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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.
Ruslan Fedotenko will not participate in Saturday's game because of a head injury.
Fedotenko didn't feel well after attempting to ride a stationary bike on Friday. He might have suffered a concussion when he adsorbed a hit from the Lightning's Dominic Moore on Thursday, but the team hasn't confirmed that.
Michael Del Zotto registered his 20th and 21st assists of the season on Thursday.
Del Zotto has rebounded nicely from his 2010-11 sophomore slump with 28 points in 52 games. We think he'll maintain that pace, which means he should easily surpass his career-high of 37 points.
Brad Richards scored 3:37 into overtime to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
With the goal tonight, Richards now has 35 points in 52 games in a pretty disappointing fantasy season for the talented center. Richards signed a nine-year, $60 million contract with the New York Rangers this summer and has been in a little offensive funk in the last month or so.
Martin Biron allowed three goals on only 17 shots but still managed to get the win in overtime against the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday night.
Henrik Lundqvist is not injured. Biron has proven that he can be trusted when called upon by coach John Tortorella and proved it again tonight. Biron has been a fantastic backup goaltender this season and only the presence of Lundqvist has prevented Biron from having any noteworthy fantasy value in standard leagues. Expect King Henrik to be back between the pipes for the team's next game.
Steve Eminger is expected to play his first game on Thursday since he suffered a separated shoulder on Dec. 17.
He is likely to be paired with Marc Staal or Michael Del Zotto versus the Tampa Bay Lightning. Stu Bickel, who was the last skater on the ice during the morning skate, is slated to sit out. Eminger has four points, 18 PIMs, and a plus-2 rating in 30 games.
Martin Biron was the first goalie off the ice Thursday morning and is set to get the call against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Rangers play back-to-back contests this weekend versus Philadelphia (Saturday) and Washington (Sunday) and while there's a chance that number one goalie Henrik Lundqvist will play both those games, it is also possible that Biron could see action in one of them. Biron has been a reliable secondary option this campaign, with a 9-2-1 record, a .924 save percentage, a 1.95 GAA and two shutouts.
Coach John Tortorella is confident that Brad Richards will find his game.
Richards has not been happy overall with how his season has gone for him offensively after he was brought in during the off-season to serve as New York's top center. "I'm a little lost offensively, obviously," he said. "A defensive game is the way they want to play here and I'm adapting to that. But I've got to free myself up offensively for sure." He has one goal and two assists in his past 12 contests, but with Tortorella in his corner there should be plenty of opportunities for him to contribute down the stretch. Richards has accounted for 16 goals and 34 points in 51 games in his first year as a Ranger.
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.
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.