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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.
Getty Images“It seems like we’ve seen this story in Yankee Stadium before,” Sweeney said. “We showed a lot of character, never stopped fighting, we take the lead, and we lose. It happened a couple of years ago on opening day.”
Sanders homered off Wang. After Angel Berroa’s double-play grounder put the Royals ahead in the sixth, Shane Costa sent Tanyon Sturtze’s first pitch into the first row of the right-field stands for a 6-4 lead in a two-run seventh.
Giambi connected in the first inning off struggling Joe Mays, and Damon jump-started New York’s early offense with an opposite-field double and a walk in his first two plate appearances.
After that he sacrificed, grounded out and struck out. He was especially happy Jeter came through following his strikeout.
“I jumped high out of the dugout,” Damon said. “The guy knows how to play.”
Mays walked five in 2 2-3 innings, throwing 31 of 59 pitches for balls. After giving up a grand slam to Matsui in the Japanese outfielder’s first home game with the Yankees in 2003, Mays walked him with the bases loaded in the third. Mike Wood came in and escaped further damage when Posada hit a squibber that the reliever picked up and threw to first.
Fans in the right-field bleachers chanted Damon’s name during the first-inning roll call. Williams’ turn expanded to a stadium-wide chant. But in his new role as a designated hitter, the longtime Yankees star was back in the clubhouse.
Torre said he tried to get another player to wave from dugout to fool the fans and end the chant. Pitcher Shawn Chacon went up the tunnel to retrieve Williams.
“By the time I went down,” Williams said, “it was already calm.”
Notes: Bob Sheppard’s distinctive voice was missing from the Yankees’ home opener for the first time since 1950. The public-address announcer threw out his left hip Monday night at his Long Island home. He hopes to be back April 21. ... There was a moment of silence before the game for Maggie Dixon, the Army women’s basketball coach who died last week at age 28. ... The Yankees won eight straight home openers from 1920-27.
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