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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.
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.
By Paul Drinkwater· Highly regarded by many as the best overall player in the game today
· Winner of eight WSOP bracelets (strangely none in hold’em), the latest in the 2010 $3000 H.O.R.S.E. event, and one WPT title
· Career live tournament winnings in excess of $13.85 million, and ranks 3rd on the all-time money list
· One of only seven players who has at least three $1 million paydays, the others being Carlos Mortensen, Daniel Negreanu, Dan Harrington, and Chino Rheem, who each have three, and Gus Hansen and Michael Mizrachi who now have four
· One of only five players in history to win three WSOP bracelets in one year (2002)
NHPC record: 6-7
NHPC total winnings: $125,000
2005: Eliminated in Round 1 by David Sklansky
2006: Eliminated in Round 1 by Chad Brown
2007: Eliminated in Round 1 by Don Cheadle
2008: Defeated Alisha Kunze, Johnny Chan, J.C. Tran, and Gus Hansen before losing to eventual winner Chris Ferguson in the semifinals ($125,000)
2009: Defeated Jennifer Tilly before losing to Vanessa Rousso in Round 2
2010: Defeated Gavin Smith before losing to Scotty Nguyen in Round 2
2011: Eliminated in Round 1 by Daniel Cates
PAD record: 2-5
Match 4: 1st ($120,000)
Match 8: 3rd
Match 18: 3rd
Match 20: 1st ($120,000)
Match 22: 2nd
Weeks 48-49: Cash game participant
Match 50: 5th
Weeks 52-53: Cash game participant
Match 67: 2nd
Weeks 71-72: Cash game participant (PLO)
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.