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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.
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NEW YORK - A streaker who disrupted a New York Mets game by jumping onto Citi Field naked except for a stuffed monkey tied around his waist pleaded not guilty to trespassing charges, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Craig Coakley was arraigned in state Supreme Court in Queens on a charge of interfering with a professional sporting event and criminal trespassing. He posted $1,000 bail and will return to court June 11, according to his lawyer, Peter Tommaso. Coakley faces up to a year in jail and a fine of $5,000 if convicted. He was barred from the ballpark pending the outcome of the case.
The 38-year-old plumber was sitting in field-level seats around 8 p.m. Tuesday night when a security guard saw him take off his clothes, put the stuffed monkey around his waist and jump onto the field, prosecutors said. He had “Lets Go Mets” painted on his bare back.
According to prosecutors, Coakley told police after his arrest that it was a bet, and his boss said he’d pay a week’s salary if he did it.
The Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 Tuesday night in 10 innings.
The City Council passed the law barring people from interfering with sporting events in 2003 after fashion designer Calvin Klein stepped out onto the court at Madison Square Garden during a New York Knicks game to speak with player Latrell Sprewell.
The first person to be charged under the law was John McCarthy, 38, of Clifton, N.J., according to the Queens district attorney’s office. He pleaded guilty to running onto the baseball field during a Mets game at Shea Stadium in 2004 carrying a sign that read: “Howard Stern: Here’s Johnny.” He was sentenced to eight weekends in jail, fined $2,000 and ordered to serve three years of probation, during which he was barred from Shea.
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