Of all the stories to lead with today, this shouldn't be it ... however, it's not often I can say my alma mater beat a (technically speaking) Big East team: James Madison 70, Seton Hall 64 (Go Dukes!!!)

Okay, now on to the news of the day.

Is Eric Mangini's job in jeopardy? Only time will tell. But Mangini and his Jets' players aren't worried about that right now. Instead, they're (cliche alert) worried about their next (and probably last) game of the season against Miami (kickoff for Sunday's game has been moved to 4:15).

Meanwhile, Giants' fans are riding high after clinching home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. But the G-men don't plan on taking it easy this weekend in a game they don't need to win against the Vikings. And if you thought Plaxico Burress had faded to the background, think again.

The Nets lost to the Rockets, 114-91. But the story -- at least in China -- wasn't the two teams, but two players: Yao vs. Yi. The loss dropped the Nets to a game under .500 for the season (13-14). As for Yi ... he may not be who he says he is. (I didn't know he was a gymnast!)

And your daily Yankees update: Hal says the Yanks are not on the verge of signing Manny Ramirez. Derek Jeter doesn't think the Yankees need Manny Ramirez. And the club avoids arbitration with Chien-Ming Wang.