Rude Be a Lady Gaga at Game

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera rewrote records Monday when he hurled save No. 602 to surpass Trevor Hoffman for the most saves in baseball history.

Rivera earned the save against the Minnesota Twins on Monday afternoon in New York. All the saves came in 17 seasons with the Yankees.

New York Yankees Mariano Rivera

"You know me, I'm not like that," Rivera said when asked about the spotlight. "I like to be under the radar, do my job."

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The Big 12 could join the Big East in a conference merger as both conferences continue to lose members to other conferences in the NCAA.

Recent news that Texas and Oklahoma might bolt for the Pac-12 have forced Big 12 and Big East officials to scramble, The Associated Press reported.

"Those conversations are alive and ongoing," a person familiar with the discussions told the AP.

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Rude Be a 'Lady'

Lady Gaga poured champagne from a luxury box Monday night at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., some of which dripped onto a section for disabled fans, the New York Post reported. Gaga, who wore a New York Giants cap during the home team's victory over the St. Louis Rams, has a history of "unsportsmanlike" behavior in public. Last year, she launched her middle finger to photographers during a New York Mets game at Citi Field.

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Former NHL player Mike Danton prevented a teammate from mortal injury after the fellow player hit the ice hard and started to convulse.

Danton stuck his hand in teammate Marcus Bengtsson's mouth to stop the player from choking on his own tongue.

Danton said he knew the method because of first-aid training he received while he served a five-year prison sentence for plotting a murder in 2004. Bengtsson was diagnosed with a concussion.

-- Written by Joe Deaux in New York.

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