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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.
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.
Euro Roundup: First-place Manchester City won 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday on Joleon Lescott's goal in the 63rd minute, maintaining its two-point lead over Manchester United in the Premier League.
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.
James Reimer is projected to start in Saturday's game.
Reimer will try to bounce back after allowing four goals on 39 shots in a 4-3 loss Thursday. He has a 10-6-4 record, 2.77 GAA, and .910 save percentage in 22 starts this season.
If you're wondering why Nikolai Kulemin missed Friday's practice, it's because he was with his wife for the birth of their second child.
We'd like to extend our congratulations to Kulemin and his growing family. No word yet on if he'll play in Saturday's home game, but for now we'll list him as available.
James Reimer allowed four goals on 39 shots in the Maple Leafs' 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday night.
Reimer was one of the main reasons Toronto managed to claw their way back into the playoff race last season and is trying to repeat his second half magic again this year. Last year, Coach Ron Wilson seemed determined to start his best goaltender as often as possible during the Leafs' chase for a playoff spot. Look for Reimer to get first crack at these starts down the stretch for the Leafs, as they continue to battle for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Joffrey Lupul potted a goal and also registered an assist in the Leafs' 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday night.
With the goal and assist tonight, Lupul now has 22 goals and 57 points in 55 games this season. Lupul hadn't scored 20 goals in a season since getting 25 for the Flyers in 2008-09.
Jonas Gustavsson couldn't win in his first game back in the Toronto Maple Leafs' net in about a week.
"The Monster" likely lost a little more ground to James Reimer in the battle for the No.1 job in Toronto. That being said, he did give the Maple Leafs a chance to beat the Winnipeg Jets once the team was down 2-1, as he stopped all 12 Winnipeg shots in the third period.
Phil Kessel became the second player in the NHL to score 30 goals as he was the only member of the Toronto Maple leafs to find the net in a 2-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
Kessel's 30 goals obviously ranks him for second place in the league, although he is a ways behind Steve Stamkos, who has 35. Kessel has jumped from a very good sniper to an elite fantasy threat this season and there's little to indicate that will change over the stretch run.
Phil Kessel scored twice and also added an assist in the Maple Leafs' 6-3 victory over the Oilers Monday night.
Kessel now has 57 points in 54 games and is now on pace for a 46 goal season. He's gotten a reputation as a streaky player, but he's as good as anyone when he's hot. Toronto now heads to Winnipeg having won three in a row.
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.
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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.