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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 fileHere’s a quick look at other programs that are usually building resumes at this time of year, rather than pacing in the waiting room:
Arizona (18-13, 8-10 Pac 10): Arizona’s streak of 23 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances – the longest current streak – is in jeopardy. The Wildcats have had a disjointed season, starting with the coaching change from Lute Olson to Kevin O’Neill. Injuries to Jerryd Bayless and Nic Wise have disturbed the flow. Arizona was 3-7 in its last 10 games, losing at Oregon Saturday to finish under .500 in the conference. No Pac-10 team with a 9-9 record has ever been selected for NCAA play. The Wildcats were 0-6 against RPI Top 25 teams. Arizona will be the No. 7 seed in the Pac 10 tournament and open against No. 10 Oregon State. The winner faces No. 2 Stanford. A team that looked like a certain participant just weeks ago has a big job ahead.
Kentucky (18-11, 12-4 SEC): Amazing. The Wildcats are likely headed to the dance after beating Florida 75-70 at Rupp Arena Saturday. All those Kentucky fans that gave up on coach Billy Gillispie in November should apologize. This is one of the most unbelievable turnarounds in recent memory. We are talking about a team that lost to Gardner-Webb and San Diego and now the Wildcats are in good shape. One more win in the SEC tournament should really lock things up. But I think Kentucky is in right now.
Florida (21-10, 8-8 SEC): It’s not so great to be a Gator today. The two-time defending national champions really found themselves in a play-in game Sunday at Kentucky and failed the test. They fell behind big and made a nice rally but that close doesn’t count in the committee room. Unless Billy Donovan can motivate his young team to win the SEC tournament, the Gators will become the first team since Kansas in 1989 not to defend their title (and the Jayhawks were on NCAA probation). Florida’s RPI and SOS simply are too low. But you know what? Florida won’t be gone long. Donovan will have the Gators back in the tournament next year. This is a strong program that had to absorb big losses after two sensational years.
Ohio State (19-12, 10-8 Big Ten): Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was asked if the Buckeyes deserved to be in the NCAA field after their 63-54 win over the Spartans Sunday. “Hands down,” Izzo said. Ohio State, which played Florida in last year’s national championship game, appeared out of the picture after losing four in a row. Then the Buckeyes beat Purdue in overtime Tuesday and added the win over Michigan State Sunday. Ohio State plays the Spartans again in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament. This is a tough call. Ohio State’s big non-conference wins were over Syracuse and Florida. The Buckeyes lost to Tennessee, Texas A&M, North Carolina and Butler. The last time both the defending champion and the previous runner-up failed to earn bids was 1980 – when Michigan State and Indiana State couldn’t get back after Magic Johnson and Larry Bird left school.
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.