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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.
APBut Willingham is gone and what matters now, to use the latest overworked buzz phrase, is moving forward. Weis wasn’t the school’s first choice, but he’s there, and he brings everything he learned under two of the greatest coaches in the business, Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick. Both are coaches who think the way to win is not by collecting the best athletes, but the smartest athletes.
It’s been a long time, more than a decade, since Notre Dame was relevant for more than a few scattered moments. I’m a Domer, and even I didn’t bother watching their games. They were too ordinary, too sloppy, too beatable, too beaten. They weren’t what I was taught to expect when I was there and Ara Parseghian was coach. They weren’t worth the effort.
It’s too early to declare that Notre Dame has rejoined the elite of the game. But there is no question that the program it worth paying attention to again.
It has three impressive wins under its belt and a top 25 AP ranking for the first time since 2002, when Willingham won his first eight games before skidding to 17th at year’s end.
The NBC execs have to be delighted, because ratings are sure to go up. This is a team you want to watch because Weis is a coach you want to keep track of and Notre Dame is a school you can’t ignore, not when it’s playing with skill and passion and precision.
It’s been such a long sleep, it might have been mistaken for a coma. But the echoes are waking up. And that’s not good just for Notre Dame. It’s good for college football.
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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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