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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.
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World Extreme Cagefighting presents its most ambitious event when the Zuffa-owned company invades Sacramento's Arco Arena on June 1.
The card features two title fights, including the main event: WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber vs. former UFC lightweight champ Jens Pulver.
Faber is riding a 12-match win streak, most recently defeating Jeff Curran via guillotine choke last December. Pulver, meanwhile, dropped down a weight division to 145 and moved over to the WEC from UFC after falling to B.J. Penn last June. In his WEC debut, he choked out Cub Swanson, setting up a meeting between he and Faber.
Miguel Torres will also be putting his title on the line when he defends his bantamweight belt against Yoshiro Maeda. Torres, at 33-1, has one of the best records in the sport.
Also on the card is debuting Mark Munoz, a former NCAA wrestling champion considered a top prospect in the light-heavyweight division. Munoz will be fighting Chuck Grigsby.
The event will air on Versus starting at 9 pm ET.
Full fight card
Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver
Champ Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda
Chuck Grigsby vs. Mark Munoz
Kenneth Alexander vs. Rob McCullough
Donald Cerrone vs. Rich Crunkilton
Mike Brown vs. Jeff Curran
Tim McKenzie vs. Eric Schambari
Jose Aldo vs. Alexandre Nogueira
Dominick Cruz vs. Charlie Valencia
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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.
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