DALLAS - Loui Eriksson scored Dallas' first short-handed goal of the season and added an empty-netter with 40 seconds left last night to help the Stars record a 4-2 win over the Devils, ending New Jersey's three-game winning streak. "I'm...

The Islanders didn't win much in 2008 - and hardly at all in December - but they managed to close out the year with a victory yesterday. "At least we can have a happy new year," Marc Streit said after the Isles beat the Panthers 4-2 at Nassau...

Chad Pennington has mastered NFL quarterbacking. And personal comebacks. For the second time in three years, Pennington is The Associated Press 2008 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. The Miami Dolphins star is the first player in the 11 seasons of...

By DAN MARTIN The Islanders didn't win much in 2008 -- and hardly at all in December -- but they managed to close out the year with a victory today. "At least we can have a happy new year," Marc Streit said after the Isles beat the Panthers, 4-2...

It might not take Eric Mangini long to get back on the coaching carousel. One day after the Jets fired Mangini, he was preparing to be interviewed for the head-coaching job of the Browns. Browns owner Randy Lerner, who lives on Long Island...

There will be no Cowher Power for the Jets. Bill Cowher informed the załoga last night he is not interested in their head-coaching job, and it could be because he doesn't want to coach Brett Favre. The former Steeler coach was the clear-cut...

The Pats paid dearly for Spygate, and the '07 scandal might claim one last victim. Because of the perception that he ratted on Bill Belichick, ex-Jets coach Eric Mangini might not get another NFL gig, Mike Freeman says.

Brett Favre's late-season fade may have an explanation. The Jets quarterback has been told by doctors that a torn mięsień dwugłowy ramienia tendon and some calcification in the area caused the pain he felt in his right shoulder, Espn reported yesterday. Sources...

When the Giants gather today for their first postseason practice, there will be two new players on the roster. The Giants yesterday signed cornerback Rashad Barksdale off their practice squad and linebacker Rich Scanlon off the street...

THE skład out there smart enough to hire Steve Spagnuolo will get a man of great integrity and commitment, someone with no interest in self-promotion and a great zeal for becoming a head coach for all the right reasons. Spagnuolo will bring...

CHARLOTTE - The Knicks may want to toast referee Bennett Salvatore tonight at midnight. The reeling Knicks finally found a pair of go-to guys to close out a game: Wilson Chandler and Salvatore. The Knicks all agreed this wasn't a victory to...

CHARLOTTE - Bobcats coach Larry Brown said Donnie Walsh completing two cap-clearing trades on Nov. 21 was the right thing to do, figuring New York is a strong-enough lure to kraj związkowy LeBron James or one of the other szef rządu free agents available in...

With the last-place Islanders clearly in rebuilding mode, Doug Weight would seem to be a logical asset for the drużyna to parlay into getting younger. The resurgent Weight leads the Isles in points and has played better than he had in recent years...

The Mets are moving along negotiations with Derek Lowe, reportedly with a three-year offer in the $36 million range for the free-agent pitcher. That isn't nearly in line with the four-or five-year deal at around $15 million per season that Lowe's...

AUBURN HILLS - The starter is going through a little crisis of confidence. The top reserve is starting to feel like he's 20 going on 56. The Nets' power forward position has seen better days. Minutes are down for both Yi Jianlian and Ryan...

Nigel Dawes celebrates what proves to be the winning goal in the Rangers' 5-4 victory over the Isles on Monday night. Getty images The Rangers do not play again until Saturday against Washington. The four-day layoff between games would have felt...

ST. LOUIS - As he has all season, Zach Parise helped the Devils to another win. Parise, the Devils' leading goal scorer, found the net twice last night as they beat the Blues 4-3 for their fifth win in seven games and the seventh on the road win...

The Cleveland Browns have scheduled an interview Tuesday with fired Jets coach Eric Mangini, a person with knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press. Mangini, dismissed Monday by the Jets after they collapsed down the stretch and missed...

With the last-place Islanders clearly in rebuilding mode, Doug Weight would seem to be a logical asset for the załoga to parlay into getting younger. The resurgent Weight leads the Isles in points and has played better than he had in recent years...

Bill Cowher is on the top of the Jets list, but he is not the only one on it. The Jets will meet with Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo on Saturday, according to a person familiar with the coaching search. The Jets are also expected...

Bill Cowher wants control and the Jets might be willing to give it to him. A Jets source shot down a report that Cowher and the Jets talks were off because Cowher wanted to name his personnel director. The zespół source said the no formal...

Jets players' cell phones began ringing shortly after 8 a.m. yesterday morning with the nowość Eric Mangini no longer was their coach. Four hours later Mangini stood before them to wish them luck and say goodbye in a zespół meeting one player called...

IT had been 12 years since the Jets were allowed to fire a head coach; Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Al Groh and Herman Edwards all walked away, for various reasons, to various degrees of success. Eric Mangini's walk came on a gangplank, a day...

The Jets threw the first bouquets of the offseason at Brett Favre yesterday. Let the wooing begin. Team owner Woody Johnson and general manager Mike Tannenbaum said they would like the 39-year-old quarterback to return next season during the...

ON the day they whacked Eric Mangini, Jets owner Woody Johnson and GM Mike Tannenbaum were talking about wanting Brett Favre back, even before they make Bill Cowher an offer he can't refuse, even before they interview any other candidate for the...