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Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday when Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.
Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the windy Pyrenees course.
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APPicking the winners and losers from Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta is easy – there were plenty of both.
The bizarre race featured several surprise finishers in the top 10 and many contenders falling by the wayside due to tire problems and wild wrecks.
In the end, it produced one of the most interesting races of the season.
Here's a look at who won and who lost in the fourth Sprint Cup race of the season.
Winners
Kurt Busch
He dominated at times and then pulled off a spectacular power move to regain the lead on the first green-white-checkered restart. New partnership with crew chief Steve Addington could lead to big things.
Matt Kenseth
Speaking of new driver/crew chief combinations, Todd Parrott already has Kenseth second in points after runnerup finish.
Juan Pablo Montoya
Needed a good finish after two bad-luck weeks; had a chance to win on final restart.
Paul Menard
Fifth-place finish was no fluke; he hung around the top 10 all day.
AJ Allmendinger
Sixth-place finish gave Richard Petty Motorsports three cars in the top six. Switch to Ford paid off big at fast track.
Kevin Harvick
Looked like he was destined for a poor finish all day, but rallied for a top-10 to maintain points lead.
Scott Speed
Scored his second career top-10 to crack the top 12 in points; might be the season's most improved driver.
Losers
Carl Edwards
He was already having a bad day after early wreck. Now he will have to endure the abuse, guilty conscience and possibly a severe penalty for intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski and causing a frightening crash.
Brad Keselowski
Ok, so he made a mistake when he spun Edwards, and he's made a few enemies with his aggressive driving. But he didn't deserve that horrifying crash.
Denny Hamlin
Was in contention to win, but two flat tires felled him.
Mark Martin
Recovered from an early spin, only to get caught up in the last multicar wreck. His 33rd-place finish halted a strong start to the season.
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Jeff Gordon
Had a top-five car until a speeding penalty and tire problems put him a lap down.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Ran up front until he thought he had a loose wheel. Unnecessary pit stops led to another mediocre finish.
Kyle Busch
Was recovering nicely from untimely caution flag until he got a piece of the final crash.
David Reutimann
Headed toward another solid finish until his engine expired.
Clint Bowyer
Pit-road gamble gave him a chance to win, but crash on the restart led to 23rd-place finish.
Jamie McMurray
See Bowyer.
Cool-down lap
"The Deuce is back baby! Way to go boys!" Kurt Busch, on his in-car radio after taking the checkered flag.
"These guys work their tails off all during the offseason, and it was a lot of fun out there today. All of our cars were fast this weekend. ... I think Richard Petty Motorsports is back." – Paul Menard, who finished fifth
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"To be dog fighting up there and to be able to scrounge and make really big aggressive moves on my part and to be able to see the thing go forward, that is huge for us. This top-10 means a lot." – Scott Speed, who finished 10th
"Us, the 2 [Kurt Busch] and the 9 [Kasey Kahne] were the class of the field for most of the day. ... It's a shame, we wish we had a better finishing day." – Denny Hamlin, who wound up 21st after tire problems
"We just can't keep having these little problems. It never happens on a day where we're trapped anyhow, running 35th or whatever. It always happens when we're running in the top 10." – Sam Hornish Jr., who had an electrical problem that led to a 28th-place finish
"If a ninth-place effort ever felt like a win, then that was it. ... Today was the kind of day that we just couldn't manufacture last year." Kevin Harvick, who struggled but rallied for a ninth-place finish
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