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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.
Getty ImagesThe Heat expect to see Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade together in their starting lineup for the first time in nearly two months on Friday as they try to deal the Pacers a big blow to their playoff hopes.
Problem is, Wade is hurting again — but now it's the knee, not the left shoulder.
The star guard has left knee tendinitis after aggravating the injury slam dunking during the Heat's 85-82 victory over the Wizards on Wednesday, the Orlando Sentinel said Friday.
Wade told the Sentinel that he would rather sit out to rest the knee, but is playing through the pain to get his rhythm back after missing so much time with the shoulder injury.
"It's just real sore," Wade told the Sentinel in reference to the knee. "The only thing I can do is continue to do the therapy and then one day, I come in and it feels good. I know it's not going to go away; I am just looking for a little relief."
Heat coach Pat Riley told the paper that "when the adrenalin flows he really sort of plays through that."
Wade added that the knee has been hurting all season but got worse after he returned to action on April 8. He said he came down hard after Wednesday's dunk — his first slam since coming back.
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Miami’s chances of having the home-court edge in the opening round could end Friday if it loses this game while Toronto defeats Detroit.
Indiana, meanwhile, is within one game of Orlando for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers (35-43) do own the tiebreaker with the Magic, who have the night off Friday.
“We’re the hunters,” Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said. “We’re trying to stay in this thing and it’s not going to be easy.”
The Heat (43-36) could have had a much easier path to a postseason home-court advantage if they weren’t swept in a home-and-home set with the lowly Charlotte Bobcats earlier this week.
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