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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.
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.
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.
AP fileIt worked for Alex Rodriguez, so why not Nomar Garciaparra?
Garciaprra would consider switching positions to second or third base, the free-agent shortstop has told friends, the New York Daily News reported Wednesday.
The move would make it possible for the New York Yankees to acquire Garciaparra to play second, the newspaper reported.
Rodriguez accepted a move to play third base when he was traded to the Yankees from the Texas Rangers last season.
With A-Rod at third, Derek Jeter at short and Garciaparra at second, the Yankees would have three of the top shortstops in the game playing in their infield.
The Yankees have stated that their top offseason focus is to acquire more starting pitching. GM Brian Cashman told the Daily News he wouldn't comment on specific players but did say the team is "open to any concept that makes us better."
Last season, Miguel Cairo started at second for the Yankees.
"We like what Miguel Cairo did for us," Cashman told the Daily News. "We'll review him first and then assess the rest of the market. It's too early for us to target anyone specifically.
"We're not in any big rush here. We have decisions to make, but not many for a 101-win team."
Cashman declined to say whether he had spoken with Garciaparra or his agent, Arn Tellem.
Garciaprra hit .380 with nine homers and 41 RBIs last season for the Cubs and Red Sox. He played just 43 games because of injuries.
Garciaparra is a career .322 hitter with 182 homers and two batting titles.
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