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.
The on-again, off-again relationship between Penn State and Gaithersburg (Md.) Quince Orchard defensive end Jason Ankrah apparently is back on again after Ankrah took an unofficial visit to Happy Valley last weekend. Apparently, Nittany Lions coaches didn’t want to take a commitment from Ankrah a few weeks ago because they felt it would eliminate them from contention for New Jersey defensive end Anthony LaLota. But now that LaLota — from The Hun School in Princeton, N.J. — has committed to Michigan, Penn State is back on Ankrah. Michigan, Virginia Tech, Tennessee and Clemson are others in the mix. ...
Sanford (Fla.) Seminole wide receiver Andre Debose was suspended for one game and missed his team’s contest against Orlando Dr. Phillips. Debose missed a class to get to FSU’s Sept. 13 home game against Wake Forest early. While risking a suspension to get to Tallahassee early certainly speaks to Debose’s interest in FSU, the Seminoles’ offense looked awful in a 12-3 loss. With LSU pushing hard (Debose and Seminole teammates Dyron Dye and Ray Ray Armstrong took unofficial visits to Baton Rouge this past weekend) and Florida, Miami, Georgia and USC in the hunt for official visits as well, FSU’s passing game needs some serious work to keep Debose’s interest. ...
Is Ohio State back in the market for a safety? The Buckeyes have been in touch with four-star safety Vladimir Emilien of Plantation (Fla.) High because, sources say, there are some potential off-field issues with Buckeyes commitment Bradley McDougald. The Buckeyes are hoping McDougald — from Dublin (Ohio) Scioto — will be a part of its 2009 recruiting class, but contact with Emilien shows there is concern. ...
2010 notes:
While Greensboro (N.C.) Northern Guilford athlete Keenan Allen took an unofficial visit to Penn State this past weekend and came away with an offer, Alabama clearly remains the team to beat. ... Defensive back Khiry McQuay of Tampa Hillsborough has received an offer from Nebraska, his first official offer. ... While Boston College has only five commitments for its 2009 recruiting class, the Eagles are off to a strong start for 2010 with a commitment from linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis of Stamford (Conn.) King Low Heywood Thomas this past weekend.
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.
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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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.