Good morning, New York sports fans! Here is your first look at the New York area sports scene for the Monday after Super Bowl XLV.
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- Congratulations to the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, 31-25 victors over the Pittsburgh Steelers. What we really care about this morning are the 2012 Super Bowl odds, specifically for the New York Giants and New York Jets. After two straight AFC Championship Game appearances, the Jets are listed as 16-1 choices to represent the AFC in next year's Super Bowl. The Giants are 20-1 choices to get there from the NFC. ↵
- The New York Knicks. led by a season-high 41 points from Amare Stoudemire, defeated the Philadelphia 76ers Sunday, 117-103. ↵
- Super Bowl Sunday was not as kind to the New Jersey Nets, who were soundly beaten by the Indiana Pacers, 105-86. ↵
- The New Jersey Devils apparently like playing in Montreal. The Devils defeated the Canadiens, 4-1, Sunday for their sixth straight victory in Montreal. ↵