Cavaliers planned to attend Game 2 on Wednesday night.NOT THIS TIMEThe Knicks spoiled James return to Cleveland on opening night two years ago with a 95-90 win. Anthony was the games high scorer with 25 points. Irving led Cleveland with 22 while James

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Once the Columbus Blue Jackets built some momentum, they rallied past the Washington Capitals for another home win.Nineteen-year-old rookie Zach Werensky tied the game late in the third and Cam Atkinson scored 37 seconds into overtime to give Columbus a 2-1 victory over Washington on Tuesday night for the Blue Jackets sixth straight win at home.Atkinson buried a wrister off a face-off from the right circle past Capitals goaltender Philipp Grubauer to win it.Werenski scored the tying goal with just under seven minutes remaining, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots.I think for us its just staying patient, Werenski said. Thats what we did tonight, capitalizing on our chances when we had them. It was huge.Nicklas Backstrom scored late in the second period for Washington, and Grubauer finished with 20 saves.I thought in the first two periods we played a real good road game against a team thats been quite hot in this building, Washington coach Barry Trotz said.The Blue Jackets started slow, struggling to penetrate Washingtons defense and getting off just 12 shots in the first two periods.We kept our patience when we were down, didnt open up, Columbus coach John Tortorella said. Its a really good win for our team to win a game that way.Backstrom scored his second goal of the season when he skated through traffic and shot from the right circle past Bobrovskys glove side with 4:17 left in the second.The Blue Jackets tied it with 6:58 left in the third when Werenski rocketed a wrist shot off the post and past Grubauer.Scoring opportunities were rare for both teams in the opening period, although Columbus missed some passes early on that could have put them in productive situations. Washington got off six shots in the period, and Columbus had just five as the Blue Jackets blocked seven Capitals shots.The Blue Jackets got some good looks and a couple promising shots on the back end of a power play at the beginning of the third period, but Grubauer held firm. Players said those on-target shots helped build momentum in the period, even if they didnt produce a goal.I think in the third period we had a lot of chances, four or five shots that could have gone in but their goalie made good saves, Werenski said. I think it really gave us a lift.Game notesA third-period goal by Backstrom was erased after video replay determined T.J. Oshie was offside bringing the puck down. ... Washingtons Alex Ovechkin hasnt had a point in the past four games. ... D Scott Harrington was on the Blue Jackets bench for the first time this season. Hes been a healthy scratch in the past 13 games. ... D Dalton Prout was a late scratch with an upper-body injury for Columbus. RW Brett Connolly and D Nate Schmidt were healthy scratches for Washington. ... The Blue Jackets are dropping morning practices on game days on a trial basis. Tortorella said he wants the players to be fresh for games. ... Grubauer made his second consecutive start for the Capitals, meaning Braden Holtby will play against Pittsburgh on Wednesday.UP NEXT:Washington: Host Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.Columbus: Host the New York Rangers on Friday night.---Follow Mitch Stacy at http://twitter.com/mitchstacyPaul ONeill Yankees Jersey . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Michael Del Zotto and Kevin Klein switch places. The Predators Get: D Michael Del Zotto. DJ LeMahieu Jersey . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". https://www.cheapyankees.com/541g-luke-voit-jersey-yankees.html . -- The goal posts lying flat on the field, Arizonas fans lingered on the field, congregating around the locker room entrance nearly 30 minutes after rushing out of the stands. Nestor Cortes Jr. Yankees Jersey . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. Don Larsen Yankees Jersey . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. Nolan punched Oilers forward Jesse Joensuu in the jaw in front of the Kings goal during a scrum.CLEVELAND -- LeBron James took time to reflect as the Cleveland Cavaliers raised their championship banner.Then it was business as usual.James had his 43rd career triple-double, Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and the Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks 117-88 on Tuesday night in the NBA season opener.James scored 19 points and added 11 rebounds and 14 assists in front of a raucous home crowd that was on its feet from the pregame ceremony until late in the game, celebrating the citys first championship in 52 years.It was great to have a moment like that, he said. It was difficult to focus on the game but we did a great job, especially in the second half.James, who got choked up while speaking to the crowd before the game, continued his perfect record on ring nights. He was 2-0 when the Miami Heat players were presented with their championship rings.There were so many emotions, he said. To see us win the finals and tonight being that last exclamation point to receive your ring in front of your fans was a great moment.Irving scored 19 points in the third quarter, when Cleveland used a 20-4 run to take a 74-53 lead. Kevin Love scored 23 for the Cavaliers.Carmelo Anthony led New York with 19 points and Derrick Rose had 17.Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert was taken to the locker room late in the third quarter with concussion-like symptoms after colliding with Kristaps Porzingis. Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue said Shumpert was undergoing tests to determine the extent of the injury.Clevelands players, coaching staff and front office personnel also received their championship rings in the pregame ceremony, and the sellout crowd chanted Lues last name.That was a really good feeling, he said. It was great to be a part of it.The basketball game was only part of a big night in town. The Cleveland Indians played Game 1 of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs across the street at Progressive Field.The Knicks, who missed the playoffs the last three seasons, are expecting major improvement after acquiring Rose from Chicago to run the offense and signing center Joakim Noah, who was scoreless in 21 minutess.ddddddddddddWe will improve, I guarantee it, Anthony said. There are just so many moving parts right now. We need to get better, but were not running from that fact.New York, playing its first game under new coach Jeff Hornacek, trailed by 13 in the second quarter but rallied to cut the lead to 45-43 at halftime. A pair of dunks by James and 3-pointers from Irving and Love pushed the lead to 61-49.Clevelands spurt continued as Irving hit three 3-pointers for a 74-53 lead.Porzingis scored 16 points for New York.TIP-INSKnicks: Anthony scored 11 of New Yorks 18 first-quarter points. .... PG Brandon Jennings, signed in the offseason, scored seven points in 22 minutes.Cavaliers: F Tristan Thompson was scoreless and had six rebounds in 21 minutes. ... Rookie G Kay Felder is going through concussion protocol after being injured in practice last week.HIGH STAKESJames and Dwyane Wade, a Chicago native, finalized their bet on the World Series between the Indians and Cubs.If the Indians win the World Series, he has to wear an Indians uniform when he comes here and if the Cubs win it, I have wear a Cubs uniform when we play in the United Center, James said.James said he and most of the Cavaliers planned to attend Game 2 on Wednesday night.NOT THIS TIMEThe Knicks spoiled James return to Cleveland on opening night two years ago with a 95-90 win. Anthony was the games high scorer with 25 points. Irving led Cleveland with 22 while James scored 17.MAKING FRIENDS, SORT OFNoah, who has never been a favorite of Quicken Loans Arena fans, had a few kind words for the city Tuesday.Congratulations to Cleveland, he said. Even though its not a vacation spot you guys got a championship. Its well-deserved.UP NEXTKnicks: They host Memphis on Saturday in their home opener in what will mark Roses first game in a New York uniform at Madison Square Garden.Cavaliers: They travel to Toronto on Friday in a rematch of last seasons Eastern Conference finals, which Cleveland won in six games. ' ' '