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Delmon Young arrested in NYC

NEW YORK -- Detroit Tigers left fielder Delmon Young has been arrested on a hate-crime harassment charge
after police say he attacked a group of men and yelled anti-Semitic epithets.

Police say Young was standing outside of the Hilton New York, not far from Times Square. A group of about
four Chicago tourists staying there were approached by a panhandler wearing a yarmulke.

As the group walked up to the hotel doors, Young started yelling anti-Semitic epithets. Police say it's not clear
who he was yelling at, but he got into a tussle with one of the Chicago group, who sustained scratches to his
elbows.

The man, 32, refused medical attention, New York detective Joseph Cavitolo told the Detroit Free Press.

Police were called, and Young was arrested at 4 a.m. local time at 54th Street and 6th Avenue. He was
hospitalized at first because he was believed to be intoxicated.

Young faces a misdemeanor "aggravated harassment hate crime" charge and was being processed Friday,
Cavitolo said, according to the Free Press.

Cavitolo said he did not know if the alleged victim of the harassment, which was said to have happened around
2:30 a.m. ET, was Jewish.

Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski had no comment to The Associated Press, and an email
sent to Young's agent wasn't immediately returned Friday.

"We are aware of the situation, however it is our club policy not to comment on pending legal matters," the Tigers
said in a statement Friday. "As we understand it, this is an allegation and we need to allow the legal process to take
its course. It would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this time. Per a provision in the Major League
Baseball Basic Agreement, any allegation that involves alcohol is referred to MLB's Employee Assistance Program."

It remains unclear whether Young would play Friday in the Tigers' 7:05 p.m. game against the Yankees. The Tigers
were home Thursday afternoon, when Young went 0-for-3 with a walk in a 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Young is
hitting .242 with one home run and five RBIs, is signed to a one-year contract for $6,725,000 and can become a free
agent after the season.

In 2006, Young was suspended for 50 games without pay by the International League for throwing a bat that hit a
replacement umpire in the chest. Young, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft, was ejected in the first
inning after taking a called third strike. He lingered in the batter's box, walked away and then threw his bat end
over end at the umpire, hitting him in the chest.

they found a treatment for stupid...?

Mariano Rivera has torn ACL

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The incomparable career of New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera may have ended
Thursday night, not on a pitcher's mound but on the warning track at Kauffman Stadium before the game
had even begun.

Rivera, 42, the most successful closer of all time, suffered a torn ACL and a torn meniscus in his right knee
after he fell awkwardly to the ground while shagging a fly ball during batting practice before the Yankees'
game with the Kansas City Royals.

The 12-time All-Star was lifted by manager Joe Girardi and a coach and placed on a cart, driven off the field,
and needed assistance to walk into the clubhouse. Then he was whisked to a nearby hospital for an MRI,
which revealed the news.

And when he was asked some four hours after the injury and minutes after the Yankees had lost 4-3 to the
Royals if he thought he could come back from the injury, which is likely to require season-ending surgery,
Rivera said, "At this point, I don't know. At this point, I don't know.

"Going to have to face this first. It all depends on how the rehab is going to happen, and from there, we'll see."

He then fell silent, overcome with emotion and unable to speak.

Asked to describe his pain, Rivera said, "It's more mental than physical right now. I let the team down."

And he fell silent again, his eyes brimming with tears.

granted, it's still bad form to steal in the 9th if you are ahead.