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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.
Robins: It’s the Year of the Dragon on the Lunar calendar, and this Chinese influence could extend to it also being the year of the Pekingese on the green carpet at the 136th Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday.
APSpeedskating (Long track)
The U.S. announced it's Olympic roster on Dec. 31 after the U.S. Long Track Championships in Utah.
On the women’s side, Jennifer Rodriguez will return for the U.S. Rodriguez has numerous World Cup, World Singles and World Sprint medals to her credit. Qualifying for her fourth Olympic team, Chris Witty is also looking to capture a medal in three consecutive Winter Games.
Catherine Raney, Margaret Crowley, Elli Ochowicz, Amy Sannes, Kristine Holzer and Maria Lamb also all qualified for the squad.
For the men, Chad Hedrick has switched from inline skating (where he won 50 World Championships) to speedskating. Hedrick is the two-time defending world champion in the 5000m as well as the world record holder in the long samalog and 3000m.
Shani Davis attempted to be the first U.S. skater to compete in both long track and short track in the same Olympics. However, after a poor showing in the U.S. Short Track Championships, he'll only be competing at Turin in the long track program.
Both Hedrick and Davis pre-qualified for spots on the U.S. team. K.C. Boutiette, Joey Cheek, Casey FitzRandolph, Kip Carpenter and Salt Lake City star Derek Parra also earned spots on the roster.
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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.
