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.
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.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
dl-Randy Johnson $15,100,546
Doug Davis 7,750,000
Eric Byrnes 6,666,667
Orlando Hudson 6,250,000
Brandon Webb 5,500,000
Dan Haren 4,050,000
dl-Chad Tracy 4,000,000
Brandon Lyon 3,125,000
Juan Cruz 1,937,500
Chris Snyder 1,875,000
Stephen Drew 1,500,000
Chad Qualls 1,312,500
Chris Burke 955,000
Augie Ojeda 550,000
Conor Jackson 419,500
Edgar Gonzalez 411,000
Robby Hammock 409,500
Brandon Medders 409,500
Chris Young 406,000
Ramon Pena 405,500
Micah Owings 402,000
dl-Miguel Montero 400,500
Doug Slaten 400,500
Mark Reynolds 396,500
Yusmeiro Petit 394,000
Jeff Salazar 393,000
Justin Upton 393,000
Alex Romero 390,000
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ATLANTA BRAVES
Mike Hampton $15,975,185
Tim Hudson 15,500,000
dl-John Smoltz 14,000,000
Mark Teixeira 12,500,000
Chipper Jones 12,333,333
Tom Glavine 8,000,000
Mark Kotsay 7,000,000
Rafael Soriano 2,650,000
dl-Mike Gonzalez 2,362,500
Will Ohman 1,600,000
dl-Omar Infante 1,400,000
Matt Diaz 1,225,000
Brian McCann 1,000,000
Jeff Francoeur 460,000
Kelly Johnson 430,000
dl-Chuck James 427,500
Corky Miller 425,000
Peter Moylan 410,000
Ruben Gotay 403,000
Yunel Escobar 402,500
Jeff Bennett 400,000
Royce Ring 397,500
Manny Acosta 392,500
Gregor Blanco 390,000
Blaine Boyer 390,000
Jair Jurrjens 390,000
dl-Anthony Lerew 390,000
Brayan Pena 390,000
Martin Prado 390,000
Chris Resop 390,000
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CHICAGO CUBS
Carlos Zambrano $16,000,000
Aramis Ramirez 15,250,000
Alfonso Soriano 14,000,000
Derrek Lee 13,250,000
Ted Lilly 8,000,000
Ryan Dempster 7,333,333
Kosuke Fukudome 7,000,000
Jason Marquis 6,375,000
Mark DeRosa 4,750,000
Bobby Howry 4,500,000
Kerry Wood 4,200,000
dl-Scott Eyre 3,800,000
Jon Lieber 3,500,000
Henry Blanco 3,175,000
Reed Johnson 1,300,000
Daryle Ward 1,200,000
Michael Wuertz 860,000
Rich Hill 445,000
Carlos Marmol 430,000
Ryan Theriot 428,000
Ronny Cedeno 407,000
Mike Fontenot 405,000
Felix Pie 401,500
dl-Angel Guzman 401,000
Geovany Soto 401,000
Kevin Hart 392,500
Carmen Pignatiello 391,500
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CINCINNATI REDS
Adam Dunn $13,000,000
Francisco Cordero 8,625,000
Ken Griffey Jr. 8,282,695
Aaron Harang 6,750,000
Alex Gonzalez 4,625,000
Bronson Arroyo 4,575,000
David Weathers 3,300,000
Jeremy Affeldt 3,000,000
Ryan Freel 3,000,000
Mike Stanton 3,000,000
Brandon Phillips 2,937,500
David Ross 2,525,000
Scott Hatteberg 1,850,000
Josh Fogg 1,500,000
Javier Valentin 1,350,000
Matt Belisle 1,250,000
Juan Castro 975,000
Todd Coffey 907,500
Edwin Encarnacion 450,000
Norris Hopper 402,500
Jeff Keppinger 402,500
Jared Burton 395,000
dl-Bobby Livingston 392,500
Edinson Volquez 392,500
Joey Votto 390,000
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COLORADO ROCKIES
Todd Helton $16,600,000
Matt Holliday 9,500,000
Aaron Cook 5,125,000
Brian Fuentes 5,050,000
Garrett Atkins 4,387,500
Brad Hawpe 3,925,000
Luis Vizcaino 3,500,000
Kip Wells 3,100,000
Jeff Francis 3,000,000
Yorvit Torrealba 3,000,000
Matt Herges 2,000,000
Willy Taveras 1,975,000
Mark Redman 1,000,000
Manny Corpas 775,000
Scott Podsednik 750,000
Troy Tulowitzki 750,000
Micah Bowie 650,000
Clint Barmes 405,000
Jeff Baker 403,000
Taylor Buchholz 399,000
dl-Jason Hirsh 396,000
Chris Iannetta 396,000
Ryan Spilborghs 396,000
Ubaldo Jimenez 392,000
Franklin Morales 391,000
Jayson Nix 390,000
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FLORIDA MARLINS
Kevin Gregg $2,500,000
Andrew Miller 2,212,500
Luis Gonzalez 2,000,000
Mark Hendrickson 1,500,000
dl-Sergio Mitre 1,200,000
Alfredo Amezaga 945,000
Justin Miller 750,000
Matt Treanor 705,000
Jorge Cantu 500,000
Hanley Ramirez 439,000
Dan Uggla 417,000
Jason Wood 410,000
Scott Olsen 405,000
Josh Willingham 405,000
Lee Gardner 402,500
dl-Jeremy Hermida 395,000
Paul Hoover 395,000
Mike Jacobs 395,000
Matt Lindstrom 395,000
Taylor Tankersley 392,500
Renyel Pinto 391,500
Rick VandenHurk 391,500
Robert Andino 390,000
Brett Carroll 390,000
dl-Alejandro De Aza 390,000
dl-Harvey Garcia 390,000
dl-Josh Johnson 390,000
Logan Kensing 390,000
Ricky Nolasco 390,000
dl-Henry Owens 390,000
dl-Mike Rabelo 390,000
Cody Ross 390,000
dl-Anibal Sanchez 390,000
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HOUSTON ASTROS
Miguel Tejada $14,811,415
Lance Berkman 14,500,000
Roy Oswalt 13,000,000
Carlos Lee 12,500,000
dl-Kaz Matsui 5,500,000
Jose Valverde 4,700,000
Ty Wigginton 4,350,000
Mark Loretta 2,750,000
Doug Brocail 2,500,000
Brad Ausmus 2,000,000
Shawn Chacon 2,000,000
Geoff Geary 1,125,000
Oscar Villarreal 1,125,000
Geoff Blum 1,100,000
Darin Erstad 1,000,000
Brandon Backe 800,000
Dave Borkowski 800,000
Jose Cruz Jr. 650,000
Brian Moehler 500,000
Wandy Rodriguez 451,000
Humberto Quintero 405,000
Chris Sampson 401,000
Michael Bourn 396,000
Hunter Pence 396,000
dl-Felipe Paulino 390,000
J.R. Towles 390,000
Wesley Wright 390,000
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Rafael Furcal $15,730,196
dl-Jason Schmidt 15,217,401
Andruw Jones 14,726,911
Derek Lowe 10,000,000
dl-Nomar Garciaparra 9,516,697
Brad Penny 9,500,000
Jeff Kent 9,000,000
Juan Pierre 8,000,000
Esteban Loaiza 7,500,000
Hiroki Kuroda 7,433,333
Takashi Saito 2,000,000
Joe Beimel 1,925,000
Scott Proctor 1,115,000
Gary Bennett 825,000
Mark Sweeney 600,000
Russell Martin 500,000
Jason Repko 487,500
Jonathan Broxton 454,000
Andre Ethier 424,500
Chad Billingsley 415,000
James Loney 411,000
Matt Kemp 406,000
Tony Abreu 393,000
dl-Andy LaRoche 392,500
Hong-Chih Kuo 392,000
Delwyn Young 391,000
Chin-lung Hu 390,000
Ramon Troncoso 390,000
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
DeMarco: Plug in a well-heeled ownership group and negotiate one of those mega-bucks TV deals that are going around, and the Dodgers could become the west coast version of the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox.
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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.
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.
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.