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New York Giants like chances of repeating (AP)

In this image released by CBS, Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, of the New York Giants, left, is shown with host David Letterman on 'Late Show with David Letterman,' Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in New York. The Giants won a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday night for the franchise's fourth Super Bowl title. (AP Photo/CBS, John P. Filo) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES; NO ARCHIVE; NORTH AMERICAN USE ONLY.AP - Tom Coughlin is coming back. Eli Manning is only getting better. And the vast majority of the New York Giants' starting lineup is under contract.


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Belichick: Giving Giants TD gave Pats best chance (AP)

New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw, bottom right, scores a touchdown against New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)AP - Bill Belichick gave clear instructions to his defensive unit: Let the runner score.


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Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title (AP)

FILE - in this July 25, 2010 file photo,  three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain holds aloft the Spanish national flag during a victory lap  after winning the Tour de France cycling race in Paris. he court of a Arbitration for Sport delivered the verdict Monday, 17 months after Contador returned a positive drug test in winning the 2010 Tour de France race. Contador has always claimed the positive result was from contaminated beef he eat during the race. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)AP - Three days after U.S. prosecutors dropped their investigation of doping claims against Lance Armstrong, fellow Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 title when sports' highest court rejected the Spanish cyclist's story that contaminated meat caused him to fail a drug test.


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Coughlin plans to be back with Giants in 2012 (AP)

New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin hold up the Vince Lombardi Trophy during a news conference after NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Indianapolis. The Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - Tom Coughlin is looking forward to the parade and a couple weeks off to reflect on the Giants' second championship in five seasons. Then he will begin preparations for defending the title.


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NBA-best Thunder beat Blazers 111-107 in OT (AP)

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, right, drives on Porltand Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.(AP Photo/Don Ryan)AP - Kevin Durant had 33 points, including a dunk with 2.9 seconds left in overtime, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 111-107 on Monday night.


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Super Bowl draws record 111.3M viewers on NBC (AP)

Tom Amendola, of Secaucus, N.J., celebrates a New York Giants win against the New England Patriots in the NFL football Super Bowl with a homemade trophy in Times Square, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP - For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history.


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Fans bet $94M on Super Bowl at Nevada casinos (AP)
AP - Sports fans bet $93.9 million at Nevada casinos on Sunday's Super Bowl matchup between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, the most wagered in the past decade.
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KBO protest over Orioles poaching schoolboy pitcher (Reuters)
Reuters - South Korean officials have sent a letter of protest to Major League Baseball (MLB) accusing the Baltimore Orioles of breaking protocols in signing 17-year-old schoolboy pitcher Kim Seong-min.
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Clippers' Billups goes down with Achilles injury, Anthony hurt (Reuters)
Reuters - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups was helped off the court after injuring his left Achilles during his team's overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday.
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Mercer beats East Tennessee State 54-46 (AP)
AP - Bud Thomas, Langston Hall and Travis Smith scored 11 points each to lead Mercer in a 54-46 victory over East Tennessee State Monday night, its eighth straight win.
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Reaction to Contador's two-year doping ban (Reuters)
Reuters - Reactions to Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador's two-year ban Monday following a failed doping test during the 2010 Tour de France:
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Ducks beat Flames 3-2 in 8th round of shootout (AP)

Calgary Flames center Krys Kolanos, left, works against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin (23) in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Christine Cotter)AP - Niklas Hagman scored the deciding goal in the eighth round of a shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary 3-2 on Monday night for their 14th straight home victory over the Flames.


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LPGA season begins with more events, optimism (AP)
AP - A dry board in the office of LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan is filled with black-and-blue, an appropriate color scheme for a tour that had been taking its lumps over the last couple of years.
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MMA's 'Iron Mike' gets prison in Vegas sex case (AP)

Michael 'Iron Mike' Whitehead, left, talks with his attorney William Terry, while waiting in Clark County district court, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Las Vegas. A judge in Las Vegas will decide whether the mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's 'The Ultimate Fighter' will go to prison for attempted sexual assault of a woman in April 2010 at his home.  (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - A mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" is going to prison for one to four years for the attempted sexual assault of a woman at his home in April 2010.


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Chavez Jr. retain belt against Rubio (AP)
AP - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. retained the WBC middleweight title Saturday night, earning a unanimous decision over fellow Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio.
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Foyt released from Houston hospital (AP)
AP - A.J. Foyt has been released from a hospital in Houston, where he was being treated for complications from knee surgery.
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London 2012 volunteers gather for training (AP)
AP - Thousands of London 2012 volunteers are gathering at Wembley Arena for their first orientation and training event for the Olympics.
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