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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.
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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.
LAS VEGAS - The nine players reaching the final table at the World Series of Poker main event can bet on one thing: They’re taking home at least $1 million.
But at least five former champions won’t be around for the final table on Friday after being knocked out of the event.
The winner of the 36th annual tournament, which started Thursday, will win $7.5 million, a big increase from last year’s $5 million, which was double what 2003 champion Chris Moneymaker made.
“The big surprise is the final table,” tournament director Johnny Grooms said Saturday. “Only three to four years ago it was a big deal for a tournament to guarantee a $1 million first place.”
The first person knocked out in the final table of the no-limit Texas Hold’em event will receive a $1 million consolation prize. The final table is scheduled to begin Friday at Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel in downtown Las Vegas.
The main event began Thursday at the Rio hotel-casino with a record 5,619 players, more than double the 2,576 participants in 2004 and almost seven times the then-record 839 players who entered in 2003.
Carlos Mortensen, the 2001 World Series of Poker champ, busted out on Thursday, as did 1987-88 winner Johnny Chan. Chris Ferguson, who won in 2000, was knocked out Friday, followed by 1989 champ Phil Hellmuth and 71-year-old Doyle Brunson, the 1976-77 winner, on Saturday. Other top players such as Daniel Negreanu, Annie Duke and T.J. Cloutier have also exited.
Greg Raymer, the 2004 champion, made it past the first cut and held $39,525 in chips. Sam Fahra, who finished second to Moneymaker in 2003, also advanced with a $156,600 chips count.
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The total prize pool is $52.8 million, minus the house cut of $3.37 million. According to tournament officials, 560 players will finish in the money. Second place will collect $4.25 million; third $2.5 million; fourth $2 million; fifth $1.75 million; sixth $1.5 million; seventh $1.3 million; and eighth $1.15 million.
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.
