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Ryan Callahan scored three goals as the New York Rangers beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight win over the Flyers.
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.
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.
CFT: Jordan Jefferson makes it clear he wasn't happy with LSU's game plan in the Tigers' BCS Championship Game loss to Alabama.
Move over, Hollywood and NFL types, golf's two real A-listers take center stage Sunday at Pebble Beach, both in need of a win.
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.
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.
OTTAWA - President Barack Obama followed through on his hockey bet with Canada, sending beer to the prime minister.
Stephen Harper received the delivery of Molson Canadian on Friday. Canada won the men’s gold-medal game on Sidney Crosby’s overtime goal.
Harper and Obama had each wagered a case of beer on the outcome.
Obama tossed in an extra case of Yuengling for Harper, the president’s brew of choice had he won the friendly wager.
Ambassador David Jacobson, Obama’s top representative in Canada, delivered the beer. He also congratulated “the Canadian people on the games.”
“They were great, the athletes were great and the spirit and hospitality were great to my people and around the world,” Jacobson said.
Harper responded in kind, lauding the American athletes and visitors. He also thanked Jacobson for making good on the wager.
“David, you guys always fulfill your promises to us, and we appreciate it,” Harper said.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs wore Team Canada’s colors during his daily briefing in Washington last week after losing a similar bet to Harper’s spokesman Dimitri Soudas.
Soudas said the two cases of beer would be donated to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
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Doron Lamb hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating Vanderbilt 69-63 Saturday night for their 17th straight win.