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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.
· Quiet, focused, and unassuming at the tables, preferring to let his stellar play do the talking
· Winner of five WSOP bracelets, the latest coming in 2007, and was named the 2006 Player of the Year by ALL IN magazine
· Lifetime live tournament winnings in excess of $11.21 million, and ranks 10th on the all-time money list
· Along with Huckleberry Seed, won the 2010 Doubles Poker Championship, good for $500,000
· Studied civil engineering at UCLA before becoming a professional poker player
NHPC record: 3-6
NHPC total winnings: $0
2006: Eliminated in Round 1 by Howard Lederer
2007: Defeated John Michael before losing to Andy Bloch in Round 2
2008: Defeated Chad Brown before losing to Orel Hershiser in Round 2
2009: Eliminated in Round 1 by Sam Farha
2010: Defeated Jesper Hougaard before losing to Eli Elezra in Round 2
2011: Eliminated in Round 1 by Erik Seidel
PAD record: 1-3
Match 9: 2nd
Match 18: 1st ($300,000)
Week 31: Cash game participant
Match 38: 4th
Match 43: 3rd
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.
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.
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