Rivera not ruling out '12 return

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Mariano Rivera knows it's not likely, but the New York Yankees closer has not ruled out the possibility of returning this season -- just a little over a month after undergoing surgery on his right knee.

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