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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.
Getty Images“The foul trouble caught up with us, and they continued to play hard and well,” Krzyzewski said. “The team that fought harder and had more energy won. ... I don’t think it meant that we just laid down and died. Our kids fought. At this time of the year, you have to match or be better than the other team.”
In a way, the Demon Deacons beat the Blue Devils at their own game, spreading things out on the offensive end of the court and turning up the pressure on defense. Singler, who entered having made 15-of-28 attempts from 3-point range in his previous four games, was just 2-of-6 from beyond the arc.
“We can go (with) four guards, just like those guys have, and we have bigs ... that can move out there,” point guard Ishmael Smith said. “So what we tried to do is switch on ball screens and contest their shots.”
Jamie Skeen added 10 points for Wake Forest, which came out determined to honor Prosser’s memory and give Gaudio a signature win, rocking the Joel Coliseum like it hadn’t been in years.
With students spelling out “WIN 4 SKIP” in body paint — in honor of Prosser, who died July 26 of an apparent heart attack — and the players loudly chanting “Dino” in the hallway beforehand, Wake Forest came out firing and opened the game with an 18-9 run.
Teague scored 11 points during the burst, capping it with his third 3-pointer 5½ minutes into the game. The Demon Deacons led for most of the first half, with Skeen’s stickback at the buzzer giving them a 47-42 lead.
“I thought us getting out to a good start was big,” Gaudio said. “Jeff Teague, who is a really courageous young guy, he got us off to a terrific start. He let us know that we can play with these guys.”
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.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points and Evan Smotrycz added 13, helping No. 22 Michigan remain unbeaten at home with a 70-61 win over Illinois on Sunday.
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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.