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.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
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.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Denmark’s table tennis team canceled a trip to the Middle East this month because of Islamic outrage over Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
Denmark will take part in the Turin Olympics, which begin Friday, but its soccer federation is considering calling off an exhibition game in Israel on March 1.
The Danish soccer federation said it was in contact with the country’s Foreign Ministry and intelligence service and will decide this month if it will cancel the game in Tel Aviv. The Foreign Ministry has urged Danes to avoid Muslim countries because of violent protests against Denmark.
Denmark’s table tennis association said Tuesday it will not compete in Pro Tour events in Qatar and Kuwait, starting Feb. 13. The federation had planned to send Olympic men’s doubles bronze medalists Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell and two other players.
“We’re really sorry that we had to cancel our participation because of the situation in the world,” table tennis federation spokesman Arne Madsen said.
On Monday, Israeli Arabs protested outside the Danish Embassy in Tel Aviv, and Danish flags have been burned during protests on the West Bank.
|
“We have received no warnings or told to take extra precautions,” Frigast Larsen said.
The publication of 12 drawings of the Prophet Mohammed by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten last year has in recent days sparked protests in Muslims countries. Buildings housing Danish diplomatic missions have been stormed and set on fire in Damascus, Beirut and Tehran.
 | Slide show |
 |
Wesseling: 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 AFC teams.
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.
NBC Sports TV and livestream listings
