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.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
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.
AP“We worked with a lot of big sparring partners,” Marshall said.
A bantamweight fight between Manny Tapia and Brandon Foxworth ended at 3:17 of the second round. Though Foxworth is known for an ability to take a punch, he couldn’t handle Tapia’s power. Twice in the first round Foxworth was dropped by right hands. But a left hand in the second round forced the referee to stop the fight.
“He took my shots and just kept coming,” Tapia said. “He just wore me out.”
The bouts will be shown later on Versus television.
UFC 71
Just one more week before Chuck “Iceman” Liddell defends his light heavyweight world title against Quentin “Rampage” Jackson at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 26.
On Wednesday, both Jackson and Liddell will be working out for the public. Jackson begins at 1 p.m. at the MGM Grand. Liddell begins at 2 p.m.
The weighing will take place between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the Garden Arena on Friday.
On Saturday the UFC 71 event begins at 5:10 p.m.
NEF tryouts
New Era Fighting will be holding tryouts from July 18 to July 20 at the Quiet Cannon golf course in Montebello, Calif., for the “World’s Toughest Man” contest. No date has been set for the contest, where the winner will take home $1 million.
Participants must weigh a minimum of 205 pounds. Some current members of the NEF stable are Kimo Leopoldo, Aaron Brink, Liron Wilson and Rick Arballo.
For more information call NEF at (714) 973-3053 or 448-9999.
Coming events
Friday: NAAFS Columbus Night of Pain at Hoops Sport Complex in Columbus Ohio. Mitch Whitesel vs. Jason Jones. 7 p.m. (877) 725-8849.
Saturday: IFL at Sears Centre in Chicago, Ill. Condors vs. Razorbacks. 7 p.m. (888) 732-7784.
Saturday: GFC -- Evolution at Value City Arena in Columbus Ohio. Thomas Denny vs. Steve Heath. 7 p.m. (800) 273-6201.
May 26: UFC 71 Chuck “Iceman” Liddell vs. Quentin “Rampage” Jackson at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. 5:10 p.m. (702) 891-7777.
June 2: Dynamite USA, Royce Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakuraba at Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. 5 p.m. (213) 747-7111.
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.
NEW YORK (AP) - As the glow fades from the Giants' Super Bowl triumph, some New York sports fans are tuning in to basketball and hockey, with the Rangers in first place and the Knicks' overnight sensation, Jeremy Lin, sparking "Lin-sanity.''
Robins: This year, six new breeds will be making their debut on the green carpet for the Westminster Dog Show, which begins Monday.
 | Slide show |
 | The Week in Sports Pictures The Giants on top of the football world, getting ready for the London Olympics and more. more photos |
| Slideshow |
 | Who's hot on Twitter? Check out which of your favorite athletes have the best pages and most followers! NBCSports.com |
 | Special feature |
 | NBCSports.com |
| Slideshow |
 | Presidential candidates and sports How do President Obama and his Republican rivals stack up when it comes to their sports backgrounds? |
Inside NBCSports.com |
Wesseling: 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 AFC teams.
NBC Sports TV and livestream listings
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.