Super Bowl XLVI
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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.
Buried on the bench a little more than a week ago, the Knicks' Jeremy Lin is now the toast of New York.
Beyond the Arc: No. 14 UNLV's 65-63 victory over No. 13 San Diego State adds spice to the Mountain West Conference race.
CFT: Jordan Jefferson makes it clear he wasn't happy with LSU's game plan in the Tigers' BCS Championship Game loss to Alabama.
It was a beach kind of day (for seals) on the Monterey Peninsula, but Tiger Woods provided his own heat with a 67 and sits four back.
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.
It looks like Kurtis Foster won't be suspended or fined for boarding St. Louis' Chris Porter on Thursday.
Foster received a game misconduct and Porter had a cut on his head that required stitches. "It was just bad circumstances," Foster said. "I wasn't trying to hurt him. I wasn't trying to hit him in the head." Foster hasn't heard from the NHL yet about the possibility of further disciplinary actions and given that the Devils are scheduled to play on Saturday afternoon, it seems unlikely that the NHL will take action at this point.
Martin Brodeur (ankle) is healthy enough to play Saturday.
Brodeur didn't participate in Thursday's contest due to the ailment. He has a 2.66 GAA and .899 save percentage in 35 starts this season.
Kurtis Foster was handed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for boarding St. Louis' Chris Porter on Thursday.
Porter was hit behind the Devils' net and sustained a cut on his head. Porter needed stitches, but he returned before the conclusion of the game. "From what the ref told me when I was skating off, he just said that with the guy bleeding from his head, he had to call it," Foster said. All the same, Foster might have to talk to the NHL's Department of Player Safety about the possibility of additional punishment.
With a goal on Thursday, Adam Henrique is now tied with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for the points lead among rookies.
Henrique and Nugent-Hopkins have both been slowed down recently by injuries, although Henrique has played in six more games than Nugent-Hopkins this season. Both of them should be regarded as serious contenders for the Calder Trophy.
Ryan Carter's hand injury is a non-displaced finger fracture.
Carter has been placed on the injured reserve list, although the move is retroactive Feb. 2. He has now missed four straight games.
Travis Zajac (Achilles) will have to work on his conditioning for another month before he's ready to resume playing.
Zajac won't even be ready to start skating again for another week. The good news is that his Achilles has fully healed and it's just a matter of building up strength. Zajac tore his Achilles tendon before the season began. He returned to the lineup on Dec. 16, but only lasted until Jan. 2 before he was sidelined with soreness.
Ilya Kovalchuk registered two assists in the Devils' 4-3 shootout loss to the St-Louis Blues Thursday night.
Kovalchuk has been on a recent hot streak and was even named the NHL's second star of the week. The talented Russian sniper now has 52 points in 49 games on the season.
Phil Pressey's first 3-point attempt went in off the glass. The sophomore guard, known more for flashy, no-look passes than his outside touch, took that sketchy success and ran with it.
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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.