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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.
Eleven shots separated Phil and Tiger Sunday at Pebble Beach as Lefty secured his 40th Tour win. Jason Sobel had 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.
Men's college basketball |
Coaching changes for 2009-10 season |
| School | New coach | Former coach | Years | Record |
| Alabama | Anthony Grant | Mark Gottfried | 11 | 210-131 |
| Appalachian St. | Buzz Peterson | Houston Fancher | 9 | 137-136 |
| Arizona | Sean Miller | Lute Olson | 24 | 589-188 |
| Boston U. | Patrick Chambers | Dennis Wolff | 15 | 247-197 |
| Cal Poly | Joe Callero | Kevin Bromley | 9 | 99-145 |
| Elon | Matt Matheny | Ernie Nestor | 6 | 67-117 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Tom Green | Greg Vetrone | 26 | 407-351 |
| Florida International | Isiah Thomas | Sergio Rouco | 5 | 55-94 |
| Georgia | Mark Fox | Dennis Felton | 6 | 84-91 |
| Hampton | Edward Joyner | Jr.Kevin Nickelberry | 3 | 50-44 |
| High Point | Scott Cherry | Bart Lundy | 6 | 96-87 |
| Kentucky | John Calipari | Billy Gillispie | 2 | 40-27 |
| Liberty | Dale Layer | Ritchie McKay | 2 | 39-28 |
| Memphis | Josh Pastner | John Calipari | 9 | 253-69 |
| Nevada | David Carter | Mark Fox | 5 | 123-43 |
| North Carolina Central | LeVelle Moton | Henry Dickerson | 5 | 8-53 |
| Portland State | Tyler Geving | Ken Bone | 4 | 77-49 |
| Seattle | Cameron Dollar | Joe Callero | 10 | 117-105 |
| SE Missouri State | Dickey Nutt | Zac Roman | 1 | 3-27 |
| Tennessee State | John Cooper | Cy Alexander | 6 | 67-107 |
| Texas-Pan American | TBD | Tom Schuberth | 3 | 42-45 |
| USC | Kevin O'Neill | Tim Floyd | 4 | 85-50 |
| VCU | Shaka Smart | Anthony Grant | 3 | 76-25 |
| Virginia | Tony Bennett | Dave Leitao | 4 | 63-60 |
| Washington State | Ken Bone | Tony Bennett | 3 | 68-30 |
| Xavier | Chris Mack | Sean Miller | 5 | 120-47 |
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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.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points and Evan Smotrycz added 13, helping No. 22 Michigan remain unbeaten at home with a 70-61 win over Illinois on Sunday.
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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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