Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.
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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.
Golf's dream pairing - Woods and Mickelson - is on the course in the final round at Pebble Beach. Jason Sobel has 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.
Euro Roundup: First-place Manchester City won 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday on Joleon Lescott's goal in the 63rd minute, maintaining its two-point lead over Manchester United in the Premier League.
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.
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The number of players he serves varies. Some weeks he cuts half the team’s hair, some weeks it is slower. Kinlow has his own business in Tacoma, about 45 minutes south of Seattle.
Can we have our lockers back?
Steelers center Jeff Hartings and No. 3 quarterback Charlie Batch have their old lockers at the Pontiac Silverdome, where the Steelers will practice this week. Both were with the Lions when they played in the old dome before moving to Ford Field.
“I used my regular locker from when I was a Lion. Any comfort zone you can find,” Hartings said.
Steelers director of football operations Kevin Colbert said Hartings and Batch made the request.
“Those guys are finding that they’re more at home being back in that room and back where they were,” Colbert said.
Hire me
Seahawks offensive coordinator Gil Haskell would love to become an NFL coach someday. But nobody has called. Though coach Mike Holmgren openly lobbied for Haskell, saying the longtime assistant deserved a shot, his phone has been silent.
Haskell has been in the NFL for 23 years and with the Seahawks for six.
“Mike pushed it and I appreciate that,” Haskell said. “I’ve always wanted the opportunity. I’d love to.”
Get into the Groove
Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is eager to get back onto the practice field. Hasselbeck said the 70-minute walkthrough Monday wasn’t very good, and he is looking forward to getting back into a routine.
“Monday we were not ourselves it wasn’t a very good practice,” he said Tuesday, an off-day because of media events. “We have to get back to our play book, study our notes. I expect us to have a great practice tomorrow.”
Extra points
Former Lions coach Steve Mariucci will provide analysis for the NFL Network on Super Bowl Sunday. ... Steelers RT Max Starks donated four of his Super Bowl tickets to the family of one of the victims of the Sago mine disaster. ... In a sign the Steelers wide receivers are sometimes overlooked, Cedrick Wilson’s first name was misspelled on stadium signs during media day. It’s Cedric.
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Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.
