NEW YORK, Nov 27 (Reuters) – The ageing New York Yankees, struggling to inject youth into their roster, appear poised to sign two of their evergreen core members for one more go-round in a drive for a sixth World Series ring since 1996. Left-handed starting pitcher Andy Pettitte, 40, and all-time Major League Baseball saves leader Mariano Rivera, who turns 43 on Thursday, are reportedly on the verge of signing deals for one last campaign. Those pitchers could well be effective in 2013. Pettitte returned from a one-year retirement last season to go 5-4 with an impressive 2. …
Marco Sullivan of the United States skis around a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek
Marco Sullivan of the United States skis around a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado November 27, 2012. Sullivan finished in 16th place. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Hannes Reichelt of Austria skis past a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek
Hannes Reichelt of Austria skis past a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado November 27, 2012. Reichelt finished in 12th place. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Carlo Janka of Switzerland skis around a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek
Carlo Janka of Switzerland skis around a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado November 27, 2012. Janka finished in 23rd place. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Erik Guay of Canada skis past a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek
Erik Guay of Canada skis past a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, November 27, 2012. Guay finished in eigth place. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES) Adrien Theaux of France skis around a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek
Adrien Theaux of France skis around a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado November 27, 2012. Theaux finished in seventh place. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Andrej Sporn of Slovenia skis past a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado
Andrej Sporn of Slovenia skis past a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, November 27, 2012. Sporn finished in sixth place in the run. REUETRS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Georg Streitberger of Austria skis around a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek
Georg Streitberger of Austria skis around a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado November 27, 2012. Streitberger finished in fourth place. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Christof Innerhofer skis past a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek
Christof Innerhofer skis past a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, November 27, 2012. Innerhofer finished in third place. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Max Franz of Austria skis around a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek
Max Franz of Austria skis around a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado November 27, 2012. Franz finished in second place. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT SKIING) SKI-ALPINE-WORLD-MENS-DOWNHILL TRAINING
David Poisson of France flies through the air during the FIS Alpine World Cup men's downhill training on November 27, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Poisson clocked the thirteenth best time in the training. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERTDON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images Klaus Kroell of Austria skis past a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado
Klaus Kroell of Austria skis past a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado November 27, 2012. Kroell finished in first place in the run. REUETRS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT SKIING) SKI-ALPINE-WORLD-MENS-DOWNHILL TRAINING
Travis Ganong of the US flies through the air during the FIS Alpine World Cup men's downhill training November 27, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Ganong clocked the fifteenth best time in the training. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERTDON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images SKI-ALPINE-WORLD-MENS-DOWNHILL TRAINING
Patrick Kueng of Switzerland flies through the air during the FIS Alpine World Cup men's downhill training on November 27, 2012 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Kueng clocked the fourteenth best time in the training. AFP PHOTO / DON EMMERTDON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway skis past a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway skis past a gate in the first training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado November 27, 2012. Svindal finished in fifth place in the run. REUETRS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT SKIING) FBL-WC2014-STADIUM-FIFA-VALKE
FIFA's Secretary General Jerome Valke smiles during a visit to the Arena da Baixada stadium on November 27, 2012, in Curitiba, Brazil. The stadium will host FIFA 2014 World Cup matches. AFP PHOTO/ORLANDO KISSNERORLANDO KISSNER/AFP/Getty Images FBL-WC2014-STADIUM-FIFA-VALKE
FIFA's Secretary General Jerome Valke gestures during a visit to the Arena da Baixada stadium on November 27, 2012, in Curitiba, Brazil. The stadium will host FIFA 2014 World Cup matches. AFP PHOTO/ORLANDO KISSNERORLANDO KISSNER/AFP/Getty Images FBL-WC2014-STADIUM-FIFA-VALKE
FIFA's Secretary General Jerome Valke (L) holds his helmet during a visit to the Arena da Baixada stadium on November 27, 2012, in Curitiba, Brazil. The stadium will host FIFA 2014 World Cup matches. AFP PHOTO/ORLANDO KISSNERORLANDO KISSNER/AFP/Getty Images FBL-WC2014-STADIUM-FIFA-VALKE
FIFA's Secretary General Jerome Valke gestures during a visit to the Arena da Baixada stadium on November 27, 2012, in Curitiba, Brazil. The stadium will host FIFA 2014 World Cup matches. AFP PHOTO/ORLANDO KISSNERORLANDO KISSNER/AFP/Getty Images Marco Sullivan of the U.S. flies over a jump in a training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado
Marco Sullivan of the U.S. flies over a jump in a training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado November 27, 2012. Sullivan finished in 16th place in the run. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT SKIING) 
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