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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.
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The Jacksons also created a $3 million endowment named for Richardson at the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary school to study equine diseases.
The FOBs, strangers stretched across the country with a common bond, have tried to pass legislation that would save horses from slaughter. The Barbaro devotees have raised more than $800,000 and saved more 1,950 horses from slaughter. On the 29th of each month, the date of Barbaro’s death, fans are encouraged to donate $29 and the moneys raised goes toward New Bolton’s laminitis fund.
The FOBs will present New Bolton with a check for the fund on Monday.
Saving horses from slaughter is their primary goal on www.alexbrownracing.com.
“Every time someone comes on the (Internet) forum, we somehow manage to raise the money and get the horse,” said FOB Sharon Crumb, who helped organize a Barbaro birthday celebration last April.
Crumb also started a project called “Spread the Warmth,” which collects blankets and donates them to rescued horses.
And it was an FOB who told Gretchen Jackson shortly after Barbaro died that, “Grief is the price we all pay for love,” a quote that symbolized the heartache they all felt that sorrowful day.
“I thought that it was so wonderful that I’m going to hang on to that,” Jackson said. “That’s how it came out of my mouth.”
There’s hope yet the Jacksons could still experience the same exhilaration that Barbaro brought them. The Jacksons, who have been in the business for 30-plus years, still own about 70 horses and nearly 20 are racing. Barbaro has two full brothers, a 2-year-old named Nicanor and an unnamed yearling. Nicanor trains in Florida and the yearling is in Lexington, Ky.
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“Nobody’s going to say he’s going to be a star, but he’s doing everything OK,” she said. “He’s certainly a great horse to look at.”
Jackson, who serves on the Penn Vet Board of Overseers, still makes the short drive from her farm down the road to visit New Bolton. Her daughter-in-law is a veterinarian there, so instead of stopping by to watch Barbaro gobble treats, she’s “dropping off clothing for granddaughters.”
Each time Jackson walks in, maybe glances at the portrait across from the check-in desk, it’s impossible not to think of the gallant colt who took so many on the ride of a lifetime.
“You can be back there pretty fast,” she said. “It’s amazing.”
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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.
