A-Rod to miss 6-9 weeks after opting for arthroscopic surgery; Procedure should allow him to play through the pain until at least October, when the Yankees were more or less assuming he’d disappear regardless.

Nets edge out Knicks 106-101 with solid play down the stretch; “We had lost a few close games recently to New Orleans, Boston and Orlando,” Nets coach Lawrence Frank said, “so it really helps when a team who finds a way to lose EVERY close game comes to town and simply won’t allow us to blow it.”

USA reaches second round of WBC after pounding Venezuela 15-6; Venezuelans lose dignity, but the national treasure that is Magglio Ordonez’s flowing mane remains in tact.

Buffalo Bills sign enigmatic receiver Owens to one year deal; T.O. excited for opportunity, upset however to hear that his driveway ab crunch routine may be delayed by the need to first plow the 4 feet of snow.