AP - The Big Ten, which helped squash the notion of a four-team playoff to crown a national champion in college football several years ago, is taking another look.
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Big Ten exploring 4-team playoff (AP)
From Yahoo! NewsNew York gives Giants parade after Super win
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg has declared New York City to be the "Big Blue Apple" in honor of the New York Giants' Super Bowl win.
New York to fete Giants with parade up Broadway (AP)
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AP - The New York Giants are returning from their Super Bowl win to a celebration the likes that only New York can throw: a ticker-tape parade in the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway, where the city has honored stars for almost a century.
PBT: Lakers live by Kobe, die by Kobe
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PBT: Kobe Bryant can carry the Lakers in any game, but he can also shoot them to defeat, as he did against the Sixers on Monday.
Belichick: Giving Giants TD gave Pats best chance (AP)
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AP - Bill Belichick gave clear instructions to his defensive unit: Let the runner score.
76ers beat Lakers to ruin Kobe's scoring feat
From MSNBC.com
Lou Williams nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and spoiled Kobe Bryant's record-setting night while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to 95-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.
Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title (AP)
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AP - Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sports' highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.
Rosenthal: Brady's clutch moments now belong to Eli
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Rosenthal: We used to expect Tom Brady to make all the decisive plays in the fourth quarter, but Sunday's Super Bowl showed that expectations have changed. Brady no longer always pulls it off. That time has passed. It’s Eli’s time now.
