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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.
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· Nicknamed “Jesus” and one of poker’s most recognizable players
· World Series of Poker Champion in 2000 and owner of five WSOP bracelets, and ranks 3rd on the WSOP all-time cashes list with 64, trailing only Phil Hellmuth and Men Nguyen
· Career live tournament winnings in excess of $8.28 million, and ranks 22nd on the all-time money list
· Runner-up in both the 2005 and 2006 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, and the winner of the event in 2008
· Earned a Ph.D. in computer science from UCLA in 1999, and is a former ballroom and swing dance instructor
NHPC record: 17-6
NHPC total winnings: $1,000,000
2005: Defeated Cyndy Violette, Gus Hansen, Mimi Tran, Mike Sexton, and T.J. Cloutier before losing to Phil Hellmuth in the finals ($250,000)
2006: Defeated Freddy Deeb, Chip Reese, Josh Arieh, James McManus, and Huck Seed before losing to Ted Forrest in the finals ($250,000)
2007: Eliminated in Round 1 by Scott Fischman
2008: Defeated John Juanda, Gavin Smith, Mike Matusow, Jonathan Little, Phil Ivey, and Andy Bloch to win the 2008 National Heads-Up Poker Championship ($500,000)
2009: Eliminated in Round 1 by Gabe Kaplan
2010: Defeated Annette Dworski before losing to Dennis Phillips in Round 2
2011: Eliminated in Round 1 by Peter Eastgate
PAD record: 2-10
Match 3: 3rd
Match 7: 1st ($120,000)
Match 14: 6th
Match 20: 4th
Match 24: 5th
Match 25: 3rd
Match 33: 2nd
Match 40: 2nd
Match 50: 1st ($120,000)
Match 51: 5th
Weeks 56-57: Cash game participant
Match 58: 6th
Match 66: 5th
Weeks 73-74: Cash game participant
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.