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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.
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.
Getty ImagesIt looked like a repeat of the devastating move that Street Sense used to win the Kentucky Derby, but this time Curlin wasn’t impeded by anything other than his own lack of experience.
As those members of the record crowd of 121,263 who weren’t chased away by showers that fell in the hour before the race roared in approval, Curlin gathered himself for his final assault and began to cut into the leader’s margin.
“I had some horse underneath me, but I just needed to get him in line and turn over on that right lead, and when he did, he exploded for me and come home nice,” Albarado said.
In the end, it came down to two Cajun jockeys riding their hearts out and two tremendous horses giving their all.
Until the final yards it appeared Street Sense had enough left to hold off Curlin, but then the challenger began to gain faster. As they hit the wire, the two riders were maybe the only ones in the plant who knew for sure who had won.
The 33-year-old Albarado said that as they galloped out, the 40-year-old Borel, who had won his first Triple Crown race two weeks ago, turned to him and said, “’You got me,’ and congratulated me like the true professional he is.”
The tight finish sets up a grudge match in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks if both horses continue on the Triple Crown trail, but it appeared that might not happen.
Nafzger, Street Sense’s trainer, said afterward he would talk to the colt’s owner, Jim Tafel, before making any plans, but added, “If I was a betting man, I’d take some bets against it.”
Asmussen said that he was hopeful Curlin could continue on to the Belmont.
“This is the stage this horse was meant for,” he said.
The first of three pools of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager begins its three-day run on Friday and the bet's opening scenario is very similar to each of its opening pools since the wager was created in 1999.
It's first time that Classic will be broadcast in primetime on Nov. 3.
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