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Devils 5 Toronto 4 (OT): New Jersey took a 3-1 lead midway through the second period, but Toronto battled back. Colton Orr (can you believe that Rangers’ fans?) started the comeback and Matt Stajan tied things up with under two minutes left. But, New Jersey took adavantage of a power play in overtime and Travis Zajac put home the game-winner more ›

A 16-point lead in the first quarter didn't help the Knicks. Toronto, led by free-agent-to-be Chris Bosh and his 27 points, came back to win. David Lee, fresh off his All-Star snub, had 29 points and 18 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari had 18 and Al Harrington had 20, but he also committed an offensive foul on the last possession. The Knicks have lost seven of their last 10. more ›

This win could be huge if the Nets plan on avoiding the record for fewest wins in a season. (That's nine, by the 1972-73 76ers.) Win No. 4 came in a rout against the Clippers, who, despite a sorry history, are only five games under .500 in the tougher Western Conference. Kris Humphires had 25 points off the bench, Brook Lopez had 19 points and nine rebounds. This win is even more impressive because it came without Devin Harris, who was out with an injured wrist. more ›

Knicks 132 Minnesota 105: Nothing beats having the Timberwolves come to town when you need a win. Somewhat surprisingly, the Knicks took advantage of it and blew the doors off Minnesota. As usual, David Lee had another double-double while Al Harrington added 26 points off the bench more ›

Despite their high hopes and even higher opinions of themselves, the Jets will not play in their first Super Bowl since the 1968 season. Rex Ryan's talkative bunch blew a 17-6 lead against Peyton Manning and squandered a chance at the Super Bowl. Things looked bright in the second quarter after Mark Sanchez found Dustin Keller for a nine-yard touchdown and the 11-point lead. But the Jets, who lost Shonn Greene to a rib injury in the third quarter never scored again. Manning led a four-play, 80-yard drive to cut the lead to four entering the half and the wheels began to fall off. more ›

It took over a year, but the Devils beat the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. In addition to breaking their own streak, New Jersey ended the Islanders six-game home win streak. Bryce Salvador scored the go-ahead goal with less than seven minutes left in the game before the Zach Parise added an empty net goal for his second score of the game. more ›

Their fans wrote them off. Their coach said they were out of the playoffs after a late-season loss. Yet with a win in Indianapolis against the Colts, the Jets can advance to their second Super Bowl in franchise history and their first since the 1968 season. more ›

Kobe Bryant was in town, but he wasn't able to deliver his usual stellar performance at The Garden. Bryant, who had a 61-point outing in his last visit to New York City, finished the game with a measly 27 points. New York actually had a one-point lead entering the 3rd quarter, but unfortunately for the Knicks, the Lakers started the 4th quarter with a 20-9 run. Kobe was able to score 13 points in the 4th quarter to help the Lakers to victory. David Lee led the Knicks with 31 points and 17 rebounds while Wilson Chandler scored 28 points in the loss. more ›

The Rangers had 14 goals in two games. Now they have 14 goals in three games. Ray Emery shut the door this time. A breakaway goal put the Flyers in front, and then the Rangers let one in with three seconds to go in the second period. The Rangers, who had 24 shots on goal, visit Montreal on Saturday night. more ›

Devils 2, Panthers 0: Martin Brodeur's 108th career shutout came easy. He needed to make only 22 saves to help the Devils end their three-game losing streak, their longest of the season. Travis Zajac had the go-ahead goal late in the second period. The Devils didn't look great, but they looked much better than they did during the road trip that finished with a dud and a 4-0 loss at the Islanders on Monday. The Devils face the Canadiens on Friday before a rematch at the Islanders on Saturday night. more ›

Rangers 8 Tampa Bay 2: Granted Montreal and Tampa are hardly powerhouses in the NHL, but this offensive explosion from the Rangers is impressive. Following Sunday’s six-goal effort, New York netted eight goals on Tuesday. Sixteen different Rangers recorded at least a point with Marian Gaborik getting four, all assists. A different Ranger scored each of the goals and five players had two points each. It was an easy night for Henrik Lundqvist who stopped 21-of-23 shots. more ›

Knicks 99, Pistons 91: It was a good day for Nate Robinson. LeBron James is out of the slam dunk contest and Robinson, a two-time champion, scored 27 points to lead the Knicks past the Pistons. Al Harrington and Wilson Chandler also had 17 points off the bench. The Knicks had lost two straight, including one against these same Pistons on Saturday. more ›

• Jets 17, San Diego 14: You gotta believe was the rallying cry of a different team, but it seems appropriate now that the Jets borrow it. Down 7-3 in the fourth quarter, New York drove for two-straight touchdowns to take a 17-7 lead and held on for the victory. The first touchdown came in the form of a two-yard reception by Dustin Keller, but Shonn Greene had the big play. Greene busted a 53-yard carry for a TD and put the Jets up by 10. New York survived a late Chargers’ rally, but held San Diego off after a third missed field goal by Nate Kaeding. Now they're headed to the AFC Championship in Indianapolis in a rematch of the game that ended the Colts' unbeaten streak.
• Rangers 6, Canadiens 2: The Rangers fell behind 2-0 after one period, but managed to score three goals in the 2nd and 3rd periods for the win.

• Islanders 3 Buffalo 2 (Shootout): The Islanders took it to the limit, blowing a 2-0 lead and prevailing in the eight round of the shootout. New York built a two-goal lead 15 minutes into the second period, but Buffalo cut that deficit in half 21 seconds later. They added a goal midway through the third period to tie things up and eventually the game went to overtime. And that’s where Trent Hunter proved to be the hero with his goal in the eighth round. Rick DiPietro earned his first win of the year with 31 saves.
• Colorado 3 Devils 1: The Devils kept shooting, but Craig Anderson was ready. Anderson stopped 37-of-38 shots, allowing only a goal to Rob Niedermayer as the Devils fell in Colorado.
• St. Louis 4 Rangers 1: Brian Boyle scored on a bad Blues’ turnover, but that was all the scoring the Rangers could do (again). St. Louis netted three in the third for the win.

This is the game to stop the doubters. If the Jets can go into San Diego and take down the Chargers in Sunday's AFC divisional playof they have to be acknowledged as a true force. Right now, they're only a cute story. Sure, they have beaten the Colts when they lay down, and they have punished Cincinnati two straight weeks. But now they draw the Chargers, who have won 11 straight games and have the best passing attack in football. more ›

• Toronto 112 Knicks 104: The Raptors nailed a three-pointer to start the game and they kept going from there. Toronto opened up a 19-point lead by the end of the first quarter and while the Knicks recovered to make it interesting, they were never really in it. David Lee had another monster game with 25 points and 14 rebounds and Al Harrington added 31 points, but the defense took the night off with Toronto shooting 53% from the field.
• Indiana 121 Nets 105: The Pacers are not a good team, but they certainly didn’t have any problems with New Jersey. Indiana did its damage from behind the arc, going 13-23 from three-point range. Brook Lopez had 27 points for the Nets who dropped to an astounding 3-36.

Senators 2, Rangers 0: That's now twice in a a row the Rangers have been shut out. This time it was Mike Brodeur, a distant relative of Martin Brodeur, having the honors. The Rangers didn't allow a goal until one minute, 14 seconds remained, but that still cost them a point. That snapped a seven-game streak of earning a point and put the team's scoreless streak at 144 minutes. more ›

It may be 2010, but the Mets have not left the medical miseries of 2009 behind in the old year. Carlos Beltran underwent surgery on his right knee in Colorado last night, apparently without the team’s permission. The prognosis for Beltran is that he may miss up to 12 weeks rehabbing from the surgery. That puts Opening Day in jeopardy, but also raises some important questions. How did it take this long to get Beltran the procedure he needed when he was placed on the DL seven months ago? And, if Beltran did indeed go ahead with the procedure without the Mets’ doctors permission, what does that tell you about the players’ faith in the Mets’ medical staff? more ›

Knicks 93, 76ers 92: The Knicks do not win often in Philadelphia. In fact, they had lost nine straight games dating back to Dec. 17, 2004. But David Lee's layup with 13.3 seconds remaining snapped that streak and salvaged the finale of a three-game road trip. Those two points were two of 24 by Lee, who was backed by 18 by Wilson Chandler and 17 from Al Harrington. The Knicks made 31 of their 61 two-point field-goal attempts but only five of the 19 3-pointers. more ›

Devils 1, Rangers 0 (shootout): For 65 minutes both goaltenders put on clinics. Martin Brodeur stopped an amazing 51 shots while Henrik Lundqvist stopped an impressive 45. Both goaltenders dominance led to a shootout and through three rounds, neither goaltender cracked. That brought on sudden-death and Patrik Elias beat Lundqvist for the only goal of the night and a Devils’ victory. more ›

If the United States succeeds in its bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022, the New York area will be a host city. Following a nine-month selection process, the USA Bid Committee selected New York-New Jersey, which is really just New Jersey, as one of the eighteen cities that would host World Cup matches. more ›

A 63-point Thunder first half spelled doom for the Knicks. With 6-for-28 shooting from 3-point land, the Knicks couldn't make up the margin. Kevin Durant scored 30 points (including 13 from the line), and the Knicks had no answers for him. Nate Robinson had 19 points to lead all the Knicks off the bench. Jonathan Bender had 16, also in a reserve role. more ›

San Antonio 97 Nets 85: Brook Lopez had a huge game, scoring 28 points while pulling down 11 rebounds, but he couldn’t do it by himself. Without Devin Harris, the Nets didn’t have anyone to pick up the slack and the fell to Tim Duncan and the Spurs Sunday to drop to 3-34. On the plus side, the 1993-94 Maveircks went 2-39 to start the season, so the Nets are ahead of that pace. more ›

Despite last night’s stumble in Houston, the Knicks are playing pretty good basketball these days and they have a legitimate shot at making the playoffs in a diminished Eastern Conference. With David Lee playing like an All-Star, Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari continuing to develop, the Knicks aren’t that far from becoming respectable again. But there is one disturbing trend that has become clear this year, the coach has a problem with his communication skills. more ›

• Jets 24, Bengals 14: An early touchdown deficit and a road atmosphere didn't stop Mark Sanchez and the Jets in their wild-card playoff win against the Bengals. Shonn Greene and Thomas Jones had rushing touchdowns and Sanchez found Dustin Keller for a long passing score to set up a date in Indianapolis or San Diego next weekend. Darrelle Revis did his job on Chad Ochocinco -- except for a few dubious penalties -- and the Jets defense took advantage of an erratic Carson Palmer. Two missed Bengals field goals also helped. But head coach Rex Ryan said his team should be the favorite for the duration of the playoffs, and the Jets looked like the better team on Sunday.
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After taking a must-win game against the Bengals at the Meadowlands last Sunday, the Jets travel to Cincinnati for a rematch in a wild-card playoff. The Bengals may have lain down last week, but they'll be trying all out as they battle the Jets. Remember this: The last time the Jets played a team against a team trying 100 percent, they lost to the Falcons, who had nothing to play for. more ›

• New Orleans 103 Nets 99: They came close to another win, actually leading in the final seconds, but Chris Paul hit a layup with eight seconds left to put New Orleans up for good. The Nets had one last chance, but Yi was called for setting an illegal screen to clear a path for Devin Harris.
• Islanders 4 Dallas 3: Rick DiPietro made it back on the ice, but he couldn’t hold a 2-1 lead. Dallas blitzed the Islanders with 15 shots and three goals in the second period to earn the win.
• Tampa Bay 3 Devils 0 (Postponed in the second period): Turn the lights back on! A failure with some of the lights at The Rock forced the postponement of Friday’s game. The game will resume at 9:12 left in the second period at a later date.

Knicks 97, Bobcats 93: As usual, the Knicks found themselves dependent on the 3-pointer. Luckily for them, they made six in the final quarter (including three in the final two minutes, three seconds). Wilson Chandler had 27 points (that's a season-high). Most impressively, the Knicks held an opponent under 100 points for the 13th time in 15 games. more ›

Rangers 5 Dallas 2: You know Sean Avery had this one circled on the calendar. Ever since some of his Dallas teammates took shots at him on his way out the door, Avery had to want a chance at revenge. He got it Wednesday, playing with the passion and grittiness that has been missing far too often from his game this year. Avery ended up with four points, having a hand in every Rangers’ goal except the empty-netter at the end and he spent 12 minutes in the sin bin. Henrik Lundqvist made 25 saves, some of them very tough ones to earn the victory. The Rangers can only hope that this sparks Avery to return to his old ways. more ›

After a slip in warmups tweaked his knee before Sunday's Jets-Bengals game, Chad Ochocino, never one to shy away from making quips to the media, said Tuesday he was OK. "I had sex yesterday,'' the Bengals receiver said. "With some of the moves I did — I should be fine." He has since tweeted that it was a joke, but he doesn't get into specifics. Either way, Ochocinco and the Bengals will be trying to bounce back from a no-catch performance in Sunday night's forfeit loss to the Jets when the two teams meet in Saturday's wild-card playoff. After making jokes leading up to last week's game — which the Jets needed and the Bengals did not — Ochocinco is taking a more businesslike attitude this week. If he's even half as funny this week as he was last, fans — especially his Twitter followers — are still in for a treat. more ›