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.
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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.
Getty ImagesNorth Carolina coach Roy Williams, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame class for 2007 that was introduced Monday, became disillusioned with the recruiting process several years ago. Now he has a team dominated by freshmen and sophomores. At this point, he really has no idea what his roster will look like next season.
Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson aren’t ready for the NBA yet. Wright may be on the NBA radar screen. But he could really use another year in college to gain the strength he needs to be more physical. His results against Georgetown in the regional final proved that.
The last thing Williams wants is a roster that becomes decimated by the NBA — the kind of experience UConn encountered last year. The Huskies produced four first-round picks and UConn suffered as a result. UConn was young and didn’t reach postseason play for the first time since Jim Calhoun’s first season (1986-87) at UConn.
Georgetown’s concern over losing Green to the pros may have diminished a bit after he barely touched the ball at the Final Four. It’s still possible the Hoyas could lose Green and center Roy Hibbert, who is bigger than Oden and got the Ohio State star in foul trouble in the national semifinals. Both have so much to gain from staying in school and the Hoyas would be a national contender with both back.
Arron Afflalo is projected to go late in the first round, but still announced he was leaving UCLA after his junior season — which makes little sense. The risk of dropping into the second round is too great for a player without a first-round lock. UCLA certainly could use Afflalo’s offense. A third trip to the Final Four might be a charm for both Afflalo and the Bruins.
There are rumors that Kansas freshmen Darrell Arthur and Sherron Collins are considering their options. Neither is close to being ready and it’s up to coach Bill Self to convince them of that.
Julian Wright originally said he was staying, but he announced Monday he was going, after all. If anyone is in a rush to leave Lawrence, it’s guard Brandon Rush. That seems silly too, considering Rush averaged just 13.7 points as a sophomore. He needs to get bigger and more aggressive. He had a terrific NCAA Tournament and finally showed the confidence in his jump shot that Self had been waiting for.
Rush will be a great pro sometime. The question is when.
All the other questions are personal, for Rush, for Wright — even for Oden. And we simply have to wait for their answers.
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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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.