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SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
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.
Men's college basketball |
Coaching changes for 2010-11 season |
| School | New coach | Former coach | Years | Record |
| Appalachian State | Jason Capel | Buzz Peterson | 4 | 79-39 |
| Auburn | Tony Barbee | Jeff Lebo | 6 | 96-93 |
| Boise State | Leon Rice | Greg Graham | 8 | 142-112 |
| Boston College | Steve Donahue | Al Skinner | 12 | 247-165 |
| Central Arkansas | Corliss Williamson | Rand Chappell | 7 | 104-104 |
| Central Florida | Donnie Jones | Kirk Speraw | 17 | 279-233 |
| Charlotte | Alan Major | Bobby Lutz | 12 | 218-158 |
| Chicago State | Tracy Dildy | Benjy Taylor | 3 | 39-53 |
| Citadel | Chuck Driesell | Ed Conroy | 5 | 49-76 |
| Clemson | Brad Brownell | Oliver Purnell | 7 | 138-88 |
| Colorado | Tad Boyle | Jeff Bzdelik | 3 | 36-58 |
| Columbua | Kyle Smith | Joe Jones | 7 | 86-108 |
| Cornell | Bill Courtney | Steve Donahue | 10 | 146-138 |
| Creighton | Greg McDermott | Dana Altman | 16 | 327-176 |
| Dartmouth | *Mark Graupe | Terry Dunn | 6 | 47-103 |
| DePaul | Oliver Purnell | Jerry Wainwright | 5 | 59-80 |
| East Carolina | Jeff Lebo | Mack McCarthy | 3 | 34-56 |
| Fordham | Tom Pecora | Dereck Whittenburg | 7 | 69-112 |
| Gardner-Webb | Chris Holtmann | Rick Scurggs | 15 | 199-218 |
| Hartford | John Gallagher | Dan Leibovitz | 4 | 44-82 |
| Hawaii | Gib Arnold | Bob Nash | 3 | 34-56 |
| Hofstra | Mo Cassara | Tom Pecora | 9 | 155-126 |
| Holy Cross | Milan Brown | Sean Kearney | 1 | 9-22 |
| Houston | James Dickey | Tom Penders | 6 | 121-77 |
| Illinois Chicago | Jimmy Collins | 14 | 218-208 | |
| Iona | Tim Cluess | Kevin Willard | 3 | 45-49 |
| Iowa | Fran McCaffery | Todd Lickliter | 3 | 38-58 |
| Iowa State | Fred Hoiberg | Greg McDermott | 4 | 59-68 |
| La.-Lafayette | Bob Martin | Robert Lee | 6 | 80-100 |
| Marshall | Tom Herrion | Donnie Jones | 3 | 55-41 |
| Mount St. Mary's | Robert Burke | Milan Brown | 6 | 79-105 |
| UNC-Wilmington | Buzz Peterson | Benny Moss | 4 | 41-74 |
| Northern Colorado | B.J. HIll | Tad Boyle | 4 | 56-66 |
| Oregon | Dana Altman | Ernie Kent | 13 | 235-173 |
| Penn | Jerome Allen | Glen Miller | 4 | 45-52 |
| Robert Morris | Andrew Toole | Mike Rice | 3 | 73-31 |
| Rutgers | Mike Rice | Fred Hill | 4 | 47-77 |
| St. John's | Steve Lavin | Norm Roberts | 6 | 190-210 |
| Sam Houston State | Jason Hooten | Bob Marlin | 12 | 225-131 |
| Seton Hall | Kevin Willard | Bobby Gonzalez | 4 | 66-59 |
| Siena | Mitch Buonaguro | Fran McCaffery | 5 | 112-51 |
| Toledo | Tod Kowalczyk | Gene Cross | 2 | 11-53 |
| Tulane | Ed Conroy | Dave Dickerson | 5 | 68-84 |
| UC Irvine | Russell Turner | Pat Douglass | 13 | 197-191 |
| UTEP | Tim Floyd | Tony Barbee | 4 | 82-52 |
| Wagner | Dan Hurley | Mike Deane | 7 | 95-113 |
| Wake Forest | Jeff Bzdelik | Dino Gaudio | 3 | 61-31 |
| Wisconsin-Green Bay | Brian Wardle | Tod Kowalczyk | 8 | 136-112 |
| Wright State | Billy Donlon | Brad Brownell | 4 | 84-45 |
Updated July 20 *Interim replacement |
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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.
Beyond the Arc: No. 11 Michigan State ends No. 3 Ohio State's 39-game home winning streak with a 58-48 victory.
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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.
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.
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