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.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
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.
ReutersYou could build a convincing case for any of the No. 1 seeds to win the national championship.
UCLA is in the West, with games in Anaheim and Phoenix. The Bruins have come up short the past two years at the Final Four and the third time is supposed to be a charm. That charm might be freshman center Kevin Love. North Carolina is playing as well as any team and has the Raleigh-to-Charlotte rout all mapped out on the way to San Antonio. Oh yeah, the Tar Heels also have Tyler Hansbrough. Memphis is on a mission to prove everyone wrong, but missed free throws could keep the Tigers from the second weekend of action.
North Carolina was rewarded with the No. 1 seed overall, but the Tar Heels have many possible obstacles in their path — Indiana, Notre Dame, Washington State, Louisville, Butler and Tennessee. UCLA’s season could end against Xavier, Duke, Drake or UConn.
The general consensus is that Kansas is playing in the softest region. It looks that way, but who knows for sure? Kent State, Clemson, USC, Davidson, or Georgetown could all end the dream for the Jayhawks. Last year, Self and the Jayhawks fell one step shy of the Final Four, losing to UCLA in the Elite Eight.
That raised the bar for this season. If Kansas reaches the Final Four for the 13th time, Self will be reminded of something he said to ESPN.com last October.
Said Self: “The only thing last year's team didn't have was seniors. A team is only as good as its seniors allow it to be. This year, we've got five studs. We've got to get the big prize. We've got to cut down the nets in April.”
Twenty years after Manning cut down the nets, maybe it’s time again for Kansas.
Here’s the way we see the regional finals and the Final Four:
East: North Carolina over Louisville
Midwest: Kansas over USC
South: Pittsburgh over Texas
West: UCLA over Xavier
National semifinals: Kansas over North Carolina; Pitt over UCLA
Championship game: Kansas over Pitt
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.
 | March Madness |
 | NCAA men's tournament bracket Get game stories, scores, stats, rosters, more from our special feature. NBCSports.com |
 | Slideshow |
 | College hoops power rankings A look at the top teams in college basketball based on performance and potential. NBCSports.com |
Latest from Beyond the Arc |
Five up, five down from college hoops’ huge day16 hr 4 min ago Michigan State sure shook up Big Ten by beating Buckeyes16 hr 49 min ago UNLV’s thrilling win vs. SDSU adds spice to MWC race21 hr 17 min ago |
 | College basketball videos |
 Getty Images Highlights: No. 14 UNLV 65, No. 13 SDSU 63 Mike Moser scored 19 points, and UNLV forced three turnovers in the final 42 seconds to win. |
| Slideshow |
 | NBCSports.com |
| Special feature |
 | Off to the Big Dance Check out which teams have earned automatic bids into the men's NCAA Tournament. NBCSports.com |
Wesseling: 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 AFC teams.
NBC Sports TV and livestream listings
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.