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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.
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LONDON - Sunderland improved its chances of avoiding relegation from the English Premier League by beating Portsmouth 2-0 Sunday.
Kieran Richardson scored both goals, in the 33rd and 43rd minutes, and also hit the crossbar from 25 yards in the second half against a team that had won seven of its previous eight league and cup games on the road.
Richardson's first goal came after striker Kenwyne Jones ran down the left and kept playing while Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell stopped, expecting the referee to award a free kick. Jones pulled the ball into the middle and Richardson slid it inside the far post.
The second goal came two minutes before halftime when the England midfielder got past Hermann Hreidarsson and scored with a right-footed shot.
Serie A
Inter Milan maintained its seven-point lead in the Italian league by beating Siena 3-2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored two goals and Esteban Cambiasso added the other.
Ibrahimovic scored from the penalty spot in the 26th minute, and then added another in the 52nd with a powerful shot from outside the area.
Second-place AS Roma rallied to a 2-1 win at Atalanta. Francesco Totti scored the tying goal before Amantino Mancini put Roma ahead late in the first half.
Inter leads the league with 46 points. Roma is second with 39 points, followed by Juventus with 36 and Udinese with 32.
Udinese beat host Cagliari 1-0 despite playing a man down from the 30th when Felipe got his second yellow card. Italy forward Fabio Quagliarella scored the only goal of the match two minutes later.
Dutch league
U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley scored a goal in SC Heerenveen's 2-2 tie at FC Utrecht in the Dutch league.
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Ajax moved into second place by beating AZ Alkmaar 6-1. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, the league's leading scorer, got two goals to bring his tally to 18 this season.
Kenneth Perez also scored for Ajax, which played with a man advantage after AZ midfielder Demy de Zeeuw was ejected in the 43rd for a deliberate handball in the area.
Ajax has 36 points, ahead of Feyenoord and FC Groningen on goal difference but three points behind leader PSV Eindhoven. Heerenveen is seventh with 31 points.
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.
Alex Morgan's 2 goals, including the winner in stoppage time, lift the U.S. past New Zealand 2-1.
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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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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.
