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Ryan Callahan scored three goals as the New York Rangers beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight win over the Flyers.
Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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.
CFT: Jordan Jefferson makes it clear he wasn't happy with LSU's game plan in the Tigers' BCS Championship Game loss to Alabama.
Move over, Hollywood and NFL types, golf's two real A-listers take center stage Sunday at Pebble Beach, both in need of a win.
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.
Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.
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.
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LONDON - Arsenal and Manchester United moved closer to a place in the next round of the Champions League with big victories Tuesday that extended the perfect starts for the English clubs.
Arsenal beat visiting Slavia Prague 7-0 to equal the biggest margin of victory in the competition’s history. English champion United won 4-2 at Dynamo Kiev.
Walter Samuel scored with 10 minutes left to give Inter Milan a 2-1 win at CSKA Moscow; two-time champion FC Barcelona drew 0-0 at Rangers; and AS Roma won 2-1 at Sporting Lisbon.
Theo Walcott and Cesc Fabregas each scored two goals at Emirates Stadium as Arsenal dominated Slavia Prague and matched Juventus’ 2003 win over Olympiakos. Walcott became the first Englishman to score in the Champions League for Arsenal since Sol Campbell in the 2006 final loss to Barcelona.
Arsenal leads Group H with nine points, three more than Sevilla. The Spanish club beat last-place Steaua Bucharest 2-1 on goals by Frederic Kanoute and Luis Fabiano.
Wayne Rooney scored his seventh goal in six games and Cristiano Ronaldo scored one in each half to lead 1999 champion United in Ukraine.
“Our attacking play was excellent tonight,” United manager Alex Ferguson said. “We could have scored a lot of goals.”
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Inter took the Group E lead from Fenerbahce, which drew 0-0 at PSV Eindhoven. Rangers and Barcelona maintained their unbeaten starts to Group E at Ibrox.
“Let’s not kid ourselves. Barcelona are one of the best teams about on the planet,” Rangers captain Barry Ferguson said. “They’re going to have the vast majority of possession, everybody knows that.
Barcelona and Rangers both have seven points from three games, four more than Lyon, which got its first points with a 2-0 win at German champion Stuttgart.
Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.
Alex Morgan's 2 goals, including the winner in stoppage time, lift the U.S. past New Zealand 2-1.
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Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
Doron Lamb hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating Vanderbilt 69-63 Saturday night for their 17th straight win.
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