The greatest relief pitcher of all-time has announced his pending retirement. Mariano Rivera, who is returning to the mound in 2013 after tearing his ACL while shagging fly balls last year, confirmed at a new conference today that he will call it quits following the upcoming season. Said Rivera, 43, this morning at the Yankees’ spring training complex, surrounded by teammates and club officials: “After this year, I will retire… I thank God I was able to play baseball so many years.” Rivera is baseball’s all-time leader in saves. He owns five World Series rings and a career ERA of 2.21.
Recidivist criminal Lindsay Lohan has been offered yet another break by the criminal justice system, if she doesn’t turn it down like a moron this time. Prosecutors are now reportedly offering to place the hot mess under house arrest in her lying-to-police case, sparing her both rehab AND jail time. You know what that means: More ankle monitor bikini photos!! But hold your horses. Of course, LiLo being LiLo, she’s not biting, at least not yet. The Santa Monica City Attorney and the L.A. City Attorney have softened their positions from mandatory lockdown rehab to 90 days of house arrest. If she agreed to that, officials would be willing to deal. Maligned and incompetent though he may seem, Lindsay’s lawyer Mark Heller is actually working hard to hammer out a plea deal with the prosecutors. It’s Lindsay who’s adamant that she will not accept ANY punishment here, and she makes the final decision, so Heller’s hands are tied to a degree. According to TMZ, there’s a 75 percent chance the case will go to trial March 18 with no plea deal reached. In that case, she will be rolling the dice. The 26-year-old not only faces criminal charges for lying to police after crashing her car, but the probation violation that occurred when she did it. All in all, she could do eight months in jail easily. Hopefully she’ll wise up, strap on the ankle monitor for awhile and move on with her life, but given how delusional Lindsay Lohan is, you never know. You tell us: Will LiLo go to jail in 2013? Yes. Her luck is running out and she’s going crazy! No! She always finds a way to get out of it! View Poll »
During his impromptu, head-scratching rant in Hollywood this week, Chris Brown offered some advice for all you guys who want to keep your ladies in line. Chris was partying at Emerson Theatre when he grabbed the mic from the DJ, went off on Drake , and then told the crowd how you gotta talk to your woman. The bizarre spectacle was all captured on video, too. Take a look: Chris Brown Rant on Stage The mercurial singer rants, musically, in the clip, obtained by TMZ: “You GOTTA say that one thing to her, and I made this s**t up … Don’t make me have to tell you again, that’s my p***y baby, so you better not give it away!” “So every person in this motherf**king building, if you got a bad bitch, you better say that s**t to her now, or she might go out and f**k another n***a.” Makes you wonder how his mom feels about this kind of love advice, or if the singer has followed his own infinite wisdom when it comes to Rihanna . Chris Brown. Grammy-winning vocalist. Modern day love guru .
Breathing problem, scheamthing problem. Justin Bieber took to the stage in London’s O2 Arena last night, just 24 hours after passing out at the same venue. Justin Bieber – “Never Say Never” (London) But no issues were reported this time around, as the young superstar belted out such hits as “Never Say Never” (above) and danced around like his lungs were in tip top shape. Nor did Bieber shows any signs of anger, which was refreshing after a morning spent flipping out at a reporter . Indeed, it’s been a rough time in England for the singer, from health concerns to temper tantrums. But his world tour will take him to Lisbon on Monday. Let’s hope things turn around for him there.
The setting. The ring. The lovely, most likely willing fiancee. Matthew Hartman was sure he had it all figured out when he went to pop the question to his girlfriend in beautiful Laguna Beach, California in December. The Pacific Ocean apparently had other ideas. Marriage Proposal Wipeout As soon as he got down on one knee and asked for her hand in marriage, a HUGE wave engulfed both of them and sent them crashing onto the beach. Fortunately for us, he had someone filming it. He did not lose the ring during this, surprisingly, and his soaking wet life-partner-to-be said yes, so it all worked out in the end – and gave them a great story!
