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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.
APDan Uggla
Missing 11 recent games due to a sprained left ankle has cost Uggla some numbers, but when he was named to the derby, he was leading the majors with 23 homers. That's heady territory for a player who three years ago, was a Rule 5 selection from the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Uggla remains stuck on 23 homers, but that still leaves him only eight home runs short of his career high. And there is little doubt that Uggla won't get cheated in the derby, as few players swing harder.
But Uggla and the other right-handed hitters will be facing the disadvantage of the spacious left-center and center-field areas in Yankee Stadium.
Ryan Braun
The position has changed, but the offensive dominance continues for last year's NL Rookie of the Year.
On April 30th, Braun had endured a three-week homerless spell and his season total stood at only three. But all that changed in May, when Braun belted 11 homers — including three two-homer games — and drove in 22 runs.
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Evan Longoria
For a guy who started his season as a Durham Bull, Longoria sure has become a household name rather quickly, hasn't he? The Rays held him off their Opening Day roster to keep him from getting a full year of service time, but that idea lasted only two weeks before an injury brought Longoria to the majors — to stay.
It's hard to say what's been more impressive about his game. He's already hit 16 homers and driven in 53 runs while hitting .278. But his defense is drawing Gold Glove raves. Maybe that's why he got more than nine million internet votes in the race for the final roster spot.
One day after that was announced, Longoria also found his way into the derby — and onto the national stage for the first time. Not bad for a 22-year-old who has spent three months in the major leagues.
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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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.
