Yanks' Rivera says he will pitch in 2013  —  KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP)  —  New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera says he will return to the mound by 2013, vowing to overcome a knee injury that figures to end his season.  —  Rivera had hinted at the start of spring training that he would retire …

Carlos Marmol out as Cubs closer; now it's by closer by committee  —  The Cubs will use a “closer by committee” formula to replace struggling closer Carlos Marmol, who was told Friday morning he had lost the role.  —  Lefty James Russell, the only lefthander in manager Dale Sveum's bullpen …

PADRES: Trade of Frieri to Angels could affect middle infield  —  Second baseman Orlando Hudson and shortstop Jason Bartlett aren't yet done with the Padres.  —  But the team's trade Thursday —  sending reliever Ernesto Frieri to the Los Angeles Angels for two minor-leaguers, including middle infielder Alexi Amarista —

Cueto Throws Complete Game, Reds Beat Pirates 6-1  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Johnny Cueto remained unbeaten, giving up seven hits in his first complete game of the season as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Friday night.  —  The right-hander struck out three without a walk to improve to 4-0 and lower his ERA to 1.32.

Peralta Homers in 9th to Lift Tigers Over ChiSox  —  DETROIT (AP) — Jhonny Peralta's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.  —  Chicago led 4-2 after Gordon Beckham's tiebreaking two-run shot in the seventh …

WAR 2.0: WAR Upgraded on Baseball-Reference.com  —  Baseball-Reference.com WAR Explained - Baseball-Reference.com  —  As many have noticed, we have not been updating the 2012 WAR data in-season.  The reason for this is that we have been working on a major upgrade to our WAR framework.

Ryan Braun out of lineup vs. Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Braun was held out of the Milwaukee Brewers starting lineup for Friday night's series opener with San Francisco, two days after the reigning NL MVP left the game at San Diego in the sixth inning with a sore right Achilles tendon.

Pujols' homer drought akin to Winfield's in N.Y.  —  A 2012 baseball question: When will Albert Pujols get “there”?  The old, cramped visiting clubhouse in Tiger Stadium allowed for little privacy, not that Bob Watson had any intention of being discrete that night in April 1981 …

Elbow tenderness sends Sox's Sale from starter to closer  —  DETROIT — Despite a strong plea to stay in the rotation after a 3-1 record and 2.81 ERA, prized left-hander Chris Sale will move into the White Sox's closer role because of elbow tenderness.  —  Sale, 23, was disappointed …

Moving big-dollar deals  —  If, say, Pujols, Crawford or Werth were on waivers, would there be any takers?  —  Hey there.  Any chance you've got $50 million or so lying around on your kitchen table?  If so, we're guessing that Alfonso Soriano could be all yours if you'd like to pay him.

NY Mets GM Sandy Alderson says team won't rush Matt Harvey into pitching rotation  —  Even with need in rotation, GM Sandy Alderson wants prized prospect to develop more in minors  —  Touted pitching prospect Matt Harvey won't be arriving at Citi Field anytime soon, even with Mets seemingly having need for rotation help.

Tigers activate Young, designate Eldred  —  Delmon Young's suspension from Major League Baseball is officially over.  So is the Tigers' experiment with Triple-A slugging sensation Brad Eldred.  —  As the Tigers say they would, the team activated Young on Friday from MLB's restricted list …

Adam Yauch 1964-2012  —  I don't care that this isn't about baseball.  If you need it to be, be content with the “And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew ” line in “Sure Shot.” … The Beasties made the Hall of Fame based on both peak and longevity.  And now they're done and as a kid whose …