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 three goals as the New York Rangers beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight win over the Flyers.
Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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 title chances now.
CFT: Jordan Jefferson makes it clear he wasn't happy with LSU's game plan in the Tigers' BCS Championship Game loss to Alabama.
Move over, Hollywood and NFL types, golf's two real A-listers take center stage Sunday at Pebble Beach, both in need of a win.
The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday when Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.
Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the windy Pyrenees course.
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.
AP
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State wanted to win one for Eddie Sutton.
Kansas wouldn’t let that happen.
Mario Chalmers scored 13 points and No. 22 Kansas pulled away in the second half to beat Oklahoma State 64-49 Monday night in the Cowboys’ first game since coach Sutton took a medical leave of absence.
The 69-year-old Sutton announced he was stepping aside for the rest of the season earlier in the day after being cited for driving under the influence during a traffic accident Friday night that landed him in the hospital.
Coached by Sutton’s son, Sean, the Cowboys (13-12, 3-8 Big 12) stayed with the Jayhawks until their struggling offense failed in the final 6 minutes.
Cowboys freshman Terrel Harris said the coaching situation wasn’t a distraction.
“Actually, I thought with coach leaving that it would kind of help our team a little bit because we would do it more for him now instead of just ourselves,” Harris said.
The teams had played the first 13 minutes of the second half within three points, but Kansas (18-6, 9-2) pulled ahead with an eight-point run to go up 47-42 on Brandon Rush’s two-handed, alley-oop jam with 6:51 to play.
The Jayhawks then capitalized on a pair of turnovers and back-to-back missed 3-pointers by the Cowboys to build on the lead. Chalmers’ driving layup made it 55-44.
“We knew their situation,” Jayhawks guard Russell Robinson said. “They came off a tough loss (45-44 Saturday at Texas A&M). We knew they’d come out fired up at home. They came out aggressive, but we delivered the knockout late in the game.”
During a late timeout, fans chanted “It’s not over,” but the Cowboys were unable to mount a comeback.
“We played a lot harder, but we’ve just got to get better at the end,” Harris said.
“As soon as we see the run start, we’ve got to just bear down, get it done and stop the run, quit letting them just run it up our throats,” he added. “In crunch time, we know we need to win more games. We’ve got to suck it up and play.”
|
Kansas coach Bill Self, an Oklahoma State alum who was on Eddie Sutton’s staff for three years, said playing in Stillwater wasn’t the same without his old boss on the Cowboys’ bench.
“I wish coach was here,” Self said. “I hope he gets to feeling better. He’s done more for this school than anybody could ever imagine.”
It was only Self’s second trip to Stillwater since he took over the Kansas job. Oklahoma State won the first one, 80-60. He didn’t consider this one much better.
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 title chances now.
Beyond the Arc: No. 11 Michigan State ends No. 3 Ohio State's 39-game home winning streak with a 58-48 victory.
 | Slideshow |
 | College hoops power rankings A look at the top teams in college basketball based on performance and potential. NBCSports.com |
Latest from Beyond the Arc |
Five up, five down from college hoops’ huge day1 hr 23 min ago Michigan State sure shook up Big Ten by beating Buckeyes2 hr 8 min ago UNLV’s thrilling win vs. SDSU adds spice to MWC race6 hr 36 min ago |
 | College basketball videos |
 Getty Images Highlights: No. 14 UNLV 65, No. 13 SDSU 63 Mike Moser scored 19 points, and UNLV forced three turnovers in the final 42 seconds to win. |
| Slideshow |
 | NBCSports.com |
Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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.
Adreian Payne scored 15 points, Draymond Green added 12 and defense-minded No. 11 Michigan State beat No. 3 Ohio State 58-48 Saturday night, ending the Buckeyes' 39-game home winning streak.
