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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.
Golf's dream pairing - Woods and Mickelson - is on the course in the final round at Pebble Beach. Jason Sobel has 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.
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.
APWashington Redskins defensive end Jason Taylor, when asked in late August, said he would have gone with Jordan if not for what gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps had just finished accomplishing: "He's the hottest thing. It's amazing."
And if the athletes and coaches had all been asked now, more might have agreed with Maddon, the Rays manager, who spoke months ago about his infatuation with Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald.
"He's probably most acrobatic NFL receiver since Lynn Swann," Maddon said. "I would watch Larry Fitzgerald every week."
Now he can watch him on television on Super Bowl Sunday.
Further, if Kansas basketball coach Bill Self received this query after the Jets choked away a playoff spot, he might change his answer.
"I definitely would've paid to watch (Brett) Favre," Self said. "Up until five years ago, I would've paid to watch Barry Bonds. I thought he was he was the most fabulous athlete of all time. But that has gotten a little clouded.''
And so has Favre's appeal, considering his 2008 finish.
Things change quickly in sports.
When a correspondent asked Jon Gruden the "pay to watch" question last year, the former Super Bowl champion was still coaching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He's since been fired. Gruden, for the record, picked Jerry Rice. "He was an inspirational athlete to me, and I got to coach him," Gruden said. "Really, I like teams, not individuals. I'll watch tennis or golf if I want to watch individuals. I'm not paying to watch one player. That's half the problem in the world today, if you ask me.''
The other half, if you ask some professional athletes and coaches, is that Tiger Woods isn't back on the golf course yet. So that they can watch him play. Even if they have to pay.
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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