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Saxo Bank-Sungard rider Alberto Contador leaves the team bus before the start of the first stage of the Challenge Mallorca cycling tour in P

Mon, February 06, 2012

Contador gets two year ban, set to lose Tour title

By Julien Pretot

PARIS (Reuters) - Alberto Contador is set to lose one of his three Tour de France titles after being banned for two ...

New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin waves to fans as he leaves the field after the Giants defeated the New England Patriots in the NFL S

Mon, February 06, 2012

Giants' defense comes up big in Super Bowl win

By Steve Keating

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Eli Manning may have been voted most valuable player of the Super Bowl but it was a relentless New ...

New York Giants (and former Michigan State) wide receiver Devin Thomas (C) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy and celebrates with teammates Osi Umenyiora (L) and Mathias Kiwanuka after the Giants defeated the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game in Indianapolis, Indiana, February 5, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Mon, February 06, 2012

Giants win Super Bowl thriller against Patriots

(Reuters) - The New York Giants reclaimed the greatest prize in North American sports with a nail-biting 21-17 Super Bowl victory over the New England ...

Confetti is blown onto the field after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots to win the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game in

Mon, February 06, 2012

Analysis: String of mistakes opens door for Giants' Super win

By Larry Fine

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A few critical mistakes was all it took to open the door for another New York Giants Super Bowl ...

New York Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham makes a catch as New England Patriots free safety Patrick Chung (L) watches during the fourth

Mon, February 06, 2012

Forgotten Manningham delivers with Super Bowl on the line

By Steve Keating

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Mario Manningham refused to place his clutch grab among the greatest moments in Super Bowl history, but the forgotten ...

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the New England Patriots

Mon, February 06, 2012

Eli steps out of brother's shadow with second Super Bowl

By Julian Linden

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Eli Manning has long been used to living in the shadow of his older brother Peyton. Comparisons between the ...

New England Patriots' Welker makes a catch on New York Giants' Ross in the second quarter of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game in Indian

Mon, February 06, 2012

Welker distraught after key drop in Super Bowl loss

By Simon Evans

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - With tears welling up in his eyes, New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker was inconsolable after dropping a crucial ...

Patriots quarterback Brady leaves the field after their loss to the Giants in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game in Indianapolis

Sun, February 05, 2012

Brady laments 'missed opportunities' in Super Bowl loss

By Simon Evans

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said his team paid the price for missed opportunities as he suffered his ...

The Giants score the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl in Indianapolis (Reuters)

Sun, February 05, 2012

Giants win Super Bowl

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) The New York Giants captured their second Super Bowl in the last four years with a 21-17 victory over the New England ...

Madonna performs during the halftime show at the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots

Sun, February 05, 2012

Madonna dazzles with slick Super Bowl halftime show

By Chris Michaud

(Reuters) - Pop superstar Madonna dazzled football fans and more than 100 million television viewers on Sunday when she performed during a ...