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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.
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.
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APGonzaga star Adam Morrison went to Charlotte at No. 3 with the Bobcats’ first since pick Michael Jordan became a part owner of the team in charge of the basketball operations earlier this month. The mustachioed All-American led the nation in scoring as a junior with 28.1 points per game.
“It would be awesome if I could get some hands-on instruction from Mike,” Morrison said. “Any time the greatest player of all-time is telling you what to do ... if he told me how to tie my shoes a certain way, I would probably listen.”
The Trail Blazers then selected LSU’s Tyrus Thomas, who already knew he wasn’t going there. Even while wearing a Blazers hat, he spoke of playing for Chicago.
“They’re young, they like to run and Coach (Scott) Skiles, I visited with him, and he’s a great teacher and a motivator,” Thomas said. “Just the organization as a whole, it has a bright future so I’m looking forward to doing some good things in Chicago.”
The Atlanta Hawks also went for interior defense when they took Duke’s Shelden Williams at No. 5. The Blue Devils’ career leader in blocked shots was the ACC defensive player of the year in each of his last two seasons.
The Houston Rockets took Rudy Gay at No. 8, the first of a record-tying four Connecticut players taken in the first round. The Golden State Warriors then grabbed center Patrick O’Bryant, whose stock rose after he led Bradley to the third round of the NCAA tournament.
After Seattle took forward Saer Sene to close the top 10, Orlando grabbed guard J.J. Redick, recently charged with driving under the influence. As usual, the former Duke guard was greeted by a loud, mixed reaction. He drew boos when he was shown on the overhead TV screen, but eventually cheered after his pick was announced.
The next pick was another popular one with the crowd: The Hornets went with UConn’s Hilton Armstrong from Peekskill, N.Y. Marcus Williams and Josh Boone of the Huskies went with the 22nd and 23rd picks, both to New Jersey.
Philadelphia grabbed guard Thabo Sefolosha, who played last season in Italy, at No. 13, followed by Arkansas’ Ronnie Brewer to Utah; Cedric Simmons of North Carolina State to the Hornets with the 15th pick, and the Bulls taking Memphis’ Rodney Carney with their second first-round choice.
In another trade, the rights to Sefolosha and Carney were later swapped.
Sacramento’s pick of Rutgers’ guard Quincy Douby at No. 19 drew a roar, but the boos came right back when Isiah Thomas’ face was shown on the screen as the Knicks prepared to pick at 20th. They didn’t stop, either — drowning out the last name of New York’s pick, South Carolina forward Renaldo Balkman, the MVP of the NIT who averaged 9.6 points last season.
Villanova, Memphis and Michigan State also had multiple first-round picks. The Tigers’ Shawne Williams went to Indiana at No. 17 and Memphis chose Wildcats guard Kyle Lowry at No. 24. The Spartans’ Shannon Brown (25th by Cleveland) and Maurice Ager (28th to Dallas) went later.
The draft ended with deputy commissioner and fan favorite Russ Granik announcing Iowa State’s Will Blalock to Detroit with the last pick. The remaining fans chanted “One more year!” for Granik, who is leaving his position on July 1.
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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