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Bryan Smith for New York Daily News Although he made only a cameo appearance, some judged the Mets’ mascot, Mr. Met, to be the star of the teams 2013 holiday video. Is there no end to the indignity of being a Mets fan? The only thing that is more embarrassing, evidently, is being a Mets player. This holiday season I ...

Ron Hoskins/NBAE/Getty Images Deron Williams’ passive and sporadic play doesn’t help in Brooklyn’s loss. PACERS 105, NETS 91 INDIANAPOLIS – It’s a depressing phenomenon for the Nets: a team full of stars has no stars. They’re a collection of failing mercenaries. Keeping up with one of the many disturbing trends of the season, Deron Williams was passive and ineffective, Joe ...

AP Dallas Cowboys’ head coach Tom Landry is given a victory ride on the shoulders of his players after the Cowboys defeated the Broncos 27-10 in Super Bowl XII at the Super Dome. The Dallas Cowboys were mangling Tom Landry’s sophisticated offense, and not fooling the Denver Broncos with the coach’s gadget plays. And it didn’t matter. No matter how ...

Mark Bonifacio/ New York Daily News Antrel Rolle has six interceptions and a forced fumble but is just a second alternate for the Pro Bowl.  Giants safety Antrel Rolle must have really been counting on the free trip to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl. The NFL announced its Pro Bowl selections Friday night, and Rolle was voted a second alternate ...

Simmons, Howard/New York Daily News Knicks owner James Dolan tells head coach Mike Woodson (l.) and rookie Tim Hardaway Jr. that he isn’t planning on making any changes. James Dolan approached Tim Hardaway Jr. recently and assured the Knicks rookie that he is part if the team’s future and that he should ignore any trade rumors he hears. According to ...

Howard Simmons/New York Daily News Cam Talbot makes the most of his last two starts for the Rangers. WASHINGTON – Rangers backup goalie Cam Talbot could go from the Christmas tree to the Christmas three on Friday night – as in a third consecutive start ahead of a healthy Henrik Lundqvist, as the Rangers emerge from the NHL’s three-day holiday ...

SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS Arsenal ride Theo Walcott’s double to come back from behind against West Ham United. MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal is on top of the Premier League heading into the second half of the season as Arsene Wenger looks to win the trophy for the first time in a decade. Theo Walcott’s double ensured Liverpool’s stay atop the standings ...

D. Clarke Evans/NBAE/Getty Images James Harden (r.) causes nothing but headaches for the Spurs for the second straight game. SAN ANTONIO (AP) — James Harden and the Houston Rockets are turning into a big problem for the San Antonio Spurs. Harden scored 28 points and Dwight Howard had 15 points and 20 rebounds, leading the balanced Rockets to a 111-98 ...

Gail Burton/AP New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick says players are getting hurt because they are prepared for the grind of an NFL season because of new rules limiting offseason workouts. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Patriots coach Bill Belichick is blaming recently instituted NFL rules shortening offseason practice time for what he claims to be an increasing number ...

Mighty likes the Thunder against the Knicks at MSG. “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” Bob Hope. “Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy ...