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.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
Ryan Callahan scored three goals as the New York Rangers beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight win over the Flyers.
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 swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday when Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
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.
Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the windy Pyrenees course.
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.
Saturday, Dec. 19
New Mexico: Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28, 2OT
St. Petersburg: Rutgers 45, Central Florida 24
Sunday, Dec. 20
New Orleans: Middle Tennessee State 42, Southern Miss 32
Tuesday, Dec. 22
Las Vegas: BYU 44, Oregon State 20
Wednesday, Dec. 23
Poinsettia: Utah 37, California 27
Thursday, Dec. 24
Hawaii: SMU 45, Nevada 10
Saturday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars: Marshall 21, Ohio 17
Meineke Car Care: Pittsburgh 19, North Carolina 17
Emerald:
USC 24, Boston College 13
Sunday, Dec. 27
Music City: Clemson 21, Kentucky 13
Monday, Dec. 28
Independence: Georgia 44, Texas A&M 20
Tuesday, Dec. 29
EagleBank: UCLA 30, Temple 21
Champs Sports: Wisconsin 20, Miami 14
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Humanitarian: Idaho 43, Bowling Green 42
Holiday: Nebraska, 33, Arizona 0
Thursday, Dec. 31
Armed Forces: Air Force 47, Houston 20
Sun: Oklahoma 31, Stanford 27
Texas: Navy 35, Missouri 13
Insight: Iowa State 14, Minnesota 13
Chick-fil-A: Virginia Tech 37, Tennessee 14
Friday, Jan. 1
Outback: Auburn 38, Northwestern 35, OT
Capital One: Penn State 19, LSU 17
Gator: Florida State 33, West Virginia 21
Rose: Ohio State 26, Oregon 17
Sugar: Florida 51, Cincinnati 24
Saturday, Jan. 2
International: South Florida 27, Northern Illinois 3
PapaJohns.com: Connecticut 20, South Carolina 7
Cotton: Mississippi 21, Oklahoma State 7
Liberty: Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17, OTA
Alamo: Texas Tech 41, Michigan State 31
Monday, Jan. 4
Fiesta: Boise State 17, TCU 10
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Orange: Iowa 24, Georgia Tech 14
Wednesday, Jan. 6
GMAC: Central Michigan 44, Troy 41, 2OT
Thursday, Jan. 7
BCS Championship: Alabama 37, Texas 21
CFT: Jordan Jefferson makes it clear he wasn't happy with LSU's game plan in the Tigers' BCS Championship Game loss to Alabama.
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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.
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.