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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.
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NEW YORK - Texas is back to No. 2 in the AP college football poll.
The Longhorns jumped Alabama and landed right behind top-ranked Florida on Sunday, the day after winning 41-14 at Oklahoma State in their best performance of the season.
Florida, No. 1 for all but one week this season, received 38 first-place votes after a convincing 41-17 victory over Georgia.
The Longhorns started the season ranked second, but have been No. 3 behind the Gators and Crimson Tide the last three weeks. Texas received 13 first-place votes from the media panel.
Alabama, which spent a week at No. 1, slipped to No. 3 during an off week. The Crimson Tide received eight first-place votes.
Cincinnati and Boise State round out the top five. Unbeaten TCU is No. 6.
In the BCS standings released Sunday, Florida, Texas, Alabama, Iowa and Cincinnati were the top five, followed, by TCU and Boise State.
In the AP poll, No. 7 Oregon moved up three spots after pounding Southern California 47-20 to take control of the Pac-10 race. USC fell eight spots to No. 12. It’s the second time this season the Trojans have fallen out of the top 10 after a loss.
The Ducks are the highest ranked team with a loss, one spot ahead of unbeaten Iowa.
The eighth-ranked Hawkeyes slipped a spot after they needed a 28-point fourth quarter to beat Indiana 42-24.
No. 9 LSU travels to Tuscaloosa to face Alabama in Saturday’s biggest game.
Georgia Tech moved up a spot to break into the top 10 for the first time this season.
No. 11 Penn State hosts Saturday’s other marquee matchup. The Nittany Lions will face No. 15 Ohio State in a game with Big Ten title implications.
USC is followed by No. 13 Houston and No. 14 Pittsburgh.
No. 16 Miami, Utah, Oklahoma State — which dropped five spots after losing to Texas — Notre Dame and Oklahoma finish the first 20.
The last five include Arizona and Virginia Tech, which dropped eight spots to No. 22 after losing its third game of the season, and three teams that were not ranked last week.
No. 23 California is back in the rankings after consecutive lopsided losses to Oregon and USC dropped the Golden Bears out Oct. 4. No. 24 Wisconsin is ranked for the first time this season, and No. 25 BYU moved back into the rankings.
Falling out were South Carolina, Mississippi and West Virginia.
Richmond became the first FCS team to receive a vote this season.
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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.
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