Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
Arc: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
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.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
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.
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.
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Nicolas Cage arrived with his wife for several of the events at the Coliseum. Also in attendance was comedian Tracey Ullman.
Rampage’s trainer
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s manager Juanito Ibarra said he was never in doubt of his protégé’s ability to capture the win over Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell last week.
“Chuck is a great fighter, but he’s kind of tailor-made for Rampage,” Ibarra said. “Preparing for Chuck Liddell took a lot of preparation, but Quinton is very dedicated. He did everything he had to do to win.”
WEC
WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber forced a submission from Chance Farrar (5-1) in 3:19 of the first round at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas last Sunday.
“I figured I’d end up in some weird position because he’s a high-level wrestler,” said Faber, who made his third successful title defense. “Those aren’t unfamiliar positions because I do stuff like that every day.”
US Marine Lt. Brian Stann pounded on Craig Zellner in the opening round and scored a technical knockout at 4:57 of the light heavyweight bout.
UFC 72 card
UFC announced the main fight card that takes place in Belfast, Ireland on June 16 at the Odyssey Arena:
In the main event, Rich Franklin (23-2) meets Japan’s Yushin Okami (21-3) in a middleweight bout. Also on the card will be Forrest Griffin (13-4) facing Hector Ramirez (6-2-1) in a light heavyweight fight. Rory Singer (12-7) will oppose Jason MacDonald (19-8) in a middleweight bout. Clay Guida 21-4) finds himself against Tyson Griffin (8-1) in a lightweight contest.
MMA on TV
On Saturday, Showtime will replay the FEG Dynamite USA fight card that featured Royce Gracie, Brock Lesnar, Johnny Morton and others. The fight card will be shown at 9 p.m.
On Tuesday, UFC Fight Night can be seen on Spike TV beginning at 9 p.m. The main event features Spencer Fisher against Sam Stout.
MMA fight cards
Friday: Total Combat in San Diego. Frank Lester vs. Chuck Graves. (619) 227-3809. 7 p.m.
Tuesday: UFC Fight Night 10 in Hollywood, Fla. Spencer Fisher vs. Sam Stout. 7 p.m. (954) 523-3309.
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.
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