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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.
APBayern tops Eintracht
Daniel van Buyten scored a late goal and Bayern Munich rallied for a 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.
The defender’s header in the 88th minute saved Bayern from another home loss in yet another unconvincing performance.
Bayern’s Arjen Robben came off the bench three weeks after undergoing knee surgery to tie the game 1-1 after Alexander Meier had put Frankfurt ahead.
Stuttgart took its fifth defeat in six games, losing 1-0 at Hannover and increasing the pressure on coach Markus Babbel.
In other games, Hoffenheim defeated Nuremberg 3-0, Mainz beat fellow promoted side Freiburg 3-0 and Cologne drew 0-0 at Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 with Borussia Dortmund on Friday to remain undefeated and stay on top, at least until Sunday, when Hamburger SV visits Schalke. Leverkusen has 22 points after 10 games, Hamburg has 21 and Schalke 19.
Celtic has chance for top spot
Rangers missed the chance to pull clear of Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premier League when it was held to a 1-1 draw by visiting Hibernian.
Rangers took the lead in the eighth minute when Kris Boyd headed in a cross by Kyle Lafferty. Hibernian, which could have gone even at the top of the standings with a surprise win, equalized midway though the second half through Anthony Stokes.
Hibernian moved into a tie with second-place Celtic on 17 points, two fewer than defending champion Rangers. Celtic will move into first place if it wins at lowly Hamilton on Sunday.
Bordeaux wins
Defending champion Bordeaux moved back to the top of the French league by beating Le Mans 3-0 on Saturday, while Lyon slumped to a second consecutive league defeat with a surprising 4-1 loss at struggling Nice.
Bordeaux, which had lost its two previous league games, has 22 points, one more than Monaco, which secured its seventh win of the season with a 3-1 victory at Boulogne.
“It was not easy to win against a team which played with 10 men in defense,” Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc said. “My lads can be happy with their performance tonight.”
Promoted Montpellier missed a chance to move alone in first place after losing 3-0 at Rennes, which climbed to seventh place with 16 points, four less than its fourth-place rival.
Four days after winning at Liverpool in the Champions League, Lyon fell to third place with 20 points following its worst loss since a 5-2 defeat at Barcelona in the first knockout stage in last season’s European Cup.
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.
Alex Morgan's 2 goals, including the winner in stoppage time, lift the U.S. past New Zealand 2-1.
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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.