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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.
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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.
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Getty ImagesBlake’s jumper with 38 seconds left made it a one-point game and that’s when Horry came up big once again.
The Nuggets looked like they were in control at 71-62 when Anthony was called for his fourth offensive foul. Unlike the first three charges, this one looked questionable as Horry didn’t appear to be set when Anthony barreled into him.
No matter. Anthony went to the bench with 91 seconds left in the third quarter and the Spurs went to work.
Horry hit his first 3-pointer and Duncan made a short jumper to get the Spurs started on their run.
Ginobili’s step-back 3-pointer over Linas Kleiza put the Spurs up 74-73, their first lead since 38-37 and capped their 12-2 run.
Duncan, who was at the center of the officiating flare up that got Joey Crawford suspended, grew increasingly frustrated at not getting calls. After Camby, who had 17 boards and four blocks, slapped away one of his shots, Duncan stared down official Bill Kennedy for 10 seconds as his teammates walked past him to the bench during a timeout. Kennedy ignored him and didn’t whistle a technical the crowd was calling for.
Duncan, who wasn’t called for a foul in 41 minutes of Game 3, picked up his first foul Monday night in the opening minute of the third quarter and Nene sank two free throws to give the Nuggets their biggest lead, 52-42.
The Spurs only buckled down.
“It’s great to have an experienced squad like we do. That helps a lot,” Duncan said. “We don’t seem to get rattled. We fight through whatever is happening.”
The Spurs haven’t blown a 3-1 lead since 1979, and the Nuggets have never overcome a 3-1 deficit.
“The experience we’re going through is good for us,” Denver coach George Karl insisted. “The energy, the intensity, the understanding how hard it is to win a playoff game, all that has been good for us. It doesn’t feel good now. In time, it will be good for us.”
Notes: Nuggets F Reggie Evans missed the game to attend his great-grandmother’s funeral in Pensacola, Fla. ... San Antonio hasn’t allowed the Nuggets more than 10 fastbreak points in any game.
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
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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.