Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
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.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
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.
Lefty wins his 40th PGA Tour event with his never-ending supply of tricks up his sleeve. What We Learned this week at Pebble Beach.
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.
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.
1 – The undefeated Smarty Jones, with Stewart Elliott up, goes into the gate on a sloppy track at Churchill Downs as the 4-1 favorite in the Kentucky Derby. The Pennsylvania-bred horse, owned by Roy Chapman, outruns Lion Heart to the line to win by almost 3 lengths.
15 – After losing the first two games of the series, the Lakers rally back to win their fourth straight and eliminate the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs.
15 – Smarty Jones again outruns Lion Heart and hammers the field at Pimlico, finishing a Preakness-record 11 ½ lengths in front to win the second leg of the Triple Crown. Rock Hard Ten finishes second and Lion Heart fades down the stretch to finish fourth.
15 – Antonio Tarver, who had fought Roy Jones and lost a year earlier, outboxes the former pound-for-pound best fighter in the world.
20 – The Pistons go into Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Nets having won the first two games of the series, lost the next three, then, facing elimination, winning Game 6. The ultimate game is no contest, as the Pistons pound the defending conference champions, 90-69. It turns out to be the toughest series Detroit will play on its way to David Stern’s big golden basketball.
30 – Rain shortens the Indy 500 to the Indy 450, as Buddy Price, driving for Bobby Rahal and David Letterman, wins his first Indy crown.
Darron Cummings / APBuddy Rice won the rain-shortened Indy 500.
31 – The Lakers, who lost Games 2 and 5 of their conference final match with the T-Wolves, close out the series in six with a 96-90 win to advance to the NBA Finals.
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.
NEW YORK (AP) - As the glow fades from the Giants' Super Bowl triumph, some New York sports fans are tuning in to basketball and hockey, with the Rangers in first place and the Knicks' overnight sensation, Jeremy Lin, sparking "Lin-sanity.''
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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