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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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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.
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.
Sporting News' Andrew Mason suggests that the Broncos may be ready to turn over their starting middle linebacker job to Nate Irving in 2012.
The 67th overall pick in last year's draft, the Broncos are smitten with Irving's "presence and potential," per Mason, and he may very well have started games in 2011 if not for the lockout-shortened offseason. Denver instead stuck with Joe Mays, a two-down thumper who lacks Irving's range, playmaking ability, and cover skills. Mays may be allowed to sign elsewhere this spring.
According to the Denver Post, the Broncos' offseason plan is to add both a veteran and a prospect at quarterback.
The Broncos are "in the market" for a veteran as insurance for or competition against Tim Tebow. If the staff molds the offense to Tebow's talents, an option threat such as Dennis Dixon would make sense. Otherwise, the Broncos could make a run at a Chad Henne type. The prospect doesn't figure to come before the mid-rounds of the draft.
Broncos signed FB Austin Sylvester to a reserve/future contract.
A 2011 undrafted free agent out of Washington, the 255-pound Sylvester did not appear in a game as a rookie, spending most of the year on Denver's practice squad. Working in Sylvester's 2012 favor is Spencer Larsen's free agency.
The Broncos have denied LBs coach Richard Smith permission to interview for the Raiders' defensive coordinator vacancy.
The Broncos won't be letting Dennis Allen pillage his former staff. Smith was a candidate to replace Allen as Broncos defensive coordinator before Jack Del Rio was hired. ESPN.com reports ex-Chargers DC Greg Manusky and 49ers DBs coach Ed Donatell are potential candidates to run Allen's defense in Oakland.
Re-signing free agent WR Eddie Royal is not expected to be a priority for the Broncos.
The Denver Post previously reported the Broncos would like to retain Royal, but it's apparently not too high on the to-do list. Coming off a season where he caught just 19 passes in 12 games, keeping Royal wouldn't come with a prohibitive price tag.
The Denver Post expects re-signing free agent LB Wesley Woodyard to be a priority for the Broncos.
Previously the Broncos' nickel linebacker and special teams captain, Woodyard took on a bigger role in 2011, cruising to a new career high in tackles (97). The Post also expects DT Brodrick Bunkley and K Matt Prater to be priorities amongst the Broncos' own free agents.
FOX 31 Denver reports that Knowshon Moreno was arrested on drunken driving charges on February 1.
Moreno was driving a Bentley convertible 70MPH in a 45MPH construction zone last Wednesday. After pulling him over, police smelled alcohol on Moreno, and he "did poorly" in sobriety tests. The Bentley's license plate was personalized and read "SAUCED." The 12th overall pick in the 2009 draft, Moreno is quickly heading toward bust status. He is currently recovering from a torn right ACL suffered in November, lost his starting job to Willis McGahee in 2011, and has missed 12 games due to injury over the past two seasons.
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.
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.
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