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LeBron James had a game-high 33 points for the Cavaliers in Cleveland's 101-91 victory over the Knicks. He spoke with reporters before and after Friday's night game:

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Once upon a time there was a hockey Clash of the Century at the Garden between Tie Domi and Bob Probert.

Both top-grade fighters who didn't like each other, the Ranger(Domi) and Red Wing made it clear well in advance of the game that theywould – at some point in the contest – drop their gloves.

The prospective bout was so widely-heralded that newspapers printed a Tale of the Tape on the day of the game.

Yes, the bout did take place and it was, as billed, a dilly.

One might expect the same type of event to take place on Saturdaynight in Calgary where the Rangers take their one-game winning streakto the Penngrowth Saddledome.

This time, the featured brawlers-to-be shape up as Sean Avery and Dion Phaneuf, a rather unlikely pair until you consider the circumstances.

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I had a chance to talk with the Yankees' Joba Chamberlain and Mark Teixeira at tonight's Knicks game about the Yanks winning the World Series and the parade down the Canyon of Heroes:

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Thousands of fans braved the cold to celebrate the Yanks' 27th World Championship and MSG.com was on hand at the Yankees Parade as we went looking for the No. 1 Yankees fan:

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"Thanks for putting pressure on me."

That was Patrik Elias' response when I reminded him this morning that the last time he returned to the lineup from a lengthy absence he collected five points in his first two games. The Devils have patiently awaited the return of the franchise's all-time scoring leader and will have him back for tonight's game versus the Islanders at Prudential Center (7 p.m., MSG Plus).

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The Yankees are World Series Champions for the 27th time in franchise history after beating the defending-champion Phillies four-games-to-two.

Click the photo below to see a gallery of memorable moments from the first season at the Yankee Stadium.

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Winners of seven straight on the road since the opening of 2009-2010, the Devils are just getting the hang of winning at home.

And that goes for Jacques Lemaire as well, as he prepares his decimated roster for a Friday night visit to The Rock by a rejuvenated Islanders club.

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What are some of the biggest NBA storylines so far? It's never too early to talk basketball as Tina Cervasio and I go around the league.

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Can you imagine how bad things have gotten for the Giants when their head coach, Tom Coughlin, suggested to me this week that getting off to a good start will be key?

In fact, Coughlin even admitted to me that he hopes his team wins the coin toss, just so they can get back on the winning track.

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This year's Breeders' Cup is so big, it's going to take two days to run. That's because for the first time ever, fourteen races are scheduled and the "Super Bowl of Racing" can't jam all these races and elite thoroughbreds into one afternoon.

Depending on where you stand, this may or not be a good thing for the game. The event is viewed as diluted to some, and others see it as more of an opportunity to race the best horses in the best conditions. Wherever you stand, it's time to look at who's running, and how I see the races unfolding.

Remember, the Breeders' Cup will be run at Santa Anita for the second straight year, and will be run on the synthetic Polytrack. That should make it even more interesting to see if you can handicap both conventional dirt and turf horses as they run on this still mysterious surface.

Also, keep in mind as you view my picks, that as a general rule my handicapping skills are as sharp as a butter knife. But as history has proven, I have amazingly come up with a good amount of winners on Breeders' Cup Day – many of those at a decent price to boot.

But that was then, and this is now. Is this the year I bomb out on racing's biggest day? We'll see by Saturday night.

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