Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
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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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NEW YORK - NBA star Ron Artest was glad to see troubled Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick express remorse for his involvement in a dogfighting operation and would like to reach out to him.
“I want to call him and support him, you know, be there for him,” Artest said. “(He) lied and then came back and apologized to everybody, I felt that was classy. ... I was touched that he took full responsibility. I felt that was a real man. I know for a fact he’ll come out a better person.”
Artest, speaking Tuesday during a press conference for the 17th annual All-Star Classic for Wheelchair Charities that will be held at Madison Square Garden, has experienced his own share of problems on and off the court. He was suspended and fined for the rest of the 2004-05 season for his part in the infamous brawl with fans at the end of a game in Detroit early in that season.
“I think athletes just gotta be more aware,” he said. “At times things happen so fast in your life, you just stay living that same lifestyle. You can’t do it no more. I just hope people can take the mistakes I made, mistakes other people are making and just learn from them.”
Along with being the face for Wheelchair Charities, Artest is getting his image back on track by starting up Xcel Universities, a virtual university to help out youngsters in New York City with academics and no emphasis on basketball.
In Indianapolis, Colts coach Tony Dungy said he was troubled by the symbolism of Vick’s troubles and not his absence from the NFL.
“From a societial standpoint, it’s a tragedy,” Dungy said. “I think that’s what we’ve got to look at and not so much the impact on the NFL or how we’re dealing with it. But as a society, we’ve got to — especially as African-Americans — we’ve got to get the idea that going to prison is not acceptable. It’s just not what we should be about. So hopefully we can learn from it. And, hopefully, all of us can learn and maybe help insure that it doesn’t happen again.
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