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The Fifth Down: A Violent Game. And That Was Just the Commercials. - George Vecsey
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:42am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Advertisements featuring the end of the world, exploding town squares and pouncing jaguars made the columnist, at home for the Super Bowl, crave the melee of the arena. -
Giants 21, Patriots 17: Super Bowl — Resilient Giants Edge Patriots to Win Super Bowl XLVI
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:41am EST by By JUDY BATTISTA
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In their second Super Bowl matchup in five seasons, the Giants and Eli Manning scored another victory over Tom Brady and the Patriots, earning the franchise its fourth Super Bowl title.
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To Salsa Class, Giants’ Cruz Has All the Right Moves
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:37am EST by By JOHN LELAND
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On Super Bowl Sunday, the end-zone celebrations of Victor Cruz resonated with dancers in Midtown Manhattan.
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The Fifth Down: In Madonna Show, M.I.A. Gets Some Attention (and Criticism)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:25am EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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Madonna earned praise early on for her half-time performance at the Super Bowl on Sunday night, but it was her guest star M.I.A. who may have stolen the headlines from her by making an obscene gesture during the show.
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The Fifth Down: Why Bradshaw Should Have Taken a Knee at the 1-Yard Line
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:24am EST by By TONI MONKOVIC
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A statistical analyst said Ahmad Bradshaw's 6-yard touchdown run may have been the most counterproductive score of all time.
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Advertising: Super Bowl Commercials, From Charming to Smarmy
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:10am EST by By STUART ELLIOTT
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A that brought back its chimps dressed as humans.Risk-taking, rule-breaking ideas were as hard to find among the more than 50 Super Bowl commercials as good taste in a GoDaddy ad.
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Leading Off: There’s a Reason They Call Him Easy
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:42am EST by By LYNN ZINSER
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The lesson of this year's Super Bowl: never underestimate Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
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Alberto Contador Found Guilty of Doping
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:39am EST by By IAN AUSTEN
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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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Slap Shot: Have N.H.L. Questions? Slap Shot Has Answers
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:00am EST by By THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Jeff Z. Klein, who covers the N.H.L. for The Times, and Christopher Botta, a Slap Shot contributor, will answer questions from readers.
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Contador Ruling Expected Monday
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:03am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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With a verdict expected soon on his Tour de France doping case after a 17-month wait, Alberto Contador finished 98th in the 72-mile Mallorca Challenge in Spain.