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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.
Ineligible Blazer
UAB forward Walter Sharpe, who said he was recently diagnosed with narcolepsy, has been declared academically ineligible for the spring semester and will miss the rest of the season.
The 6-foot-9, 245-pound junior, a transfer from Mississippi State, averaged 14.2 points and 6.8 rebounds in 12 games for the Blazers. He has missed the last four games while dealing with academic issues, UAB said.
Sharpe plans to remain in school for the spring semester and can still practice with the team.
He missed a team flight as a freshman at Mississippi State and was suspended for being late to meetings and practices. Sharpe was academically ineligible for his first semester as a sophomore and was dismissed from the Mississippi State team after playing in just six games that season.
After sitting out last season under NCAA transfer rules, Sharpe was among five UAB basketball players arrested by Birmingham police for disorderly conduct following a fight at a dance club last September.
Sharpe said he was diagnosed during the fall with narcolepsy, a neurological disorder in which people cannot regulate sleep-wake cycles normally.
“Since high school, I’ve been always falling asleep but I never attributed it to narcolepsy, never thought anything like that,” he said. “Even at Mississippi State, I never would have guessed it. But that’s something you can’t fake.
“They really took the tests to determine what it was, and now I have to deal with it.”
Sharpe said the tests were suggested by UAB coaches. He said finding out there was a medical reason behind his frequent sleepiness was a relief.
“Mostly it’s just always being tired even when I get enough sleep,” Sharpe said. “I could come in to practice just really tired and think, ’I’m just ready for this to get over so I can just go lay down.”’
Web Fact
Richmond beat La Salle 75-74 in triple overtime last week in the Atlantic 10 opener for both teams. The Spiders improved to 8-0 all-time in triple-overtime games.
Three Streak
Hofstra went 0-for-11 from 3-point range in last weekend’s 59-49 loss at Virginia Commonwealth, ending the Pride’s 334-game streak of making at least one 3-pointer, a run that started in the 1996-97 season.
That impressive streak was just about halfway to the ongoing record.
UNLV has made at least one 3 in 685 consecutive games, a streak that started on Nov. 26, 1986, or since the 3-point line was officially introduced by the NCAA.
Big Numbers
The most impressive stat lines don’t always come from Division I games.
Sophomore forward Mason Wooldridge of Lynchburg College had 45 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists in the Hornets’ 131-118 victory over Emory & Henry.
Wooldridge was 17-for-25 from the field and 11-for-11 at the free throw line. Teammate Jeff Langrock, also a sophomore forward, also had a career high with 31 points on 14-for-16 shooting.
Lynchburg shot 68.6 percent from the field for the game (48-for-70), including going just 1-for-2 from 3-point range.
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.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points and Evan Smotrycz added 13, helping No. 22 Michigan remain unbeaten at home with a 70-61 win over Illinois on Sunday.
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