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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.
The Titans worked out free agent LB Zac Diles and NT Lamar Divens on Friday.
Diles was waived by the Colts this week and appeared in four games on special teams. Divens, 26, failed his physical with the Ravens in training camp and hasn't played in the NFL since 2010.
According to the Indianapolis Star's Bob Kravitz, "nothing of great significance" is expected to happen in the Peyton Manning saga for another week.
Kravitz believes things could "drag on past the Combine," which will take place in Indy from February 22-28. In reality, it's possible the situation could go unresolved until just before Manning's $28 million option bonus is due on March 8.
Free agent Reggie Wayne confirmed Friday that he's had no contact with the Colts since the season ended.
He shouldn't be waiting by the phone, either. "My phone hasn't rung yet," said Wayne, 33. "It's only fair I worry about number 87 first. When I'm signed, then I can weigh in more." Wayne has had a nice, long career, but we get the feeling that he severely overvalues himself after a season in which he didn't always play hard and it showed up on tape. The Colts will not want him back.
Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star has clarified his "noodle arm" description of Peyton Manning from Tony Kornheiser's radio show early in the week.
Kravitz was understandably attempting to be "funny" and "flippant" because the medium of radio calls for that approach as opposed to print's by-the-book guidelines. "What I've heard is he's throwing OK. Not terrible, not great like an NFL quarterback," explained Kravitz. "He's progressing. Or, as Jim Caldwell would say, 'trending in the right direction.'"
According to Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com, some personnel men around the league still have "serious doubts" that Peyton Manning will ever play again "or at the very least will miss most of next season."
This is hardly breaking news. Manning's future has been debated for months, and there have been skeptics on his ability to regenerate the nerves and NFL-caliber arm strength all along. We won't have a definitive answer until Manning proves it on the field.
Colts signed OLB Justin Hickman, formerly of the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Hickman was nominated for CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player award after recording 13 sacks in 18 games last season. A defensive end with the Tiger-Cats, the former UCLA star will likely switch to outside linebacker in the Colts' new 3-4 defense.
After watching Peyton Manning throw on New Year's Eve, former Colts president Bill Polian believes the quarterback will return to play "at a high level."
Polian concedes that Manning's recovery is "coming, but coming slowly." His take-away from Manning's throwing session differs considerably from previous reports. "It's marked (improvement) from where he was back in September," Polian said. "He threw it accurately, he threw it with a good, tight spiral, and he threw it with velocity. Generally, he looked like a pretty confident quarterback out there." Polian also noted that Manning made several throws across his body.
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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