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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.
Gophers come up big
Minnesota fans have two reasons to be excited despite a setback to Northwestern over the weekend. The Gophers picked up commitments from four-star junior college wide receiver Hayo Carpenter and three-star cornerback Kerry Lewis.
Carpenter, a 5-11, 185-pounder from Santa Clarita (Calif.) College of the Canyons, committed Sunday morning, turning down offers from Arizona State, Boise State, Oregon State, Washington State and others. Rivals.com ranks Carpenter as the nation’s No. 11 junior college player overall and the second-best receiver.
“I really knew all along that Minnesota was going to be a perfect fit for me, but I still wanted to wait things out and take my visit,” said Carpenter, who played his high school ball at Ridgecrest (Calif.) Burroughs. “Just being able to come to town for a game and hang out with the players and coaching staff sealed the deal. Just being around the people in the program was the highlight of the weekend for me.”
Lewis is a 5-9, 178-pound corner from Lancaster (Texas) High who is the No. 86 player in Texas and the No. 36 corner overall. Lewis also had offers from Oklahoma State, Oregon, Tulsa, Arizona, Iowa, Kansas and Kansas State.
“My plan was always to take all five of my visits, but I loved everything about Minnesota, so I knew that nothing could be better and I committed,” Lewis said. “I had a great time with the coaches and the players; everything just felt right.”
Starting over
Junior college defensive tackle Myles Wade has decommitted from Oregon and has reopened his recruitment.
Wade was a four-star prospect out of Portland Central Catholic when he signed with Oregon as part of its 2007 recruiting class. But he didn’t qualify academically and instead went to Arizona Western Junior College. He is not playing this season and has three seasons of eligibility remaining.
In a news release about his decommitment, Wade said he had “irreconcilable differences” with Oregon’s coaching staff. The release also said Wade wanted to play in the Pac-10 and that Oregon State is the “inside favorite right now.”
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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.