The Edinburgh Military Tattoo played on in the rain before a packed Sydney Football Stadium.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi doesn’t miss much when it comes to planning. On Thursday, he was in his office at Yankee Stadium, packing for spring training

It is the end of an era in the Tri-State.

Demolition work is set to begin on Giants Stadium Thursday. A crane will start dismantling the top sections of the 34-year-old venue that has played host to the Giants, the Jets, the Cosmos, the MetroStars and the Red Bulls.

Mother Nature did her best to rain on the parade, but the Edinburgh Military Tattoo played on before a packed Sydney Football Stadium on Thursday night.

Instead of the wrecking ball that Bruce Springsteen sang about, a crane with a claw is taking bites out of the stadium’s top sections.