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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.
APEven with Mike D’Antoni as head coach and Donnie Walsh as general manager, the Knicks are still a calamity. Yet they are less so after signing point guard Chris Duhon, formerly of the Bulls, to a two-year deal worth about $11 million. Now the trick will be for the Knicks to use him; with Stephon Marbury still on the roster, the Knicks have a mini Brett Favre-Aaron Rodgers situation on their hands. No matter. Duhon doesn’t have as much pure talent as Marbury, but he’s smarter and easier to coach, and his acquisition is a step in the right direction.
Chris Paul wasn’t rumored to be going anywhere, but the New Orleans Hornets made sure he’ll be in uniform for the foreseeable future. The Hornets’ scintillating point guard had one more year on his rookie contract, but the club extended his deal for three additional seasons with a player option for a fourth. The extension is worth about $68 million.
Richard Jefferson wasn’t pleased to leave New Jersey, but he should be, because the Nets are in the same holding pattern they’ve been in for the past five years. At least a change of venue to Milwaukee for the versatile Jefferson might revitalize his career. And the Bucks get a dependable defender who can also score. The only problem is whether he can share the ball with Michael Redd. If he can’t, then Jefferson will just be trading one headache (Vince Carter) for another. And the Bucks will have lockerroom strife to deal with.
The Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors pulled off a deal that may or may not help both. The Pacers sent Jermaine O’Neal to Toronto for point guard T.J. Ford. For Toronto, it might mean a league superstar, who has slipped into a mental and physical sinkhole, could get new life and help the Raptors become a legitimate power in the East. The Raptors also can hand the starting point-guard job to Jose Calderon now that Ford is gone.
From Indiana’s standpoint, Ford could be the point man they need — if he stays healthy. But he’s an injury list mainstay, and if he goes down for any length of the season the deal will look like a dud. The Pacers also received center Rasho Nesterovic, who will take up space.
The Minnesota Timberwolves helped themselves on draft day, not only by grabbing UCLA big man Kevin Love but also by acquiring sharpshooter Mike Miller in that same deal with the Memphis Grizzlies. Miller’s perimeter marksmanship will help open up the middle more for big man Al Jefferson.
And somehow, it all comes back to the Clippers.
Now that they’ve been shafted by Brand and agent David Falk, they could sign Josh Smith or they could make a run at power forward Okafor, a restricted free agent. The Charlotte Bobcats want Okafor back in the fold to play for coach Larry Brown, but negotiations have gone slowly. Complicating the matter: Andrew Bogut was signed by the Bucks to an extension worth in excess of $72 million. If he can get that, Okafor will probably ask for $200 million and a yacht.
With the Clippers in freefall and with lots of salary cap space, they might just meet such a price.
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
Rajon Rondo recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 95-91 win Sunday over the Chicago Bulls, who were without star guard Derrick Rose.
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