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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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APSilva, a bust in 2008 to begin a $48 million, four-year contract, allowed just four hits and two runs in seven innings. His biggest mistake was a 3-1 fastball that Torii Hunter sent soaring just under the second deck beyond left field for a solo homer. That tied the game at 2 in the sixth.
The Angels left the bases loaded in the fifth and eighth. Roy Corcoran (1-0) escaped a jam in the 10th.
Seattle grabbed 1-0 and 2-1 leads early against Shane Loux, who took Nick Adenhart’s turn in the rotation less than a week after the 22-year-old rookie was killed in an automobile accident that has left the Angels grieving. The Mariners held a moment of silence before the game for Adenhart, among others who have died recently in baseball.
“Every inning I thought about it. Every time I came back to the dugout I thought about it,” Loux said. “It was more difficult than I thought.”
The Angels hung Adenhart’s No. 34 jersey in their dugout. After the game, Shields carried it back to the clubhouse. Each Angels player wore a No. 34 patch on his chest.
“Right over my heart, so it wasn’t real tough to dig for inspiration,” Loux said.
The 29-year-old allowed five hits and two runs in 5 1-3 innings, his first start since Sept. 24, 2003, for Detroit at Kansas City.
Loux dressed four lockers to the right of Adenhart’s, which had his jersey hanging over a bouquet of cream-colored roses.
Notes: Two of Hunter’s three career hits off Silva are home runs, in 10 at-bats. ... Mariners RF Ichiro Suzuki (bleeding ulcer) is expected to return from the disabled list Wednesday. ... Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia said LHP Darren Oliver is likely to start Saturday in Minnesota as a stopgap while the Angels continue to adjust the rotation without Adenhart.
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