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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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AP“It wasn’t very enjoyable to be honest with you, because I wanted to compete against coach,” Self said. “I wanted to play against his team. I wanted to show my mentor what we do. That’s something I’m proud of.
“I certainly hope that he gets to feeling better fast, and the entire situation is handled as well as it can possibly be handled. And hopefully, everybody can move forward. I know he needs to get healthy. He’s struggled a long time with his health. Certainly, it’s a tough enough job when you feel great, let alone when you don’t.”
JamesOn Curry scored 15 points and Mario Boggan had 13 points and eight rebounds for Oklahoma State, which shot 37.5 percent and committed 24 turnovers.
The Cowboys rallied from eight points down to tie it at halftime and led 42-39 after Boggan’s three-point play with 10:30 left. After that, Oklahoma State — averaging 55.6 points in their last five games — scored just seven the rest of the way.
“I’m very proud of our players under the circumstances they were faced with today,” Sean Sutton said. “They kept a positive mind-set throughout the day and I thought they played with a lot of energy.”
He said he wouldn’t address specifics of his father’s accident.
The elder Sutton came away from Friday’s accident with bumps, bruises and cuts. He had already been fighting chronic back pain, which caused him to miss the season opener.
The announcement of his leave of absence coincided with the revelation that Sutton was cited for driving under the influence, speeding and crossing the center line in the crash. Witnesses told police Sutton fell down before leaving Gallagher-Iba Arena and was swerving along the road to the Stillwater airport.
The fans were on their feet — as usual — when Torre Johnson led the Cowboys onto the court for warmups, then let out another cheer a few minutes later when Sean Sutton — Eddie’s top assistant — brought the coaching staff to the sidelines.
Fans held up signs reading “We Miss Eddie” and “Get Well Eddie,” and a brief “Eddie! Eddie!” chant broke out in one section of seats in the final minutes.
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Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points and Evan Smotrycz added 13, helping No. 22 Michigan remain unbeaten at home with a 70-61 win over Illinois on Sunday.
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After leading by 18 points in the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers were staring at a four-point deficit with less than two minutes to play.