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  • NY Yankees make 40-man roster moves, protect seven players from Rule 5 draft 5:53 p.m. ET
  • NY Yankees heading slowly, carefully into free agency 7:30 a.m. ET
  • METS
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  • NY Mets GM Omar Minaya will have chance to speak to Carlos Delgado face-to-face 11:13 p.m. ET
  • Mets roundtable discussion, part five: Second-tier pitchers on the free-agent market 10:00 a.m. ET
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  • For Giants RB Danny Ware (and his dad), it's all about the drive 9:11 p.m. ET
  • NY Giants coach Tom Coughlin hopes LB Antonio Pierce can "get back quicker than anyone expects" 12:02 p.m. ET
  • JETS
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  • NY Jets Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis is making his own music on and off the field 9:20 p.m. ET
  • Patriots WR Randy Moss says Jets CB Darrelle Revis had better back up tough talk 10:33 p.m. ET
  • RUTGERS FOOTBALL
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  • Rutgers football can't do anything right in offering Syracuse its first Big East win of the season, 31-13 9:29 p.m. ET
  • Rutgers has too many holes, trouble adjusting in 31-13 loss at Syracuse 9:01 p.m. ET
  • DEVILS
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  • NJ Devils rookie defenseman Matt Corrente makes NHL debut as forward 11:57 p.m. ET
  • Getting pulled won't hurt confidence of NJ Devils backup goalie Yann Danis 11:46 p.m. ET
  • NEW JERSEY NETS
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  • Video: NJ Nets lose to NY Knicks 98-91, now 0-13 8:57 p.m. ET
  • NJ Nets move to 0-13 with 98-91 loss to NY Knicks, but Devin Harris 'feels good' 7:47 p.m. ET
  • SETON HALL
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  • The Tip In: Analyzing Seton Hall's 89-79 win over Cornell 11:00 a.m. ET
  • Seton Hall knocks off Cornell, 89-79, as Jeremy Hazell scores 33 9:24 p.m. ET
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    Izenberg: Pacquiao-Cotto is the fight Las Vegas has been waiting for

    Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, wire

    By Jerry Izenberg/Columnist Emeritus

    November 14, 2009, 7:00AM
    Manny-Miguel could be the next Holmes-Norton, or Hagler-Hearns. Full story »

    Izenberg: Manny Pacquiao a national hero to Filipinos here and in homeland

    Manny Pacquiao

    By Jerry Izenberg/Columnist Emeritus

    November 12, 2009, 8:00AM
    Described as 'first positive world figure' Filipinos have had in decades Full story »
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    Izenberg: Miguel Cotto Jr. facing fight of his life against Manny Pacquiao

    Miguel Cotto

    By Jerry Izenberg/Columnist Emeritus

    November 10, 2009, 9:58PM
    Handlers have no doubt Cotto will belong on list of great Puerto Rican fighters Full story »

    Izenberg: There was no bigger New York baseball story than the 1969 Mets

    Tommie Agee, Cleon Jones (1969)

    By Jerry Izenberg/Columnist Emeritus

    October 25, 2009, 6:30AM
    Manager Gil Hodges turned the Mets from laughingstock to World Champions. Full story »

    Negro League survivors reunite in Atlantic City for Pop Lloyd weekend

    Newark Eagles

    By Jerry Izenberg/Columnist Emeritus

    October 01, 2009, 6:00AM
    Eleven former Negro Leaguers will gather to remember the greatest time of their lives. Full story »

    Izenberg: Total domination by Floyd Mayweather, Jr., in victory over Juan Manuel Marquez

    Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Marquez

    By Jerry Izenberg/Columnist Emeritus

    September 20, 2009, 8:38PM
    Mayweather-Marquez was a fight only in the minds of those wishing to separate the wish from the deed. Full story »

    Izenberg: Dollars count more than pounds in Mayweather-Marquez fight

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    By Jerry Izenberg/Columnist Emeritus

    September 18, 2009, 8:39PM
    What makes a fight happen that nobody demanded? Money, of course. Full story »

    Izenberg: Juan Manuel Marquez fighting the odds, as well as Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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    By Jerry Izenberg/Columnist Emeritus

    September 17, 2009, 10:29PM
    In city where systems rule, Marquez's system to beat Mayweather still an unknown Full story »

    Izenberg: 'You need to see a fighter fight before you can say he is all the way back'

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    By Jerry Izenberg/Columnist Emeritus

    September 17, 2009, 6:30AM
    Floyd Mayweather is the latest in a long line of fighters who has returned to the ring after an extended period of time away. Full story »

    Star-Ledger Columnist Emeritus picks trifecta for Haskell

    By Jerry Izenberg/Columnist Emeritus

    August 03, 2009, 12:13PM
    Star-Ledger Columnist Emeritus Jerry Izenberg was not at the Haskell on Sunday, but that doesn't mean he didn't enjoy the race Full story »

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