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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.
Eleven shots separated Phil and Tiger Sunday at Pebble Beach as Lefty secured his 40th Tour win. Jason Sobel had 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.
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.
Getty ImagesDelgado’s opposite-field, two-run double high off the left-field wall put the Mets ahead in the third, and New York made it 5-0 in the fourth on Lo Duca’s two-out single and an RBI single by Beltran. Lo Duca added a run-scoring single in the ninth off Brad Thompson.
After David Eckstein hit an RBI double in the sixth, Beltran threw out Eckstein at the plate on Preston Wilson’s sharp single to center. Yadier Molina ended the inning by breaking his bat on an infield popup with the bases loaded. La Russa called it “kind of a foolish throw.”
“I don’t think you make that throw too often, and he pulled it off,” the manager added. “That’s the kind of night they had.”
The Mets thought otherwise.
“It’s the kind of thing you never expect, but when you get it it’s a huge momentum swing,” Glavine said. “As it turned out, the way the inning progressed, it was a huge play.”
Glavine also benefited from Moises Alou’s diving catch in shallow left field on Adam Kennedy’s flare to start the sixth. Glavine induced two of the Cardinals’ four double-play balls.
Notes: There was a moment of silence to mark the recent deaths of former commissioner Bowie Kuhn, longtime Cardinals general manager Bing Devine and Missouri Sen. Thomas Eagleton. ... The Mets are 29-17 on opening day for a .603 winning percentage, best in major league history. ... The Cardinals and Mets opened for the first time since 1996, La Russa’s first season in St. Louis. ... Glavine has won three straight opening-day starts and is 5-3 with a 3.70 ERA in eight openers. ... Carpenter is 2-1 in four opening-day starts. ... Eckstein was 3-for-4 and is 10-for-28 (.357) in seven openers.
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