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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
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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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AP“Hopefully we’ll have him back. He’s a big part of this team,” Harping said.
Williams and rookie Dee Brown handled the backcourt and Williams carried the Jazz despite getting his fifth foul with about 6 minutes left. Williams sat for a few minutes, then converted a three-point play that put Utah up 112-110.
Richardson tied it again for the final time on two free throws after grabbing a turnover and getting fouled by Kirilenko under the basket with 33 seconds left.
Kirilenko finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists and flustered the Warriors with his gangly arms blocking shot after shot.
After Williams had just put Utah up 108-107 with a 21-foot jumper, Jackson tried to get the lead back for Golden State with a layup but couldn’t get it over Kirilenko’s long reach.
Andris Biedrins couldn’t put back the rebound as Jackson furiously picked himself off the floor, pumping his fist toward the official who did not call a foul on the play.
It unraveled Jackson, but not his teammates. Matt Barnes made a free throw to get Golden State within 109-108, then scored on a layup that put the Warriors ahead for the last time with 1:24 left in the game.
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Williams outscored Davis and had one more assist, but Sloan downplayed the point-guard matchup.
“First of all we’re not trying to beat Baron Davis. We’re trying to beat the Golden State Warriors,” Sloan said. “That’s what we told all of our players. If we’re going out there to try to beat an individual, then we might as well just forget about that.”
Notes: Davis scored 17 in the second quarter after going scoreless in the first. ... Both teams were 4-for-7 from 3-point range in the first quarter. ... Williams and Harpring both had career highs for scoring in a playoff game. ... Richardson and Barnes had 10 rebounds apiece for Golden State.
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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