Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
Arc: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
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.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
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.
Getty ImagesThe Oklahoma native, and University of Tulsa grad, returned home in 1992 and served in the Sooner State's 1st congressional district from 1994 to 2002, where he was always able to secure at least 60 percent of the vote.
3. For Democrats, it is painfully obvious that there are more great athletes within the Republican Party than their own. But one Democrat in particular stands out as extraordinary in his athletic accomplishments.
The list of sporting accomplishments for Bill Bradley, former U.S. Senator and 2000 presidential candidate, goes on and on: College Basketball Player of the Year. Olympic Gold Medalist. Two NBA Championships. Retired jersey. First Ballot Hall of Famer.
2. There is an argument to make that Walter Johnson was the most dominant pitcher in baseball history. With 417 wins, 3,509 strikeouts and a career ERA of 2.17, "The Big Train" even stunned other all-time greats. "His fastball," Ty Cobb said, "looked about the size of a watermelon seed and it hissed at you as it passed."
But Johnson had more success with the Senators than with congressmen. After being elected Montgomery County (Md.) Commissioner in 1938, Johnson turned his focus to Federal office. In 1940, he lost his bid for a Maryland congressional seat in a closely fought race against William Byron. According to one Senators' historian, Johnson "had no agenda and made few speeches but nearly won anyway."
1. The most athletic politician twice earned a much grander title: World's Greatest Athlete. In the 1948 and 1952 Olympics, Bob Mathias won gold in the decathlon, one of only two Olympians ever to do so. (The other was Daley Thompson, who won in 1980 and 1984.) But Mathias' athletic dominance didn't end with the Olympics. After the 1952 Games, he returned to Stanford, where, as the football team's fullback, he led the Indians to the Rose Bowl.
Mathias ran for a California congressional seat in 1966, defeating the incumbent who had held the seat for 14 years. He served for four terms until he was defeated in 1974 after the Watergate scandal.
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.
NEW YORK (AP) - As the glow fades from the Giants' Super Bowl triumph, some New York sports fans are tuning in to basketball and hockey, with the Rangers in first place and the Knicks' overnight sensation, Jeremy Lin, sparking "Lin-sanity.''
Robins: This year, six new breeds will be making their debut on the green carpet for the Westminster Dog Show, which begins Monday.
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