Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
Arc: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
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.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
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.
· Nicknamed “The Magician” for having been a professional magician before becoming a poker player
· Winner of two WPT open events, the latest in the 2010 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic good for $870,000, and one WSOP bracelet
· Career live tournament winnings in excess of $4.56 million
· Went deep in the 2009 WSOP Main Event, finishing 24th, collecting his biggest WSOP payday ever of nearly $353,000
· Has appeared on all seven seasons of High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark, one of just a handful of players who can make that claim
NHPC record: 5-7
NHPC total winnings: $125,000
2005: Defeated Howard Lederer, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, and Scott Fischman before losing to eventual winner Phil Hellmuth in the semifinals ($125,000)
2006: Eliminated in Round 1 by Barry Shulman
2007: Eliminated in Round 1 by Tuan Le
2008: Eliminated in Round 1 by Vanessa Rousso
2009: Eliminated in Round 1 by Kenny Tran
2010: Eliminated in Round 1 by Sam Farha
2011: Defeated Nicolas Chouity before losing to Jonathan Duhamel in Round 2
PAD record: 0-7
Match 5: 2nd
Match 16: 3rd
Match 19: 4th
Match 27: 2nd
Weeks 44-45: Cash game participant
Match 46: 5th
Match 55: 2nd
Weeks 56-57: Cash game participant
Match 62: 5th
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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The Red Wings have finally started to embrace a record they've been chasing.