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.
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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
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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.
APBoxing legend Ali, who turned 67 Saturday, is scheduled to be an honored guest at Monday’s Bluegrass Ball, a celebration sponsored by the Kentucky Society of Washington. That same night, Hall of Fame baseball player Winfield is narrating a documentary on the Negro Leagues that will air on the MLB Network, coinciding with the King holiday.
Winfield also plans to be at the swearing-in — or perhaps the parade, depending on the tickets he was expecting to receive.
“It’s just a unique time and place,” Winfield said. “My wife and I felt we should be a part of this one.”
One sports figure doesn’t have to fret at all about tickets or invitations. Oregon State men’s basketball coach Craig Robinson is Michelle Obama’s brother, so he’ll have a prime spot at the Capitol to witness the historic moment.
Of course, it’s easier for retired sports figures and those whose sports are out of season to make the inauguration than those who have a packed schedule of games to work around. New York Knicks and former Chicago Bulls guard Chris Duhon, who used to play pickup games with Obama in the Second City, is one of many basketball players frustrated that his day job won’t allow him to attend the ceremony in person.
“It was something I was looking forward to,” Duhon said. “If I had the time, I would have gone. But again, my obligations are to this Knicks team. I’m just going to sit on my couch to watch it.”
Viewing parties and ad-hoc get-togethers are planned for teams and fans wherever they happen to be Tuesday at noon. The Chicago White Sox even sent out a release proudly announcing that their mascot, Southpaw, has a spot on the Illinois float in the inauguration parade.
For the truly bizarre, there is Philadelphia 76ers guard Andre Miller, who couldn’t be bothered to vote and has a “whatever” view of politics. Yet, because some friends of his ended up with tickets, he said he is planning to skip practice Tuesday — risking a probable fine from his team — to attend the inauguration and one of the balls later in the day.
“I’m conservative. I’m whatever, basically,” Miller said. “Yeah, I would have voted for Obama. But I keep my views to myself. I’m still excited.”
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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.