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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
APRichardson said his prized patient has shown the ability to adapt from one extreme to another: Two weeks ago the horse was spending every morning galloping around a track, and now spends 24 hours a day in his 12-by-12 stall barely moving. A good attitude has been a huge help.
“It makes a big difference in terms of how well they rest,” Richardson said. “Certain horses rest well. They figure out how to take care of themselves in a stall, how to lie down and get up without injuring themselves. I think this horse, so far, has shown every evidence that he is that type of horse.
Prado has been asked time and again to replay the start of the Preakness, especially when Barbaro broke early from the gate and was reloaded for the official start. Much has been written about the possibility Barbaro may have been injured the first time out of the gate.
“He was feeling so good in the post parade, he was ready,” Prado said. “Unfortunately, he heard a noise from the last door (closing) and thought it was time to go.”
Prado said Barbaro pushed open the starting gate, which is controlled by magnets, with his head and front leg but “I didn’t think that was real bad.”
Prado said he checked out the horse, as did a vet at the track, “and he was jogging fine. ... So we led him back into the gate.”
When the field broke, Barbaro got off “nice and clean,” Prado said. He said the colt “took about four strides and then the incident happened.”
“A lot of horses go through the gate and they probably don’t run their race — but they don’t break down three or four jumps out of the gate,” he said.
The Jacksons, meanwhile, are trying to save the best horse they’ve owned in 30 years in the business.
“The chance of running for the Triple Crown in behind us,” Roy Jackson said. “We’re just glad he is doing well and are looking forward to his recovery.”
The first of three pools of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager begins its three-day run on Friday and the bet's opening scenario is very similar to each of its opening pools since the wager was created in 1999.
It's first time that Classic will be broadcast in primetime on Nov. 3.
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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.