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HERE'S THE PITCH

The Yankees officially began the work yesterday to assemble...

FAVRE'S 4-TITUDE

Superman was nervous, shaking in his cape. It's true...

KNICKS A-OK VS. OKC

It's difficult to figure out exactly who these new Knicks...

NO AVERAGE JOE

There only is one member of the Giants organization who has...

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TEAM TRACKER | yankees

YANKS TRY TO BLOW AWAY CC WITH DEAL TOPPING SANTANA'S

The Yankees officially began the work yesterday to assemble their dream rotation of CC Sabathia, Derek Lowe or A.J. Burnett...

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TEAM TRACKER | mets

PETERSON PAINTS PATH TO HEALTHY HURLERS

Rick Peterson is not one to sit still. The Mets closed a door on him in June, but windows of opportunity are opening everywhere...

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TEAM TRACKER | giants

RAVENS ROOKIE QB FLACCO SET FOR GIANTS

There only is one member of the Giants organization who has lined up against Joe Flacco, the rookie quarterback who has breathed...

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TEAM TRACKER | jets

QB'S 'CONFIDENT NERVOUSNESS' HAS JETS ON TOP

Superman was nervous, shaking in his cape. It's true, before the most important drive in as long as anyone can remember for...

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TEAM TRACKER | knicks

NEARLY BLOW 30-POINT LEAD, BUT HOLD ON TO TOP OKC

It's difficult to figure out exactly who these new Knicks are. They're definitely more entertaining than they've...

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TEAM TRACKER | nets

HARRIS' RETURN, ROOKIES GET NETS BACK ON TRACK

The Nets were coming back from their "Night of the Living Dead" casting-call game. Coach Lawrence Frank said he knew...

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TEAM TRACKER | rangers

SCORING COMBOS DOT RANGERS HISTORY

When a coach says line combinations aren't particularly important, as Rangers coach Tom Renney did earlier this week, that...

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TEAM TRACKER | devils

N.J. LOSES FOURTH STRAIGHT

WASHINGTON - Even if other GMs are peddling, Lou Lamoriello insists he isn't dealing for a top goalie to hold the fort while...

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TEAM TRACKER | islanders

ISLES' POCK HIT WITH SUSPENSION

Thomas Pock's elbow to Ryan Shannon's head on Thursday night will cost the Islanders defenseman five games, the league...

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TEAM TRACKER | liberty

SHOCK-ING PLAYOFF END FOR LIBERTY

YPSILANTI, Mich. - Janel McCarville called it "progress." It still amounted to another Liberty playoff ouster short...

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Hardball

3 UP: Sabathia, Yankee Pitch...

Posted: November 14, 2008 08:32:12 am | Comments: 12

1. At the conclusion of another miserable, late-season collapse by the Mets, I recommended in this late September column that the Mets should pursue CC Sabathia with vigor. Read it if you like, but the general theme was: Why......

Yankees

MORE REASONS FOR SWISHER

Posted: November 14, 2008 09:16:04 am | Comments: 3

FROM JOEL SHERMAN There are a host of reasons that the Yankees obtained Nick Swisher. Let me throw out two numbers that were very vital in the decision: 28 and 4.51 Swisher turns 28 later this month. One problem the......

Mets

Alicea will coach first base

Posted: November 14, 2008 02:59:16 pm | Comments: 0

Jerry Manuel (pictured) rounded out his staff today by tabbing longtime major-league infielder Luis Alicea to coach first base. Alicea, 43, comes to the Mets from Boston, where he coached first base for the Red Sox the past two seasons.......

Giants

McKenzie to start despite DU...

Posted: November 14, 2008 03:58:38 pm | Comments: 7

BY PAUL SCHWARTZ Giants right tackle Kareem McKenzie is expected to start Sunday against the Ravens after he was arrested Thursday night for driving under the influence in Little Falls Township, N.J. McKenzie, 29, was pulled over at about 9:30......

Jets

Two kickers going to New Eng...

Posted: November 12, 2008 06:22:49 pm | Comments: 0

By MARK CANNIZZARO FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- In an intriguing move, Eric Mangini has revealed he plans on taking both Jay Feely and Mike Nugent to New England and will make a decision today on who'll kick against the Patriots. It......

Knicks

Starbury swan song

Posted: November 14, 2008 08:46:44 am | Comments: 89

By MARC BERMAN The end of the Starbury Era is almost here, really this time. We reported in today's editions of The Post Stephon Marbury and Players Association attorney Hal Biagas met with Donnie Walsh Thursday morning at the practice......

Nets

Nov. 22 Came Early

Posted: November 15, 2008 12:24:59 am | Comments: 0

By FRED KERBER Yesterday I predicted the Nets' next victory would come on Nov. 22. Ooops. Just remember some of my other great forecasts: color TV was a crazy idea, computers were a fad designed by a bunch of egg-heads,......

Rangers

Points before rivalry at the...

Posted: November 11, 2008 04:19:20 pm | Comments: 22

By BRETT CYRGALIS There have been a lot of things done in an attempt to shake the Rangers from the doldrums they have entered (1-3-1 in their previous five) since starting the season 10-2-1. There have been roster moves. There......

NHL

Red Juggernaut Falls To Pens

Posted: November 12, 2008 06:19:27 pm | Comments: 0

Will last night's epic 7-6 loss to the Penguins have any effect on the Stanley Cup machine that is the Detroit Red Wings? Probably not, but it was fun to see the most ruthlessly efficient hockey team in the......

George Willis

UFC Would Bring Big $$$ To A...

Posted: November 10, 2008 02:21:44 pm | Comments: 1

An new economic impact study shows a UFC event would bring millions to New York.......

Jay Greenberg

It's Big. But That Big?

Posted: November 12, 2008 11:50:35 am | Comments: 0

No question, the Jets, who have gotten to 6-3 over a lot of nobodies, play somebody tomorrow night. Even Eric Mangini and Bill Belichick will shake on that. Mangini has one win in five tries (counting a playoff game) against......

Where's Kernan?

OLD SCHOOL PHILS

Posted: October 30, 2008 09:28:39 am | Comments: 3

There is a lesson to be learned with the Phillies making like Rocky. Old School works. Toughness works. Pat Gillick, a GM who does not try to reinvent the wheel like so many younger GMs, built a championship team......

Soccer

Juan Carlos Osorio's gutsy c...

Posted: November 13, 2008 03:36:04 am | Comments: 5

By BRIAN LEWIS Whatever flaws one may find with Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio, don't say he's afraid to make tough decisions. He proved that by benching his three big South American acquisitions for the most important games of......

Minor Leagues

Yankees HWL Update

Posted: November 10, 2008 02:30:55 pm | Comments: 0

The Yankee organization will not look kindly on the 2008 season in many ways, not the least of which for the struggles of its minor league prospects. While the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees won the International League and the Double-A......

NYP TV Sports

T.O.'s Top Ten List

Posted: November 12, 2008 01:18:01 pm | Comments: 0

Terrell Owens made his rounds in Manhattan yesterday. He was downtown at the Sports Museum of America signing copies of his new book and donating a jersey from University of Tennessee Chatanooga, where he played. He also made an appearance......

Fantasy Tracker

Posted: October 18, 2008 03:04:46 am | Comments: 0

It's more serious than a broken pinkie promise in grade school. It's more popular than the pinkie-ring craze. It's more annoying than "Pinky & the Brain." For goodness sakes, we wish someone would just give Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo a......

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COLUMNISTS

By RAY KERRISON

FRANKEL'S 2003 VICTORY MARK STILL THE STANDARD

T RAINER Bobby Frankel has been working the New York and California tracks for so long - setting records and accumulating awards, titles...

By GEORGE WILLIS

POPULARITY LANDS LESNAR TITLE FIGHT WITH COUTURE

LAS VEGAS - Some critics of mixed martial arts will view Brock Lesnar fighting Randy Couture for the UFC heavyweight championship tonight...

By STEVE SERBY

GIANTS NOW TOP SQUAD? YOU BETTOR BELIEVE IT

HERE'S a look at how the NFL spreads are faring so far this week, according to our favorite Vegas insiders: RAVENS-GIANTS Big Blue is...

By KEVIN KERNAN

PETERSON PAINTS PATH TO HEALTHY HURLERS

Rick Peterson is not one to sit still. The Mets closed a door on him in June, but windows of opportunity are opening everywhere that...

By DREW LOFTIS

'PEN HOPES ON TYLER

A look at who to play this week, and who to sit: BIG WEEKS Tyler Thigpen (QB, Chiefs) Has six TDs and zero INTs in past three games...

By LENN ROBBINS

SWAMP & CIRCUMSTANCE FOR THE OL' BALL COACH

S. Carolina at Florida 3:30 p.m., CBS Line: Florida -21 � O/U: 49½ ANGLE: The Ol' Ball Coach returns to Gainesville, where he won the...

By BRIAN COSTELLO

JETS REPORT CARD

Week 11 vs. Patriots Here are the grades from the Jets' 34-31 overtime win over the Patriots on Thursday: REPORT CARD GALLERY...

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