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.
ReutersQ: What will the Panthers do with Steve Smith now? After that fight will they trade him or is he too good to trade?
— Brian, Davidson, N.C.
A: I wouldn't trade Steve Smith if I were running the Panthers. I might enroll him in anger management class. But I wouldn't trade him. He's a special player, one of the best wide receivers in the game. If the worst thing he ever does is punch a teammate, the Panthers should be able to live with that. There are a lot of players in the NFL who have done much worse.
Q: Could Colt Brennan challenge for the Redskins starting job?
— Vicki C, Alexandria, Va.
A: Every August the third string quarterback on a number of NFL teams becomes a fan favorite because of his performance in preseason games. But preseason games are not good barometers of a quarterback's ability. Colt Brennan looked good against the Colts. That doesn't mean he is a threat to beat out Jason Campbell or that he ever will be. Campbell, at least this year, is much better prepared to run the Redskins offense than Brennan could possibly be.
Q: Is Ronnie Brown going to be a step slower after his injury last season? He looked like he was just starting to thrive when he wrecked his knee.
— Jaxson Reinholdt, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Q: Hey Dan, what do you think about the exhibition games? Part of me is glad football is here, but man, they’re tough to watch.
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— Zack Snyder, Portland, Ore.
A: Preseason games are tough to watch if you watch football expecting to see excellence. But they have a value in that they enable us to see young players competing for the jobs. There is great drama in preseason games, though it is a different kind of drama than the drama in regular season games. That being said, I would like to see the preseason shortened to two games. It's too long for my liking.
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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.
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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