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.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
LIVE VIDEO: NBCSports.com shows Washington-New York, with alternate camera angles, HD views and more.
PBT: Jeremy Lin wasn't his hot self on Saturday, but he still led the Knicks to victory.
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.
Golf's dream pairing - Woods and Mickelson - is on the course in the final round at Pebble Beach. Jason Sobel has 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.
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -England defender Joleon Lescott preserved Manchester City's two-point lead in the Premier League by scoring a second-half winner in a 1-0 victory at Aston Villa on Sunday.
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.
APBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Barbaro can no longer race but still is in the running for a major award.
The injured Kentucky Derby winner can capture some hardware Monday night when the 36th annual Eclipse Awards are announced.
Barbaro and Bernardini, who won the Preakness Stakes and the Travers, headline the finalists in the 3-year-old male category. Discreet Cat is the other finalist.
On January 13, Barbaro had another area of his left hind hoof removed and a cast placed on his right hind leg for additional support. The procedure came less than a week after the popular horse had a significant setback in his recovery from laminitis, which often is fatal and developed after he shattered his leg in the Preakness on May 20.
Finalists for Horse of the Year have not been announced.
Winner of the Cigar Mile, Discreet Cat also is a finalist for the Sprinter Award with Henny Hughes and Thor’s Echo.
Breeders Cup Classic champion Invasor is up for the Older Male award against Lava Man and Premium Tap. Older Female candidates are Asi Siempre, Fleet Indian and Round Pound.
Todd Pletcher again is a finalist for top trainer along with Kiaran McLaughlin and Doug O’Neill.
Finalists for the jockey award are Russell Baze, Garrett Gomez and Edgar Prado.
In the 3-year-old female category, the finalists are Bushfire, Pine Island and Wait a While, who is also a finalist in the Female Turf category with Gorella and Ouija Board.
English Channel, Miesque’s Approval and The Tin Man are up for Male Turf Horse honors.
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McDynamo, Mixed Up and Sur La Tete are the finalists in the Steeplechase category.
Darley Stable, Lael Stables and Shadwell Stable are the finalists for top owner.
The Breeder finalists are Adena Springs, Darley and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jackson.
Apprentice jockey finalists are Martin Garcia, Julien Leparoux and Rosie Napravnik.
The first of three pools of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager begins its three-day run on Friday and the bet's opening scenario is very similar to each of its opening pools since the wager was created in 1999.
It's first time that Classic will be broadcast in primetime on Nov. 3.
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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.
