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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.
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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.
APApparently, Stephon Marbury and David Beckham have something in common. Both will be taking their services overseas.
According to a report in the New York Post on Wednesday, Marbury revealed that he will play in Italy when his contract with the New York Knicks is up in two years — and compared himself with the English soccer star.
Marbury, according to the report, expects to make an impact on Italian basketball similar to the hoopla caused by Beckham’s arrival in the United States to play for Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy.
“I’m not just thinking of doing it, I’m going to do it (move to Italy),” Marbury told the newspaper. “My wife loved it there. It’s like a Beckham thing.”
The veteran guard is in the middle of a 38-city bus tour promoting his discounted sneakers. But he also made a trip to Italy with his wife in May and said the couple loved the country.
Marbury, who in the past has been quoted as saying he wants to remain in New York for the rest of his career, seems to think that he will not be leaving a rebuilding Knicks squad hanging when he leaves.
The former All-Star thinks the team is ready to win right now.
“We’re on the verge right now in my mind,” he said.
But when pressed about his loyalty to New York, Marbury admitted that he does not think the Knicks would re-sign him at 32 years old because of his recurring knee tendinitis.
Entering his 12th season, Marbury is owed $20.1 million this season and $21.9 million in 2008-09 from New York, which has struggled to a combined 56-108 mark in its last two campaigns.
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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.