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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 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.
PBT: Jeremy Lin wasn't his hot self on Saturday, but he still led the Knicks to victory.
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.
Euro Roundup: First-place Manchester City won 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday on Joleon Lescott's goal in the 63rd minute, maintaining its two-point lead over Manchester United in the Premier League.
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.
Former Dolphins RB Kory Sheets has signed with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Oddly a 2011 media favorite in Miami, Sheets didn't even make it to final cuts with the Dolphins last season. The 27-year-old has two career NFL appearances.
Some Dolphins defensive players are reportedly upset about the proposed switch to a 4-3 front.
The Dolphins point out that they used plenty of 4-3 looks last season, and suggest they will still be a hybrid 3-4 defense. Karlos Dansby can shift to middle linebacker as needed, but Miami will likely be in the market for a situational nose tackle. Paul Soliai isn't expected to be re-signed.
Though he believes his surgically repaired shoulder and knee would be healthy by training camp, free agent Chad Pennington is leaning toward retirement.
Pennington worked as a commentator for Fox's NFL coverage last year after tearing his ACL in an offseason basketball game. "It doesn't make sense for me to come back and try to play," said Pennington, concerned that a shoulder repaired four times can't stand up to the rigors of the NFL at age 36. "I don't want to look a coach in the eye and say, 'You can count on me,' and then I go out there and [something happens] to us like it did in 2010 and he can't count on my body." Pennington has coaching "in his blood," but will stay in the broadcasting booth for 2012.
Anthony Fasano might have to restructure his $3.6 million salary to stay with the Dolphins in 2012.
Fasano's salary counts $4.375 million against the cap. Although he came on strong after a disappointing first half, Fasano's 2012 salary is a high number for a mediocre starter. New coach Joe Philbin has already stated that an explosive young tight end is on his wish list.
In a Monday interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, Brandon Marshall admitted he would welcome a reunion with Jay Cutler.
"Maybe down the road, we may have some extra picks, and we may be able to trade for him," Marshall said. "But we have a quarterback in place in Matt Moore. He did an amazing job (in the) second half of the season, and where we go from there we'll see. But Jay is a special talent, and he's a great friend." The comments come after a recent Twitter flirtation with his former quarterback, and also represent the second time in as many weeks Marshall has pined for a QB not on the Dolphins' roster. If Miami fails to upgrade Moore, it appears the only people who will be more upset than the Dolphins' fans are the players.
Dolphins hired former Bills DC George Edwards as LBs coach.
It's the same position Edwards held in Miami before accepting the coordinator job at the University of Florida and then the Bills within three weeks of each other in 2010. Going back to 1998, Edwards has enjoyed success as LBs coach with the Cowboys, Redskins, Browns, and Dolphins. He'll oversee the transition to a 4-3 scheme under Kevin Coyle.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the Falcons have "been in touch" with free agent ILB Channing Crowder.
Crowder's defensive coordinator with the Dolphins, Mike Nolan, accepted the same position with the Falcons last month, and sent Crowder a text soon after. Crowder says he'd "love" to play in Atlanta, and admits his August retirement was "not a real rational thing." It's worth nothing that incumbent Falcons MLB Curtis Lofton is a free agent. Still only 28, Crowder should be able to mount a successful comeback.
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.
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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.