Mariano Rivera

Jorge De La Rosa misses no-hitter but Rockies end futility

2013-05-12 17:58:00

Colorado's Jorge De La Rosa held the Cardinals hitless into the seventh inning and Troy Tulowitzki's three-run homer ended the Rockies' scoreless streak at 28 innings Sunday in an 8-2 victory at St. Louis. The Cardinals had beaten the Rockies 3-0 in...

2013 TV upfronts: Football dominates ESPN's presentation

2013-05-14 10:14:00

NEW YORK -- At the ESPN upfronts Tuesday morning it seemed like football is becoming almost as popular as football. After a brief sales pep talk from an executive, the Disney-owned sports network opened at the Best Buy Theater by reminding media...

How Brian Helgeland came to make Jackie Robinson movie '42'

2013-04-17 05:05:00

For some directors, it’s a bolt of inspiration that prompts them to make their movie. For others, it’s a serendipitous phone call outside the Lincoln Tunnel. It went down pretty much the second way for Brian Helgeland, the Oscar-winning...

Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson hasn't eradicated erratic tendencies

2013-04-09 00:00:00

addCustomPlayer('1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', 'eplayer15'); C.J. Wilson seems amused by reporters who try to analyze him, or, as he puts it, "get inside my head." Approached after a loss to...

Steelers cut James Harrison in salary cap move

2013-03-09 21:18:00

James Harrison's snarling tenacity made the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker one of the NFL's most intimidating players for nearly a decade. Big hits — some legal, some not so much — also turned the outspoken five-time Pro Bowler into focal...

Watch a bunt single spark Mexico-Canada baseball brawl [Video]

2013-03-10 05:00:00

This report has been corrected. See below. A fierce brawl erupted in the ninth inning of a World Baseball Classic pool-play game Saturday in Phoenix after a bunt single by Canada appeared to infuriate players from Mexico, which eventually lost the game,...

Mariano Rivera makes it official: He'll retire after 2013 season

2013-03-09 08:40:00

Mariano Rivera, the New York Yankees' future Hall of Fame reliever who returned this season after a major knee injury, confirmed the worst-kept secret in spring camp Saturday morning when he announced that he'll retire at the end of the 2013 season --...

Mariano Rivera expected to reveal plans to retire after 2013 season

2013-03-07 12:07:00

New York Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera, 43, is expected to announce his plans to retire after the 2013 season on Saturday. The New York Post reported that a news conference is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. EST. Rivera is Major League Baseball'...

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera throws first batting practice

2013-02-22 12:36:00

Most 43-year-olds are happy to trot out to the pitching mound and toss some batting practice to their children. If you're Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, taking the mound for BP after returning from a torn knee ligament is a bit more meaningful. Rivera...

Will anyone emerge as the leader of these Dodgers' superstars?

2013-02-11 12:32:00

All giddy are you? Feel like a pup whose tail won’t stop wagging? Pitchers and catchers report Tuesday and the Dodgers look loaded. Studs throughout the lineup! A rotation eight deep! An overflowing bullpen! Millions for everyone! What could...

Jackie Robinson greets the world in Google doodle on his birthday

2013-01-31 06:00:00

Jackie Robinson, the Dodgers infielder who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, would have turned 94 today, so Google honored him with a doodle. Those outside of Los Angeles know him for his baseball exploits, when he entered the majors...

Mariano Rivera tears his anterior cruciate ligament in batting practice

2012-05-04 08:59:00

Mariano Rivera sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament and mensicus in his right knee while shagging balls during batting practice Thursday evening. The Yankees' 12-time all-star pitcher caught his cleat where the grass meets the warning track in...

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.

2013-05-11 00:00:00

Mariano Rivera #42 of the New York Yankees greets the Boston Red Sox after he is announced during player introductions during Opening Day on April 1, 2013 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 163492953

2013-04-01 00:00:00

Yankees: The depth in the starting rotation makes this a formidable group. Only the Rangers' rotation had more wins, and only the Seattle Mariners logged more starters' innings. The rotation had a collective 4.05 ERA, better than the Orioles' 4.42 mark.

2012-10-06 18:35:20