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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.
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.
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.
APBird made a Hall of Famer’s share of great shots in his career, but in Celtics lore he might be best remembered for his steal in the final seconds of the fifth game of the 1987 Eastern Conference finals against Detroit. He swiped Isiah Thomas’ inbounds pass under Boston’s basket and fed Johnson for the winning layup.
“He was one of those guys who just willed his team to win,” former Los Angeles Lakers forward Kurt Rambis said. “He was such a integral cog of the success that the Celtics had.”
Boston went on to beat Detroit in seven games but lost to the Lakers in the NBA finals. It was the third matchup between the cross-country rivals in four years, and it would be Boston’s last run at a title in what has now grown to more than two decades.
“It seems like just yesterday when D.J. made the shot against Detroit that allowed our Celts to go to the championship against the Lakers,” U.S. Sen. John Kerry said in a statement. “DJ brought more than trophies and triumph to Boston. He helped define one of the Golden Ages in Celtics history. It is a tragedy he was taken from us so young.”
Johnson retired in 1990 and worked as a scout and an assistant coach. He sought work as an NBA head coach, but the closest he came was as the interim boss of the Los Angeles Clippers at the end of the 2002-03 season when Alvin Gentry was fired.
“Red always told me that he’d make a hell of a coach,” said Volk, who took over as GM from Auerbach in 1984. “He was very analytical about the game. He approached the game intellectually and strategically. He had a lot of basketball ability, but he was first and foremost an intelligent player.”
Johnson went 8-16 in his Clippers audition and never got another shot as an NBA head coach. Soon after he was promoted, though, he found himself in Boston to play the Celtics, working out in their practice facility under the championship banners he helped win and another with his retired No. 3.
“You see that banner up there; you see that number? I did that,” he said to his players, a couple of rookies who might not have known. “As soon as I walked in, the feelings all came back to me. The Boston Celtic feelings. I’ve never had a bad day here. It is the best.”
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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