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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.
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With Kyrie Irving (concussion) ruled out for the next two games, Ramon Sessions is expected to start on Friday and Saturday for the Cavaliers.
Given that Sessions exploded for 24 points (two 3PM), 13 assists, a steal and a block in his spot start on Wednesday for Irving, he may be in line for some nice stat lines over the weekend. Get him active if you can, he tends to play very well whenever he is given extended run. This is also very convenient for Cleveland, as they have let it be known that Sessions is available via trade, and a few good games will certainly pump up his trade value.
Anthony Parker (back) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Bucks and will "likely" miss Saturday's game as well.
Parker will miss his sixth straight tonight, and Saturday would mark the seventh straight he's sat out. He's dealt with back problems early and often this season, and clearly nothing has improved in that regard. Daniel Gibson should continue to fill in as a starer, and he's averaged 11.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.0 treys in two starts this season.
Tristan Thompson (ankle) will return on Friday.
Thompson had missed four straight games with a bad ankle, but he's good to go on Friday. He's averaging 7.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in just 17 minutes per game.
Kyrie Irving (concussion) has been ruled out to play on either Friday against the Bucks or Saturday against the Sixers.
Irving complained that his head felt like it "was on fire" before being diagnosed with the concussion. The NBA Concussion Program Guidelines are being followed, and Irving won't be allowed to return until he passes 100 percent of the outlined tests. Ramon Sessions will continue to start in Irving's place for as long as the rookie remains sidelined.
Cavs signed G Ben Uzoh to a 10-day contract.
He will be available on Friday. Uzoh had been playing well in the D-League and deserved a call-up. He'll function as depth for Cleveland with Kyrie Irving (concussion) sidelined.
Anthony Parker (back) is out for Friday's game against the Bucks.
The fact that Parker has been ruled out so early for the sixth straight game is a sign he's not that close to a return. And with Kyrie Irving (concussion) also likely out, fill-in starting shooting guard Daniel Gibson gets an even bigger boost. Boobie is averaging 11.5 points and 2.0 3-pointers per game in two starts this year, but there's room to improve on those numbers.
The concussion Kyrie Irving sustained on Tuesday is the first of his career, sources tell the Plain Dealer.
As we've seen in other sports, multiple concussions are the ones that can really cripple seasons. So the fact that this is Irving's first blow is a major positive. Still, he's without a timetable for return right now and must be asymptomatic in order to even practice. No update is expected until Friday's shootaround as the rookie is simply listed as "day-to-day." Ramon Sessions will start for as long as Irving is out.
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.