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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.
Jonas Jerebko came off the bench for 16 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks in 35 minutes of Tuesday's win over the Nets.
He's starting to heat up and starting power forward Jason Maxiell had just four points. Nothing is guaranteed here, but signs appear to be pointing to Jerebko getting the starting gig for Detroit. If it happens, he becomes a must-own player, but he's even playing well enough off the bench to be given a close look in most leagues.
Brandon Knight played 37 minutes despite a broken nose on Wednesday and had 14 points, four assists, a three and four turnovers in the win over the Nets.
Knight is having a nice rookie season and despite some ups and downs, is worth holding in most fantasy leagues, and it looks like the nose isn't going to stop him from playing heavy minutes.
Brandon Knight (broken nose) returned to practice Tuesday.
Knight has been fitted with a mask and is expected to be a full-go for Wednesday's game against the Nets. The rookie is averaging 34.6 minutes over the last 20 games, but that could take a small hit with Ben Gordon (shoulder) back practicing.
Brandon Knight returned to action on Wednesday February 8.
Ben Gordon returned from a shoulder injury and hit 6-of-7 shots (zero threes) for 14 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 21 minutes.
Rodney Stuckey is currently starting at shooting guard, but Gordon could reclaim the job once he's back up to speed. There are enough hot names out there on waiver wires that Gordon's not at the top of the list, but he's certainly worth a look now that he's back.
Will Bynum (foot) plans to play on Wednesday.
After practicing on Monday, Bynum is ready to return to the lineup. He hasn't played since January 13 and will be eased back into the rotation. We're not expecting a sudden outburst with Brandon Knight, Rodney Stuckey and Ben Gordon all vying for minutes.
Ben Gordon (shoulder) plans to play in Wednesday's game against the Nets.
Gordon has been sidelined since January 20 with the injury, but after going through a handful of practices, the veteran is ready to play. Prior to going down, Gordon was averaging 14.3 points and 1.3 treys in 33 minutes per game on 42.2 percent shooting.
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.