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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.
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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.
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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Trotz has adapted to the talent surge. He has four strong lines with 12 players already with 20 points apiece, and two goalies in Vokoun and Chris Mason already with a franchise-record nine shutouts this season.
They play very fast and love to shoot at the net. Their 38 wins through Thursday led the NHL, and their 18 road wins already had matched a franchise record with 11 games remaining.
"It's nice not to be the underdog anymore, but the favorite,'' said forward Scott Hartnell, a 2000 draft pick with 427 career games with the Predators. "We're relishing that.''
Now if the Predators could fare as well in the stands as they do on the ice.
Leipold announced last month that up to 40 percent of his team is up for sale to a local owner, hoping that would boost corporate support for a team that ranks 23rd in attendance averaging 14,620 per game this season. That is up from last season, when Nashville averaged 14,428.
But business sales have dropped by more than half from 1998 to about 1,800 per game, and the Predators run the risk of not being able to collect all the revenue-sharing money available if paid attendance doesn't improve. The team also could leave town if paid attendance dips below 14,000 this season and next.
For now, the Predators are concentrating on the task at hand - trying to win the Central Division for the first time, win their first playoff series and push for the Stanley Cup with the most talented team they've ever had.
"You don't want to pass up opportunities like that, and you never know if you're going to get another one, being on a team like that,'' Vokoun said.
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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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.