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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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APRuiz’s record fell to 42-6-1, while Valuev improved to 43-0 with one no-decision.
The American used the clinching moves that carried him through 11 title fights, with wins against Evander Holyfield and Andrew Golota.
“We knew beforehand you can’t have a beautiful fight against John Ruiz,” Valuev’s trainer Uli Wegner said. “But my fighter jabbed him the whole fight and later he used his physical advantage. It was close, but he deserved the verdict.”
This was the latest setback for Ruiz after losses to two former middleweights. He was beaten by Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney in April, but was given the title when Toney was stripped of the crown for testing positive for steroids.
At the news conference after the bout, Stone accusing the Germans of manipulating the fight, although they did not choose the judges from New Zealand, Australia and Mexico.
Ruiz’s camp said they will petition for the rematch with the WBA, which they did successfully for a Holyfield fight.
The 32-year-old Valuev is a former basketball player and discus thrower who was fighting for almost nothing in Russia until he was discovered by Sauerland two years ago.
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In an earlier bout, Laila Ali stopped Sweden’s Asa Sandell in the fifth round of a non-title bout with her father, former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, watching.
Ali caught the taller Swede with a left hook late in the round, then knocked her back with several punches before the referee stepped in.
Muhammad Ali, in Berlin to collect a peace prize, walked ringside to kiss his daughter after she ran her record to 22-0 with 19 knockouts.
Ali, the women’s WBC champion, had a tough time during the first two rounds from the little-known Swede, who used her height to connect several times.
“I expected the fight to be a little tougher than usual,” Ali said. “I had a game plan. They stopped the fight too early, but they do that in women’s boxing.”
Sandell’s record fell to 3-2 with one draw. The 37-year-old is a former amateur European champion who now works as a journalist.
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