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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
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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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AP“We fought and took their best shot,” Currie said.
Willnett Crockett got the Huskies within a bucket when she converted a three-point play with 45.9 seconds left. The Huskies got the ball back after their defense stymied the Blue Devils into a shot clock violation and had one last chance to at least tie it.
Charde Houston got the ball on the wing for UConn, and with Currie closely defending her drove into the post. Currie slipped and fell and Houston had an open 6-footer that rimmed out. Currie came down with the rebound as time expired.
Crockett and Montgomery finished with 15 points for UConn.
Currie finished with 14 points and nine boards, but shot just 3-for-12.
“They switched up defenses, and when I drove there were a lot of players waiting there for me,” she said. “I was just hoping my teammates would pull us through and they did.”
Duke missed its first nine shots of the game, while UConn struck quickly. Crockett scored on two straight backdoor cuts, slipping in behind Bales and Mistie Williams.
But then the Blue Devils began to flex their inside game. Bales had four blocks over the next six minutes and changed nearly as many shots. While Bales handled the inside, the Blue Devils got back into the game with their outside game.
“I was a little frustrated,” Bales said. “But coach did a good job of telling me not to worry about it. The rest of the game I did exactly what she told me and it worked.”
Currie and Abby Waner hit consecutive 3s to get Duke on a 17-7 run. The Blue Devils led by as many as six down the stretch and had a 31-26 lead at the break.
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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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