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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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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.
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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.
Getty ImagesFrom there, Lidge, perfect all season in save situations, did his thing again. Three up, three down, ballgame.
The Dodgers were put to sleep in a game they had the Phillies napping.
"Winning Game 1 feels good," Madson said. "We're been there and done that now in this series. Now we gotta come out and do it again."
If the Dodgers lose this series, they'll look back at Game 1 as a missed opportunity, one that could have put pressure on the Phillies to win Friday's Game 2. After all, 16 of 18 home teams losing Game 1 of the NLCS never recovered.
The Phillies recovered in Game 1, and now momentum in on their side heading into Game 2's battle of tough righties, Brett Myers for Philly, Chad Billingsley for L.A.
"It feels great, but you can't get too caught up in this," Burrell said. "We've got a lot of work to do."
The Phillies fans will be back to provide inspiration and intimidation.
"We've played the last two weeks in front of a crowd like this," Utley said. "It might have been a little bit louder than before. It definitely was intense out there. It gave us that little extra adrenaline."
The Phillies are hungry for a championship.
Their fans are hungrier.
None of their four major sports teams — the Phillies, Eagles, Flyers and Sixers — have won a championship since 1983. A quarter-century ago, "Beat L.A." chants led to a Phillies' NLCS victory over the Dodgers and the Sixers bested the Lakers for the NBA title.
The "Beat L.A.” chants were back Thursday at Citizens Bank Park.
The Phillies, with some help from their fans, are on their way.
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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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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.