Is it fair that the Yankees were able to land Mark Teixiera for eight years and $180 million after signing CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett for a combined $243 million? No, probably not. But they are, after all, the Yankees. So they can afford things like luxury taxes. On the bright side, the big spending won't affect ticket prices -- at least not early on.

David Wright will play for the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic this March.

Devin Harris hit a buzzer-beater to give the Nets a 108-107 win at Indiana. Vince Carter broke out of his mini-slump to score 38 points. The Nets are now 9-4 on the road this season.

Eddy Curry is nearing a return to the court for the Knicks.

The Rangers blew a 4-0 lead to Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals, falling 5-4 in OT.

The Islanders continued their longest slide in over a decade (0-9-1 in their last 10 games) ... 4-2 losers to the Thrashers.

And a winning streak comes to an end ... the Devils have their three-gamer snapped, 2-0 against the Bruins.