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• Rangers 4 Los Angeles 2: The biggest difference between this year’s hot start and last year’s is scoring. In 2008, the Rangers got out to a 6-1 start, but only scored 17 goals. This year they have 28 and Marian Gaborik is a big part of that. Gaborik scored his sixth goal of the season on a beautiful play in the third period and Vinny Propsal added two goals of his own. Henrik Lundqvist did the rest, making 34 saves.

Seattle 3 Yankees 2: This loss hurts, but seeing A.J. Burnett pitch like he did matters more at this point. Burnett pitched seven innings, allowing one run while striking out six. He helped himself immensely by picking Ichiro off of first two separate times. But, Ichiro got his revenge and got it against Mariano Rivera. With two outs in the ninth and the Yankees leading 2-1 Rivera gave up a double and then a home run to Ichiro to turn a Yankee win into a loss. The magic number remains at 10.

• Yankees 8, White Sox 3: Being up six games in the standings has its advantages. They include pitching a starter for only three innings. The Yankees did that with Joba Chamberlain, then got three innings out of Alfredo Aceves en route to a three-game sweep of the White Sox. Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira each went deep. This was a 3-2 game when Phil Hughes got the last out of the seventh, but the Yankees blew it open later. Up next is a road trip to Baltimore and Toronto.

• Yankees 8, Red Sox 4: Five home runs off Josh Beckett powered the Yankees to a win in this rubber game. They reclaimed a 7 1/2-game lead in the American League East. CC Sabathia pitched 6 2/3 innings, striking out eight and walking none. If not for some shaky defense, his four-run (three earned) line would have looked a lot better. For the second time in three nights, Hideki Matsui went deep twice. Apparently he likes the long ball more than countryman Ichiro Suzuki.

• Phillies 9, Mets 7: Another Mets loss, another crazy way for it to happen. After pulling to within two and getting the potential winning run to the plate, the Mets sent the runners and saw Jeff Francoeur hit into an unassisted triple play. That's the second time in Major League history such a sequence ended a game, and the first since 1927. The late-game action almost overshadowed Pedro Martinez's return -- the righty got cheered -- or Oliver Perez's latest debacle -- the lefty got pulled midcount after giving up six runs and getting just two outs in the first inning. The teams finish a four-game series Monday in a matinee. The Mets are now 10 games under .500.
• Red Bulls 3, FC Dallas 2: Red Bulls win! Red Bulls win! Juan Pablo Angel scored twice, including with two minutes remaining. Richie Williams, the interim head coach, got a win in his debut. Maybe the coach was the whole problem.

• Yankees 5 Mets 0: Two games into the Subway Series at Citi Field it appears that the Yankees have no problems hitting in the spacious ballpark. Saturday they hit two more homers, Nick Swisher with a solo shot and Jorge Posada with a three-run bomb. A.J. Burnett took it from there, stifling the depleted Mets’ lineup. Burnett gave up only one hit in seven innings and struck out ten batters. Tim Redding matched him for a while, but ran into trouble in the sixth with Posada striking the big blow. Brian Bruney and David Robertson took it from there, pitching 1-2-3 innings and leaving the Mets with Alex Cora’s single as their only hit of the night.

• Yankees 8 Atlanta 4: For five innings the offense kept doing what it has done far too often these past few weeks, sleepwalked through a game. In fact, the Yankees didn’t have a runner reach base until Francisco Cervelli went deep in the sixth inning, but that seemed to spark the bats. They scored seven more times over the final four innings and cruised to the 8-4 win. Joba Chamberlain went 6-1/3 allowing three runs and striking out five. Mariano Rivera came into the game in the eighth and nailed down his 16th save by striking out four batters.

• Tampa Bay 3 Mets 1: Johan Santana was good, James Shields was better. Shields shut the Mets down, allowing only one run over seven innings and the Rays came from behind to beat New York in a tidy game. Neither offense was good, but Tampa was more efficient, taking advantage of two solo homers and back-to-back doubles to get the win. Both teams had to suffer through a lengthy rain delay, but the game itself took only 2:24.

• Mets 6, Yankees 2: The next time someone says, "[insert team] will have a tough time recovering from such a devastating loss," point him to this game. The Mets had no trouble shrugging off Friday night's disaster -- a game that turned from victory to defeat when Luis Castillo dropped a popup with two outs in the ninth -- and cruised past the Yankees. Fernando Nieve, making his first start in almost three years, allowed only two runs in 6 2/3 innings while filling in for John Maine. Omir Santos had a homer and a double off Andy Pettitte, who lasted only five innings. Gary Sheffield also went deep for the Mets, who will send Johan Santana to the mound in Sunday's rubber game.

• Yankees 4, Rays 3: A two-run deficit turned into a one-run win after a bases-loaded walk (Robinson Cano), a booted double-play grounder (Jorge Posada) and an infield grounder (Hideki Matsui). Mariano Rivera rebounded from a rough Saturday to save the game for Alfredo Aceves. Joba Chamberlain allowed three runs in six innings, and Nick Swisher had a solo homer. Yankee Stadium still hasn't had a game without a homer this season. After Texas beat Boston, the Yankees are back in first place by a half-game.
• Mets 7, Nationals 0: Livan Hernandez pitched seven scoreless innings and got five runs of support before he even took the mound as the Mets rolled in this rubber game. Five different Mets knocked in runs. Hernandez, whose ERA is 3.88, is probably living a charmed life. He walked four and struck out four. Although he's been everything the Mets could have asked for so far, don't count on him down the road.
• Revolution 4, Red Bulls 0: Awful. The Red Bulls have lost four straight, have no wins in their last five games and have just nine points in 14 games overall.

• Yankees 8 Texas 6: Chien-Ming Wang had his best start of the season. Then again, considering the disasters his first three starts were, that isn’t saying much. Wang allowed five runs over 4-2/3 innings, which sadly lowered his ERA, but that wasn’t the real story. What was the story was a great comeback from New York. Down 5-1, the Yankees rallied thanks to a bases-clearing double from Mark Teixeira and they won the game thanks to a two-run home run from Melky Cabrera. Rivera came in for the save and New York has now won seven of it’s last eight series.
• Pittsburgh 11 Mets 6: Usually scoring six runs is enough to win, but not when your starting pitcher can’t keep you in the game. Mike Pelfrey was awful, allowing nine runs- eight earned, and the lowly Pirates swept the Mets. To make matters much worse, Jose Reyes has a tear in his hamstring and J.J. Putz will probably need elbow surgery. Depending on the result of tonight’s Phillies game in San Diego, New York will be either three or four games back in the NL East.
• Washington 2 Red Bulls 0: Another loss as the season drags on for New York. They played a tough match and trailed only by a goal until the final minute when a penalty kick gave D.C. the final edge.

• Red Sox 12, Mets 5: With all the things that went wrong on this road trip, the Mets can still be pleased they finished 5-5. That doesn't mean they should be happy with Sunday's performance. Tim Redding got destroyed, allowing six runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. The Mets led this game, 5-3, at one point but didn't hang in there. They did the Yankees some favors by winning the first two games, but Ramon Castro's 2-for-4 day with a home run was not enough. A Monday night game against Washington awaits.
• Phillies 4, Yankees 3 (11 innings): Melky Cabrera had some more ninth-inning magic with a game-tying single in the bottom of the ninth, but the carriage turned back into a pumpkin when Brett Tomko gave up a run in top of the 11th. Why is Tomko on the team again? He hasn't been decent since 2004. CC Sabathia and Cole Hamels went back and forth, with Hamels standing to win the game before the Yankees came back against Brad Lidge for the second straight day. Mark Teixeira had a solo homer but made up for it by hitting into a huge double play with first and second and no one out in the bottom of the 10th. The Yankees won only one of three this weekend and couldn't match the Mets' generosity. They start a road trip with a matinée in Texas on Monday.
• Fire 1, Red Bulls 0: Chicago hasn't lost this season. The Red Bulls are stuck in last place with only nine points. They have one more game left in this four-game homestand.

• Marlins 4, Mets 3: Things looked swell in this one until the eighth inning. Fernando Tatis had put the Mets on top with a solo homer in the sixth that just got out to left field. J.J. Putz and then Francisco Rodriguez would be needed to secure six outs in relief of Johan Santana. But Putz coughed up the lead in the eighth and the Mets dropped the rubber game. Santana has three wins this year in five starts but has a 1.10 ERA -- and that's up from the 0.70 mark it was at the beginning of the day. After an off-day Thursday, the Mets travel to Philadelphia for a critical series starting Friday.
• Yankees 8, Tigers 6: This one turned out much more interesting than the Yankees would have liked, but it still helped the Yankees end a road trip that started with a four-game losing streak on a positive note. Nick Swisher homered twice -- he has three homers in his last two games -- and Joba Chamberlain struck out six and walked three in seven innings of one-run ball. Hideki Matsui also had three RBIs. The Yankees face the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Thursday.
• Red Bulls 2, Earthquakes 1: The Red Bulls finally won a match on the road. Unfortunately, it was only for a US Open play in game and doesn't count towards their regular season record.

• Cardinals 12, Mets 8: Maybe the Mets should have just stayed in New York. Their three-game road trip to St. Louis turned out miserably, and it was capped by this disaster under the Gateway Arch. Livan Hernandez allowed seven runs in 4 1/3 innings, and the Mets' late rallies were a day late and a dollar short. Panic is beginning to set in, but everyone needs to calm down. A 6-9 record is not the end of the world. With Johan Santana set to face the Nationals, the Mets' four-game losing streak should be history Friday evening, too.
• Devils 1, Hurricanes 0: Martin Brodeur tied another record with his 23rd playoff shutout. This one is 100-percent legitimate -- unlike his wins record which includes shootout wins -- and it put the Devils on the doorstep of the second round. He made 44 saves in a thrilling duel with Carolina's Cam Ward. David Clarkson scored near the midway point of the second period. Carolina had a flurry of chances at the end -- remember the Hurricanes scored with 0.2 seconds remaining in Game 4. The Devils can advance Sunday if they win in Raleigh.
• Wizards 1, Red Bulls 0: Carlos Johnson got sent off in the second minute -- that's the fastest red card in league history -- and the Red Bulls couldn't double their win total.

• Bobcats 96, Knicks 85: The Knicks, facing another team hoping to make the playoffs, but were unable to gain ground against a team that is 2.5 games out of the playoffs. Against former Knicks coach Larry Brown, the Knicks were without Quentin Richardson, but did have Eddy Curry. Curry, who played in only game this season and has had some personal issues, managed less than three minutes on the court. Curry did get into the box score with three fouls though. Gerald Wallace led the Bobcats with 23 points and just missed a triple double. The Knicks have lost 7 of their last 8 games.
• Penguins 4, Rangers 3: The Rangers fought back to tie the game twice against the Penguins, but were unable to tie the game after Sidney Crosby scored the go-ahead goal halfway through the final period. Crosby's goal extended his point streak to 15-games. In their 12 games with New York, Nik Antropov scored his 6th goal and Sean Avery picked up his 9th point.
• Hurricanes 2, Devils 1: Martin Brodeur managed to stop 46 shots by Carolina and New Jersey still lost. Patrik Elias scored in the 1st for the Devils, but the Hurricanes scored two in the 3rd period to snap New Jersey's home winning streak at 11 and hand them their 4th loss in a row.
• Flyers 4, Islanders 3 (shootout): The Islanders won the first two periods of this game against the Flyers. Unfortunately, the Flyers managed to dominate the 3rd period, scoring 3 goals in under 4 minutes to take a brief lead. Danny Briere and Mike Richards scored shootout goals for the Flyers, who are in 4th place in the Eastern Conference.
• Revolution 1, Red Bulls 1: The Red Bulls nearly had their first regular season win against the Revolution in over three years, but New England scored the tying goal in the 90th minute. New York is unbeaten in their last six home openers.

You have to hand it to Major League Soccer, they found a way to make soccer even more irrelevant in the United States, starting the season on the first night of March Madness. That’s right, the Red Bulls begin their season tonight against the Seattle Sounders FC. The Bulls are coming off a trip to the MLS Cup and their most successful season in franchise history. Repeating the success of last season will be tough though. Juan Pablo Angel is back and Danny Cepero is starting in goal for the suspended Jon Conway, but Dave van der Bergh is off to Dallas. They have added some youth, but can Juan Carlos Osorio pull off another coaching miracle? Then again, bet against the Red Bulls at your own risk.

      

• Jets 34 Tennesse 13: The Jets had a resounding win on Sunday, beating the previously undefeated Titans at home and firmly establishing themselves as a force in the AFC. New York racked up over 400 yards in offense and controlled the ball for a dominating 40 minutes. The upcoming schedule isn’t too hard and the Jets have a one-game lead in the AFC East. The playoff push has begun.
• Giants 37 Arizona 29: They didn’t have Plaxico or Jacobs, but they still put up plenty of points. New York is now 10-1 and have a three-game lead for the division and a two-game lead for the best overall record in the NFC. Next up is a big game down in Washington.
• Columbus 3 Red Bulls 1: It wasn’t to be for New York as they fell in MLS Cup Finals to Columbus.
• Devils 7 Tampa 3: New Jersey jumped out to a 5-0 lead and Danius Zubrus scored four goals.

You might not have realized it, but we have a local team playing for a championship tomorrow. The Red Bulls are playing in their first MLS Cup tomorrow afternoon at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, when they take on the Columbus Crew at 3:30 on ABC. Ironically, the Red Bulls would not have made the playoffs without the help of the Crew, who beat DC United in the final game of the season.

• Rangers 3 Boston 2 (Shootout): This may have been the best win of the season. Trailing 2-0 with just over six minutes left, the Rangers scored two goals to tie things in regulation and then pulled it out in overtime. Chris Drury scored in the fourth round of the shootout and it took an instant replay to determine that the Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron didn’t score and New York had won.
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• Toronto 5 Rangers 2: A hockey game lasts 60 minutes, that’s a painful lesson the Rangers learned Saturday night. A good win turned into a terrible loss in a matter of minutes as the Rangers gave up five goals in the last seven minutes of the third period. Toronto dominated the final period, outshooting the Rangers 17-4, catching New York napping when it mattered.
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Despite the big deficit, the Islanders didn’t pull Rick DiPietro and they made the score respectable with goals by Mark Streit and Jon Sim.

• Detroit 5 Rangers 4 (OT): When is a point an actual victory? In this game it was as New York fell behind 1-0 after 28 seconds and 2-0 within five minutes before actually rallying for a 4-3 lead. But, the Rangers couldn’t keep up the intensity as they allowed the Red Wings to tie the game up with time running down. (Note to the NHL, who decided that the Rangers would need to open in Europe and then return to the US and play six games in nine nights?) Marian Hossa scored the game-winner 22 seconds into OT to send New York home with a loss that looks an awful lot like a win.
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With the Red Bulls vying for one of two wild-card spots in the MLS playoffs, the last thing they wanted to hear is that two of their players got suspended for using performance-enhancing drugs. Jon Conway, their starting goalkeeper and the man who has played every minute of the season so far, will join defender Jeff Parke in forfeiting 10 percent of his salary and sitting out 10 games, including the playoffs, should the Red Bulls qualify. The drugs they took (androstatriendione and boldenone metabolites) are both over-the-counter. For what it's worth, the players say they unknowingly ingested them.

That was all Santana needed and the Mets’ victory coupled with the Brewers’ loss puts them into a tie for the wild card. Philadelphia won and they clinched the division, which means it’s the wild card or bust for New York. The Mets play at 1:05 today with the Brewers facing the Cubs at 2:05. If the two teams are still tied at the end of the day they will face each other on Monday at Shea.