Recent congressional and public attention has focused on access problems at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, which provides medical care to servicemen and women once they have left active duty in a time of war or an official period of hostility. Although investigators note that improvements are under way, they say the VA has a long way to go.
Getzlaf has a career-best eight-game points streak (six goals, six assists).
“He’s obviously coming into his own,” said Chris Kunitz, who scored the game-winner. “He’s a person we can build the team around.
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He should be fine for Florida’s bowl game, probably a New Year’s Day matchup in Orlando or Tampa, but the injury could slow him during practice the next few weeks and possibly make it tough to pick up any postseason awards.
Then again, Tebow is left-handed.
Tebow sustained a non-displaced fracture in his right hand during his 5-yard touchdown run on the opening drive of the third quarter against the Seminoles, team spokesman Steve McClain said Sunday.
Team doctors looked at his hand and did some tests on the sideline, but Tebow said he was OK to play and stayed in the game.
X-rays following Florida’s 45-12 victory revealed the severity of injury.
Tebow has played through injuries before.
Not only did he finish a high school game on a broken leg, he bruised his right shoulder Oct.
Nowitzki hit four straight 3-pointers in the final 1:41 of the third quarter, when the Dallas Mavericks went ahead to stay on their way to a 105-99 victory Tuesday night. It was the franchise’s largest comeback to win in regulation.
“Dirk’s stretch is what really put the game away for us,” Harris said.
It came after Harris keyed a 12-0 run right before halftime that cut the deficit in half.
“Devin came in and got us going.
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TORONTO: Chuck Kobasew scored with 3:31 left in the third period, and 20-year-old goalie Tuukka Rask made 30 saves in his NHL debut to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 comeback win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.
Kobasew stepped into the slot and ripped a wrist shot past Vesa Toskala on the stick side, giving Boston a 3-2 lead after the Bruins had trailed by two goals.
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Kevin Love had 21 points and 11 rebounds to help UCLA stay close, and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute finished it off on a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left, helping second-ranked UCLA rebound from a miserable first half to beat No. 10 Michigan State 68-63 on Tuesday night in the championship game of the CBE Classic.
“I’m really proud of our toughness mentally,” Howland said.
DALLAS: Dirk Nowitzki had a season-high 32 points and a perfect ending in Dallas' highest-scoring quarter of the season, helping the Mavericks put together a record-setting rally during a 105-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
Nowitzki hit four straight 3-pointers in the final 1:41 of the third quarter, when Dallas went ahead to stay after overcoming a 24-point deficit.
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The Bruins’ 20-year-old goalie made 30 saves Tuesday night in his first NHL start and led Boston to a 4-2 victory over the Maple Leafs.
It was just over a year ago that Toronto dealt away their former first-round pick for more established netminder Andrew Raycroft. But it was Rask who skated off the Air Canada Centre ice Tuesday with a win.
“Of course it means a lot,” Rask said.
BOGOTA, Colombia: Ruben Dario Bustos and Daryo Moreno scored second-half goals and Colombia upset Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday, handing the Albiceleste their first loss of South American World Cup qualifying.
Colombia prevailed after Argentina played the final 55 minutes with 10 men, the result of Carlos Tevez's expulsion for elbowing Bustos.
Moreno, who replaced Tressor Moreno in the 72nd minute, scored the winner with eight minutes remaining, scoring into an open goal after Argentine keeper Roberto Abbondanzieri strayed off his line.
The goal electrified the crowd of 42,000 in Bogota's El Campin Stadium and sparked celebrations around the Colombian capital, with fireworks and drivers honking car horns.
Argentina had won all three of its opening qualifiers to put it atop the South American qualifying standings and had not allowed goal.
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