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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.
Golf's dream pairing - Woods and Mickelson - is on the course in the final round at Pebble Beach. Jason Sobel has 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.
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It doesn't sound like James van Riemsdyk (concussion) is even close to returning.
There was some speculation that van Riemsdyk would return as early as Thursday, but he said on Friday that he feels like he's in a fog. van Riemsdyk hasn't played since Jan. 14 and he should still be considered out indefinitely.
Sergei Bobrovsky will probably play between the pipes on Saturday.
Ilya Bryzgalov is still dealing with the flu and isn't expected to be ready for the Flyers' afternoon game. Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 27 shots in a 4-3 victory Thursday.
Ilya Bryzgalov (flu) didn't participate in Friday's practice.
Bryzgalov wasn't healthy enough to even serve as the backup goaltender on Thursday. He should be considered doubtful for Philadelphia's Saturday afternoon contest.
James van Riemsdyk (concussion) was unable to return to the lineup on Thursday, despite earlier speculation that he was close to returning.
van Riemsdyk didn't even end up participating in the pre-game skate. "His status is the same. He is out indefinitely," Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said. "I don't know. I've continued to say, 'Who knows?' on this. Does that mean it's a setback, who knows? His status is the same. I'm not going to say [I'm] frustrated, because a lot of these guys with these symptoms, that's the way they track."
Ilya Bryzgalov didn't play on Thursday because he was dealing with flu-like symptoms.
It remains to be seen if Bryzgalov will be available on Saturday. "We'll see how he is," Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said. "I think I'll certainly have a better idea [this] morning. I'm sure he is [contagious]. Some kind of flu. I think it was important to get him away from everybody else this morning. We'll talk to him later and see how he is doing."
Brayden Schenn netted his fourth goal in seven contests on Thursday.
"He finally feels like he's here," coach Peter Laviolette said. "It was a tough start to have three injuries like he did . . . and they were substantial injuries. I think it does take away from your timing and your conditioning and the game shape you need to be in, and now he's getting it back and finding his way out there." Schenn isn't a bad player to take a chance on if he's available as a free agent in a single season league and he's definitely worth owning in keeper leagues.
Claude Giroux potted a goal in the Flyers' 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday night.
In a matchup of two of the NHL's best players, Phil Kessel registered two assists in the contest, but Giroux had the all important goal in the third period for the Flyers. Evgeni Malkin leads all NHL skaters with 62 points, Giroux has 61 and Kessel 60.
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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.