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Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto
Arc's five up, five down: After No. 11 Michigan State's 58-48 upset of No. 3 Ohio State, you'd be a fool to discount the Spartans' national title chances now.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
Eleven shots separated Phil and Tiger Sunday at Pebble Beach as Lefty secured his 40th Tour win. Jason Sobel had hole-by-hole reports.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
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Snowboarding competition at Turin will include parallel giant slalom, halfpipe and, for the the first time, snowboardcross.
The U.S. announced its roster of 16 athletes on Jan. 22.
Shaun White, a 19-year-old from Carlsbad, Calif., qualified for the U.S. team in the halfpipe. White swept all five of the Grand Prix events that determined the Olympic team.
He will be joined on the men’s halfpipe team by Mason Aguirre, Andy Finch and Danny Kass.
The most notable absence will be Ross Powers, the 2002 Olympic gold medalist. Jarret Thomas, the bronze medalist four years ago, also failed to qualify.
The women’s halfpipe team will be Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teter, 2002 gold medalist Kelly Clark and 16-year-old Elena Hight. Bleiler made the team four years after losing on a tiebreaker in qualifying for the 2002 Olympics.
The U.S. alpine snowboarding team consists of Tyler Jewell, Rosey Fletcher and Michelle Gorgone. Absent is 2002 bronze medalist Chris Klug.
The snowboardcross teams will be made up of Jayson Hale, Nate Holland, Jason Smith, Seth Westcott and Lindsay Jacobellis.
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