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Ryan Callahan scored three goals as the New York Rangers beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight win over the Flyers.
Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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 title chances now.
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Move over, Hollywood and NFL types, golf's two real A-listers take center stage Sunday at Pebble Beach, both in need of a win.
The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday when Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.
Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the windy Pyrenees course.
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LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech's kicking situation has gone from troubling to downright hilarious.
The No. 8-ranked Red Raiders are considering using a fan who won a halftime contest as their kicker for Saturday's game against No. 19 Kansas.
Matt Williams, a transfer from Tarleton State will be considered to kick extra points and field goals this week. Williams joined the team a week after kicking a 30-yard field goal during halftime of a game against UMass on September 20.
"They relayed a message to me saying that coach (Mike) Leach wanted to talk to me," Williams told RedRaiderSports.com the next day. "He told me to come into his office on Tuesday and talk to him, and then (special teams) coach (Clay) McGuire told me to come and speak with him on Monday."
Williams attempted to walk-on at Tarleton State, but never kicked. He was granted a one-time transfer exemption on Monday.
"He's had three or four weeks now to get back in shape," McGuire said. "He's doing a good job. He's a confident kid. He's real smooth. He's looked good so far."
McGuire said the choice between freshman Donnie Carona and Williams will be made based on how they look in practice. The Red Raiders obviously feel Williams can't be any worse than what they've seen from their kickers thus far.
Tech Tech has missed six extra points, and has had seven placement kicks blocked this season. Carona is 3-for-7 on field goals and was replaced last week by senior Cory Fowler. However, Fowler had two extra points blocked - and one returned
for two points - in a 43-25 victory at Texas A&M on Saturday.
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Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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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.