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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.
Eleven shots separated Phil and Tiger Sunday at Pebble Beach as Lefty secured his 40th Tour win. Jason Sobel had 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.
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.
AP fileBut Rose was “Charlie Hustle,” while Boggs was the guy who always ate chicken and always took ground balls at 3:07 p.m. and had about a hundred other superstitions that made people think of him as more than a little weird. Rose slid head-first and stole bases. Boggs just kept pounding out hits.
What people probably appreciate least about Boggs was how hard he worked to get where he was. He had to work to get to the major leagues, a singles hitter trying to make the Red Sox, which have never been known for their affection for small ball.
When he came up, people said he was all bat — and not a very powerful one at that — and no glove. And it was true; Boggs was not a great third baseman when he arrived; he was barely adequate.
But he worked tirelessly at learning to field, taking endless ground balls before every game. By 1994, he was a gold-glove winner, an honor he won again the following year. And in 1996, with the Yankees, he finally won a World Series, which he celebrated famously by riding a police horse around the field in Yankee Stadium.
In the early 20th century, Boggs would have been recognized as an all-time great. If he were playing today, he might get the same sort of recognition. During his day, though, he was always somewhat overlooked, made to seem less of a player by his lack of power.
And Sunday, his induction into the Hall wasn't as big a deal as the induction of a slugger is. But he is where he belongs, in Cooperstown. And in years to come, his accomplishments will not diminish. As we continue to see how hard it is to hit for such a high average for so long, they will only increase.
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DeMarco: Plug in a well-heeled ownership group and negotiate one of those mega-bucks TV deals that are going around, and the Dodgers could become the west coast version of the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox.
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