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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.
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.
APRandy Foye, the conference’s player of the year, had 26 points for Villanova, which shot 35.2 percent from the field (19-for-54), including 29.2 percent on 3s (7-for-24).
Pittsburgh led 32-21 at halftime and just 32 seconds into the second half, Ray was hit in the face as he and two Pittsburgh players battled for the ball on the floor near the Villanova bench.
The senior guard remained on the floor for several minutes, kicking his legs in obvious pain.
Wright said there was “no scratched cornea and the official injury is soft tissue injury to right eye.”
The Panthers led 50-38 when they started to milk the shot clock on each possession. They made it work for four straight baskets with less then 5 seconds left on the 35-second clock. The last of the four was a drive by Fields with 3:21 left that made it 60-45.
That was the Panthers’ final field goal and they went 8-for-12 from the free throw line over the final 1:55.
“I think our players on the bench ... you have to watch out for us now,” Graves said. “Everybody should know that they have to watch out for us now. We’re a deep team, we play well together and share the ball. That’s all that counts.”
Pittsburgh forward Levon Kendall, who missed the West Virginia game with back spasms, had six points and seven rebounds in 23 minutes on Friday.
Pitt beat 11th-seeded Louisville 61-56 in the opening round and No. 19 West Virginia 68-57 in the quarterfinals.
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.
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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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.