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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.
AP3. Jon Koncak (No. 5 overall, 1985, Atlanta)
Koncak scratched out an 11-year career in the NBA, averaging 4.5 points and 4.9 rebounds. He went steadily downhill after averaging 8.3 points in his rookie season.
Claim to fame: Earned the nickname “Contract” after Hawks gave him more money as a free agent than Michael Jordan was earning at the time.
Better choice: Joe Dumars, by Detroit in first round, No. 18 overall.
4. Shawn Bradley (No. 2 overall, 1993, Philadelphia)
OK, so he’s been in the league for 10 years, averaging nearly three blocks and more than seven rebounds per game. But for all the hype surrounding Bradley when he entered the draft out of BYU, he has done very little to merit the reputation. Bradley was supposed to revolutionize basketball with his supposed amazing agility and quickness for a 7-foot-6 center. Instead, Bradley is awkward on the court and offers little offensively. Certainly not worth a No. 2 pick. Heck, even Sam Bowie, another much-maligned No. 2 pick, averaged more points and rebounds than Bradley in his career.
Claim to fame: For being such a tall, skinny player, Bradley sure seems to get into more than his share of scraps. Wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that all of his moves seem to start with an elbow to the head. Ask Walt Williams, Olden Polynice, Dale Davis, etc.
Better choice: Nick Van Exel, by L.A. Lakers in second round, No. 37 overall.
5. Randy White (No. 8 overall 1989, Dallas)
Apparently the Mavericks got White confused with the more talented Dallas hero who played for the Cowboys. White averaged 7.4 points in five seasons with Dallas. He shot 40 percent from the field, 19 percent from 3-point range.
Claim to fame: Played collegiate ball at Louisiana Tech, the same school as Karl Malone. Unfortunately, White was more likely than Malone to be a real mailman.
Better choice: Clifford Robinson, by Portland in second round, No. 36 overall.
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