 Toronto Star | Rivera has fan in Bailey Boston Herald By Scott Lauber / Red Sox Notebook A few hours before the start of the 2009 All-Star Game, Andrew Bailey was standing in the outfield at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, soaking in the atmosphere. “Want to play catch?†New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera ... Yankees' Mariano Rivera vows to return from injury Tex, Jeter HRs lift CC to 4-0 record How Mariano Rivera Compares to Baseball's Best Closers |
 CBS News | Ray Allen doesn't ease back ESPN By Chris Forsberg | ESPNBoston.com BOSTON -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Friday before Game 3 of his team's Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Atlanta Hawks that there would be no restrictions on Ray Allen in his return to the court ... Rajon Rondo points right way Shaky Celtics pull win out in Game 3, but know they must improve NBA playoff results, May 4 |
 Globe and Mail | A good year for the roses? ESPN By Gary West | Special to ESPN.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Several horsemen this week at Churchill Downs have commented that the horses approaching Saturday's Kentucky Derby appear to be, as a group, especially strong and talented. The quality, they suggest ... Olympic skier Bode Miller is backing Kentucky Derby contender Bodemeister ... Kentucky Derby: Trainer Bob Baffert has sentimental attachment to Kentucky ... Derby shaping up to be unpredictable |
 Globe and Mail | Jeter hits 5th homer of season as Yankees beat Royals 6-2 to wrap up ... Washington Post KANSAS CITY, Mo. â€" Derek Jeter belted a two-run homer, CC Sabathia went eight innings for the third straight time and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on an encouraging Friday night. It began with closer Mariano Rivera's ... Jeter's Homer Helps the Yankees Beat the Royals On long road back, Rivera can expect little relief Yankees solve Chen in four-run seventh for 6-2 victory over Royals |
 Los Angeles Times | It's been a different Floyd Mayweather Jr. this week Los Angeles Times Undefeated Mayweather has been almost humble as he prepares for Saturday's fight against Miguel Cotto. Floyd Mayweather Jr. reacts after weighing in at 151 pounds Friday for his fight against Miguel Cotto at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas on ... Fight facts: Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto set to battle for WBA super ... Cotto 3 pounds heavier, full of confidence for Mayweather Post Weigh-in Propositions for Mayweather - Cotto You Won't Find on the Boards |
 MLB.com | Empathetic Chipper thinks Rivera will be back MLB.com By Mark Bowman / MLB.com | 05/04/12 8:31 PM ET DENVER -- Chipper Jones is willing to provide any advice or motivation Mariano Rivera might want, as the Yankees closer spends the next few months attempting to prove he can return from the significant ... Rivera: 'I'm not going out like this' Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, baseball's all-time saves leader, says he will ... Yankees closer Rivera says he will pitch in 2013 |
Toronto Star | Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, baseball's all-time saves leader, says he will ... Washington Post KANSAS CITY, Mo. â€" Mariano Rivera sat on a chair in the corner of the visitor's clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium, his right knee tightly wrapped Friday night and crutches resting against a nearby locker. In one declarative statement, the Yankees' closer ... Rivera Says He Will Return Rivera: 'I'm not going out like this' Yankees closer Rivera says he will pitch in 2013 |
 TSN | Rivera: 'I'm not going out like this' CNN Mariano Rivera intends to close out his career on his own terms and vows to return by 2013. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera says he will return to the mound by 2013, vowing to overcome a knee injury that figures to end ... Back for Mo? Yankees' closer Rivera lost for 2012 Rivera Says He Will Pitch in 2013 |
 The Guardian | Rivera Says He Will Pitch in 2013 New York Times KANSAS CITY, Mo. â€" Less than 24 hours after ripping apart his knee while chasing a fly ball in batting practice, an upbeat Mariano Rivera said he would be back pitching for the Yankees in 2013, when he will be 43 years old. “I'm coming back,†Rivera ... Yanks' Rivera says he will pitch in 2013 Mariano: 'I'm not going out like this' Yankees' Mariano Rivera: 'I will be back' to pitch again |
 ESPN | Mariano: 'I'm not going out like this' MLB.com By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com | 05/04/12 4:55 PM ET Mariano Rivera's knee injury may be season-ending, but he vows it won't end his career. Rivera, the game's all-time saves leader, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Thursday, ... Mariano Rivera injury: Yankees closer says he'll be back Mariano Rivera: The End of an Era Rivera: 'I'm not going out like this' |
The Guardian | Mariano Rivera injury: Yankees era ends, plus other fallout SportingNews.com At virtually the same time a teary Mariano Rivera addressed reporters in the visitors' clubhouse, the home team's Mike Moustakas also was being interviewed Thursday night in Kansas City. He was as giddy as Rivera was distraught, and both emotions were ... Moustakas stars with bat, glove as Royals top Yankees Mariano and the Staircase Mariano Rivera's latest save could have also been final one of career |
 ESPN | Rivera's Future Uncertain ESPN Nothing about Mariano Rivera, greatest of them all, has ever made much sense. He was signed for a lousy three grand out of a faraway fishing village, left unprotected in an expansion draft and dismissed as a non-prospect who would never overcome elbow ... Mariano Rivera suffers torn ACL before Yankees fall to Royals Mariano Rivera injury: GM Brian Cashman says Yankees bullpen will be OK Rounding Third: Exit Sandman: Is this how it ends for Rivera? |
Globe and Mail | Rounding Third: Exit Sandman: Is this how it ends for Rivera? Fox News Philadelphia, PA â€" This wasn't supposed to be how it ended for Mariano Rivera. While most assumed this was going to be the great Rivera's final season, the reality of it all may have set in on Thursday night when the future Hall of Famer tore the ... Video: Yankees' Mariano Rivera out for year with torn ACL Preview: Yankees at Royals Yankees-Royals Preview |
Globe and Mail | Rounding Third: Exit Sandman: Is this how it ends for Rivera? MiamiHerald.com By Chris Ruddick, Sports Network While most assumed this was going to be the great Rivera's final season, the reality of it all may have set in on Thursday night when the future Hall of Famer tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, ... Looking back on Mariano Rivera's career Mariano Rivera injury puts future in question Baseball-Yankees closer Rivera injures knee during practice |
Toronto Star | New York at Kansas City USA TODAY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees try to get acquainted to life without Mariano Rivera this evening when they continue a four-game set with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The future Hall of Fame reliever suffered a torn right ... Mariano Rivera tears his anterior cruciate ligament in batting practice In Rivera's absence, Yankees have options but no perfect answer Photos: Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees tears ACL |
Globe and Mail | New York Yankees (13-12) at Kansas City Royals (8-16), 8:10 pm (ET) MiamiHerald.com By Sports Network The New York Yankees try to get acquainted to life without Mariano Rivera this evening when they continue a four-game set with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The future Hall of Fame reliever suffered a torn right anterior ... New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said right-hander Mariano Rivera has a ... Torn ACL throws Rivera's future in question Rivera's storied career may be over after suffering torn ACL in BP |
 CBC.ca | Rivera's storied career may be over after suffering torn ACL in BP CNN Mariano Rivera is thought to have suffered not just a torn ACL, but also a torn meniscus, which would complicate his recovery. The joke among the Yankees for the past 18 seasons is that the best center fielder on the team is Mariano Rivera. Yankees lose closer Rivera for season with torn ACL Mariano Rivera's torn ACL is latest freak injury to Yankees pitchers How the Yankees should handle life without Mariano Rivera |
The Guardian | Mariano Rivera: is this the end for the greatest closer in baseball history? The Guardian It's a heart stopping moment that Yankees fans will never forget. Mariano Rivera, the greatest modern closer to ever suit up, was on the ground in Kansas City, writhing in pain. On Thursday, shortly before game time, there was panic from Alex Rodriguez ... Is Mariano Rivera's Career Over? Rivera tears ACL, throwing future in question Mariano Rivera Injury Reaction: Can It Really End This Way? |
 AFP | Is Mariano Rivera's Career Over? Fox News Mariano Rivera lays on the ground in pain. AP Mariano Rivera gets help from his teammates. AP Next Slide Previous Slide The New York Yankees' 12-time All-Star and baseball's greatest closer, Mariano Rivera, has torn his ACL and meniscus Thursday night ... Rivera tears ACL, throwing future in question Imagining the Ninth Inning Without Its Star Mariano Rivera injured during batting practice |
CBC.ca | Yankees' Rivera tears ACL, career in jeopardy Tbo.com AP By AP Mariano Rivera drifted back to the outfield wall, just like he'd done in batting practice so many times before, baseball's greatest closer tracking down another fly ball with childlike joy. The Yankees' 12-time All-Star caught his cleat where ... Mariano Rivera tears ACL; video shows awkward landing after freak accident A Legendary Closer, Broken Yankees' Rivera suffers torn ACL |
TSN | Yankees' Rivera suffers torn ACL Boston.com KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Mariano Rivera's career may have ended Thursday night, not while basking in the glow of adoring fans at Yankee Stadium, but in agonizing pain on the outfield grass before a few thousand fans in Kansas City. End of Rivera's storied career may be at hand after suffering torn ACL If it's closing time for Rivera, it's one sad ending Yankees fear closer Rivera may be done with ACL tear |
