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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.
Mario Chalmers (hand) is expected to start on Friday.
The swelling in Chalmers' hand has gone down significantly and he's expected to return to the starting lineup. Chalmers will return after one game on the sidelines to averages of 11.4 points, 3.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.1 treys per game on 50.3 percent shooting.
Chris Bosh, Joe Johnson, Roy Hibbert, Paul Pierce, Deron Williams, Luol Deng and Andre Iguodala are the seven Eastern Conference All-Star reserves.
They'll join starters LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade and Derrick Rose at the All-Star Game in Orlando. Snubs include Josh Smith, Rajon Rondo, Amare Stoudemire, Danny Granger, Kyrie Irving and Brandon Jennings, and this is the first appearance for Hibbert, Deng and Iguodala.
Mario Chalmers (hand) is listed as day-to-day after sitting out an optional practice Thursday.
No one around the Heat seems overly concerned about the starting point guard. "It's just a little sore today, and I didn't want to take the risk of getting it injured further," Chalmers said Wednesday night. He's listed as questionable for Friday's game against the Wizards.
Erick Dampier is a "possibility" to be signed by the Hawks.
Atlanta is looking to add another center in the next "couple days," and beat writer Michael Cunningham threw out Dampier's name as one possibility. No matter who the team signs, it's highly unlikely that person will accrue any sort of fantasy value.
Dwyane Wade, who appeared to tweak his tender ankle on Tuesday, blew up for 33 points, two rebounds, two assists, a steal and three blocks on 15-of-24 shooting Wednesday.
Wade's ankle injury appears to be behind him and this was one of his better lines of the season. However, he still hasn't hit a 3-pointer, and while it's annoying, it's hard to be mad at him as long as he's healthy.
Dwyane Wade had 26 points, four rebounds, six dimes, three steals and a block on 9-of-17 shooting in Tuesday's win.
Wade still hasn't hit a single 3-pointer this season, and also appeared to tweak his tender ankle during the game, but played through it. The lack of threes and injuries has been a bit of a buzzkill, but Wade is rolling again. LeBron James added 24 points, five boards and six assists on the night. We expect Wade should be ready to go on Wednesday against the Magic, but you might want to check in on him throughout the day to be sure.
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.
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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.