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.
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.
APWhen it comes to passing out gifts, here's a wish to use when dishing out goods to Major League Baseball teams:
Angels: A dose of faith to offer their fans. The club already has let Chone Figgins, John Lackey and Darren Oliver leave. Here's hoping the Rally Monkey doesn't seek a multiyear deal.
Astros: An outfield wall without that ridiculous yellow line. And if you don't believe it's ridiculous, read the ground rules. Whatever happened to hit the ball over the wall and it's a homer?
Athletics: A healthy back for Eric Chavez. Once the AL's top fielding third baseman (six Gold Gloves), his career has just about ended because of injury. Yet, he'll make $12 million in 2010 after Oakland already paid him $31 million to play in 121 games over the past three seasons. Good luck to the next A's player hoping to get a long-term deal from general manager Billy Beane.
Braves: Umpire Bill Hohn for Atlanta's final game of 2010. Bobby Cox is retiring after the upcoming season, and Hohn is not high on his list of favorite umps (admittedly a very short list). Having Hohn call his finale would give Cox an opportunity to add one more ejection to his record.
Blue Jays: Roy Halladay back on the mound at the Rogers Centre. Hey, there's a chance: The Phillies visit Toronto from June 25-27.
Brewers: A helping of old-school humility, and make it a double for Prince Fielder.
Cardinals: A $115 million payroll. St. Louis fans deserve it.
Cubs: Nothing, really. They got what they wanted last Friday (adios, Milton Bradley).
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Diamondbacks: One more season of Randy Johnson. The man who someday will become the Diamondbacks' first Hall of Famer should retire as a Diamondback. 
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Youth movement
Young studs like Carlos Gonzalez, Evan Longoria and more wasted no time in adjusting to the big leagues. Take a look at the top 25 sluggers that are 25 years old and younger.
Dodgers: An amicable resolution to the ownership split. Yes, I know. There are limits to Santa's miracles.
Giants: A bat. The bigger, the better.
Indians: A bit of modesty for Grady Sizemore (see: recently leaked near-nude photos). On second thought, if you looked like that, you might want to show off, too.
Mariners: A pronunciation guide. That's zur-EN-sik. As in Jack Zduriencik. As in the man who has made the Mariners matter again.
Marlins: A game on national TV. They won 87 games in 2009 and never played before a national audience.
Mets: A sense of urgency. They have a lot of holes to fill, and they don't appear to be in any hurry to fill them.
Nationals: A meaningful game in September. Wait, let's not get greedy. A meaningful game in May.
Orioles: Cal Ripken's return. As owner.
Padres: A boatload of talent for Adrian Gonzalez. New GM Jed Hoyer knows where to look.
Phillies: A warm October in Philadelphia. Because you know they still will be playing then.
Pirates: A plan. After 17 consecutive losing seasons, they need one other than, "Let's trade our veterans for unproven young players."
Rangers: A spot in the rotation for Neftali Feliz. Why wait?
Reds: A map of the desert. After training in Florida since 1923, the Reds are moving their spring training to Goodyear, Ariz.
Rays: A transfer to a different division. They'd be contenders in any other one.
Red Sox: A trip to the Fountain of Youth. Signing a 34-year-old shortstop and 36-year-old left fielder is no way to get younger.
Rockies: A backup humidor, just in case. When you look at their roster -- set lineup, deep rotation, steady bullpen -- you can see they really don't need anything.
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Royals: More interviews for Zack Greinke. He might not like them, but he sure is good at them. His honesty is refreshing. 
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The Week in Sports Pictures
The Giants on top of the football world, getting ready for the London Olympics and more.
Tigers: A bounce-back season by Dontrelle Willis. Good guys deserve something good.
Twins: A short winter. Otherwise, Minnesotans might find that outdoor baseball is not all it's cracked up to be.
White Sox: More candor from manager Ozzie Guillen. Scratch, they're set there. A little more aggressiveness from GM Kenny Williams. No, they're good there. OK, how about a pill for A.J. Pierzynski that would make him less obnoxious? Opponents would go for that.
Yankees: A little adversity. They're making this look too easy.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
DeMarco: Plug in a well-heeled ownership group and negotiate one of those mega-bucks TV deals that are going around, and the Dodgers could become the west coast version of the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox.
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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.
