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.
Getty ImagesJose Reyes of the Mets led the major leagues with 78 steals, topping the NL for the third straight year. Tampa Bay’s Carl Crawford and Baltimore’s Brian Roberts tied for the AL lead with 50 steals. Crawford led last year; Roberts became the first member of the Orioles to have at least a share of the AL lead since Luis Aparicio in 1964.
Barry Bonds had 132 walks and led the NL for the 12th time — Ruth had held the record for most times leading a league with 11. Boston’s David Ortiz had 111 walks and topped the AL for the second straight season.
Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard struck out 199 times, breaking the major league record of 195 strikeouts set by Cincinnati’s Adam Dunn in 2004.
San Diego’s Jake Peavy has a 2.36 ERA going into Monday’s tiebreaker and was set to win his second NL ERA title and first since 2004. John Lackey of the Los Angeles Angels won the AL ERA title at 3.01.
Boston’s Josh Beckett went 20-7 to become the major leagues’ first 20-game winner since 2005. He could be joined by Peavy, 19-6 going into the tiebreaker.
Arizona’s Brandon Webb led the NL in complete games with four, the lowest total ever for a league leader.
Tampa Bay’s Scott Kazmir (239) led the AL in strikeouts and Peavy (234) will top the NL for the second time in three seasons.
Arizona’s Jose Valverde (47) and Cleveland’s Joe Borowski (45) led their leagues in saves for the first time.
With 90 wins, Arizona set a record for the fewest by a league leader since the 162-game schedule took effect in 1961, one fewer than the 1974 Baltimore Orioles and 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers.
Pittsburgh (68-94) finished with a losing record for the 15th straight season, one shy of the mark set by the Philadelphia Phillies from 1933-48. For only the second time in major league history, no team finished with a winning percentage of .600 or higher or below .400. The other was in 2000.
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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