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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.
Mehmet Okur (back) received an epidural and the Nets hope to have him back "in the next few days."
Okur's mysterious "procedure" has been revealed as an epidural. He's been out since January 27 and is averaging a rather uninspiring 7.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 treys on 37.4 percent shooting this season.
GM Billy King said that Brook Lopez is progressing "on schedule."
Athough King wouldn't commit to a timetable, Lopez is now in the seventh week of his recovery from an initial 6-8 week recovery period. There have been no reported setbacks in Lopez's rehab, so it sounds like a return in mid-to-late February is still what the Nets are targeting. Lopez should be owned in all leagues.
MarShon Brooks (toe) has been upgraded to a game-time decision on Friday.
Brooks said on Wednesday he expected to be back "real soon," and this goes against a previous report that Brooks had been ruled out through Sunday. His toe is obviously improving at a rapid rate, and Brooks' return will occur sooner rather than later. He was averaging 14.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.1 treys per game before getting injured.
The Nets will update Brook Lopez's (foot) status on Friday.
Lopez was in the Nets' locker room Wednesday night, but was not allowed to talk to the media. Friday marks seven weeks since he had surgery to repair a fractured right foot. Lopez's original timetable was 6-8 weeks.
Keith Bogans (ankle) is out for the season.
Bogans tore his deltoid ligament and fractured his left ankle in Wednesday's loss to the Pistons. He'll have surgery Monday. Bogans is in danger of falling out of the league at age 31 after spending the first six weeks of the season as a free agent.
Jordan Farmar came off the bench and hit 8-of-13 shots and three 3-pointers for 22 points and three assists on Wednesday.
Anthony Morrow wasn't feeling it, Shawne Williams really struggled, allowing Farmar to start the second half and play 37 minutes, while Keith Bogans left with a foot injury. Once MarShon Brooks is back from his foot injury, which should be soon, Morrow and Brooks should be the starting wings, leaving Farmar on the bench. But despite that fact, he's playing well enough to be grabbed in many leagues, averaging 16 points, four assists and two threes over his last five games.
Anthony Morrow hit just 3-of-12 shots in his return from a personal absence, finishing with just six points, five boards, three assists and a block in Wednesday's loss to the Pistons.
The good news is that he's back and played 34 minutes. He should continue start at either shooting guard or small forward, even when MarShon Brooks returns (soon) from his foot injury. Hang in there with Morrow.
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.