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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.
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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.
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.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Roger Federer overcame an ailing back to beat James Blake in a one-set exhibition Tuesday.
Federer rallied from 3-1 down to win 7-6, taking the tiebreaker 10-7. His victory came days after a sore back contributed his struggles at the Masters Cup, where he failed to reach the semifinals.
John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg also played at the "Showdown of Champions,'' which included four one-set matches.
Federer, now ranked No. 2, lost his No. 1 ranking to Rafael Nadal before winning his 13th Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open. He was forced him to withdraw from the Paris Masters because of his back and said he needs a break from tennis.
"It has been a tough season with lots of traveling and I could just sleep for a month,'' he said. "I felt fine during the game, but obviously after a hard season I would need some time off. I'm glad we are at the end of the season and I will take it easy for a few weeks.''
The 10th-ranked Blake beat Federer the last time they played, at the Beijing Olympics.
After dominating tennis the last few years, Federer began the year recovering from mononucleosis. He still managed to reach three major finals and the semifinals at the fourth.
His U.S. Open win pulled him within one title of Pete Sampras' Grand Slam record, but Federer was undecided on whether he would prefer to win his first French Open crown in 2009 or his sixth Wimbledon.
"That's a pretty hard question to answer,'' Federer said. "I'll probably have the answer in August.''
In another singles match, McEnroe beat Borg 7-6 (13-11).
"I'm delighted to have won this match as it was really tough,'' said McEnroe, who is famous for angrily disputing line calls. "I hate to say this but the linesmen did a good job.''
Federer and Borg then teamed to play McEnroe and Blake in doubles, and the Americans won 7-5.
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.
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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.
Doron Lamb hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating Vanderbilt 69-63 Saturday night for their 17th straight win.
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.
