Rivera was a corner stone for Ruiz
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Under pressure from Andrew Golota and under siege from referee Randy Neumann, Ruiz considered that life as World Boxing Association heavyweight champion just might not be worth the effort.
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When Mariano Rivera pitches against Boston, it is a close encounter of a different kind for the Yankees closer. Rivera is regarded as the best pressure pitcher in baseball, but he has nine blown saves against Boston, including the postseason, since 2001.
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Mariano Rivera showed up just in time to save the New York Yankees. Rivera got 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 the opener of the AL championship series.
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The New York Yankees are riding Mariano Rivera&#039;s right arm during an impressive winning streak. Now, they&#039;re hoping for good news about Alex Rodriguez&#039;s big toe.
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Two days before his team&#39;s highly anticipated rematch with the Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant, Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera traveled yesterday from New York to his home in Puerto
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Mariano Rivera secured the final three outs after Randy Johnson worked the first eight innings to improve to 15-10.
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In the waning rounds of his March 2001 second fight against Evander Holyfield, John Ruiz took matters into his own hands. Having been victimized by several unpunished low blows
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John Ruiz took winning ugly to new depths last night at Madison Square Garden. In a match so inelegant it inspired more than a half-dozen fights in
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New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is reportedly dealing with a personal issue that could affect his availability early in the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox, which begins Tuesday in the Bronx.
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After spending last season trying to absorb lessons from All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada, Luis Hernandez will try and fill his sizable shoes at shortstop.
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Mariano Rivera, it turned out, was involved in a bit of drama even before he took the mound during the Yankeesâ 4-3 victory against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.
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The Boxers were supposed to be vulnerable, coming off their first loss of the season at the hands of Xaverian.
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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 's stiff elbow will keep the Yankees' star closer off the mound all weekend.
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Home in Panama following a terrifying accident that left two of his family members dead, Yankees star closer Mariano Rivera was absent from the club's early-afternoon workout at Yankee Stadium yesterday.
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Vladimir Guerrero had such a powerful presence during the final week of the season that voting for the American League Most Valuable Player Award wasn&#39;t close.
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Mariano Rivera's agonizing day started on a dusty road in Puerto Caimito, Panama, 2,255 miles from the pitcher's mound at Yankee Stadium. A sullen Rivera eased into Dios de la Profesia for the funeral of two members of his wife's family, his mind and body far away from an impending baseball game featuring the Yankees and the Red Sox.