Mariano Rivera Highlights

"Jackie Robinson would have been 88 years old today.

Wonder what he would have thought.

• No doubt he'd be honored that Major League Baseball permanently retired his No. 42 (Yankee Hall of Famer closer Mariano Rivera will be the last one to wear it).

He'd probably be happy and surprised to see the Red Sox hosting their fifth annual celebration of his life today at Fenway Park. And I bet he'd be proud to see Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith as head coaches in Sunday's Super Bowl." From article by Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe, 1/31/07

• Dan Shaughnessy weighs in on Mariano's Hall of Fame status.