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.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
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.
NBCSports.com and msnbc.com announced Monday a partnership that gives sports fans everywhere access to the latest and most comprehensive news, video, and interactive sports features, all in one place. The multiyear agreement makes NBCSports.com the official sports channel of msnbc.com and NBC Sports.
The new NBCSports.com combines msnbc.com’s news coverage and award-winning original journalism with the wealth of original programming provided by NBC Sports on-air and online. The result is a powerful sports destination that will deliver video, breaking news, photos, standings, scores, in-depth features, fantasy sports news and information, fantasy games, social tools and NBC Sports’ coverage of major professional and amateur sports.
In addition to contributing content and operating from one publishing platform, msnbc.com and NBC Sports will combine advertising and sponsorship sales efforts. The NBCSports.com site will provide advertisers with a rich platform to reach millions of consumers who enjoy professional and amateur sports. The exclusive content on NBCSports.com includes Notre Dame football pre-game, halftime and post-game shows, “Sunday Night Football” wrap-around programming featuring Bob Costas, Cris Collinsworth, Tiki Barber and Jerome Bettis, NBC Fantasy Fix Live with Tiffany Simons and Rotoworld.com’s Gregg Rosenthal and ‘The Mad Dog Minute’, with Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo.
“Partnering with msnbc.com will enable us to successfully compete in the top tier of sport sites on the Internet,” said Perkins Miller, Senior Vice President, Digital Media, NBC Sports and Olympics. “The new site will serve users with the some of the quickest, deepest coverage of breaking sports news anywhere on the web, and serve the marketplace with branded, integrated opportunities merging the best of NBC Sports on-air and online experiences.”
“NBC Sports is a tremendous brand,” said Charlie Tillinghast, President of msnbc.com. “By combining its compelling sports content with the reach and expertise of msnbc.com, we’re positioned to deliver the most complete sports coverage on every platform.”
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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.
Wesseling: 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 AFC teams.