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.
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.
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.
NFL |
Free-agent signings |
| Unrestricted free agents signing with new teams | |||
| Player | New team | Old team | Terms |
| Mike Anderson, RB | Ravens | Dolphins | undisclosed |
| Adam Archuleta, S | Redskins | Rams | undisclosed |
| Akin Ayodele, LB | Cowboys | Jaguars | 5 years, undisclosed |
| Justin Bannan, DT | Ravens | Bills | undisclosed |
| Shawn Barber, LB | Eagles | Chiefs | 1 year, undisclosed |
| LeCharles Bentley, C | Browns | Saints | 6 years, $36 million |
| Drew Brees, QB | Saints | Chargers | 6 years, $60 million |
| Corey Bradford, WR | Lions | Texans | undisclosed |
| Milford Brown, G | Cardinals | Texans | 4 years, undisclosed |
| Antonio Bryant, WR | 49ers | Browns | 4 years, $15 million |
| Andre Carter, DE | Redskins | 49ers | 6 years, $30 million |
| Matt Chatham, LB | Jets | Patriots | undisclosed |
| Corey Chavous, S | Rams | Vikings | 5 years, undisclosed |
| Kendrick Clancy, DT | Cardinals | Giants | 4 years, $8.1 million |
| Jameel Cook, FB | Texans | Buccaneers | undisclosed |
| Andre Davis, WR | Bills | Patriots | undisclosed |
| Scott Fujita, LB | Saints | Cowboys | 4 years, undisclosed |
| La’Roi Glover, DT | Rams | Cowboys | 3 years, undisclosed |
| Andre Goodman, CB | Dolphins | Lions | 3 years, undisclosed |
| Quentin Harris, S | Giants | Cardinals | 2 years, undisclosed |
| Sedrick Hodge, LB | Dolphins | Saints | 2 years, undisclosed |
| Darren Howard, DE | Eagles | Saints | 6 years, undisclosed |
| Dexter Jackson, S | Bengals | Buccaneers | 4 years, undisclosed |
| Edgerrin James, RB | Cardinals | Colts | 4 years, $30 million |
| Joe Jurevicius, WR | Browns | Seahawks | 4 years, undisclosed |
| Maake Kemoeatu, DT | Panthers | Ravens | undisclosed |
| Kyle Kosier, G | Cowboys | Lions | 5 years, undisclosed |
| Ben Leber, LB | Vikings | Chargers | undisclosed |
| Damione Lewis, DT | Panthers | Rams | undisclosed |
| Ryan Longwell, K | Vikings | Packers | 5 years, undisclosed |
| Sam Madison, CB | Giants | Dolphins | 4 years, $7.4 million |
| Marquand Manuel, S | Packers | Seahawks | undisclosed |
| Marlon McCree, S | Chargers | Panthers | undisclosed |
| R.W. McQuarters, CB | Giants | Lions | 3 years, $6 million |
| Trevor Pryce, DE | Ravens | Broncos | 5 years, $25 million |
| Antwaan Randle El, WR | Redskins | Steelers | 7 years, $31 million |
| Sage Rosenfels, QB | Texans | Dolphins | undisclosed |
| Robert Royal, TE | Bills | Redskins | 5 years, undisclosed |
| Matt Schobel, TE | Eagles | Bengals | 5 years, undisclosed |
| Kevin Shaffer, T | Browns | Falcons | 7 years, $36 million |
| L.J. Shelton, T | Dolphins | Browns | 4 years, undisclosed |
| Chester Taylor, RB | Vikings | Ravens | 4 years, undisclosed |
| David Thornton, LB | Titans | Colts | undisclosed |
| Larry Tripplett, DT | Bills | Colts | undisclosed |
| Ted Washington, DT | Browns | Raiders | 2 years, undisclosed |
| Anthony Weaver, DE | Texans | Ravens | undisclosed |
| Jason Whittle, G | Vikings | Giants | undisclosed |
| Brian Williams, CB | Jaguars | Vikings | undisclosed |
| Mike Williams, T | Jaguars | Bills | undisclosed |
| Will Witherspoon, LB | Rams | Panthers | 6 years, $33 million |
| Dave Zastudil, P | Browns | Ravens | 5 years, undisclosed |
| Unrestricted free agents re-signing | |||
| Player | Team | Terms | |
| Shaun Alexander, RB | Seahawks | 8 years, $62 million | |
| Mike Alstott, FB | Bucs | 1 year, $1.5 million | |
| Ron Dayne, RB | Broncos | 3 years, undisclosed | |
| Brian Finneran, WR | Falcons | 4 years, undisclosed | |
| DeShaun Foster, RB | Panthers | 3 years, $14.5 million | |
| Chris Hovan, DT | Bucs | 5 years, undisclosed | |
| Aaron Kampman, DE | Packers | undisclosed | |
| Koren Robinson, WR | Vikings | 3 years, $12.7 million | |
| Jamal Lewis, RB | Ravens | 3 years, $26 million | |
| Chad Morton, KR | Giants | 4 years, $3.85 million | |
| Koren Robinson, WR | Vikings | 3 years, $12.7 million | |
| Derek Smith, LB | 49ers | undisclosed | |
| Gerard Warren, DT | Broncos | 6 years, undisclosed | |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.