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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
Euro Roundup: First-place Manchester City won 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday on Joleon Lescott's goal in the 63rd minute, maintaining its two-point lead over Manchester United in the Premier League.
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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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. - Suspended Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick avoided jail Monday by pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge stemming from a night of drinking with underage girls.
Vick, the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, settled on the plea agreement rather than pursuing an appeal of a juvenile court conviction and 30-day jail sentence on three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
As part of the agreement, Vick received a suspended 30-day jail sentence, was fined $100 and ordered to perform 24 hours of community service. The judge also prohibited Vick from contacting the teenage girls who were at the party.
“Marcus has and does apologize for hurting so many people,” defense lawyer Marc Long said. “I believe this is a life-changing experience for Marcus Vick.”
Vick was arrested in February with teammates Mike Imoh and Brenden Hill after an encounter with 14- and 15-year-old girls at the quarterback’s apartment in Blacksburg.
While Vick was acquitted of a charge of having sex with one of the girls, he was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $2,250 for the other charges.
Hill settled on a similar plea agreement that erased two of the three misdemeanor counts. Hill pleaded no contest to the same charge last week and received the same penalty as Vick. Tailback Mike Imoh is expected to appeal his conviction this week.
Tech suspended Vick this season and said he could possibly be readmitted in the spring after completing a drug education and counseling program. Any more criminal, athletic or university violations would result in permanent dismissal.
Long said Vick has told him he plans to re-enroll at Tech this spring. Tech spokesman Larry Hincker said Monday that Vick’s status at the school remains unchanged.
Last month, Vick pleaded guilty to reckless driving and no contest to marijuana possession related to a traffic stop this summer. As part of a plea agreement, Vick was placed in a drug offender program requiring 24 hours of community service, drug counseling and random drug tests. He also must give up his driver’s license for six months.
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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.