Good morning, New York/New Jersey sports fans!
↵NCAA TOURNAMENT: Syracuse takes on Marquette today (7:45 p.m. (truTV) in a meeting of two of the Big East Conference teams still alive in the tournament. SB Nation New York will have previews, in-game updates and a recap of the game right after it happens, so keep it here for all your Syracuse hoop needs.
↵Notre Dame, the No. 2 seed in the Southwest Region, faces third-seeded Purdue today. The Fighting Irish are the highest-seeded Big East team left in the field after Butler stunned No. 1 Pitt, 71-70, Saturday. UConn continued the amazing run it started by winning five games in the Big East Tournament, defeating Big East rival Cincinnati, 69-58, to reach the Sweet 16.
↵NBA: Carmelo Anthony scored just six points as the New York Knicks lost Saturday to the Detroit Pistons, 81-70. The unpredictable Knicks blew an 81-70 lead.
↵MLS: The New York Red Bulls opened the 2011 season with a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders, getting the game's only goal from 18-year-old Juan Agudelo.
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