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.
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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.
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.
Getty Images“I’m not surprised by what we were able to do,” Eagles running back Brian Westbrook said.
Oh, really? That makes him one of the few.
That 56 spot had to be tough on Rod Marinelli, the Lions’ defensive-minded coach who was raised in Tony Dungy’s Tampa-2 system. Uh, maybe instead of picking a wide receiver in next year’s draft, Matt Millen can maybe, like, choose a defensive player.
The Bengals’ Marvin Lewis can relate; a week ago, his beloved, but deeply flawed defensive unit was on the receiving end of that Derek Anderson, 51-point onslaught (yes, we said Derek Anderson onslaught) in the Dawg Pound.
Maybe the Colts started this trend last year, proving that defense doesn’t always win a championship. Peyton Manning & Co. did benefit from some solid defensive play late last season, but offense drives that team. Always has, always will. That sort of philosophy could be catching.
But not for everyone. How do you figure the Saints, who still haven’t recaptured their offensive mojo from last season. What about the Chargers? Widely regarded as the most talented team on paper, they were supposed to win on auto-pilot this season, but it hasn’t worked out that way under new coach Norv Turner.
Something isn’t cool in San Diego. A year ago, LaDainian Tomlinson delivered one of the greatest offensive seasons in NFL history, with a record 31 touchdowns. After three games, in this crazy season of points, points and more points, LT’s touchdown total is stunning.
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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.
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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.
