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Yankees closer Rivera has blood clot in calf
By MIKE FITZPATRICK | Associated Press – NEW YORK (AP) — Mariano Rivera has a blood clot in his right calf, the latest health problem for the longtime New York Yankees closer who tore a knee ligament last week while shagging fly balls during batting practice. Rivera is on blood-thinning medication intended to dissolve the clot and said Wednesday he is OK, though he was scared when he received the diagnosis. He needs to spend at least a week or two strengthening his knee before he has surgery to repair his torn anterior cruciate ligament — but he said that would have been the case regardless of the blood clot.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS Presents PRO FILES: BASEBALL
NEW YORK, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Now that Major League Baseball season is in full swing, the editors of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS present SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS’ PRO FILES: BASEBALL (SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS; March 13, 2012; $17.95; ages 8-12), featuring the biggest stars in baseball and insider tips on how to play like them.
NFL: Study says former players live longer (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) The NFL is telling retirees about a medical study that says former players live longer than men in the general population. While player safety issues related to brain trauma and other football-related injuries dominate the headlines, the study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) found 334 deceased men in a sampling of 3,439 former NFL players.
James, Heat pull away to 3-0 lead over Knicks (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) LeBron James alternated fouls and fumbles, the crowd howling in delight with every one of his mistakes. Finally forced to sit for most of the third quarter, James wasn’t mad, and the Miami Heat weren’t worried.
James, Heat pull away to 3-0 lead over Knicks
By BRIAN MAHONEY | Associated Press – NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James alternated fouls and fumbles, the crowd howling in delight with every one of his mistakes. Finally forced to sit for most of the third quarter, James wasn’t mad, and the Miami Heat weren’t worried. “We had the lead going into the fourth quarter on the road, and then we had the best player in the game coming in.
Independent counsel: bounty payments were made
By BARRY WILNER | Associated Press – NEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. attorney hired by the NFL to evaluate its investigation of the New Orleans Saints ‘ bounty program said Thursday the evidence shows players received payments for hits on targeted opponents. Mary Jo White said in a conference call that evidence in the league’s investigation of the three-year pay-for-pain system provided “an unusually strong record” and came from people with “firsthand knowledge and corroborated by documentation.” When asked twice whether any players actually were paid for hits, White confirmed they were without going into specifics.
NHL roundup: Rookie Chris Kreider helps Rangers sink Capitals
NEW YORK — Chris Kreider is six games into his NHL career and days shy of his 21st birthday. And yet the Stanley Cup playoffs are anything but overwhelming for the newest New York Rangers forward
NHL roundup: Rookie Chris Kreider helps Rangers sink Capitals
NEW YORK — Chris Kreider is six games into his NHL career and days shy of his 21st birthday. And yet the Stanley Cup playoffs are anything but overwhelming for the newest New York Rangers forward
Toon, Miller face big challenges in NFL
By BARRY WILNER | Associated Press – NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Toon and Lamar Miller know all about tough tasks. Their challenges won’t get any easier as they head to the NFL
US government investigating NBA players’ union (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) The federal government is investigating the business practices of the NBA players’ association. The union confirmed Friday it has received a subpoena for documents from the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan and says it will cooperate with the investigation.