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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.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
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.
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.
Serge Ibaka had six points, nine rebounds and tied a career high with 10 blocks in 30 minutes of Thursday's loss at Sacramento before fouling out.
Fantasy owner's cries for freeing Ibaka have apparently been heard, as he's averaging nearly 32 minutes in February, when he's blocked an amazing 29 shots in just six games. That includes a pair of 10-block nights, rewarding owners who hung in there with Ibaka during his rough start to the season. Russell Westbrook chipped in with 33 points, Kevin Durant added 27 and James Harden finished with 17 points and a full stat line, as usual, in the loss.
Thabo Sefolosha (foot) won't play on Thursday.
Sefolosha said that he could be back "any day now," and although he could return on Friday against Utah, the more realistic scenario may be for him to wait until OKC returns home next week. Daequan Cook should continue to start in his place for as long as Sefolosha is sidelined. In five games as a starter, Cook is averaging 9.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 0.8 steals, 1.2 blocks and 2.6 treys.
Daequan Cook hit 6-of-8 shots and five 3-pointers on his way to a season-high 17 points, along with three rebounds, in Tuesday's win.
Cook is starting at shooting guard in place of Thabo Sefolosha and is hot. He's hit double figures in two of his last three games, but has done so in just three games this season. But he's also hit 17 threes in his last six games, and should continue to do so until Sefolosha is back from his foot injury. And given the fact Sefolosha remains out indefinitely, Cook could be a sneaky pick-and-play if you need 3-pointers.
Serge Ibaka played 27 minutes and had seven points, six rebounds and zero blocks in Tuesday's win over the Warriors.
This was just Ibaka's second game of the season without a block, and owners can't complain about the minutes tonight. He just couldn't get it going against the Warriors, and fouled Monta Ellis in a crucial block attempt late. However, the Thunder held on for the win and Ibaka has been playing better as of late. Keep him in your lineup.
James Harden came off the bench for 19 points, seven assists, four steals and three 3-pointers in Tuesday's exciting win over the Warriors.
Harden has to be a favorite for Sixth Man of the Year, and continues to get it done on a nightly basis, despite coming off the bench.
Russell Westbrook had 31 points, seven assists, two steals, a block and a 3-pointer on 12-of-21 shooting in Tuesday's win, but also committed a season-high nine turnovers.
Westbrook has posted six or more TOs eight times this season, and while that's frustrating to owners in leagues that count them, we're still not sure why most fantasy leagues insist on penalizing the league's best players for the fact most of them are going to struggle in that category. After a slow start, Westbrook has been rolling for most of the season.
Kevin Durant had 33 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, a steal, a block and two 3-pointers on 13-of-27 shooting in Tuesday's tough win over the Warriors.
Durant was simply a beast tonight and what will be lost in the box score is the solid defense he played. He nearly willed his team to a win over a Golden State team that really couldn't have played much better (offensively), and is in line to possibly win an MVP award this season.
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.
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.