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Silva: 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 NFC teams.
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Ryan Callahan scored three goals as the New York Rangers beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight win over the Flyers.
Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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.
CFT: Jordan Jefferson makes it clear he wasn't happy with LSU's game plan in the Tigers' BCS Championship Game loss to Alabama.
Move over, Hollywood and NFL types, golf's two real A-listers take center stage Sunday at Pebble Beach, both in need of a win.
The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday when Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.
Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the windy Pyrenees course.
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.
Jared Boll (foot) might return to the Blue Jackets' lineup at some point next week.
That would be pretty impressive, considering Boll broke his foot while blocking a shot on Thursday. Columbus is scheduled to play on Tuesday, Saturday Feb. 18, and Sunday Feb. 19 next week.
Marc Methot is expected to undergo jaw surgery on Friday.
Methot is likely done for the season after breaking his jaw in the first period of Thursday's game. Methot has seven points and 24 penalty minutes in 46 games this season.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have promoted Dalton Prout.
Prout has seven points and 41 penalty minutes in 41 AHL games this season. He might make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Allen York has been called up by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
York will likely serve as Steve Mason's backup on Saturday as Curtis Sanford is dealing with a back injury. York has a 3.52 GAA and .878 save percentage in four games this season.
Curtis Sanford will not participate in Saturday's game because he's dealing with a back injury.
Sanford has a 2.52 GAA and .915 save percentage in 29 games this season. The severity of his injury is not yet known.
Jared Boll suffered a broken foot on Thursday when he blocked a shot in the latter stages of the first period.
The Blue Jackets enforcer is out indefinitely at this time. Look elsewhere for penalty minutes if you had Boll in your lineup.
Marc Methot is likely gone for the season after suffering a broken jaw on Thursday.
The injury occurred early in the first period when Methot took a shot off his jaw. "I don't know a timeline," coach Todd Richards said. "I don't know if he will be back (this season). I don't think he will but don't hold me to that." The Blue Jackets will recall a defenseman from the minors and it will be someone who has never played in the NHL, the seventh player this season to make their NHL debut with the Blue Jackets.
Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
Doron Lamb hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating Vanderbilt 69-63 Saturday night for their 17th straight win.
Silva: 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 NFC teams.