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Updated : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:47:32 GMT

Super matchups everywhere with Pats-Giants (AP)

New York Giants' Eli Manning throws during practice, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Indianapolis. The Giants will face the New England Patriots in the NFL football Super Bowl XLVI  on Feb. 5.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning — Eli, and Peyton, too.



Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:25:11 GMT

Closure of Armstrong probe could affect feds (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2011, file photo, former cycling champion Lance Armstrong smiles during a news conference at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)AP - The federal government pursued a drug case against home run king Barry Bonds for more than seven years. The end result: a guilty verdict on just one count and a sentence of 30 days confinement at Bonds' estate in Beverly Hills.



Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:47:32 GMT

UConn's Calhoun taking indefinite medical leave (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2012, file photo, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun reacts to a call during an NCAA college basketball against Notre Dame, in South Bend, Ind. Calhoun is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence, the school announced Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. The Hall of Fame coach, who turns 70 in May, has been suffering for several months from spinal stenosis, a lower back condition that causes him severe pain and hampers mobility, the school said Friday in a news release. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)AP - UConn's Jim Calhoun doesn't mince words when it comes to his health.



Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:20:06 GMT

Rangers' Hamilton confirms alcohol relapse (AP)

Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton pauses during a baseball news conference at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/LM  Otero)AP - Josh Hamilton shed no tears and used no prepared statement as he apologized and shared few details about his relapse with alcohol. Still, it was clear he was upset by what he had done.



Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:30:44 GMT

Spencer Levin takes Phoenix Open lead (AP)

Spencer Levin points to the crowd as they cheer his tee shot at the 16th hole during the second round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Scottsdale, Ariz.  Levin posted an 8-under par 63 for his second round and leads the tournament at 14-under par. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - Spencer Levin took the Phoenix Open lead with a hard-charging approach. He figures that's the best way to stay there, too.



Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:54:11 GMT

Brady, Manning vie to prove who's 'elite' QB now (AP)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady throws during practice on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Indianapolis. The Patriots are scheduled to face the New York Giants in NFL football Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - He was always being compared to someone. That's what happens when you're the youngest son of a great quarterback and the baby brother of an even better one. It wasn't until he compared himself to Tom Brady, though, that people began taking Eli Manning seriously.



Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:28:35 GMT

NFL's ratings, revenue, popularity grow and grow (AP)

The Vince Lombardi Trophy is seen before a news conference for NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - Less than a year ago, Tom Brady, Logan Mankins, Osi Umenyiora and seven other players filed an antitrust suit against the NFL, a key moment in a convoluted and contentious labor dispute between the union and league that threatened to cut short — or even wipe out — the 2011 season.



Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:40:02 GMT

Wife of Yankees GM Cashman files for divorce (AP)

FILE - In this July 8, 2011 file photo, New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman answers a question regarding the rainout of tonight's baseball against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York. A woman stalked and shook down Cashman, getting him to pay her $6,000 and demanding more by threatening to harm his reputation, prosecutors said Thursday, Feb 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill, File)AP - The wife of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has filed divorce papers, a day after prosecutors charged a woman with stalking him and extorting money over an extramarital affair.



Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:38:49 GMT

Bynum, Bryant lead Lakers past Nuggets 93-89 (AP)

Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl argues with official Bill Kennedy (55) during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)AP - Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.



Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:30:36 GMT

No. 14 Georgetown defeats South Florida 75-45 (AP)
AP - Henry Sims scored 13 points and nine rebounds, and No. 14 Georgetown held South Florida without a point for nearly 11 minutes in the first half Saturday in a 75-45 win over the Bulls.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:19:51 GMT

U.S. prosecutors drop probe of Lance Armstrong, team (Reuters)
Reuters - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:40:11 GMT

Blue Jackets snap skid, beat Ducks in OT (AP)

Anaheim Ducks left wing Niklas Hagman, center, of Finland, passes the puck as Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Marc Methot, left, and left wing Vaclav Prospal, of the Czech Republic, put pressure on him during the first period of their NHL hockey game on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Anaheim. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - Derick Brassard scored his second goal with 1:05 left in overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped their six-game skid with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.



Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:50:43 GMT

Lawrie takes lead in Qatar despite penalty (AP)

Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium round of the Qatar Masters tournament at the Doha golf club in Doha on Saturday Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)AP - Former British Open Champion Paul Lawrie recovered from a penalty for dropping his ball on a marker to shoot a 5-under 67 Saturday and take a one-shot lead over Nicolas Colsaerts into the final round of the Qatar Masters.



Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:57:10 GMT

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.



Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:59:36 GMT

Dundee was an ambassador for boxing (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 1964, file photo,  with flailing arms and legs, new heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay is lifted off the ring floor in Miami Beach by one of his handlers when Sonny Liston was unable the answer the bell for the seventh round. Another Clay handler, left, climbs through the ropes as trainer Angelo Dundee, right, reacts. Dundee, the trainer who helped groom Muhammad Ali (Clay) and Sugar Ray Leonard into world champions and became one of boxing's most recognizable figures, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. He was 90.  (AP Photo/hlv, File)AP - He saved a young Cassius Clay when he was in trouble in England, convinced Sugar Ray Leonard that he could somehow overcome the fearsome Tommy Hearns. Angelo Dundee worked thousands of corners, and had just as many stories about fighters and the games they played in the ring.



Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:31:06 GMT

Road course planning done at Kansas Speedway (AP)
AP - There are more changes in the works at Kansas Speedway.
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:20:38 GMT

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.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:03:37 GMT

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