Mussina Exits on High Note
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Pitcher Mike Mussina retired yesterday after 18 seasons and 270 wins that may land him in the Hall of Fame.
In 2008, the five-time all-star, who turns 40 on Dec. 8, became the oldest pitcher to earn his first 20-win season, going 20-9 with a 3.37 ERA for the Yankees.
Mussina said yesterday that he made the decision to retire in January.
The right-hander went 270-153 in 10 seasons with Baltimore and eight with New York. . . .
Commissioner Bud Selig announced baseball will enact a rule that postseason games cannot be shortened because of bad weather.
Selig said the change also will apply to tiebreaker games that decide division titles and wild-card berths, and the all-star game. . . .
Chase Utley, who anchored the lineup for the World Series champion Phillies, will have surgery on his right hip and may not be ready for the start of the 2009 season.
· OLYMPICS: Vying for the 2016 Summer Games, Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro will make their cases today to the general assembly of the European Olympic Committees, which represents 50 nations.
· BOXING: Former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe will fight on the undercard of the IBF title bout between Wladimir Klitschko and Hasim Rahman against an opponent yet to be determined.
Bowe, 41, retired in 1996, came back in 2004 and has not fought since 2005. His only loss in 43 fights is against Evander Holyfield, who at 46 is preparing to fight Nikolai Valuev next month for the WBA title.
Reports in German newspapers said Lennox Lewis, 42, was preparing for a comeback fight against Vitali Klitschko in the middle of next year. . . .
The D.C. Boxing Hall of Fame inducts its 2008 class tonight at Martin's Crosswinds in Upper Marlboro. The inductees include Derrick Holmes, Dale Staley, longtime ring announcer Henry "Discombobulating" Jones and trainer Leonard Langley.
· SOCCER: The Columbus Crew's Guillermo Barros Schelotto, a midfield wizard who was a longtime star in his native Argentina, won the MLS most valuable player award.
Schelotto, 35, had 19 assists and seven goals as the Crew finished 17-7-6.
Schelotto edged Landon Donovan of the Los Angeles Galaxy and Cuauhtémoc Blanco of the Chicago Fire.
· WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Coach Bill Laimbeer has been re-signed to a two-year contract by the WNBA champion Detroit Shock.
-- From News Services and Staff Reports
