‘Member?: LeBron James Gets A Hometown Welcome… In New York?

Whas happened in sports last night.

• NBA: So now that the credit crunch has nixed the Nets’ plan to move to Brooklyn, are the Knicks now the favorites to land LeBron when he becomes a free agent in 2010? It sounded that way as the James got bigger cheers than some of the Knick players at the Garden as he pulverized the hometown team. He dropped in 26 before sitting out the fourth quarter as the rest of the Cavs made sure they didn’t let the lead slip away. But can the Cavs do the same after next year with their Star? Cavaliers 119, Knicks 101 [Yahoo]
• MLB News: That was quick… Rafael Furcal could be an Oakland A by the end of the day [Sporting News]
• NFL News: That was quick… Brady Quinn out for the season with a broken finger he played with on Sunday. [Sporting News]
• NFL News: Yes, we’re sure giving out turkeys helped heal the pain of suffering a loss to a bitter rival. Smiles everyone, smiles! [Miami Herald]
• Olympics News: Michael Phelps didn’t think he had anything left after the seventh gold medal, but he persevered to win his eighth and eventually, do a cameo on Entourage. [ESPN]