There’s a flurry of news reports right now — many of them unconfirmed — that Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has been hospitalized in Tampa. One local TV station is reporting that he has died (*Late Update: The station has since pulled back that report and now simply says he’s been hospitalized.), but CNN says he’s in critical condition.
WABC in New York reports that Steinbrenner, who turned 80 on July 4, suffered a “massive heart attack.”
The New York Daily News is now reporting that Steinbrenner died this morning around 6:30 a.m. The AP is also reporting that Steinbrenner has died. There has been no official confirmation.
More soon …
