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Rivera Signs Contract Extension With Yankees |
Mark Messier Suspended Two Games For Spearing Incident |
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MARCH 23RD,
2004 The Yankees have inked with Mariano Rivera to keep the pitcher for two more seasons. The two-time MVP agreed to a contract extension worth $21 million, keeping him in pinstripes through the 2006 season. The deal also includes a $10.5 million option for a third year. Rivera, the MVP of the 1999 World Series, helped the Yankees win four series titles in all and six pennants |
MARCH 22ND,
2004 The National Hockey League suspended Rangers captain Mark Messier for two games Monday for spearing an opponent in a game over the weekend. Messier will have to sit out the next two games after he speared a Penguins defenseman in a game in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Penguin player had cross-checked Messier moments earlier. Messier was ejected during the Rangers’ 4-3 overtime loss. The 43-year-old Messier, currently in his 25th NHL season, is the second-leading scorer in league history. |