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Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images Brook Lopez carries the Nets to a win over the Bucks. NETS 90, BUCKS 82 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brook Lopez scored 32 points, Joe Johnson had 15 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 90-82 on Saturday night. Morry Gash/AP Alan Anderson hangs on the rim after a first-half dunk. Lopez dominated inside, making ...

CHRIS SZAGOLA/CSM /LANDOV Raiders middle linebacker Nick Roach (53) will be key to stopping the Jets’ rushing attack. RAIDERS AT JETS, METLIFE STADIUM, 1 P.M. LINE: Jets by 3 TV: Ch. 2 (Marv Albert , Rich Gannon ) RADIO: WEPN 98.7 FM (Bob Wischusen, Marty Lyons), in Spanish on WEPN 1050 AM (Clemson Smith Muniz, Oscar Benitez) FORECAST: Cloudy, mid-30s, ...

ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images Newcastle United’s French midfielder Yohan Cabaye celebrates lone goal at Old Trafford Saturday. MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Manchester United slumped to back-to-back home defeats in the Premier League for the first time in 11 years by losing 1-0 to Newcastle on Saturday, deepening the troubles facing the champions in David Moyes’ first season in charge. Yohan Cabaye’s ...

Howard Simmons/New York Daily News Carmelo Anthony drops 20 points and grabs 11 rebounds in a 121-83 win over the Magic. KNICKS 121, MAGIC 83 Call them the 12 games of Christmas. The suddenly surging Knicks don’t face another team that began play Friday with a record above .500 until Oklahoma City comes to town on Dec. 25. The Knicks ...

Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Robinson Cano seen in Yankees pinstripes had a bid to join the Seattle Mariners blown by super-agent Jay Z, according to sources. Robinson Cano‘s chances of landing in Seattle have apparently ended on a sour note.  According to two sources briefed on the situation, negotiations between the free agent second baseman’s lone stalking horse — ...

Jeff Gross/Getty Images Jose Cano (r.) best known for pitching to Robinson in the 2011 Home Run Derby – which the Yankee won – says the Bombers don’t seem very interested in keeping his son. The Yankees insist they want Robinson Cano to remain part of their pinstriped family. The patriarch of Cano’s actual family isn’t convinced that’s the case. ...

Jae C. Hong/AP Jacoby Ellsbury’s history of injuries is a concern, but that doesn’t stop the Yankees from giving him a 7-year, $ 153 million deal on Tuesday night. The new deal with the Yankees wasn’t official yet and on Wednesday an over/under number had been posted in Las Vegas regarding the number of games Jacoby Ellsbury will play next ...

Dario Lopez-Mills/AP Timberwolves leave as smoke engulfs the court before a game between San Antonio and Minnesota in Mexico City. MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexico City arena where the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves are playing an NBA game Wednesday night was evacuated 45 minutes before tipoff because of smoke inside the arena. NBA spokeswoman Sharon Lima says ...

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images How long until the Yankees are regretting giving Jacoby Ellsbury a 7-year contract? So here’s what happened: In the midst of a whirlwind day in which their two top priority free agents, Robinson Cano and Carlos Beltran, were rumored to have received offers far in excess of what they were willing to pay, the Yankees instead wind ...

MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS Former Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has plenty of reason to smile after agreeing to a hefty free agent contract with the Yankees. The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry has another new twist. According to a source, the Bombers agreed to a seven-year, $ 153 million deal with Jacoby Ellsbury, moving the All-Star center fielder from Boston to the Bronx ...