Good morning, New York sports fans! Let's take our first look around the regional sports scene for this Tuesday morning.
↵The New Jersey Nets Will Be Called The Brooklyn...: Nets, of course. Jay-Z, part owner of the franchise, made that announcement on Monday. No big surprise there.
↵Kenny Britt Injury: Ex-Rutgers Star Out For Year With Torn ACL, MCL: The former Rutgers star suffered a devastating knee injury Sunday and will be lost to the Tennessee Titans until the 2012 season. Britt had emerged as Tennessee's top receiver.
↵Yankees Fall To Rays 5-2, Wild Card Race All Tied Up: Tampa Bay topped the Yankees and the free-falling Boston Red Sox lost to the Baltimore Orioles, meaning the American League Wild Card race is knotted up with two games to go. Since neither of these teams really seems to want to win the playoff berth, here is a guess that we end up with a one-game playoff for that spot.
↵2012 NHL Winter Classic Announcement: Rangers Against Flyers At Citizens Bank Park: The annual outdoor game will feature the blueshirts in Philly.
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