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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.
Tony Allen (knee, hip) wrote on his Twitter account that he's received clearance to play.
Allen was locked into a starting role prior to going down and was averaging 10.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 0.5 blocks in that role.
Zach Randolph (knee) said he will be allowed to do non-contact drills on the court next week.
Randolph was spotted shooting with a spring in his step prior to Wednesday night's game. Beat writer Ronald Tillery says Z-Bo "just might be" ahead of schedule in his rehab. He was originally slapped with an eight-week timetable in early January. The tea leaves suggest Randolph is on track for a return soon after the Feb. 23 All-Star break.
Quincy Pondexter started at shooting guard Wednesday and scored a career-high 17 points to go along with six rebounds, two assists and a 3-pointer.
Tony Allen was out with hip and knee injuries, but is day-to-day. Once he's back, Allen is the starter and Pondexter's big night is more fluke than anything else. But he probably earned some extra minutes with the solid performance.
Marreese Speights hit just 2-of-9 shots for six points, but also tied a season high with 15 boards and a steal in Wednesday's loss.
Speights has been a mess since going to Memphis and is averaging just four points and less than five boards over his last five, despite tonight's big line. Maybe he'll suddenly get it going after this one, but he's in a timeshare with Dante Cunningham (12 & 7), and neither player is a great fantasy option, even though Zach Randolph remains out with his knee injury.
Zach Randolph was seen shooting and warming up prior to Wednesday's game against the
This doesn't necessarily mean he's close to playing, but it is a good sign. But until we have an actual timetable on when he might play again, it's hard to recommend dropping a healthy and productive player in order to hold the mystery man. But if you have an open roster spot, stashing Randolph makes sense.
Tony Allen doesn't appear to be healthy enough to play on Wednesday due to hip and knee injuries.
This is good news for O.J. Mayo, who will get more run with Allen out of the lineup. He's day-to-day, and was a game-time decision earlier in the day.
Tony Allen (hip, knee) wrote on his Twitter account that he's a game-time decision for Wednesday against the Timberwolves.
Allen has missed the last two games because he's a little banged up, but he was on a nice little roll before going down. He's averaging 10.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 0.5 blocks in just 25 minutes per game and offers value for owners looking for versatile contributors.
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.