Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
Arc: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
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.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
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.
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.
2008: 19-15, 3rd; lost to Detroit 2-1 in conference finals.
COACH: Pat Coyle, 6th season, 75-79.
KEY ADDITIONS: C Kia Vaughn (draft, No. 8, Rutgers); F Sidney Spencer (trade, Los Angeles).
KEY LOSSES: G Erin Thorn (free agent, Chicago).
STRENGTH: Chemistry. Although one of the youngest teams in the league, the Liberty return largely intact after improving the last two seasons following a franchise-worst 23 losses in 2006. New York narrowly lost to Detroit in the playoffs for the second straight year, this time in the East finals. Shameka Christon (15.7 ppg) enters her sixth season and is the most experienced player on the roster. Center Janel McCarville, who had career highs of 13.7 points and 5.4 rebounds, and finished third in the league in field-goal shooting (53.5 percent). Cathrine Kraayeveld (9.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg) rounds out the Liberty's starting frontcourt. Tiffany Jackson (8.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg) and the rookie Vaughn will be counted on to provide key minutes as reserves. Loree Moore and second-year guard Essence Carson anchor a strong backcourt. Leilani Mitchell played well in spurts backing up Moore, and Carson is also expected to get minutes at the point.
WEAKNESS: Rebounding. New York was 12th in the league in team rebounding (32.5), but could improve with the addition of the 6-foot-4 Vaughn and Jackson's continued development. New York also added Hall of Famer Anne Donovan as an assistant coach to help the frontcourt players. Donovan, who led the U.S. team to a gold medal at Beijing, also won the WNBA title with Seattle in 2004.
2008: 10-24, 6th.
COACH: Julie Plank, 1st season.
KEY ADDITIONS: G Lindsey Harding (trade, Minnesota); C Chasity Melvin (free agent, Chicago); F Marissa Coleman (draft, No. 2, Maryland); C Josephine Owino (draft, No. 28, Union, Tenn.); G Matee Ajavon (dispersal draft, Houston).
KEY LOSSES: G Coco Miller (waived); G Crystal Smith (waived); F Andrea Gardner (waived); G Laurie Koehn (waived).
STRENGTH: Backcourt. The Mystics improved their backcourt by adding Harding and Ajavon, improved up front by bringing Melvin back and drafting Coleman. Washington has two returning players who scored in double figures - Alana Beard (16.1 ppg) and Monique Currie (11.9) - and Harding and Nakia Sanford averaged double digits in 2007 before experiencing drop-offs last year. Harding, the No. 1 overall pick two years ago, will be counted on to bring stability at the point after the Mystics led the league in turnovers last season.
WEAKNESS: Consistency. The Mystics have a new general manager - Angela Taylor - and another new coach with Plank taking over as the franchise's 11th head coach in 12 seasons. Washington was the league's only team to average under 70 points per game. The Mystics were also 11th in field-goal shooting (41.5 percent), 12th in steals (7.1) and field-goal shooting defense (44.3 percent) and last in free-throw shooting (66 percent). The Mystics will need time to learn a new system and develop chemistry with the player changes, but should be an improved team.
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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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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