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.
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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.
Golf's dream pairing - Woods and Mickelson - is on the course in the final round at Pebble Beach. Jason Sobel has 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.
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.
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.
2 - Marge Schott, the controversial former owner of the Cincinnati Reds, dies at the age of 75.
4 – The 49ers send controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens to the Ravens for a second-round draft pick, but Owens says he won’t play for Baltimore.
7 - John Henry Williams, who had preserved his father, baseball legend Ted Williams, in liquid nitrogen, dies at the age of 35 of leukemia.
8 – It’s the image of the NHL that will stay with more people longer than any other from the 2003-2004 season. Late in a 9-2 loss to the Colorado Avs, Vancouver Canucks star Todd Bertuzzi sucker-punches the Avalanche’s Steve Moore, who is knocked out and suffers fractured vertebrae in his neck. Moore is out for the season and Bertuzzi is suspended for the remainder of the season and the playoffs.
17 – The Eagles acquire Terrell Owens in a three-way deal with San Francisco and Baltimore. Owens says he and Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb will be a great combination – “like peanut butter and jelly.”
William Thomas Cain / Getty ImagesNew Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens signed a $42 million contract extension after his trade from the 49ers.
18 – March Madness kicks off with the nation buzzing about the possibility of Cinderella team St. Joe’s, the No. 1 seed in the East, winning the national title. The Hawks are led by player-of-the-year Jameer Nelson, who is ably assisted by Delonte West. Stanford is another unlikely No. 1 seed in what looks like a wide-open tournament.
20 – The first Cinderella, West's second-seeded Gonzaga, falls to Nevada, 72-66, and Stanford’s hopes end in the second round with a 70-67 loss to Alabama.
21 – Another top seed, Kentucky, falls to UAB, 76-75.
27 – St. Joseph’s run ends one step short of the Final Four, with a 64-62 loss to Oklahoma State. Connecticut crushes Alabama, 87-71 to advance to a Final Four date with Duke.
28 – Grace Park wins her first major with a one-stroke victory over Aree Song at the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Rancho Mirage.
30 – The Major League Baseball season opens in Japan, with the Yankees dropping an 8-3 decision to Tampa. A-Rod goes 1-for-4 in his debut.
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.
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Robins: This year, six new breeds will be making their debut on the green carpet for the Westminster Dog Show, which begins Monday.
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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.
