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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
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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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APDETROIT - Michigan will have to right the ship without Chad Henne, who apparently will not be back under center for quite a while.
The Wolverines’ quarterback will be sidelined at least 2-3 weeks with an injured left knee, according to a report on the Detroit Free Press’ web site Tuesday.
The report was published less than 24 hours after embattled Michigan coach Lloyd Carr announced that Henne would miss Saturday’s game against Notre Dame.
Freshman Ryan Mallett will start in place of Henne for the Wolverines, who are off to an embarrassing 0-2 start after losing two straight home games - the first time the storied program has opened a season in such fashion since 1959.
Carr did not set a timetable for Henne’s return at a news conference Monday, although he did reveal that he thought the senior signal-caller will return at some point this season.
“I talked to (Henne) yesterday. He’s in good spirits but disappointed,” Carr said. “He’ll come back quicker than most.”
Mallett completed just 6-of-17 passes with an interception in the second half of Saturday’s 39-7 loss to Oregon.
However, Carr claims that the 6-6, 247-pounder will be ready to take on the Fighting Irish, who also are off to an 0-2 start.
“(Mallett) is not intimidated by anything,” Carr said. “That’s one of the things I like about him. He’s got a lot of confidence, he’s got a great arm, and yet he’s got to go into this week and play with them himself and within the context of the game plan - because it’s really about winning.”
Henne appeared to injure his knee after taking a big hit from Oregon defensive end Jeremy Gibbs in the second quarter. A preseason candidate for the Heisman Trophy, Henne is just 31-for-60 this season with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
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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.
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