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The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
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.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods both greeted Sunday with unbridled optimism. But the day would end happily only for Mickelson.
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.
LUBBOCK, Texas - Jarrius Jackson hit two free throws with 14.2 seconds remaining to lift Texas Tech over Oklahoma State 59-57 on Saturday.
The Cowboys had a chance but Terrel Harris missed a 3-pointer before Mario Boggan got the rebound and stepped back to behind the arc but missed as time expired.
The loss extended Oklahoma State’s loss streak to four games. The Cowboys last win came in double overtime at home against against the Red Raiders two weeks ago.
The Cowboys had only one field goal in an eight-minute stretch in the second half but still managed to be down only 52-50 with just less than four minutes remaining. Byron Eaton’s layup with 3:22 remaining tied it at 52.
A three-point play by Zeno gave Tech a 55-53 but Boggan putback a rebound to pull with a point with 1:40 left.
Jon Plefka hit a bucket and Byron Eaton sank three free throws after getting fouled beyond the arc to tie it at 57 with 42.3 remaining.
Boggan scored 17 for the Cowboys (19-9, 5-8 Big 12).
Martin Zeno scored 13 points to lead Tech (18-11, 7-7).
It was the first time the Cowboys have outrebounded a team and lost this season. Coming into the game they were 11-0 when grabbing more rebounds than their opponents.
At one point in the first half, the Cowboys scored on only 2 of 11 possessions with Mario Boggan getting both buckets. They committed 12 first half fouls, which Tech converted into 8-of-12 free throws.
Tech used an 11-0 run to go up 28-21 before David Monds, JamesOn Curry and Marcus Dove each hit field goals to pull within 28-27 with 1:28 remaining in the first half. A 3-pointer by Alan Voskuil and a floater by Charlie Burgess put Tech up 33-27 at halftime.
A light haze hung above the court as particles of dust from winds gusting up to 60 mph outside found their way into the arena. Crews swept the floor at every timeout to ensure players’ footing was not compromised.
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.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points and Evan Smotrycz added 13, helping No. 22 Michigan remain unbeaten at home with a 70-61 win over Illinois on Sunday.
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