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Dan Rivera, a paranormal investigator who died suddenly in Pennsylvania earlier this summer while on tour with the “haunted” Annabelle doll, was a victim of a heart attack, officials said Thursday. Rivera was handling Annabelle, a doll that’s believed to be possessed by evil spirits and the subject of hit movies in the “Conjuring” horror franchise, when he died on …

In a year, Hezly Rivera has gone from the youngest U.S. Olympian across all sports in Paris to the all-around national champion. Rivera totaled 112 points in two nights of competition in New Orleans, prevailing by eight tenths over Leanne Wong, a two-time Olympic alternate. Joscelyn Roberson, another Paris Olympic alternate, was third. Rivera led Wong by two tenths going …

It was apparently a “freak accident” that led to Mariano Rivera’s injury during the Yankees Old Timer’s Day game, Andy Pettitte said during an appearance on WFAN on Saturday.  At the time, it wasn’t immediately clear how Rivera ended up injured, but Pettitte said that it happened during a fly ball.  Mariano Rivera plays during the first inning of the …

On Saturday, the Yankees hosted their first Old Timers’ Game in six years. Once an annual staple of New York’s season, the franchise was forced to pause the alumni baseball game due to COVID-19 and spent the last few years refining the format. Last month, they announced that the Old Timers’ Game would return, with several former stars set to …

Old-Timers’ Day is mostly for the fans, who enjoy seeing the stars of yesterday play once more. The stars of yesterday also make the most of being able to don the pinstripes once more. And there could be benefits for the current Yankees, too — like a struggling, once-dominant closer hearing a bit of advice from the greatest closer of …

Facebook Tweet Email Link New York AP  —  Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera tore an Achilles tendon while going after a flyball at the New York Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day game on Saturday and needs surgery. Agent Fern Cuza said the 55-year-old closer, baseball’s career leader in saves, will have the operation within a week. In his lone at-bat, Rivera singled …

NEW YORK — Former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera told reporters Saturday morning that he planned on speaking with Devin Williams before he left Yankee Stadium, but that meeting never took place. A Yankees spokesperson told The Athletic that Rivera injured his Achilles during the team’s Old-Timers’ Day game, which made its return for the first time since 2019. …

Anyone who might snicker at the competitiveness or athletic endeavor of an old-timers’ game should consider what happened to New York Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera during Saturday’s alumni exhibition. Rivera suffered a torn Achilles tendon during the Yankees Old-Timers Game and will undergo surgery to repair the injury, his agent confirmed to The Athletic. Advertisement [Join or …

NEW YORK — Mariano Rivera was hurt playing center field during the Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day game on Saturday, and former teammate Roger Clemens said baseball’s career saves leader sustained an Achilles tendon injury. In his lone at-bat, Rivera singled off former teammate Andy Pettitte and easily ran to first base. During an at-bat by Willie Randolph, Rivera took a step …

Hezly Rivera, an Olympic gold medalist at age 16, is halfway to adding a U.S. all-around title at 17. Rivera, the youngest U.S. Olympian across all sports in Paris, leads the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships after the first of two days of competition. She tallied 55.6 points in New Orleans, taking a slim lead of two tenths over Joscelyn Roberson …