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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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College basketball |
Early entries to NBA Draft, updated May 4(Players have until May 8 to withdraw their name) |
| Player | School | Year | Position | Ht | Wt |
| *Solomon Alabi | Florida State | Sophomore | C | 7-1 | 255 |
| *Cole Aldrich | Kansas | Jr. | C | 6-11 | 245 |
| Lavoy Allen | Temple | Jr. | F | 6-9 | 225 |
| *Al-Farouq Aminu | Wake Forest | Fr. | F | 6-9 | 215 |
| *James Anderson | Oklahoma State | Jr. | G | 6-6 | 210 |
| *Luke Babbitt | Nevada | So. | F | 6-9 | 225 |
| Eric Bledsoe | Kentucky | Fr. | G | 6-1 | 190 |
| Anatoly Bose | Nicholls State | Jr. | G/F | 6-6 | 200 |
| Dee Bost | Mississippi St. | So. | G | 6-2 | 170 |
| *Craig Brackins | Iowa State | Jr. | F | 6-10 | 230 |
| *Avery Bradley | Texas | Fr. | G | 6-3 | 175 |
| Carlon Brown | Utah | Jr. | G | 6-5 | 205 |
| *Derrick Caracter | UTEP | Jr. | F | 6-9 | 275 |
| *DeMarcus Cousins | Kentucky | Fr. | C | 6-10 | 270 |
| *Jordan Crawford | Xavier | So. | G | 6-4 | 195 |
| *Ed Davis | North Carolina | So. | F | 6-9 | 215 |
| Paul Davis | Winston-Salem State | Jr. | F | 6-9 | 195 |
| Mike Davis | Illinois | Jr. | F/C | 6-9 | 210 |
| Malcolm Delaney | Virginia Tech | Jr. | G | 6-3 | 170 |
| *Devin Ebanks | West Virginia | So. | F | 6-9 | 215 |
| Kenneth Faried | Morehead State | Jr. | F | 6-8 | 225 |
| *Derrick Favors | Georgia Tech | Fr. | F/C | 6-10 | 245 |
| *Courtney Fortson | Arkansas | So. | G | 5-11 | 180 |
| *Keith Gallon | Oklahoma | Fr. | C | 6-9 | 275 |
| *Charles Garcia | Seattle | Jr. | F | 6-9 | 220 |
| *Paul George | Fresno State | So. | G/F | 6-8 | 210 |
| Anthony Gurley | Massachusetts | So. | G | 6-3 | 185 |
| *Manny Harris | Michigan | Jr. | G | 6-5 | 185 |
| Gordon Hayward | Butler | So. | F | 6-9 | 215 |
| *Xavier Henry | Kansas | Fr. | G | 6-6 | 220 |
| Darington Hobson | New Mexico | Jr. | F | 6-7 | 205 |
| *Armon Johnson | Nevada | Jr. | G | 6-3 | 195 |
| Ravern Johnson | Mississippi St. | Jr. | G | 6-7 | 175 |
| *Wes Johnson | Syracuse | Jr. | G/F | 6-7 | 205 |
| Dominique Jones | South Florida | Jr. | G | 6-4 | 205 |
| *Mac Koshwal | DePaul | Jr. | F/C | 6-10 | 255 |
| *Sylven Landesberg | Virginia | So. | G | 6-6 | 207 |
| *Gani Lawal | Georgia Tech | Jr. | F | 6-9 | 234 |
| Kenny Lawson | Creighton | Jr. | C | 6-9 | 250 |
| Demetri McCamey | Illinois | Jr. | G | 6-3 | 200 |
| *Tommy Mason-Griffin | Oklahoma | Fr. | G | 5-11 | 203 |
| *Elijah Millsap | UAB | Jr. | G | 6-6 | 215 |
| *Greg Monroe | Georgetown | So. | C | 6-11 | 245 |
| Arnett Moultrie | UTEP | So. | F | 6-11 | 22 |
| *A.J. Ogilvy | Vanderbilt | Jr. | C | 6-11 | 250 |
| Daniel Orton | Kentucky | Fr. | F | 6-10 | 255 |
| *Patrick Patterson | Kentucky | Jr. | F | 6-9 | 235 |
| Rico Pickett | Manhattan | Jr. | G | 6-4 | 170 |
| *Eniel Polynice | Mississippi | Jr. | G | 6-5 | 220 |
| *Samardo Samuels | Louisville | So. | C | 6-9 | 265 |
| *Larry Sanders | VCU | Jr. | C | 6-10 | 215 |
| Xavier Silas | Northern Illinois | Jr. | G | 6-5 | 200 |
| Tracy Smith | N.C. State | Jr. | F | 6-8 | |
| *Lance Stephenson | Cincinnati | Fr. | F | 6-5 | 210 |
| Lazar Trifunovic | Radford | Jr. | F | 6-8 | |
| *Evan Turner | Ohio State | Jr. | G/F | 6-7 | 205 |
| *Ekpe Udoh | Baylor | Jr. | C | 6-10 | 245 |
| *John Wall | Kentucky | Fr. | G | 6-4 | 195 |
| *Willie Warren | Oklahoma | So. | G | 6-4 | 199 |
| Quinton Watkins | San Diego State | Fr. | G | 6-3 | |
| C.J. Webster | Sam Jose State | Jr. | F | 6-9 | |
| *Terrico White | Mississippi | So. | G | 6-5 | 211 |
| *Hassan Whiteside | Marshall | Fr. | F | 6-11 | 215 |
| *Elliot Williams | Memphis | So. | G | 6-5 | 180 |
| Stevy Worah-Ozimo | Slippery Rock | F | 6-10 | ||
| *Jahmar Young | New Mexico State | Jr. | G | 6-5 | 180 |
*Signed with an agent |
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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.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points and Evan Smotrycz added 13, helping No. 22 Michigan remain unbeaten at home with a 70-61 win over Illinois on Sunday.
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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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