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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.
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.
APIvanovic certainly has stepped up her game, beating Dinara Safina in the French Open for her first major championship. But the 21-year-old Serb pulled out of the Olympics before they started because of inflammation in her right hand, a problem that left her unable to practice last month.
Ivanovic is seeded No. 1, with the expressive Jelena Jankovic at No. 2, former U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova at No. 3 and Olympic champion Elena Dementieva at No. 5.
Looming, as always, are the Williams sisters.
Two-time U.S. Open champion Serena Williams is the oddsmakers’ choice to win. No prediction yet on what she’ll wear — last year, it was a babydoll dress for the opening round.
At 28, Venus Williams is two years older than Serena and beat her in the Wimbledon final. They won’t play in this final because they would meet in the quarterfinals if they make it that far.
“I’m really excited for the Open,” Serena said. “I feel like I’m playing really solid and much better than I have been all year, to be honest. I really look forward to it.”
So does Djokovic, who became a favorite at Flushing Meadows last year with his spirited play and spot-on imitations of Nadal and Sharapova. He reached the final, then lost seven set points and fell to Federer.
This time, Djokovic and others see the tournament as open season.
“It’s very unpredictable. Tennis is like that,” the Serbian star said. “You know, it can turn around in a split of a second.”
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.
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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.
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