Here's a look at the very best of the Boston-New York rivalries in football, basketball, baseball and hockey.

WSJ: Bruins, Rangers to carry on Boston-New York lore

The holiday night game features one of football's most intense rivalries: Pittsburgh at Baltimore.

WSJ: Ravens open regular season at Broncos

That may sound ludicrous to some, but something similar did happen to one of the most storied rivalries in college football: Oklahoma-Nebraska.

FORBES: Big 12 Expansion: Adding Old SWC Teams Would Harm Future Viability

The formation of the new Big East represents the latest round of musical chairs known as realignment a football-driven escapade that has broken up long-standing rivalries and traditions as schools chase the multi-billion-dollar riches that television networks desperate for DVR-proof programming are now willing to pay.

WSJ: Big East Conference Hits the Restart Button