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.
PBT: Jeremy Lin wasn't his hot self on Saturday, but he still led the Knicks to victory.
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.
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New England at Miami: Nick Saban’s charges are coming off a crushing loss to the Falcons and now have to endure the Patriots. Does Greenpeace know that the schedule-maker abuses dolphins?
Minnesota at N.Y. Giants: Brad Johnson filled in for injured Daunte Culpepper and beat the Lions last week. But Eli Manning is no Joey Harrington, much to the relief of Giants fans.
Baltimore at Jacksonville: The Ravens have yet to win on the road this season while the Jags are 3-1 at home. Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” was cheerier than Baltimore’s season.
Houston at Indianapolis: The Texans are another team that hasn’t won on the road this year. For this game, the state has quietly suspended its “Don’t Mess With Texas” campaign.
Arizona at Detroit: Joey Harrington played a halfway decent game last week in a loss at Minnesota. And as we all know, halfway decent is probably enough to beat the Cardinals.
San Francisco at Chicago: Da Bears are 3-1 at home, have one of the league’s best defenses and have a rookie QB who isn’t making big mistakes. The Niners can’t say any of that.
Kansas City at Buffalo: There is some question whether the Bills should start Kelly Holcomb at QB or give the job back to J.P. Losman. Boy, there’s sure going to be some bar fights over that one.
Denver at Oakland: The Broncos had a bye last week, so they’ve had two weeks to prepare for this road trip. This will give them time to hire more security and accumulate more ammunition.
N.Y. Jets at Carolina: Brooks Bollinger and Vinny Testaverde likely will share QB time against the Panthers. The question remains: Which one will go to the hospital first?
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Washington at Tampa Bay: The Bucs are 3-1 at home, although the loss came last week against Carolina. In the NFL, anything can happen on a given Sunday, except the Bucs losing to the Redskins for their second straight loss at home.
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Green Bay at Atlanta: Terrell Owens said he thinks the Eagles would do better if Brett Favre were playing quarterback. But what if Michael Vick outplays him here? Stay tuned for more fireworks in Philly as T.O. picks another QB over Donovan McNabb.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh: This used to be one of the fiercest rivalries in pro football. But now it’s just kind of sad. By the third quarter, Pittsburgh fans will be using Terrible Towels to revive Cleveland players.
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Dallas at Philadelphia: This is an interesting competition between two wide receivers — Keyshawn Johnson and Terrell Owens — who are adept at wearing out welcomes. But T.O. should win that battle if he remains suspended.
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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.
