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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.
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.
The Buffalo Sabres have loaned Colin Stuart (lower body) to AHL Rochester.
Stuart hasn't played since Dec. 17 due to a lower body injury. He might spend the rest of the season in the minors.
Jochen Hecht (concussion) will undergo a non-surgical neck procedure.
The hope is that the procedure will help alleviate Hecht's symptoms. "They've done some further examination," Ruff said, "and I think right now they're going to do a procedure on his neck where maybe some of that pain has been coming from." Hecht hasn't played since Jan. 21.
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff has been happy with how Tyler Ennis has done recently as a center.
"Ennis has made a world of difference playing in the middle," Ruff said. "That was a gamble, but he's really played well. He's made a lot of things happen. He's one guy you notice out there." Ennis had a goal and an assist on Wednesday, giving him seven points in 19 games this season. We wouldn't be surprised if he finishes the 2011-12 campaign on a positive note.
The Buffalo Sabres have scored nine goals in their last two games.
That statistic is noteworthy because the Sabres only netted nine goals in the seven contests that preceded their current hot streak. Buffalo does have enough talent to make them a candidate for a strong second half, but they've been falling short of expectations all season. Don't get too excited over their recent offensive outburst.
Thomas Vanek is targeting Friday's game versus Dallas to return from his upper-body injury.
"We'll see how it reacts today, but that's my goal," said Vanek, who practiced on Thursday. "We'll see." Ville Leino has been clicking with Derek Roy and Jason Pominville in his place, which might bump him off the top line initially when is ready to come back. The trio has combined to score three goals and seven points in the three games that Vanek has missed.
Right winger Jason Pominville scored two goals to help the Buffalo Sabres record a 6-0 slaughter of the visiting Boston Bruins Wednesday night.
The goals were the 18th and 19th of the season for Pominville, who recently was chosen an NHL all-star and is enjoying the best season of his NHL career. Pominville is the Sabres' leader scorer. It was all Buffalo in this game as the Sabres scored two goals in each period against a Boston team that looked helpless. Also scoring for the Sabres were Christian Ehrhoff, Tyler Ennis, Patrick Kaleta and Drew Stafford.
Goaltender Ryan Miller stopped all 36 shots he faced as the mediocre Buffalo Sabres pounded the visiting Boston Bruins 6-0 Wednesday night.
Miller appears to be resurfacing as the first-rate goaltender he was before this season. His win Wednesday was his fourth in his past five games and his goals-against average during this span is hovering around 1.00. Before this five-game stretch, Miller was 6-9-2 with a 3.32 GAA since returning from a concussion injury he suffered against Boston earlier this season. Last Saturday, Miller turned in a gem with 35 saves and one more in the shootout of a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders. "He gives us a chance every night. We're excited and happy for him because he's an elite goalie," Sabres center Jason Pominville said.
Wesseling: 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 AFC teams.
After leading by 18 points in the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers were staring at a four-point deficit with less than two minutes to play.
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.