Brian Cashman rappels 22-story building … STAMFORD, Conn. — Wearing a spiked wig with a black bandana featuring white skulls, an unshaven Brian Cashman, the New York Yankees general manager, rappelled from the side of a 22-story building at dawn Friday.  —  He had no net, just a safety harness …

Busy Time for Yankees: Rivera, Dodgers, Crawford  —  The standoff between Derek Jeter and the Yankees has captured baseball's attention, but away from the spotlight, Brian Cashman, the team's general manager, and Randy Levine, the team's president, have been busy elsewhere, negotiating a major contract …

Yankees To Re-Sign Mariano Rivera  —  The Yankees will re-sign Mariano Rivera to a two-year, $30MM deal by tomorrow night, according to Christian Red of the New York Daily News.  Rivera recently received a three-year offer worth more money from a rival team, but wanted to stay in pinstripes …

Cubs legend Ron Santo dead at 70  —  CHICAGO-the Chicago White Sox, clearing up money after spending $56 million on first baseman Adam Dunn and $8 million on catcher A.J. Pierznyski, traded veteran reliever Scott Linebrink to Atlanta for right-handed pitcher Kyle Cofield.

Sox deal remains Beltre's preference  —  Adrian Beltre is ready to make a deal.  He hopes something can still get done with the Red Sox.  —  The All-Star third baseman flew from Los Angeles to the Dominican Republic yesterday to lend his support to a charity event hosted by David Ortiz.

Cubs great Ron Santo dies at 70  —  Iconic Cubs player and broadcaster Ron Santo, beloved by fans for his on-air cheers and groans as he was for his 13-year, All-Star playing career, has died.  —  He succumbed to complications from bladder cancer Thursday in Arizona after falling into a coma, according to multiple reports.

Ron Santo, Stalwart for Cubs, Dies at 70  —  Ron Santo, a star third baseman of the Chicago Cubs and their longtime broadcaster who became a revered figure for his exploits on the field and his battle against juvenile diabetes, died Thursday in a hospital in Arizona.  He was 70.

Cubs icon Santo dead at 70  —  CHICAGO (AP)  —  Ron Santo, one of the greatest players in Chicago Cubs history and a longtime WGN radio announcer whose devotion to the perennial losers was made obvious night after night by his excited shouts or dejected laments, has died.  He was 70.