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• Yankees

  YANKS COULD STILL CHASE BIG BATS

  By GEORGE A. KING III

  If the Yankees don't bag two of the top three free agent pitchers, they aren't going to deposit the money back into the Steinbrenner family vault or throw a financial lifeline to America'...more >

  
  

  PROSPECTING

  YANKEES The early returns on Ian Kennedy in Puerto Rico are mixed. Through his first three starts, Kennedy has a 3.55 ERA in 12 2/3 innings. The strikeouts (14) are up, but so are the walks (9). *...more >

  
  
  
  

• Mets

  METS MAY PAY FOR CITI SLUMP

  EDGY ABOUT $400M DEAL

  By KATE SHEEHY

  The Mets better not get too attached to the name Citi Field. Team officials are said to be increasingly nervous as struggling Citigroup's stock continues to plummet - and potentially endangers...more >

  
  

  PROSPECTING

  YANKEES The early returns on Ian Kennedy in Puerto Rico are mixed. Through his first three starts, Kennedy has a 3.55 ERA in 12 2/3 innings. The strikeouts (14) are up, but so are the walks (9). *...more >

  
  

  CARTER HAS EYES ON BIG LEAGUES, BUT IS CONTENT WITH DUCKS

  By KEVIN KERNAN

  The first year Gary Carter managed, his Gulf Coast League team produced the best record in the league. The next season the Hall of Famer guided the St. Lucie Mets to the Florida State League...more >

  
  
  
  

• Giants

  RECEIVING WHIZ WARD GIVES GIANTS TIKI II

  By PAUL SCHWARTZ

  During three seasons spent watching far more than playing, Derrick Ward rarely took his eyes off Tiki Barber. Ward desperately wanted to develop into an all-around running back and knew he could not...more >

  
  
  
  

• Jets

  JETS READY TO STRUT SOUTH

  By DAN MARTIN

  Damien Woody knows what the Jets are up against tomorrow, going on the road to face a Tennessee team that is 10-0 and has one of the most feared defensive lines in the league. Despite that, the...more >

  
  

  JETS HUNT FOR NEXT BIG WIN VS. TITANS

  By STEVE SERBY

  THE Giants ended the Patriots' perfect season in the Super Bowl. Now it's the Jets' turn to end the Titans' perfect season tomorrow in Nashville. The stakes aren't as high - but...more >

  
  
  
  

• Knicks

  CRAWFORD, RANDOLPH DEALT TO FREE 2010 SALARY SPACE

  By MARC BERMAN

  MILWAUKEE - LeBron James steps foot inside the Garden Tuesday night and Knicks president Donnie Walsh yesterday took two giant steps toward making room on Broadway for the King of Cleveland in the...more >

  
  

  MARBURY REFUSES TO PLAY IN LOSS

  By MARC BERMAN

  MILWAUKEE - A fuming coach Mike D'Antoni charged that Stephon Marbury refused to play last night when he needed him following yesterday's two blockbuster trades, called for his release and...more >

  
  

  KNICKS OFFENSE SETTING THE LEAGUE PACE

  By MARC BERMAN

  The season was 1957-58, the coach was Vince Boryla, and the stars of the run-and-gun Knicks of yesteryear were Willie Naulls, Ken Sears, Richie Guerin and Carl Braun. That was 50 years ago, and the...more >

  
  

  'BRON'S AGE NEARS

  By MIKE VACCARO

  SO now we get to see if we really mean what we have said all along, that we are not a city driven by our most impatient impulses, that we are a sporting town willing to fix our gaze on the big...more >

  
  
  
  

• Nets

  CARTER'S LAST-SECOND HEROICS BOOST NETS

  By FRED KERBER

  TORONTO - Certain tales simply defy logic. Bigfoot, alien abductions, talking rodents. But there now is something perhaps even more fantastic than all those. The Nets played in overtime here last...more >

  
  

  TEASE WAS KEY FOR ROOKIE TO FIND FORM

  By FRED KERBER

  Kids can be cruel. No doubt about it. But they can also help mold one of the NBA's leading 3-point shooters. So in a sense, the Nets' Ryan Anderson wants to thank Ryan Moya, now a UCLA tight...more >

  
  
  
  

• Rangers

  RANGERS WAY OFF LAST YEAR'S PACE ON DRAWS

  By LARRY BROOKS

  It's as if the Rangers have pulled a 180 in the faceoff circle from last year to this, because even though they are the same centers, the results on the draw couldn't be more different...more >

  
  

  RANGERS LOOK TO REBOUND

  By TIM BONTEMPS

  When the Rangers head north of the border this afternoon to take on the Ottawa Senators (3 p.m., MSG, WEPN), they will be hoping Henrik Lundqvist gets back on track. Before letting five shots got...more >

  
  
  
  

• Islanders

  NASSAU RIGHT UP STREIT'S ALLEY

  By DAN MARTIN

  You might think that going from the Canadiens and playing in front of hockey-mad fans in Montreal to playing for the Islanders and their . . . somewhat lacking fan base would have thrown Mark Streit...more >

  
  

  AILING DEVS PUT A HURT ON ISLES

  By MARK EVERSON

  From the plague's onset, the Devils insisted they wouldn't use their injuries as an excuse. Lately, they're acting as if they're irrelevant. "Who's in the lineup, who's...more >

  
  

• Devils

  AILING DEVS PUT A HURT ON ISLES

  By MARK EVERSON

  From the plague's onset, the Devils insisted they wouldn't use their injuries as an excuse. Lately, they're acting as if they're irrelevant. "Who's in the lineup, who's...more >

  
  

  HOLIK IS TURNING THE PAGE

  By MARK EVERSON

  Bobby Holik couldn't skate and couldn't exercise, so the Devils center became a bookworm while recovering from surgery to repair his shattered pinkie. "You have to expose your mind to...more >

  
  

• Horse Racing

  THROUGH THE BINOCS

  By ED FOUNTAINE

  Big day for Alan Garcia who won the opener, finale and two races in between. SECOND RACE: Perfect rail trip for Gary Contessa's Head Shot, a 7-2 choice ridden by Pablo Morales. Uno Royale, 18-1...more >

  
  

  BRAZILIAN TEEN RIDING HIGH

  By RAY KERRISON

  WHAT are the odds of a little teenage girl apprentice from Brazil pulling into Aqueduct and riding the silks off one of the best male jockeys in the world? Take the odds, because that's what...more >

  
  

• More Sports

  IONA FALLS IN OVERTIME

  Associated Press

  Trevon Hughes scored a game-high 21 points to lead No. 25 Wisconsin (3-0) over Iona 60-58 in overtime in the Paradise Jam in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. Jonathan Huffman led Iona (1-1)...more >

  
  

  END OF CAREER 'GROWS' NEAR FOR PATERNO

  By LENN ROBBINS

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - If today turns out to be the last time Joe Paterno coaches at Beaver Stadium, a 107,282-seat monument to the determination of one man's vision, than it should be remembered...more >

  
  

  BIG WIN GIVES JETS SOME JUICE IN VEGAS

  By STEVE SERBY

  HERE'S a look at how the ever-changing NFL spreads are faring so far this week, according to our favorite Vegas insiders: TITANS-JETS The Fishers are 5- to 51/2-point faves. "I've got...more >

  
  

  SPORTS SHORTS

  BLOTTER: Vick case In Richmond, Va., Michael Vick put family pets in rings with pit bulls and thought it was funny watching the trained killers injure or kill the helpless dogs, a witness told...more >

  
  

  TRENDSETTERS

  By TIM SULLIVAN

  TITANS (-5) VS. JETS (1:00) Tennessee has covered six straight the week after allowing less than 15 points (14), seven straight in conference, nine of 10 on grass and nine of 10 following a win. They...more >

  
  

  BLUE DEVILS' 'D' STIFLES MICHIGAN

  By MIKE PUMA

  Michigan coach John Beilein reached into his hat last night searching for another rabbit, but pulled out a brick instead. To orchestrate a second straight upset in this 2K Sports Classic, the...more >

  
  

  AROUND THE LEAGUE

  Pistons forward Walter Herrmann was released from a Boston hospital yesterday after suffering a mild concussion in a game against the Celtics. Herrmann, who spent Thursday night at the hospital, is...more >

  
  

  DARE TO DREAM

  JETS-GIANTS SUPER BOWL Drumroll please: Giants minus-6½ or -7. "The Giants are still a more popular team than the Jets and the perceived better team, so you've gotta add a couple of...more >

  
  

  STORM'S MASON DONE FOR YEAR

  By LENN ROBBINS

  In what is nothing short of a devastating blow, St. John's learned yesterday that senior Anthony Mason Jr., who was being counted on to have an All-Big East season, will be lost for the year with...more >

  
  

  SOONERS-RAIDERS WILL BE A SHOOTOUT

  By LENN ROBBINS

  Texas Tech at Oklahoma 8:05 p.m., ABC LINE: Oklahoma -7 • O/U: 76 ANGLE: The Red Raiders have been almost unstoppable, but the Sooners have four huge advantages. Oklahoma was idle last week, giving...more >

  
  

  WARRICK'S NOT DUNN

  By DREW LOFTIS

  BIG WEEKS Warrick Dunn (RB, Buccaneers) It's hard to say what Detroit entity is struggling more - the auto industry or the Lions' defense. Jason Campbell (QB, Redskins) Only the Chargers have...more >

  
  

  HOFSTRA REBOUNDS FROM DISAPPOINTING SEASON

  By TIM SULLIVAN

  CHARLES Jenkins answered the question without hesitation. The response was poignant and precise, delivered with passion, pride and purpose. Given the disappointment of a 12-18 season last year, just...more >

  
  

• Boxing

  MALIGNAGGI GUNS FOR HATTON UPSET

  By GEORGE WILLIS

  LAS VEGAS - Paulie Malignaggi knew this day would come, the day he would fight Ricky Hatton and finally beat the demons and doubters that have haunted him all his life. The 140-pound junior...more >

  
  

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