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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 three goals as the New York Rangers beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight win over the Flyers.
Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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.
CFT: Jordan Jefferson makes it clear he wasn't happy with LSU's game plan in the Tigers' BCS Championship Game loss to Alabama.
Move over, Hollywood and NFL types, golf's two real A-listers take center stage Sunday at Pebble Beach, both in need of a win.
The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday when Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.
Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the windy Pyrenees course.
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.
Steve Novak hit five more 3-pointers and 6-of-10 shots for 19 points and four rebounds in Wednesday's win over the Wizards.
Novak is simply on fire, hitting 13-of-20 shots and 10-of-17 3-pointers over his last two games. With Carmelo Anthony likely out for at least another week, Novak looks like a nice add if you need 3-pointers, although there's no way he'll stay this hot.
Iman Shumpert came off the bench for 17 points, four rebounds, an assist, three steals and a 3-pointer on 6-of-11 shooting in 37 minutes in Wednesday's win.
He's playing some small forward with Carmelo Anthony sidelined and should continue to see heavy minutes for a couple more weeks. Bill Walker (5 points, 6 boards) and Jared Jeffries (2 points, 2 rebounds) started, but Shumpert looks like the player to own until Melo returns from his groin injury.
Amare Stoudemire (personal) remains on track to return to the Knicks on Monday.
Funeral services for Stoudemire's brother will be held in Florida on Saturday. He's expected to practice Monday and then start in Tuesday's game against the Raptors.
Coach Mike D'Antoni said he believes Jeremy Lin "can get better."
Lin has made two career NBA starts and played his college ball at Harvard. But over the last three games, he's averaging 25.3 points and 8.3 assists while shooting 58.0 percent from the field. The Knicks have gone 3-0 during that span. "I think it's real. ... I think he can get better," D'Antoni said. Lin will be up against the aging Derek Fisher on Friday night.
Landry Fields had 16 points, eight rebounds, two assists and a steal on 6-of-11 shooting in Wednesday's win.
With Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony out for the rest of the week (at least) and Jeremy Lin playing like a man possessed, Fields should continue to play well. If you want to drop Grievis Vasquez for Fields, it makes sense.
Tyson Chandler had 25 points, 11 boards, a steal and a block in Wednesday's win at Washington.
Chandler is going to love playing the pick-and-roll game with Jeremy Lin, but also saw extra touches with Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony out. Those two won't be back for the rest of this week, meaning Chandler should remain in all starting lineups until further notice.
Jeremy Lin had another big line, hitting 9-of-14 shots for 23 points, a career-high 10 assists, with a steal and block in Wednesday's win over the Wizards.
Lin hysteria will be at a fever pitch on Thursday morning, especially in New York. And while it's hard to predict what will become of Lin's career, three starts into it he's simply looked fantastic. He's a better defender than anyone knew and seems to have firm control of Mike D'Antoni's offense. Congratulations if you picked him up in the last week. Sell high if you want, but he's not going away anytime soon, and could end up being the waiver-wire pickup of the year. And if you think the Tebow-esque hype machine is already out of control, just wait until Kobe Bryant and the Lakers show up in the Garden for Friday night's ESPN game.
Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
Doron Lamb hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating Vanderbilt 69-63 Saturday night for their 17th straight win.
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.