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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.
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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.
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Getty ImagesLeSean McCoy was the star. The Pitt freshman ran for 148 yards on a tough 38 carries. Pat Bostick scored the only touchdown for Pitt on a 1-yard quarterback sneak to make it 10-7 in the third quarter.
White ran for 41 yards, and was 5-for-10 passing for 50 yards. He was supposed to be done for the night after dislocating his thumb in the second quarter, but reappeared in the fourth, taking snaps on the sideline after Conor Lee's 18-yard field goal made it 13-7 with 6:17 left.
The scene was set for a Hollywood ending and Noel Devine gave a lifeless and cold crowd a reason to cheer when he broke a 48-yard kick return to set West Virginia up at the Pitt 33.
White couldn't even lead the Mountaineers to a first down. Steve Slaton was stopped on a fourth-and-2.
Pitt couldn't keep the ball. McCoy scooted around the corner for a first down on third-and-long, but a late flag for holding wiped it out and gave the Mountaineers and White one more shot.
White hit Darius Reynaud for 17 yards to the 33, then he did what he does best, darting for 12 yards to the 21.
That drive died too, with White overthrowing a receiver in the end zone on fourth-and-long on West Virginia's final offensive play.
"Pat White is a champion," said backup quarterback Jarrett Brown, who ran 6 yards for the Mountaineers' only touchdown in the second quarter, capping the drive in which White was injured while being tackled at the line of scrimmage. "Everybody is hurt from it, but he is a champion and he will bounce back from it."
White and Slaton are both juniors and could very well be back to make another run next year. As for this season, the Mountaineers are left to wonder how it got away.
"It will be a long month," Rodriguez said, "but hopefully we can bounce back."
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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.
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