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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.
Eleven shots separated Phil and Tiger Sunday at Pebble Beach as Lefty secured his 40th Tour win. Jason Sobel had 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.
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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NBAE/Getty ImagesBOSTON - Longtime ESPN personality Dan Patrick will join a new broadcast venture called "The Content Factory," a company that wants to transmit radio content over different mediums.
Patrick made the announcement Thursday.
“Dan isn’t leaving radio — he’s leading radio to its next logical path, much the way the web, mobile devices and 24/7 wireless connectivity has done for video,” said Jimmy de Castro, who helped found "The Content Factory." “He will continue his innovative industry leadership by taking his brand, the ‘Big Show,’ to broader audiences in the innovative ways they receive their information – via radio, television, internet, podcasts, infopods, mobil devices and beyond.”
The former SportsCenter anchor announced his decision on his radio show Monday and said his final show will be Aug. 17.
“It’s been home, but I think I was starting to take it for granted, and I did not want to do that,” Patrick said on the air. “I did not think that was fair to these great people.”
Patrick said ESPN executives tried to talk him out of his decision. He originally planned to make the announcement last week, but they asked him to reconsider.
“If there was animosity, I wouldn’t be doing radio shows after this one today,” he said.
Patrick recently served as host of the NBA studio program on ABC, NBA Countdown, and the network’s game broadcasts, including the NBA finals. He was a SportsCenter anchor from 1989-06.
He has hosted The Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio since 1999. During his last week, ESPN Radio will look back at memorable moments from the show.
“Dan has accomplished so much over the past two decades at ESPN and fans and newsmakers have turned to him for his steady and trusted approach,” ESPN executive vice president for production Norby Williamson said in a statement. “We wish him the very best.”
Patrick was honored as National Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association in 2000 and received a Sports Emmy Award in the Studio Host category in 1998.
He was a sports anchor/reporter for CNN from 1983-89.
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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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