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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 (short track)
The U.S. will qualify skaters through the World Cup season. However, only four World Cup events count for classification. A maximum of five men and five women, with a minimum of two women and two men, can be qualified.
The U.S. skaters were selected based on results from the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which wrapped up Dec. 16. The final roster was announced Dec. 17.
Apolo Anton Ohno aims to continue his short track dominance at Turin. Ohno, one of the most dynamic athletes of the 2002 Games, earned his second straight trip to the Olympics with another dominating performance at the U.S. short track championships.
Rusty Smith, J.P. Kepka, Anthony Lobello and Alex Izykowski also grabbed spots on the team.
Trying to become the first American to make both speedskating teams for the same Olympics, Shani Davis struggled in the short track championships and failed to pull off the historic double.
On the women’s side, Allison Baver will return to lead the U.S. in Turin. The American record holder in the 1000m will be joined by upstart 16-year-old Hyo-Jung Kim, Kimberly Derrick, Maria Garcia and Caroline Hallisey.
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After leading by 18 points in the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers were staring at a four-point deficit with less than two minutes to play.
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.
