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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
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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.
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AFP - Getty ImagesAs she did in her quarterfinal win over top-seeded Lindsay Davenport, Henin-Hardenne took a set to really get going.
In the second, she never allowed the increasingly discouraged Sharapova to hold serve.
Sharapova looked toward her father and coach, Yuri Sharapov, after nearly every point as her game went downhill, shouting to him after Henin-Hardenne broke her to go ahead 4-2 in the last set.
The usually confident Sharapova looked tight and unsettled, whacking the ball into the net after mistakes and kicking it one time.
Sharapova pumped her fist after breaking Henin-Hardenne — who was serving for the match — to get back on serve at 4-5 in the third.
But the woman who has credited her mental toughness for getting her through big matches then collapsed in a string of backhand errors.
Henin-Hardenne sealed the 2-hour, 26-minute semifinal on her first match point with one of her trademark one-handed backhand winners down the line.
Sharapova, the 2004 Wimbledon champion, reached the semis at the three of the four Grand Slams last season and lost to the eventual champion at all four.
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This Australian Open combination marks the first time since computer rankings were introduced in 1975 that four former No. 1-ranked women reached the semis at a Grand Slam event.
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.
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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.
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