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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 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.
Sasha Pavlovic (wrist) was inactive for Thursday's game against the Lakers.
Pavlovic has been battling a nagging wrist injury all season and it apparently "flared up" on him before the game. He's depth at the end of the bench for Boston and not much more.
Avery Bradley (shoulder) did not play on Thursday and is questionable for Friday's game against the Raptors.
Bradley reportedly had trouble lifting his arm when testing out the injury, and the Celtics could have used his suffocating defense on Thursday in a close contest against the Lakers. E'Twaun Moore will serve as Rajon Rondo's backup while Bradley is out, as Keyon Dooling (hip) also remains out.
Marquis Daniels returned to action on Thursday from an ankle injury, but played just one minute in the overtime loss.
Daniels will need some injuries to teammates to have fantasy appeal, so continue to ignore him for now.
Ray Allen had a nice duel with Kobe Bryant on Thursday, but his 22 points, six rebounds and two 3-pointers on 9-of-20 shooting weren't enough as the Lakers beat the Celtics in overtime.
That stopped a five-game winning streak for the Celtics, while Allen's putback attempt at the final buzzer was blocked by Pau Gasol. Bryant finished with 27 points, five boards and four assists on 11-of-24 shooting in the win.
Paul Pierce had 15 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and two 3-pointers as he passed Larry Bird to become the Celtics No. 2 all-time leading scorer on Tuesday.
Pierce needed nine points to tie Bird's total of 21,791, and passed him on a 3-pointer in the third quarter. He's got a long way to go to catch leader John Havlicek, who sits at 26,395, and struggled with his shot tonight, hitting 6-of-18 from the floor, and 2-of-10 from downtown. Meanwhile, the Celtics have quietly won five straight and nine of their last 10 games after getting off to a slow start on the season.
Brandon Bass returned from a knee injury and had 13 points and three rebounds on 5-of-8 shooting Tuesday.
He was playing well before the injury and is a guy to keep a watch on if you're hurting for a power forward that can score and board.
Kevin Garnett hit 10-of-15 shots on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds as the Celtics beat the Bobcats for their fifth straight win on Tuesday.
KG had 24 points in his last game and could be ready to heat up. Things have also been very quiet for him on the health front, which is great news considering how things are going league-wide after the lockout. Keep running him out there.
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.