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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.
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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.
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.
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APIf infinity exists, there are that many numbers. Thankfully, only the first 100 of them fit on a jersey, at least any jersey worth wearing, thank you very much, Mr. Eddie Gaedel with 1/8 on your back.
In the book “Best by Number,” we picked the best athletes of all time at each number. Now, we're choosing the current best athlete at each number — we considered guys in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, college football, college basketball and NASCAR.
We heavily weighted our choices toward the present — thus Barry Bonds is the all-time best at No. 25, but he's not the best No. 25 right now. Andruw Jones is. Really, if you had Jones, would you trade him for Bonds? But we'll give Bonds this much: He's the best modern asterisk.
We're not ignoring the past so much as asking, "Who makes each number look best today?"
Today, not tomorrow.
Although potential is important, it doesn't carry much weight in this argument. The future might be as infinite as numbers, but it is also unknowable. Thus Greg Oden, who could turn into one of the best centers in basketball history but to date has just one full season in the NCAA, falls short at No. 20 to Tony Stewart.
While we're on the topic of infinite potential, check out No. 35. Those are broad horizons, no?
Focusing on the immediate present caused a stir at No. 13. When we started this research, Steve Nash merited a slight edge over Alex Rodriguez. But then A-Rod started hitting home runs at a record pace and we got out an eraser.
From 0 to 99, each number is worn by at least one person in the sports we cover. But 100 fabulous integers does not mean 100 fabulous athletes. Frankly, some guys are just holding the numbers until someone better comes along.
At most numbers, there is at least a little debate. When there was more than one worthy guy, we listed the also-rans as contenders. When there was another player who has accomplished something distinctive, we labeled him as worth mentioning.
Some of the decisions were quite difficult. Look at the guys at 24, for example. Or 3. Or 17. We knew that no matter who we picked, the arguments would go on forever, would never end, would stretch into ... well, you know.
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Robins: This year, six new breeds will be making their debut on the green carpet for the Westminster Dog Show, which begins Monday.
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