Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
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The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
Arc: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
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.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
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.
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.
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TORONTO - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui could be just days away from taking batting practice after getting a positive report about his broken left wrist on Thursday.
Matsui was examined by the same doctor who performed the surgery on the wrist. He injured himself diving for a ball hit by Boston’s Mark Loretta on May 11.
Team spokesman Rick Cerrone said Dr. Melvin Rosenwasser reported the bones fused perfectly and that after some muscular pain subsides, he could be cleared to take batting practice in Tampa in a few days.
Matsui is expected in Tampa later this week. Manager Joe Torre has previously said he hopes Matsui will return in September.
New York is also missing injured All-Star outfielder Gary Sheffield.
Right-hander Octavio Dotel, working his way back from elbow surgery, reported soreness in his arm after pitching an inning for Double-A Trenton on Thursday.
“He finished his stint today. He just didn’t feel good. He felt sore and tender,” Torre said.
Dotel hasn’t pitched for the New York this season after undergoing elbow ligament replacement surgery a year ago.
Torre had hoped to have him on the roster on Sunday. He’ll see the team doctor on Friday.
“We were close enough to get excited,” Torre said. “I know he has to be frustrated by it. We certainly feel for him.”
Dotel pitched a scoreless inning, allowing two hits and a walk. He reported the soreness after he was removed.
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Cano hasn’t taken part in field drills since Monday when he stopped a base running session early. He went on the 15-day disabled list after straining the hamstring while running out a double during a June 25 game against Florida.
“It’s feeling a lot better,” Cano said Thursday after undergoing treatment.
Cano is hitting .325 with four homers and 27 RBIs in 69 games this season. He said a date for running the bases again has not been determined. Base running is normally one of the final steps before starting a minor league rehabilitation assignment.
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