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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.
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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.
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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Results
April 9 — Toyota GP of Long Beach (street course) — (Sebastien Bourdais)
May 13 — GP of Houston, Reliant Park (road course) — (Sebastien Bourdais)
May 21 — Monterrey, Mexico, Fundidora Park (road course) — (Sebastien Bourdais)
June 4 — The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis. (oval course) — (Sebastien Bourdais)
June 18 — G.I. Joe’s GP, Portland, Ore. (road course) — (A.J. Allmendinger)
June 25 — GP of Cleveland, Burke Lakefront Airport (street course) — (A.J. Allmendinger)
July 9 — Molson GP of Toronto, Exhibition Place (street course) — (A.J. Allmendinger)
July 23 — West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix, JAGflo Speedway at City Center Airport (street course) — (Justin Wilson)
July 30 — San Jose (Calif.) GP (street course) — (Sebastien Bourdais)
Aug. 13 — Grand Prix Denver (street course) — (A.J. Allmendinger)
Aug. 28 — Molson Indy GP Montreal, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (road course) (Sebastien Bourdais)
Sept. 24 — Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. (road course) (A.J. Allmendinger)
Oct. 22 — Lemark, Indy 300, Gold Coast, Australia (street course) (Nelson Philippe)
Nov. 12 — Mexico City (road course) (Sebastien Bourdais)
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Driver standings
1. Sebastien Bourdais, 387
2. Justin Wilson, 298
3. A.J. Allmendinger, 285
4. Nelson Philippe, 231
5. Bruno Junqueira, 219
6. Will Power, 213
7. Paul Tracy, 209
8. Alex Tagliani, 205
9. Mario Dominguez, 202
10. Andrew Ranger, 200
11. Oriol Servia, 197
12. Dan Clarke, 175
13. Charles Zwolsman, 162
14. Jan Heylen, 140
15. Cristiano da Matta, 134
16. Katherine Legge, 133
17. Nicky Pastorelli, 73
18. Antonio Pizzonia, 43
19. Tonis Kasemets, 34
20. Andreas Wirth, 19
21. Ryan Briscoe, 17
22. David Martinez, 13
23. Buddy Rice, 11
24. Jimmy Vasser, 7
25. Juan Caceres, 6
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