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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.
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APAnother Wings great was also honored as Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, was given the inaugural lifetime achievement award by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.
“The game is in great hands, not good hands, but great hands,” Howe said.
The Wings joined the Capitals in owning the ceremony. Detroit star Pavel Datsyuk won the Lady Byng Trophy as the league’s most gentlemanly player and the Selke Trophy as top defensive forward. He’s the first player in 73 years to win the Lady Byng three seasons in a row but said the Selke meant more, testimony to his two-way game.
Martin Brodeur, meanwhile, refuses to give up the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goaltender. The New Jersey Devils stalwart won the award for the fourth time in five seasons, edging Evgeni Nabokov of the San Jose Sharks and Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers.
“I was really happy with the way I played,” said Brodeur. “(My health) has been great in the last four or five years. I don’t know if it was the rest during the lockout or what, but I feel great.”
His four Vezinas are second only to the six won by recently retired Dominik Hasek since the award started being voted on by the NHL’s 30 general managers in 1982.
An emotional Jason Blake won the Bill Masterton Trophy as the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. The Toronto Maple Leafs winger was diagnosed with leukemia just before the start of the regular season but never missed a game.
“I’ve been so lucky in life to play in the NHL, have three beautiful kids and be married to a wonderful woman,” he said. “I get to play the game I love at the highest level and I get to continue doing it as long as some team wants me.”
Vincent Lecavalier of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the King Clancy Trophy given to the player who shows leadership on and off the ice and contributes to his community. Lecavalier made a $3-million pledge to construct a pediatric cancer and blood disorders center at the All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., in October.
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.
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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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