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.
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.
AP - For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history.
Sidney Crosby practices with Penguins
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AP - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby practiced Monday but said he is no closer to returning from a concussion and neck injury that have sidelined him for most of the season.
AP - The Patriots say there's no finger-pointing after their Super Bowl loss, even if supermodel Gisele Bundchen won't abide by that code.
Mariners boost bullpen by signing Kuo and Camp
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Reuters - The Seattle Mariners have signed free-agent relievers Kuo Hong-chih and Shawn Camp to one-year contracts in a move to bolster their bullpen, the MLB team said Monday.
Timberwolves' Love suspended two games for flagrant foul
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Reuters - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love has been suspended for two games for "driving his foot into the upper body and face" of Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola as Scola was lying on the floor, the National Basketball Association said on Monday.
AP - It was like 2008 all over again for disappointed Patriots fans who watched as their team lost Sunday to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl for the second time in five years.
