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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.
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.
AP fileHis new corner office has an impressive view over the Cal pool and is about 10 feet from his son, John, the Bears’ first-year director of basketball operations under his father.
They’ve always wanted to work together and finally are getting that chance.
“That was part of the motivation to get back here,” Montgomery said. “He got good experience and I was able to hire him back. We could have been somewhere else. It just so happened this job came available. And I like the Pac-10. I’m more comfortable in the Pac-10.”
After his playing career at Loyola Marymount, John Montgomery spent last year as an assistant at Furman, which was a positive experience and a chance to see another part of the country.
“It’s a dream come true working for my dad,” he said. “There’s no negative. All the time he said: ’You’re crazy to get in his business. You’ve seen what I’ve done to be at Stanford for 18 years — it’s not the norm.’ At LMU, the coach said to me, ’You can’t compare Stanford to here.’ It’s crazy when you grow up at Stanford. You don’t like Cal. You see Telegraph (Avenue) and think that’s a weird place.”
Montgomery bought a house in the upscale East Bay suburb of Orinda, having sold his home near Stanford. The laid-back, liberal Berkeley climate featuring its share of hippies and tie-dye is strong on campus, too. It’s about as opposite from Stanford as you can get.
No question this is a fresh start for Montgomery.
“I can imagine when you’re going right down the road and coaching at our rival, it’s going to make some news,” new Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins said. “He’s a great coach. I look forward to coaching against him.”
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.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points and Evan Smotrycz added 13, helping No. 22 Michigan remain unbeaten at home with a 70-61 win over Illinois on Sunday.
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