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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.
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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EPAThe impact of loss
The season, by Sharapova’s lofty standards, likely has been a disappointment, but I have to say that I really liked Sharapova’s positive attitude following the loss.
"I have a whole future ahead of me and I’m not going to throw myself a pity party," she said.
If Sharapova did not show such maturity then it might have been easier for her (or any player) to feel down in the dumps after such an upset. But I respect Sharapova for demonstrating such a professional attitude.
That said, I feel it might be best for her not to think too much about the pitfalls of this season, and begin immediately to look ahead to 2008.
Who will come out of bottom half of draw
With Sharapova gone, the bottom half of the women’s draw becomes quite interesting as there is a trio of 18- year-olds who have made some noise. In addition to Radwanska, there is Hungarian Agnes Szavay, who upset seventh-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova.
And don’t forget Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, who sent Martina Hingis, the 1997 U.S. Open champion packing.
Hingis referred to the new generation as "very dangerous."
I couldn’t agree more. Stay tuned.
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.
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After leading by 18 points in the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers were staring at a four-point deficit with less than two minutes to play.
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.
