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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
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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.
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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APPronger, the 2000 NHL MVP with St. Louis, shocked Edmonton in June when he asked for a trade but refused to publicly say why. Many fans felt betrayed by the 6-foot-6, 220-pound defenseman, the driving force behind an Oilers team that came within one game of winning the Stanley Cup last spring.
Fans in Oilers jerseys and garish blue wigs booed him when he touched the puck in pregame warmups, rising up to flash homemade signs.
“Tell the Truth, Chris,” read one.
“The Gap in Your Story is Bigger Than the Gap in Your Teeth.”
“Chris: 1985 Phoned; They Want Their Hair Back.”
During the game, fans serenaded Pronger with chants of “You Sold Out!” along with a mournful, drawn-out “Prawwwwnnnngerrr!”
The 32-year-old Pronger didn’t appear fazed and never looked beyond the ice surface. He had been the talk of the city for almost a week before the return trip.
“He thrives on this type of atmosphere,” Roloson said. “When you have played as well as he has over the past, teams hate you and they want to come out and play hard on you, and the fans want to nail you, too.”
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Pronger reiterated that his reason for wanting to leave Edmonton would stay personal. He said he understood if Oilers fans wanted to vent.
“They’re passionate about their team and they can’t understand why I’m not here,” he said.
Pronger has been a standout for the Ducks. He leads NHL defensemen with 27 points (four goals, 23 assists). His plus-16 rating is second only to the plus-23 of Detroit’s Nicklas Lidstrom.
Notes: Oilers RW Ales Hemsky left in the first period with a shoulder injury and didn’t return. Edmonton also was without LW Shawn Horcoff for part of the game due to a finger injury, and D Marc-Andre Bergeron sat out from the second period on with an illness. ... Oilers D Steve Staios was scratched because of a sprained knee. ... In the second period, fans roared as Brad Winchester fought with Anaheim’s Sean O’Donnell. Minutes later, Matt Greene of the Oilers and Shane O’Brien went at it.
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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