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Super Bowl — Slacklining Gains Stage in Madonna’s Halftime Show
The performance of Andy Lewis on a slackline as part of Madonna’s half-time show at the Super Bowl brought unprecedented attention to an obscure form of tightrope walking.


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TV Sports: Super Bowl: NBC’s Collinsworth Anticipated Game’s Critical Moment
Sunday’s game was Cris Collinsworth’s first Super Bowl at NBC, and he and his venerable partner Al Michaels lived up to the game’s hype.


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Giants’ Season Had an Unexpected Ring to It
Not only did the Giants win the Super Bowl in a season that was anything but pretty, but they are primed to be competitive for years.


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Calls for a New York Parade Honoring Iraq Veterans
While the Pentagon says a New York City parade to honor Iraq veterans would be premature, a growing coalition of veterans, elected officials and other public figures are disagreeing.


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Super Bowl 46 - After Giants’ Surreal Touchdown, Debates on the Strategy
The Patriots, up by 2 points, let the Giants score with less than a minute left so they would have time to score a touchdown of their own. Ultimately, the plan failed.


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Contador, Three-Time Tour de France Champion, Is Found Guilty of Doping
An appeals court ruled on Monday that Alberto Contador, a three-time winner of the Tour de France, used a performance-enhancing drug when he won the race in 2010.


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N.B.A. Roundup: Lakers’ Bryant Passes O’Neal for Fifth Place on Career Scoring List in Loss to 76ers
Kobe Bryant passed former teammate Shaquille O’Neal to move into fifth place on the N.B.A.’s career scoring list in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.


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For Manningham, Catch of a Lifetime Was Years in the Making
Mario Manningham changed the flow of the game on a pass pattern taught to him as a high school player by Josh McDaniels’s father.


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Super Bowl — Belichick Has No Regrets on Winning Score
The Patriots’ coach said he thought his team had a better shot of rallying by allowing the Giants’ Ahmad Bradshaw to run the ball into the end zone with 57 seconds left.


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Surging Maple Leafs Outlast the Oilers
Phil Kessel scored twice and Mikhail Grabovski had two assists as the surging Maple Leafs beat the Edmonton Oilers, 6-3, in Toronto.


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Knicks 99, Jazz 88: Jeremy Lin Scores 28 as Knicks Beat Utah Jazz
An electric Jeremy Lin scored 28 points, a career high for a second straight game, to lead the Knicks over the Jazz.


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Sports Replay: Feb. 6
The day in sports, including Eli Manning’s visit to Walt Disney World Resort after leading the Giants to a Super Bowl victory.


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Mets Owners’ Witness Facing Scrutiny Again
John Maine is the sole expert witness for Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, as they battle accusations by the trustee for Bernard L. Madoff’s victims that they turned a blind eye.


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No. 1 B.U. Tops Harvard to Move to Beanpot Final
Wade Megan scored two second-period goals and Kieran Millan stopped 29 shots to lift top-ranked Boston University to a 3-1 win over Harvard in the opening round of the 60th Beanpot tournament.


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Suárez Rejoins Liverpool
Liverpool’s Luis Suárez returned from an eight-game suspension he received after he racially abused an opponent, but his team was held to a 0-0 tie by Tottenham in England’s Premier League.


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Penguins’ Crosby Practices
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby practiced but said he was no closer to returning from a concussion and a neck injury that have sidelined him for most of the season.


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Super Bowl — Coaches Agree; It’s a Tough One
It is second-and-goal from the 6, and there will be 1 minute 4 seconds left to play in the Super Bowl when the ball is snapped. You are coaching the team that is on offense and trailing. What do you do?


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On Pro Football: Falling Short Again, Legacy of Belichick and Brady Loses Some Luster
The question of Tom Brady’s and Bill Belichick’s collective legacy gets tricky, even for two men certain to reach the Hall of Fame, after a second straight Super Bowl loss to the Giants.


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Advertising: For Super Bowl Ads, No Standout Performer
In rating dozens of spots, there was no consensus in the polls, surveys and analyses of data from social media that poured in this year.


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No. 4 Missouri Holds On to Beat Oklahoma
Marcus Denmon had 25 points as No. 4 Missouri claimed first place in the Big 12 by winning at Oklahoma, 71-68.


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