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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.
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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.
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APBut instead of the Impregnable Quadra-Mickelson, we got the Impossible Double Bogey. Phil Mickelson left the building and Jon Van de Velde took his place. It was an eerie return to the days when “Phil the Thrill” specialized in self-destruction.
In the weeks since, Woods has reclaimed his turf. He won the British Open without protest and slam-dunked the PGA on Sunday. He has won three tournaments in a row now, by a combined score 60-under par. He is making you and your PGA Tour friends look like cheap imitations.
To make matters worse, Mickelson lost both tournaments. He lost to Woods and Geoff Ogilvy in the battle of the previous major winners during the first two rounds, then quietly succumbed on Saturday and Sunday. Now, there is talk of a Tiger-Slam II, now the year belongs to Tiger, stolen right out from under Mickelson.
Mickelson is back to asking question about what his career might look like if Woods wasn’t around. He refuses to think in those terms.
“No, I love the chance to compete against such a great competitor,” Mickelson said. “He’s one of the best players of all time, if not the best. It’s been a fun challenge for me and the other guys to play against him, and he’s also pushed me to work harder and get better and achieve levels of success I may not have achieved, had he not been there pushing me.”
He’s pushing again, Phil, pushing harder than ever. That hissing sound we hear at Medinah was the last ounce of momentum leaving your sails.
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On Sunday, Mickelson was still trying to keep that stiff upper lip. “I fought hard the first couple of rounds when I didn’t have it and tried to hang in there over the weekend,” he said. “Just Tiger’s play, I wasn’t able to catch up.”
Earlier this year it looked like Mickelson had caught up. Now it appears he’s even further behind.
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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.
