Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
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.
APChamberlain struck out two in the ninth to raise his total to 31 in 21 2-3 innings. He got the game ball and planned to give it to his father, who has a bookcase in his garage that will be moved to the living room to give the ball a proper display.
New York won for the 14th time in 17 games, remained 5½ games ahead of Detroit in the wild-card race and lowered its magic number for clinching a playoff spot to two.
Molina, starting after Jorge Posada caught consecutive extra-inning games, singled in the Yankees’ first run in a three-run second that tied the score 3-all. He picked off Alex Rios at first base in the third with a perfect snap throw, then got credit for the tag in the fourth, when John McDonald singled up the middle with two outs and Gregg Zaun tried to score from second.
Cabrera’s throw was slightly off line and Molina swiped his glove at the sliding Zaun, whose helmet tumbled off. Plate umpire Derryl Cousins called Zaun out — replays were inconclusive.
“I don’t think he tagged me,” Zaun said, “and I know I touched home plate. Derryl thought he did tag me.”
New York took a 6-3 lead in the fifth against Dustin McGowan (11-10) on RBI singles by Robinson Cano, Doug Mientkiewicz and Molina, who added an RBI double in the seventh off Josh Banks that made it 7-5.
Matt Stairs hit a two-run homer in the eighth off Luis Vizcaino — a drive into the center-field bleachers. After a hit and a walk, in came Chamberlain.
“He was the difference,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said.
Notes: Mussina allowed three runs and seven hits in seven innings, improving to 23-11 against Toronto. ... Stairs reached 20 homers for the sixth time, the first since 2003 with Pittsburgh.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
HBT: Prince Fielder is gone and Ryan Braun will likely miss a third of the season because of a failed PED test. Can Milwaukee stay in contention until he gets back?
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