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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.
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“Everybody wants to know why I took so long,” White said. “I wanted to see where Chuck’s head was.”
Silva said he was anxious for his first UFC fight after spending years fighting under Japan’s Pride FC banner.
“It’s an opportunity to get back on top,” Silva said. “I want the belt.”
Liddell, who lost a decision to Keith Jardine last month, said he’s looking to return to form.
“I want to get out there and knock him out,” Liddell said.
The co-main event features UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra against former champion Matt Hughes.
ShowXC Oct. 26
Undefeated light heavyweights Aaron Rosa (10-0) and Jared Hamman (9-0) tangle at the Chumash Casino on Friday. The fight will be aired on Showtime at 11 p.m.
It should be an electric match.
“I love to match my will against my opponent’s,” Rosa said.
Hamman, who coaches football at Redlands University, dislikes judges.
“I never had a fight go to a decision,” Hamman said. “You don’t put anyone in the position to decide it for you.”
In the co-feature Javier “Showtime” Vazquez (11-2) meets JC “Crayola” Pennington (14-3-1) in a fight between 150-pounders.
IFL World Grand Prix
Next week the International Fight League’s World Grand Prix that features the best fighters from five-weight division takes place Nov. 3. It will be shown live on MyNetwork TV at 9 p.m. Eastern Time.
The fights will take place in the Sears Centre near Chicago.
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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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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.