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The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
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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.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
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.
The Rockies are 71-36 since June 3.
“No, I don’t think anybody in here was thinking this back then,” Atkins said. “If they say that, they’re probably lying. We knew we were a better team than how we were playing. But to come back from as far back as we did is pretty impressive.”
After whittling their magic number to one on Wednesday night, the Rockies took a quick 1-0 lead Thursday when Atkins’ first-inning blooper fell in front of left fielder Ryan Braun for a single, allowing Helton to score from second.
The Rockies chased left-hander Manny Parra (11-11) with a four-run third, when Atkins followed Tulowitzki’s run-scoring single with an RBI double into the right-field corner. Parra walked Cook and Dexter Fowler with two outs and the bases loaded to make it 5-0.
Atkins added a run-scoring single off John Axford in the sixth after Braun hit his 31st homer in the top half. Cook then drew his second bases-loaded walk, making it 7-1. After striking out his first four times up, Brad Hawpe hit his 22nd homer off Chris Smith in the eighth, his two-run shot making it 9-1.
Cook (11-6) allowed one run and four hits in his longest outing since June 28 at Oakland, cementing his spot in the playoff rotation.
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“All I can say is if there was any doubt in our mind as to whether we think he’s ready or not, we got our answer today,” Tracy said.
Franklin Morales gave up Mike Cameron’s RBI double in the ninth before getting Alcides Escobar looking at strike three for the final out.
“My goggles aren’t working,” Cook cracked as the champagne rolled over his face and down his neck, where his goggles hung helplessly.
Tracy surveyed the scene, laughing.
“How much do I love them? I don’t have words to describe it,” he said. “The best thing about this club, look around this clubhouse and the veteran leadership that we have and the youth and the mix that we have here. The young people will be able to feed off this for a long time. I guarantee if you get this taste in your mouth and it won’t go away.”
Notes: Colorado’s previous best mark was 90-73 in 2007, when it won a wild-card tiebreaker over San Diego in 13 innings. ... The Rockies drew 2,665,080 fans, their highest total since 2002.
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