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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
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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.
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Getty ImagesKansas City Chiefs coach Herm Edwards woke up daughters Gabrielle, 3, and Vivian, 2, to watch Obama’s speech.
“It was about 10 o’clock. They were watching the television and clapping. I said, ‘There’s your President.’ I wanted them to know our country is great,” he said. “When they have children they’ll be able to say, ‘I saw him. I didn’t have to read a history book.”’
As the Broncos packed up for their trip to Cleveland, the music blaring in the locker room was Cocoa Tea’s reggae song “Barack Obama.”
Wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who had worn Obama shirts for all his interviews this season, was beaming.
“As soon as we found out that he won, my mom called me and she said, ’When you have your first child, just look them in the eyes and tell them, you know, you can be anything you want to be,”’ Marshall said. “It happened for me and it happened for Barak and it happened for the United States.”
Dungy: 'lot of African-Americans into the process'
Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, the first black coach to win a Super Bowl, hoped Obama’s victory would have far-reaching effects.
“My wife was talking to my 7-year-old daughter and she was asking a lot of questions about what electoral votes are and how they work and that sort of thing. I think it could be a bring a lot of African-Americans into the process that maybe weren’t in it before,” he said.
A number of Steelers players were clearly excited by Obama’s victory — as was their owner. Dan Rooney was one of Obama’s most visible supporters in western Pennsylvania and introduced him before a full-house rally at Mellon Arena on Oct. 27.
Wide receiver Hines Ward went around the Pittsburgh locker room with a camera crew, interviewing players about the election for his weekly TV show.
Dallas wide receiver Terrell Owens said coach Wade Phillips used “change” as a theme in a team meeting. “Hopefully that can trickle on down to our season,” Owens said.
Boston College receiver Brandon Robinson recalled hearing Obama speak on campus three years ago, welcoming the class of 2009.
“My grandfather’s 92 years old, and was a sharecropper, and he lived to see a black man elected president,” Robinson said. “It’s a pretty big deal.”
Robinson, who is biracial, said he has not read Obama’s book “Dreams from My Father”, adding, “But it’s on my desk right now.”
Lovie Smith: 'Doesn't get any better than this'
Bears coach Lovie Smith began his news conference Wednesday with these words: “It doesn’t get any better than this, a historic day like we have today — the first black president.”
Boxer Roy Jones Jr., preparing to fight Saturday night against Joe Calzaghe, followed the election in New York.
“I’m so proud to be an American now, more today than I’ve ever been in my life, because last night was a true change — last night we were all equal before we’re black, white, Haitian, whatever,” he said.
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“Because he’s a first, I think that he gives you the feeling of Jackie Robinson,” Minaya said. “In the sports world, you tend to have people that are conservative. Maybe that will change now.”
Tyrone Willingham, who is stepping down as football coach at the University of Washington at the end of the season, said it was hard to imagine anyone not having a reaction to Obama’s election.
“Mine is that it’s a great day for America because now what is written in the Constitution now comes to life,” he said.
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