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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.
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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.
NEW YORK - The inaugural Master Coaches Survey, an advisory poll made up of 16 former college football coaches including Bo Schembechler and John Robinson, made its debut Wednesday.
The coaches will make their selections for the nation's Top 25 teams every week during the season, and the poll will be available on the Master Coaches Survey Web site.
In addition to Schembechler and Robinson, other coaches involved are: LaVell Edwards, Hayden Fry, Frank Kush, Dick MacPherson, John Cooper, Bill Mallory, Don Nehlen, John Ralston, George Welsh, Gene Stallings, Pat Dye, Vince Dooley, R.C. Slocum and Don James.
Andy Curtin, an Atlanta-based lawyer and former sports agent, came up with the idea after watching last season's Orange Bowl when Southern California beat Oklahoma 55-19.
"After the last two BCS championship games, I thought change needed to happen," he said Tuesday. "I tried to determine what was wrong with the current system they're using. From my days as a player agent, I knew the coaches who had the expertise didn't have time to vote in an informed manner. The writers didn't have the expertise and not much more of an opportunity to see multiple games on Saturday.
"So after thinking about the problem, I came up with a solution. Why not use the most successful retired coaches to actually watch games, then talk among themselves as a group before they vote on team rankings?"
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"For me, the thing that made me want to do this is that I could see myself back in the game," Robinson said. "When we retired, we all felt remote from college football. This brings me back in the game."
Added Schembechler: "When I was coaching, I couldn't be completely fair to the teams I didn't see. I would usually pass [voting in the coaches' poll] on to other people. I just didn't have time. Now, not only do we have the time, but we look at 20 game tapes each week. I know more about college teams throughout the country than I ever did when I was coaching."
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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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