2001 Yankees Reflect on World Series Push that Helped NYC Heal After 9/11

2001 Yankees reflect on World Series push that helped NYC heal after 9/11

NEW YORK — Paul O’Neill can remember the roar.

9/11 brought unimaginable loss. Sports — and New York’s teams — helped us through it

Ahead of this weekend's Mets-Yankees series, we look back at how New York's sports teams helped the city heal in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

Mike Lupica: The lifeline Yankees, Mets threw NYC after 9/11 a powerful, indelible memory

It all comes right back, because it always will: What it felt like in those first days and nights after the planes hit the buildings.