Paige Winfield Cunningham, Reporter for Politico: Will Health Premiums Go Up or Down?
NY Post State Editor Fred Dicker on Governor Cuomo
James Hohmann, Reporter for Politico: Is the GOP Out Of Touch?
Multiple Marines killed in explosion during training exercise
Cuomo Poll Numbers Drop Among Republicans
The Installation Of Pope Francis
NBA:
The Boston Celtics ended the Houston Rockets' 22-game winning streak five years ago, but they couldn't do the same to the Miami Heat's 22-game run on Monday night.... The Heat have won 23 straight, the second-longest streak in NBA history and 10 away from the all-time record held by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James helped Miami stretch its winning streak by draining a long jumper with 10.5 seconds left in a 105-103 win over the Celtics. Boston led by 13 with eight minutes remaining before Miami closed on a 22-7 run.
James finished with 37 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds for the Heat...Boston ended an 11-game home winning streak despite Jeff Green's game-high 43 points.
J.R. Smith scored 20 and Raymond Felton had 19 for the Knicks as they downed the Jazz in Utah last night, 90-83. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Knicks. The Knicks remain atop the Atlantic Division, a game ahead of the Nets.
Deron Williams scored 31 points as the Nets routed the Detroit Pistons last night, 119-82. Brook Lopez added 18 points and seven rebounds in the win for Brooklyn. The Pistons lost their ninth straight.
Wes Johnson and Luis Scola each had 14 points and Phoenix outscored the Lakers 28-10 in the fourth quarter of a 99-76 win over Los Angeles. Former Sun Steve Nash had a game-high 19 points for the Lakers,
COLLEGE HOOPS:
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - 1st ROUND AT DAYTON OH
(16) NORTH CAROLINA A &T FACES (16) LIBERTY....TIP OFF IS 6;40
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - 1st ROUND AT DAYTON OH
(11) ST. MARY'S VS (11) MIDDLE TENNESSEE.....TIP OFF IS 9:10
NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT-SEEDS.
Baylor, Stanford, Notre Dame and UConn claim top seeds, top of the pole...........Syracuse has earned the seventh seed in the Oklahoma City Region of the NCAA women's tournament and will face 10th-seeded Creighton
The University at Albany women's basketball team, undefeated in the America East and seeded No. 14, will face No. 3-seeded
University of North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
UAlbany (27-3) will play UNC at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the
University of Delaware The game will be broadcast on ESPN2
NHL:
THE SABRES SKATE AT MONTREAL TONIGHT ...first face off 7:30
Rick Nash and rookie J.T. Miller provided the shootout tallies while Henrik Lundqvist stopped both Carolina attempts to secure the New York Rangers' 3-2 win over the Hurricanes. Lundqvist turned back 29 shots ...
THE RANGERS VISIT NEW JERSEY TONIGHT
The Chicago Blackhawks avenged one of their two regulation losses of the NHL season by grabbing a quick 2-0 lead in a 5-2 win at Colorado.
NFL:..
The NFL has approved the terms and conditions of the Buffalo Bills' recently negotiated 10-year, $271 million lease that includes significant upgrades to Ralph Wilson Stadium.
The approval was granted by NFL owners at league meetings held in Phoenix on Monday, and announced by Bills president Russ Brandon.
Brandon called the decision ``another important step'' in the process to allow $130 million in stadium renovations to begin this year. The final step is for the lease to be approved by New York State and Erie County governments, which Brandon anticipates will come within a few weeks.
The Bills reached a deal in principle with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and County Executive Mark Poloncarz in December.
State and county taxpayers would be on the hook for $226.8 million over the 10-year period.
RYAN FITZPATRICK HAS SIGNED A TWO YEAR DEAL WITH THE TENN TITANS..In Tennessee, he will compete for playing time with
Jake Locker the eighth overall pick in the 2011 draft
MATT HASSELBECK HAS SIGNED WITH THE INDY COLTS
The New York Jets have signed free agent linebacker Antwan Barnes to a three-year contract ... Barnes spent the last three seasons with the San Diego Chargers
The NFL will not be adding teams to the playoffs this season, but still is discussing an expanded postseason...Commissioner Roger Goodell says that the league's competition committee has looked into adding teams to the playoffs, and the topic will be discussed at this week's owners meetings. However, he says any adds won't happen this year
The Atlanta City Council has voted 11-4 to approve a financing plan to build a new pro football stadium in downtown Atlanta. The city will use city hotel-motel tax revenue to cover the $200 million public contribution for the proposed $1 billion, retractable-roof stadium for the Falcons
BASEBALL:
The Dominican Republic has advanced to the championship of the World Baseball Classic with a 4-1 win over the Netherlands
