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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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APWhile all five Cleveland starters scored in double figures for the first time this season, coach Mike Brown was more impressed by his team’s defense. The Cavaliers blocked nine shots, had eight steals and limited the Bulls to 42 percent shooting.
“That’s two games in a row holding a team to 42 percent,” Brown said. “I’m starting to see good things on the defensive side of the ball.”
The Bulls came in tied for the NBA lead in 3-point shooting with Milwaukee and Detroit at 40 percent, but went 1-for-10 in the first half and trailed at the break 55-45.
Nocioni and Kirk Hinrich each hit 3s to spark Chicago’s 14-6 run to open the second half.
Eric Snow then made a 20-footer for Cleveland, and a few seconds later James drove to the hoop to put Cleveland back in command. His fallaway jumper from the corner with 25 seconds left in the third quarter put Cleveland ahead 77-66.
Snow scored 10 first-half points, one more than his previous season high for a game. The point guard finished with 12 points.
“People keep saying Eric can’t shoot,” Brown said. “He went 6-for-9 tonight is around 50 percent (.495) for the season.”
Notes: Chicago finished 6-for-21 from beyond the 3-point arc. ... Along with an eight-game winning streak in November, the Cavaliers now have two streaks of six or more wins in a season for the first time since 1992-93. ... Cleveland is 11-0 when limiting opponents to 50 or fewer points in the second half. ... The Bulls lead the all-time series 93-69, but have won only four of the last 17 meetings in Cleveland. ... Led by Chandler, Chicago’s reserves held a 29-9 scoring edge on the Cleveland bench. The Bulls’ bench has outscored opposing reserves in 26 of 27 games. ... Comedian Rob Schneider sat in the front row at center court, wearing a Cavs T-shirt.
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
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