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

  This is was a day right out of the brochures, right out of the imagination, right out of everything we ever want the NCAA Tournament to be. If the...   11:43 AM
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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 Young winner Brandon Webb continuing to work back from labrum surgery and not ready to start the season. They are concerned enough that one NL executive...   11:45 AM

• Yankees' Jeter bangs 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...   11:48 AM

• Francoeur gets license to steal with Mets

  JUPITER, Fla. -- Last summer, after Jeff Francoeur was acquired from the Braves, Mets manager Jerry Manuel asked him to try to steal more bases....   11:48 AM

• Manuel: Mets youngsters need time to develop

  JUPITER, Fla. -- Jerry Manuel said yesterday that if Jenrry Mejia or Ruben Tejada makes the Mets' Opening Day roster, they won't immediately be the...   11:48 AM
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  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 from Henrik Lundqvist. Which is exactly what...   11:48 AM
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  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...   11:48 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...   11:48 AM
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  Safety Smith OKs Jets' offer

  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 tender offer the Jets...   11:48 AM
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  Jets' Greene will miss Jones

  Shonn Greene’s emergence made Thomas Jones expendable for the Jets, but that doesn’t mean the second-year back won’t miss his mentor. Greene told NJ.com that he was sad to see the Jets cut Jones. “He’s been almost like a father to me, teaching me...   11:52 AM
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  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...   11:48 AM
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  In La-La land, Islanders 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...   11:48 AM
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  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....   11:48 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...   11:48 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...   11:48 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...   11:48 AM

• Report: 2nd former Seton Hall player arrested

  The sordid goings-on surrounding Seton Hall got even dirtier last night, according to a published report. Two days after former Pirates player...   11:48 AM