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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.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
Ryan Callahan scored three goals as the New York Rangers beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight win over the Flyers.
Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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.
CFT: Jordan Jefferson makes it clear he wasn't happy with LSU's game plan in the Tigers' BCS Championship Game loss to Alabama.
Move over, Hollywood and NFL types, golf's two real A-listers take center stage Sunday at Pebble Beach, both in need of a win.
The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday when Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.
Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the windy Pyrenees course.
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.
Ersan Ilyasova (back spasms) is practicing on Friday.
Ilyasova participating in practice is a good indication that he's ready to return following a brief one-game absence. The Bucks play the Cavs on Friday, and Ilyasova's length could cause real concerns for a Cleveland team that doesn't possess a great deal of size. Ilyasova had 17 points and 12 rebounds in his last game on Tuesday.
Brandon Jennings told ESPN's Chris Broussard that he will keep all of his options open in free agency and is already researching big market teams.
Jennings is not a free agent until after the 2012-13 season, so the timing of Jennings' comments are interesting to say the very least. "I'm doing my homework on big market teams," Jennings said. "I'm not saying I won't (sign an extension with the Bucks) and I'm not saying I will." Jennings is originally from Los Angeles, which could play a factor in his apparent desire for a larger market.
Brandon Jennings, Rajon Rondo and Pau Gasol have not been selected to the All-Star team, according to Yahoo Sports.
Some of the early snubs are rolling in as we await the official announcement of the All-Star reserves. Jennings is averaging a career-high 18.9 points per game and has raised his shooting percentage to 42.6 percent. Rondo is second in the NBA in assists at 9.8. Gasol is one of two players in the league averaging at least 16 points, 10 rebounds and three assists. Blake Griffin is the other.
Carlos Delfino hit 7-of-12 shots for season highs of six 3-pointers and 25 points, and also tied season highs with nine rebounds and four steals in 34 minutes Tuesday as the Bucks beat the Raptors.
Delfino has been struggling all year, and tonight's line was especially surprising given that Mike Dunleavy (18 points, 32 minutes) and Stephen Jackson (17 points, 33 minutes) played well. Now that Jackson's back in the rotation, it's going to be tough for this trio to play this well nightly, but since Delfino is starting, he's probably got the best chance of staying consistent.
Stephen Jackson played 33 minutes off the bench and had 17 points, four boards, three assists, a steal, a block and two 3-pointers in Wednesday's win over the Raptors.
Jackson had 12 points and played 30 minutes on Tuesday, as it appears that he's back in the good graces of Scott Skiles. However, he'll still have to compete with Carlos Delfino and Mike Dunleavy, who both played well and played more than 30 minutes tonight, going forward. Jackson is worth holding in any league, but the unpredictable Skiles will likely go with the hot hand from night to night, meaning Jackson is going to have some off nights to go along with the good ones.
Ersan Ilyasova is not playing Wednesday due to back spasms.
Frustrating timing given that Ilyasova had a season-high 17 points with 12 rebounds, a 3-pointer and two blocks on Tuesday, and is averaging 9.5 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks (on 29.3 percent shooting) in four games this month. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute should see an increased role in Ilyasova's absence.
Darington Hobson has signed in the D-League.
Hobson was waived by the Bucks but is hoping to return to the NBA with another team via the D-League route.
Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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.
Doron Lamb hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating Vanderbilt 69-63 Saturday night for their 17th straight win.