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    3UP: Yankees Extra Starters, Murphy and Mejia

    1. The Diamondbacks are concerned about the depth of their rotation, especially with former Cy...  

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    Vac's Friday Whacks on the best Day One ever, Tex' template, and D-day nearing at St. John's

    This is was a day right out of the brochures, right out of the imagination, right out of everything...  

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  • soccer

    Clint Dempsey's dazzler

    U.S. National Team fans rejoice. Clint Dempsey is back to his old dramatic self. The midfielder...  

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  • Jets Blog

    Eric Smith signs tender offer

    Lets the competition begin to replace Kerry Rhodes as the Jets' new starting safety. Just days...  

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    Phillies’ Lidge doesn’t expect to be ready for opener

    Phillies closer Brad Lidge told MLB.com that it’s unlikely he will be ready to start the regular...  

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  • soccer

    Roman Abramovich looking to revamp Chelsea once again

    Carlo Ancelotti faces mounting pressure to win the Barclays Premier League this season after...  

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    MSG to broadcast Rangers-Islanders game in 3D

    MSG will become the first network to broadcast a hockey game in 3D. The March 24 tilt between the...  

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  • Giants Blog

    Report: Giants, Feagles in contract dispute

    The Giants and punter Jeff Feagles “are not seeing eye-to-eye on salary,” according to a source,...  

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Hard, lonely workouts pay off for Mets' Beltran

Hard, lonely workouts pay off for Mets' Beltran

PORT ST. LUCIE -- Carlos Beltran and I are sitting in the Mets dugout at Tradition Field. The ballpark is otherwise empty, except for three stadium workers power-washing the seats. This was...  Read Full Story

Replacing 'Godzilla,' Yankees' new DH Nick Johnson tweaks swing

Replacing 'Godzilla,' Yankees' new DH Nick Johnson tweaks swing

TAMPA -- The replacement gets on base more than the previous DH. He runs like damp cement, but still better than the other guy. He can play a position, something cranky knees didn't allow the...  Read Full Story

Lundqvist no help in Rangers' loss

Lundqvist no help in Rangers' loss

The Rangers might be able to overcome deficiencies on the power play, problems in their own end and the inability to create a sustained attack, but they simply cannot overcome an average performance...  Read Full Story

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  • Francoeur gets license to steal

    JUPITER, Fla. -- Last summer, after Jeff Francoeur was acquired from the Braves, Mets manager Jerry Manuel asked him to try to steal more bases....   5:47 AM

  • Jeter bangs his hand but he’s OK

    TAMPA — Derek Jeter dove for a Pat Burrell single up the middle in the fourth inning last night at George M. Steinbrenner Field and got up shaking his...   5:47 AM

  • Opportunity knocks for Knicks' Giddens

    Opportunity knocks for Knicks' Giddens

    With salary dumping comes opportunity, and for new Knicks swingman J.R. Giddens, that opportunity is now. Since being traded to the Knicks on Feb. 18 in the deal that sent Nate Robinson to the Celtics, Giddens finally got to play during...   7:17 AM

  • Giants sign Aussie punter

    The Giants aren't showing Jeff Feagles the door, but yesterday they did depart from their previous game-plan with the signing of punter Jy Bond, an...   5:47 AM

  • Eric Smith OKs Jets' offer

    Eric Smith OKs Jets' offer

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Let the competition begin to replace Kerry Rhodes as the Jets’ new starting safety. Just days after the Jets signed former Brown Brodney Pool to a one-year, $1.3 million free-agent contract, Eric Smith yesterday agreed to the...   7:11 AM

  • Blueshirts lack 5-on-3 power

    So there were the Rangers, down 3-2 in the first minute of the third period when they found themselves with 1:17 of a five-on-three power play after...   5:47 AM

  • Tortorella performs lines shift

    Head coach John Tortorella minced no words in explaining why he's breaking up the Vinny Prospal-Olli Jokinen-Marian Gaborik unit for tonight's match at...   5:47 AM

  • Devils flunk road test

    Devils flunk road test

    TORONTO -- It's Newark or bust for the Devils lately, and that's a symptom of trouble for a team with silver ambitions. They lost last night for the 10th time (1-8-2) in their last 11 road games and 13th in 15, falling in both visits here during...   6:56 AM

  • In La-La land, Isles face big tests

    In La-La land, Isles face big tests

    If the Islanders had any chance of trying to get back into the playoff conversation, they needed to have a good West Coast trip. Things got off to a solid start in Vancouver, where the Isles had two goals and three assists from John Tavares in a 5...   7:05 AM

  • Nets already feeling the draft

    Nets already feeling the draft

    The 1963 draft had a big impact on how the Nets approach matters. "The San Francisco Warriors, picking third, had the greatest offensive center of all time, Wilt Chamberlain, and they drafted Nate Thurmond," said Nets team president Rod Thorn....   7:22 AM

  • Manuel: Youngsters need time to develop

    JUPITER, Fla. -- Manager Jerry Manuel said yesterday that if Jenrry Mejia or Ruben Tejada makes the Mets' Opening Day roster, they won't immediately be...   2:44 AM

  • Top-seed Orange raise red flags

    BUFFALO -- Syracuse is the No. 1 seed in the West, and it has the advantage of playing its first two games in nearby Buffalo. The Orange were peppered...   5:47 AM

  • Cornell, Siena primed for first-round upsets

    Third time’s the charm is more than just an expression when it comes to the NCAA Tournament. Upstate underdogs Cornell and Siena are both making their...   5:47 AM

  • A Hurley could get Hall pass

    With a Big East job open in the state of New Jersey, it was only a matter of time before the name Hurley popped up. But with Seton Hall now in the...   5:47 AM

  • End is near for Roberts

    St. John's season ended in gut-retching fashion Wednesday night in a 73-71 loss at Memphis in a first-round NIT game. Now comes the hard part. As...   5:47 AM

  • Report: 2nd ex-Pirate arrested

    The sordid goings-on surrounding Seton Hall got even dirtier last night, according to a published report. Two days after former Pirates player...   3:24 AM

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  • Deacons doom Texas in OT

    NEW ORLEANS — This was March Madness at its maddening best, a knockdown, drag-out battle of wills that left both teams drained and exhausted, that left...   5:52 AM

  • Hoyas dismantled by Ohio

    Hoyas dismantled by Ohio

    PROVIDENCE — What Ohio did to shockingly flat Georgetown wasn’t so much an upset as it was an undressing. They didn’t stun the third-seeded Hoyas, they slaughtered them, a 97-83 first-round NCAA Tournament emasculation that wasn’t as bad as the...   7:33 AM

  • No. 1 seed Kentucky rolls

    NEW ORLEANS -- Close your eyes and imagine Bill Russell's Celtics against the Nets. Or Lew Alcindor's or Bill Walton's UCLA Bruins against Fordham....   5:52 AM

  • It’s not ’Nova till Wildcats say it is

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Scottie Reynolds didn’t start Villanova’s first round NCAA Tournament game yesterday, but he finished it. The senior lifted...   5:52 AM

  • A Notre Shame for Harangody

    NEW ORLEANS — He sat stunned on a small chair inside the Notre Dame locker room, an ice pack on his aching right knee, a Domino’s pizza box at his feet...   5:52 AM

  • Tenn-se victory for Vols

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — All season, Tennessee has feasted on drama and last night was no different. The Volunteers were locked in a back-and-forth duel with...   5:52 AM

  • Baylor almost gets ‘zoned’ out

    NEW ORLEANS — Big, bad Baylor was rattled. Big, bad Baylor never had seen Sam Houston State play this way. Big, bad Baylor desperately wanted to win...   5:52 AM

  • Duquesne glad it cut ties to Mitchell

    Ron Everhart didn't waste much time when it came to a decision on Robert Mitchell. It was swift, it was stern, and looking back on it three years...   5:52 AM

  • St. Mary’s runs boarding school

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Richmond has a history of NCAA Tournament upsets, but yesterday Saint Mary’s gave the Spiders a taste of their own poison. The Gaels...   5:52 AM

  • Longtime pals face off in first round

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — One of the most cherished moments for every successful college basketball program comes on NCAA Tournament selection Sunday....   5:52 AM

  • Coach K likes Pine Bluff’s guts

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s stay in the NCAA Tournament might be brief. After all, it plays No. 1-seed Duke in tonight’s South Region...   5:52 AM

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