If Rex Ryan's introductory news conference were a movie, he'd have earned four stars for his performance. A sampling:

* New coach Rex Ryan has a message for the NFL: 'The Jets are coming' (Daily News)

* Jets Begin Ryan Era With High Hopes (Times)

* How Rex Answered Our Questions (Post)

* Jets' Ryan could be blend of his dad and Parcells (Newsday)

This could get interesting ... Both the Mets and the Yankees are after the same pitcher: Freddy Garcia.

Mike D'Antoni got revenge over his former team, as the Knicks beat the Suns, 114-109. It's the Knicks' fourth win in their last six games.

Talk about teams going in opposite directions ... Nets lose their fourth straight, 102-92 to the Hornets.

At least one team knows how to win in Jersey, as the Devils enter the all-star break atop the Atlantic Division after a 5-2 over Montreal.

Amazingly, the Islanders won their first game of '09, beating the Ducks, 2-1.

But that's not the most amazing, shocking, unbelievable win of the night. No, that title clearly goes to the young men of NJIT, as they snapped a 51-game losing streak by beating Bryant University, 61-51.