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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.
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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.
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.
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• Wimbledon introduces its new rain-delay proof Centre Court, which has a retractable roof. The Fleet Street tabloids denounce the new “Wimbledome,” while organizers of the 2012 Summer Olympics announce that a roof will be installed over all of London in time for the opening ceremony of the Games.
• In order to cut costs, the Arena Football League merges with the WNBA. Details forthcoming.
• Retired Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, the greatest player in Denver Broncos history, gets engaged to a former Oakland Raiderette. Wait, that already happened.
July-August
• UFC 591 takes place at a casino somewhere in Las Vegas.
• Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo suffers a freak injury during the taping of a “This is SportsCenter” ad, paving the way for backup QB Michael Vick to start the season opener.
• ESPN personality Jim Rome tragically perishes in a southern California brush fire. Students of irony nod their heads.
• On Aug. 1, the Chicago Cubs have a 10-game lead in the NL Central. What could possibly go wrong?
• The Erin Andrews Fathead is introduced, and within days becomes the company’s all-time leading seller.
September
• Notre Dame opens the season with five straight wins, prompting Sports Illustrated to place wide receiver Golden Tate on the cover over the headline, "The Irish are Golden." That week, 43 different columnists — three of them from SI.com — write pieces decrying the program’s overexposure.
• UFC 716 takes place at a casino somewhere in Las Vegas.
• 2009 is fast becoming known as "The Year of the Knee." Knee reconstruction or replacement outpatients Tiger Woods, Tom Brady and Charlie Weis (the latter having had both procedures) have banner years. The Notre Dame football coach, who had his left knee reconstructed and his right knee replaced, announces that his rehab schedule should allow for a full recovery in time to dance with the bride at Brady’s wedding.
October-December
• An emergency meeting of the International Olympic Committee is convened when it is discovered that nearly all the financing for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi is coming courtesy of Russia’s primary export: on-line brides.
• The Toronto Jays meet the Florida Marlins in the World Series. TBS intentionally preempts Game 7 with the Steve Harvey Show.
• University of Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, the Longhorns’ designated coach-in-waiting, designates running backs coach Major Applewhite as the program’s coach-in-waiting-in-waiting. Applewhite receives the news while in a waiting room as his wife, Julie, gives birth to their first son, Minor Applewhite.
• UFC 1,000 is staged on New Year’s Eve atop Steve Wynn’s Encore casino. Locals are buzzing about the under card match pitting Blue Man Group against Thunder From Down Under.
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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