In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday.

• Tim Duncan scored 26 points and grabbed 10 boards as the Spurs took a 1-0 lead on the Clippers with a painless 108-92 win. Duncan said he was able to focus because he's finally learned to cope with Blake Griffin, who infuriates him during games by whispering things like, "science is fake," and "electricity is based on magic."

The rain kept coming in the Bronx, never severe but never quite letting up. The first-place Rays had been playing from behind since Raul Ibanez's home run in the fourth, and in section 212 of Yankee Stadium, two rows into the coveted dry area out in right field, I wondered if this would be the night.

Mariano Rivera, the greatest closer in baseball history, tore his ACL on Thursday while shagging batting practice flies in Kansas City. After 608 career saves, a staggering 0.70 postseason ERA, and anything else you'd ever want in the witches' brew of a Hall of Famer, the 42-year-old's career was in jeopardy. He pulled a MacArthur and vowed to return, but now there are complications. And even if he does return, his words — mostly of the I can't go out like this variety — carry a prideful aura. He wants to prove a point, and he wants to have his farewell tour.

Which is great and completely deserved, but it probably means the Rivera Era is done.

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday.

• Josh Hamilton hit four home runs — only the 16th time that feat has been accomplished in major league history — in a 10-3 win over the Orioles. "This seems like as good a time as any to start collapsing," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter, as his players nodded in agreement. "I mean, if that's not a sign … four home runs? Come on. See you in 2013. Maybe."