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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.
Eleven shots separated Phil and Tiger Sunday at Pebble Beach as Lefty secured his 40th Tour win. Jason Sobel had 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.
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.
APSo here’s what is coming up for the Cowboys: The meaningless finale at Washington, a bye week, then they’ll welcome the wild-card winner to Texas Stadium the second weekend in January.
The layoff means there’s plenty of time for Dallas to try working out the kinks that have developed the last few weeks.
Since beating the Packers on Nov. 29, the Cowboys have struggled in three straight games. Yet they managed to win two of them.
Against Carolina, Dallas overcame Owens’ injury, Roy Williams’ suspension and the drama surrounding Tony Romo’s thumb injury and his love life to get in position to clinch home-field Sunday.
“This weekend’s results give me a great feeling of pride in the job that has been done by our players and our coaching staff,” team owner Jerry Jones said. “Wade Phillips has done an outstanding job of guiding our team this year and keeping our players focused on meeting the challenges they faced on a weekly basis.
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“I am particularly pleased for the Dallas Cowboys fans who have given us so much support,” Jones added. “They are truly deserving of being able to share in the experience of bringing NFL playoff football back to Texas Stadium. We know that our home crowd will make a positive difference in the outcome of our games in January.”
The Cowboys haven’t hosted a playoff game since 1998 and haven’t won a postseason game since 1996. Phillips is 0-3 as a head coach in the playoffs and Romo is 0-1 as a starter.
Circumstances are different this time around — for the team, the coach and the quarterback.
Only one thing is guaranteed: If they can win two games at Texas Stadium, they’ll be headed to Arizona for the Super Bowl.
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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.
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.
After leading by 18 points in the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers were staring at a four-point deficit with less than two minutes to play.
