who resent them, is that they are 25 bat-wielding CEOs, dressed in button-down shirts and pinstriped suits, carrying Blackberrys and briefcases into a clubhouse that could double as a board room.

Nationals fall short in Teixeira bidding  —  Washington likely to shift focus to free-agent slugger Dunn  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals let it be known during the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas that free-agent first baseman Mark Teixeira was their No. 1 target.

Yankees are stealth Bombers, get Teixeira  —  Buzz up!  —  The New York Yankees, thought to be on the fringes of the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes, dramatically swooped in at the last moment to strike a deal for the biggest prize among position players on the free-agent market.

Moneyball, a Yankees Tree Ornament  —  Add Mark Teixeira to the payroll at $180 million over eight years and sing, tra la la la la, the Red Sox didn't get him.  —  Stand him next to C. C. Sabathia and A. J. Burnett in the Yankees' roundup of 2008 deluxe free agents — roughly $420 million invested …

YANKS SIGN TEIXEIRA  —  The Yankees decided to jump in and sign Mark Teixeira as a way to keep him away from the Red Sox and to improve their team in 2009.  However, the Yankees gave Teixeira an eight-year contract worth $180 million, two sources confirmed, because they looked at next offseason …

No action for Brewers before holiday  —  General manager Melvin reports little progress with Looper, Fuentes  —  MILWAUKEE — It does not appear that there is a match between the Brewers and free-agent starter Braden Looper.  —  General manager Doug Melvin headed into the Christmas holiday engaged in …