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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.
Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto
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.
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NEW YORK - The commissioners of Major League Baseball, the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Soccer will testify next week at two days of congressional hearings about legislation calling for standard steroid testing across U.S. sports.
In a witness list released Thursday, the House Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee said it will hear from baseball’s Bud Selig, the NBA’s David Stern, the NHL’s Gary Bettman, and Don Garber of MLS on May 18, with the NFL’s Paul Tagliabue appearing the next day.
Baseball players’ union head Donald Fehr, NBA players’ union chief Billy Hunter and former U.S. Anti-Doping Agency chairman Frank Shorter will also testify.
The subcommittee’s chairman, Florida Republican Cliff Stearns, proposed the Drug Free Sports Act on April 26.
His panel’s inquiry is separate from that being done by the Government Reform Committee, which heard from baseball players and officials on March 17, the NFL on April 27, and is scheduled to hear from Stern on May 19.
The leaders of that committee have said they are writing legislation of their own.
Stearns’ bill would have the Commerce Secretary oversee drug-testing rules and calls for a two-year suspension for a first offense and a lifetime ban for a second. Leagues that don’t comply would be fined at least $5 million.
Any such bill is expected to face an uphill fight in Washington.
“It is clear that legislation is needed to establish uniform standards and heavier penalties for steroid use,” Stearns said. “Professional sports expect world-class performances from their players, and these athletes should be subject to world-class testing standards.”
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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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.