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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 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.
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.
ReutersSilent Witness has etched his name along those of the greatest horses in racing history by running his unblemished record to 16 victories in 16 starts by winning the Group 1 Chairman’s Spring Prize at Hong Kong’s Sha Tin racetrack on Sunday.
The streak of 16 straight victories equals the record set by Silent Witness’ ancestor, Ribot, a half century ago in Europe and the modern North American mark shared by Cigar and Citation.
In winning the race, Silent Witness swept the three legs of the Champion Sprint Series for the second year in a row, earning his connections a bonus of $2 million Hong Kong (about $256,000 U.S.) and bring his total earnings to more than $45 million Hong Kong (nearly $5.79 million U.S.).
Winning time for the 1,200 meter race (6 furlongs) was 1:08.4, equaling the track record.
Trained by former jockey Tony Cruz, Silent Witness Silent Witness jumped quickly out of gate 13 and raced three lengths off the pace in fifth in the early running. After edging closer entering the straight, he eased to the lead with 300 meters to run and forged clear under Felix Coetzee to score by a length and three quarters from Tiber to deafening cheers of approval from the crowd of 33,000.
"Amazing. He just switched off. They tried to ease the tempo in front on the turn, but I didn't let him break his stride and he just cruised up there, and away he went," Coetzee said afterward.
Silent Witness will next stretch out to 1,400 meters (7 furlongs) for the first time in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (Group 2) on April 24.
Later in the year, Silent Witness’ connections have indicated they would like to stretch the horse out to a mile, with a possible goal of a start in the Breeders’ Cup Mile on Oct. 29 at Belmont Park.
The first of three pools of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager begins its three-day run on Friday and the bet's opening scenario is very similar to each of its opening pools since the wager was created in 1999.
It's first time that Classic will be broadcast in primetime on Nov. 3.
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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.
Doron Lamb hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating Vanderbilt 69-63 Saturday night for their 17th straight win.
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