Emotions High for Rivera ; Amid Family Tragedy, NY Closer Still ...
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Although the hours leading up to each game were significantly different, the end result was identical for New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.
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Yankees closer Mariano Rivera said he plans to return from a family funeral in Panama on Tuesday in time for Game 1 of the AL championship series against Boston. Rivera flew home to comfort relatives after two members of his wife's family were electrocuted in his pool. The ALCS begins Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
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NEW YORK -- Mariano Rivera and the New York Yankees made it official Monday, finalizing a $45 million, three-year contract that will keep the ace closer in pinstripes.
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NEW YORK - Mariano Rivera showed up just in time to save the New York Yankees. Rivera got Boston's Kevin Millar to pop out to strand the tying run at third base in the eighth inning, then finished out a thrilling 10-7 win for the Yankees in Tuesday night's opener of the AL championship series...
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera flew home to Panama on Monday after two family members were electrocuted in his swimming pool.
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Mariano Rivera and the New York Yankees made it official Monday, finalizing a $45 million, three-year contract that will keep the ace closer in pinstripes.
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Mariano Rivera stepped off a jet from Panama after the funeral of two relatives and raced to Yankee Stadium in plenty of time to pitch, if needed, in Game 1 against the Red Sox in the AL championship series Tuesday night.
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Despite efforts by the Mets to get Jose Guillen from the Angels, the controversial outfielder was instead sent to the Washington Nationals yesterday in a trade for former Yankees outfielder Juan Rivera and infield prospect Maicer Izturis, the brother of
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Mariano Rivera recorded the last five outs to give the Yankees their fifth consecutive victory and moved them within seven games of first-place Boston in the American League East.
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The sacrificial firing of the Metsâ hitting coach has exposed tensions that until now have been held below the surface.
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Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was headed back to Panama yesterday, a day after two of his wife's relatives were electrocuted while cleaning the pool at his home.
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The reason Joe Torre is limiting Mariano Rivera is not because he is hurt, but because he is worried Rivera could reaggravate the muscle strain near his right elbow.
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Mariano Rivera&#39;s celebration of the Yankees&#39; Division Series win was muted on Saturday night, as the closer learned after the game of an accident at his home in Panama.
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It was a touching scene in Kansas City last night: Harlan Chamberlain watched his son, Joba, warm up before the seventh inning, and tears of pride streamed down his face.
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The New York Yankees edged arch rivals  the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday, ace reliever Mariano Rivera  pitching out of a bases-loaded jam to secure a win set up by  Derek Jeter&#39;s eighth-inning clutch home run.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - New York Yankees manager Joe  Torre said Monday he was unsure if closer Mariano Rivera would  be available for Tuesday's opener of the American League  Championship Series against Boston after a tragic accident at  the reliever's home in Panama over the weekend.
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Mariano Rivera 's stiff elbow will keep the Yankees' star closer off the mound all weekend.