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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.
Eleven shots separated Phil and Tiger Sunday at Pebble Beach as Lefty secured his 40th Tour win. Jason Sobel had 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.
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APWith center Justin Burrell’s back bothering him, St. John’s had no answer for Blair, known to his teammates as “Big Fella.” Roberts joked that he has finally figured out a way to stop Pitt’s big man.
“A Mack Truck,” he said. “DeJuan Blair is an absolute beast. It seems like his mindset is, ’I’m going to get the ball.’ We got physically worn down.”
Before this week, Pittsburgh had never been ranked first in hoops and the school hadn’t held down the top spot in football since 1982, when quarterback Dan Marino was slinging touchdown passes for the Panthers.
It was a proud day for Pitt and a big day for the sports-crazed city as the Steelers were hosting the San Diego Chargers in an AFC playoff game across town. There were more than a few Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward and Jack Lambert jerseys mixed in among the 12,508 fans, which included several Pittsburgh football recruits.
Despite a starting lineup of four sophomores and a freshman, St. John’s wasn’t intimidated by Pitt’s ranking or its rowdy student “Zoo” section.
With Kennedy and Quincy Roberts driving to the basket, the Red Storm got several easy layups inside and their aggressive man-to-man defense had the Panthers frustrated for much of the first half. Pitt’s best offense seemed to be throwing the ball near the vicinity of the rim and hoping Blair could get it.
He scored 12 points with seven rebounds in the first half, but spent the final 3:50 on the bench after picking up his second foul.
Blair sat with the game tied 32-all, but while he was out the Panthers closed the first half with a 9-4 run, highlighted by dunks from Gilbert Brown and Young. Once Pitt hit its stride early in the second half, this Red Storm was no longer a threat.
“Their heads were down,” Fields said. “They were out of it after a while. Even when it was close, I don’t think they thought they had a chance.”
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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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