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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.
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.
AP“I just hope Tyson has grown up and acts responsibly and like a human being,” said Michael Baker, who has little sympathy for the former champ. “He’s a womanizer. I lived in Las Vegas for two years. He doesn’t fool me.”
Tyson used to own a mansion in Southington, Ohio, about 20 miles from Youngstown. He and McPherson selected this blue-collar town to launch the tour partly because of the area’s rich boxing history.
Gene Tunney, Ezzard Charles and Primo Carnera were among the sport’s greats who fought exhibitions in the area, though none of them had a facial tattoo or ever attempted to chew off an opponent’s ear.
McPherson said he’s in contract negotiations to take Tyson abroad. He listed China, South Africa, South Korea, Russia and Los Angeles as possible future sites and said Tyson may fight on Super Bowl weekend in Miami. However, no other dates have been announced.
This fight was available for $29.95 on pay-per-view and McPherson may be waiting to see the size of the worldwide TV audience before planning the next date.
Before Tyson’s fight, there was a six-bout undercard featuring two fighters making their pro debuts. One welterweight, Ken-Yon Kellum of Warren, Ohio, was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center after his corner threw in the towel in the second round of his fight against Pittsburgh’s Frank McGill.
After being checked at the emergency room, Kellum returned to the arena.
In a heavyweight bout between two fighters who looked more like sumo wrestlers, Roy Anthony Bechtford was knocked cold by a straight right hand from Octavius Smith of Indianapolis. Bechtford laid flat on his back for several minutes before being helped to his feet and assisted to the dressing room.
Stephan Pryor, the son of former world champion Aaron Pryor, was beaten in a split decision by Tyron “T.T.” Watson, who flattened Pryor with his first right hand of the match.
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Robins: This year, six new breeds will be making their debut on the green carpet for the Westminster Dog Show, which begins Monday.
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