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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: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
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 greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
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 Images“We just turned up the intensity,” said Vols guard Shannon Bobbitt. “Defense wins games.”
It was the second straight season North Carolina came up short in the semis. Last year, they lost to eventual champion Maryland when Latta injured her knee.
She’ll now have to deal with the end of a brilliant career that doesn’t include a national title.
Anosike’s free throw put the Lady Vols ahead 51-50. On Carolina’s next trip, the Lady Vols double-teamed Miller near half court and Parker was able to strip her of the ball before being fouled.
She made both free throws to make it 53-50, and when Latta missed two more 3-pointers, Tennessee fans could begin thinking about a possible seventh championship on Rocky Top.
As she walked onto the floor for the opening tip, Latta placed her hand to her ear, asking the Carolina fans if they were ready. She got a loud ovation, clapped her hands and mouthed, “Y’all are ready.”
Turns out the Tar Heels weren’t, and neither were the Lady Vols.
It’s probably a good thing tip-off was at nearly 9:30 p.m. EDT. Anyone staying up to watch the first half on TV was treated to basketball unfit for a Final Four and certainly not becoming of two No. 1 seeds.
Shots clanged off the rims. Bodies were thrown to the floor. The basketball basics — dribbling, passing and rebounding — were almost nonexistent. It made the Rutgers-LSU game look like a classic.
And topping it off, the game’s two biggest stars, Parker and Latta, were reduced to cheerleaders for the first half because of foul trouble.
“I was hurting,” Latta said, “because I couldn’t be out there helping my team.”
Arc: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
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.
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