Juan Rivera

Juan Rivera, released last month after serving 19 years in prison for being wrongfully convicted of murder, spoke yesterday afternoon at Stanford Law School about his experience. Speaking to an audience of over 100 students and faculty, law ...  

Catcher Mike Napoli and the Texas Rangers have finalized a $9.4 million, one-year contract, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing. After spending his first five major league seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, Napoli set career highs last season by hitting  

The Los Angeles Angels made the biggest splash of any team in the league this offseason, bringing in superstar slugger Albert Pujols and ace lefty C.J. Wilson.Now, all they have to do is live up to the lofty expectations people have for them.It's a given that the Angels will at least win more games than they'll lose this season, but the real question is how good this team will be in 2012.That's exactly what we're here to discuss. Read on. 2011...  

Juan Rivera — jailed for more than 19 years in the 1992 stabbing and rape of an 11-year-old Lake County girl named Holly Staker — walked out of prison a free man Friday afternoon after Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Waller said earlier in the day he won’t appeal an Illinois Appellate Court’s decision last month that reversed Rivera’s conviction.  

Rebecca Leon, Juan Rivera's sister said “he was my role model, they took him away from me, I have him back" Miguel Rivera, Juan's Brother said now "we can walk together, we can do things together" A few hours later-- another warm welcome at ...  

Nearly everything Juan Rivera owns is new. On Thursday, less than a week after his two decades in prison ended, he walked the floor of his newly rented two-bedroom apartment. He wore freshly bought running shoes, jogging pants and a polo shirt ...  

The Los Angeles Angels agreed to a one-year contract with shortstop Erick Aybar on Tuesday morning, avoiding salary arbitration. Aybar will make $5.075 million in 2012, per Enrique Rojas of ESPN. Aybar earned $3.3 million last season. The Angels ...  

The Juan Rivera story has always been on the periphery of my duties over the years. It was a sad, twisted drama that has been covered with professionalism and depth by News-Sun colleagues who are still around or have moved on to other things. So ...  

The Los Angeles Angels on Friday announced the coaching staff for Advanced Class A minor league affiliate in San Bernardino, the Inland Empire 66ers of the California League. Former major league catcher Bill Hasselman has been tabbed to manage ...  

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will enter the 2013 season as reigning world champs. Or baseball's biggest disappointment. Or something in between. Regardless, several impact players presently on the roster will be elsewhere. That's just reality. The ...  

John Sickels put out his Angels top 20 prospect list and there’s some decent talent at the top but it thins out pretty quick.  Of course topping the list is the best prospect on any team, Mike Trout.  Trout made it to the majors at a very young age and showed what he can do [...]  

January 6, 2012 (JOLIET, Ill.) (WLS) -- Juan Rivera is a free man. He cleared the last hurdle to freedom Friday when the Lake County prosecutor said he will not challenge an appellate court decision reversing Rivera's conviction on murder charges.  

“I have spent the last few weeks carefully reviewing and assessing the appellate court’s opinion, as well as considering the strengths and weaknesses of all of the evidence in the Juan Rivera case. As a result of that examination, I have ...  

Juan Rivera — jailed for more than 19 years in the 1992 stabbing and rape of an 11-year-old Lake County girl named Holly Staker — will soon be freed after Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Waller said Friday he won’t appeal an Illinoi ...  

"I feel it's a good fit for me," he said. The Cardinals might have a tough task repeating, given that superstar Albert Pujols signed with the Los Angeles Angels and longtime manager Tony LaRussa retired.