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 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.
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Houston at Jacksonville: No team wanted to be the first this year to lose to the Texans. But the Browns took care of that. Now the Jags don’t want to be the first to lose a home game to the Texans.
Cincinnati at Baltimore: Even though the Bengals are the NFL’s darlings this year, they still haven’t beaten a good team. That trend will continue against the Ravens, one way or another.
Atlanta at Miami: Star power is the name of the game in the NFL, and a battle pitting Michael Vick against Ricky Williams looks like it might actually be as good on Sunday as it is in Madden ’06.
Detroit at Minnesota: A tale of two dome teams and two quarterbacks: Jeff Garcia is on the rise for the Lions, but the Vikings are sinking faster than one of Al and Alma’s boats after a knee injury suffered by Daunte Culpepper.
San Diego at NY Jets: The Jets can run the ball a little but can’t pass worth a lick. The Chargers can stuff the run, but are shaky against the pass. This must be what they mean by parity.
Tennessee at Cleveland: The big question is how the Browns will respond after becoming the first team to lose to the Houston Texans. Fans in the Dawg Pound are frothing at the mouth in anticipation.
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Oakland at Kansas City: The Raiders struggle on the road, having lost 17 of the last 20, though they won at Tennessee. Maybe they should stop traveling to games by Harley.
Seattle at Arizona: The Cardinals were the sexy pick at the beginning of the season to surprise everyone and make the playoffs. That pick looks fat and ugly now.
Chicago at New Orleans: The Bears are a respectable 4-3, even with rookie Kyle Orton at quarterback. O.K., maybe that White Sox magic is contagious. I just hope that doesn’t mean the Bears will embrace a Journey song, too.
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NY Giants at San Francisco: The Giants are for real. They crushed the Redskins, 36-0. Advice to Niners: Show a lot of Montana-to-Rice highlights this week. Can’t hurt.Slide show
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Pittsburgh at Green Bay: Let’s see. The Steelers thumped the Bengals two weeks ago. Last week Brett Favre threw five picks in a loss to the Bengals. Question: Has any NFL QB ever thrown 10 interceptions in a game?
Philadelphia at Washington: D.C. has been caught up in a high-stakes game of intrigue and national embarrassment lately. That’s what happens when you lose, 36-0, to a division rival.
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Indianapolis at New England: Peyton Manning probably had this one circled on his calendar since the end of last year. Unfortunately for him, Tedy Bruschi did also. And he’s back.
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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.
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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.
Wesseling: 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 AFC teams.
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