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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.
EPA fileShe didn’t win five gold medals in Sydney, but three gold and two bronze wasn’t shabby. She especially shined in the 100-meter race, where she pulled away from the field so quickly that her closest pursuer was nearly three full strides behind and the margin of victory was the second biggest in Olympic history.
She was juiced, of course, though we didn’t know it then. But the whispers began when she appeared at a bizarre press conference during the games to defend her then-husband, C.J. Hunter, on his own doping accusations.
Jones was never charged with anything, but the circumstantial evidence piled up so much over the years that it was impossible to think that if it quacked like a duck, looked like a duck, and walked like a duck that it wasn’t a duck. Jones finally tested positive last year, and while the backup second sample didn’t confirm the first test, it wasn’t coincidental that she hasn’t been seen in competition since then.
The question not answered Friday is why she suddenly changed her tune after so long. Obviously, investigators uncovered firm evidence against her, which may mean the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative probe hasn’t been as dormant recently as most thought. And perhaps people such as Barry Bonds might be beginning to work up a sweat.
The most disappointing thing is Jones could have gone down in history as the greatest female athlete ever by doing it naturally. She was so good even before using steroids that she didn’t need them to win far more than her fair share of fortune and fame.
That wasn’t good enough. Jones got greedy.
She cheated, and she lied. She still might be lying about how much she knew and when she knew it.
It won’t be any fun watching her go to prison. But I’d be lying if I didn’t think she was getting what she deserves.
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.
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Robins: This year, six new breeds will be making their debut on the green carpet for the Westminster Dog Show, which begins Monday.
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