AP - British hip-hop artist M.I.A.'s obscene gesture in the Super Bowl halftime show is prompting apologies from NBC and the NFL. But it isn't immediately registering as a moment that viewers latched on to.
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.
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.
The brother of New York Knicks star Amare Stoudemire died in a car accident early Monday morning in Florida, a team spokesman confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com.
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.
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.
AP - Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport's highest court found the Spanish cyclist 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.
Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport's highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.
The Rams have achieved a resolution to the stadium lease issues that temporarily halted ticket sales for next season's tilt against the Patriots in London, the NFL announced Sunday.
For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.
Reuters - Alberto Contador is set to lose one of his three Tour de France titles after being banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday for failing a dope test during the 2010 race.
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.
Chelsea blew a big lead and tied Manchester United, Zlatan Ibrahimovic may have damaged A.C. Milan's Serie A title hopes, and Luis Suarez returns from suspension on Monday.
AP - Tom Brady was one of the last ones out of the shower, perhaps hoping some extra hot water would help take the sting out of a crushing Super Bowl loss. In a nearly deserted New England Patriots locker room, he sat wearily pulling on his boots, the pained look on his face never changing.
Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute score to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York's fourth Super Bowl title.
Madonna, 53, danced her way back toward worldwide visibility Sunday as the halftime attraction for the Super Bowl, with a giant supporting cast and a downright benign stance.
New England makes some major blunders to allow New York Giants to rally to 21-17 victory. It is a performance that reveals cracks in dynasty and shows how fragile the team really is.
Reporting from Indianapolis — If this was not the end of the New England Patriots dynasty, you could certainly hear it from here.
New England’s Danny Woodhead and Aaron Hernandez seized the spotlight ceded by Rob Gronkowski, but Wes Welker’s inability to catch a critical Tom Brady pass turned the game.
Though the Patriots’ nimble receivers were running circles around the Giants linebackers early in the game, the Giants defense eventually persevered, with a little help from the offensive line.
Mario Manningham’s indelible catch in the fourth quarter, when he hauled in a 38-yard pass on the left sideline with his feet close to the boundary, brought back memories of David Tyree in 2008.
In another brutal matchup between rivals, Michael Del Zotto’s goal for the Rangers at 1:33 of the third period — 36 seconds after Wayne Simmonds tied the score — turned out to be the winner.
Stanley shot a bogey-free 65, coming from eights shots behind to earn his first PGA Tour title, one stroke ahead of Ben Crane and two ahead of the third-round leader, Spencer Levin.
Tim Thomas, who declined to participate in the Stanley Cup champion Bruins’ recent visit to the White House, made 35 saves to help defeat Washington, 4-1.
While the Mannings are the 21st century’s first family of quarterbacks, it is remarkable how dissimilar Peyton and his brother Eli approach the position than their father, Archie, did.
Looking for answers on what makes the Clippers' Chauncey Billups so good — and others much less so.
Each time Chauncey Billups steps to the free-throw line he is "very confident," uncluttered by the fear of missing, secure in believing the routine he developed while a kid on the playground has prepared him for success.
Manning earns MVP award in New York's 21-17 win after leading late drive to the winning TD against Patriots for the second time in last five Super Bowls. A long pass to Mario Manningham is key play.
Reporting from Indianapolis -- His older brother built this house.
Archie Manning says the victory for son Eli and the New York Giants was particularly special because it was played in Indianapolis, a town where older son Peyton created so many memories.
Reporting from Indianapolis -- It's a strange time for the Manning family. Eli just won the Super Bowl, and Peyton is almost certainly on his way out of Indianapolis, with the Colts eyeing his successor in Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck .
Over 14 plays that covered 96 yards and took just under four minutes, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots seemed to wrest control of the Super Bowl from the Giants just before halftime.
The power forward who signed with the Clippers on Friday says he can help Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan with his knowledge of how to be a successful big man.
Reporting from Orlando -- The smile on Kenyon Martin's face said a lot.
Playing with Liezel Huber, Venus Williams helped complete a 5-0 shutout of Belarus in the Fed Cup, her first competitive match since withdrawing from the United States Open.
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.
Top-seeded Tomas Berdych won his seventh career title, beating the defending champion Gaël Monfils, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, in the Open Sud de France final in Montpellier.
After hitting her first competitive serve in five months just long, Venus Williams relaxed, recoiled and fired off another that was too much for Anastasiya Yakimova.
Lakers are still learning about their first-year coach, who could be suspended after he appears to bump referee in Utah loss. He also is unpredictable in rotating in reserves in fourth quarter.
Reporting from Salt Lake City — The Lakers gathered Sunday in a meeting room inside their Philadelphia hotel to watch the Super Bowl.
The boxing great talks about trainer Angelo Dundee, who died Wednesday; mega-fights with Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler and Roberto Duran; and a mega-bout that isn't happening: Pacquiao vs. Mayweather.
It wasn't just the words — "You're blowing it, son!" — that Sugar Ray Leonard heard as he peered into the wise, aged eyes of trainer Angelo Dundee more than 30 years ago.
He takes advantage of Spencer Levin's meltdown and overcomes an eight-shot deficit for the victory, one week after squandering a seven-shot lead at Torrey Pines and losing in a playoff.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Stanley rebounded from a devastating loss to win the Phoenix Open, overcoming an eight-shot deficit Sunday in a comeback as unlikely as his collapse last week at Torrey Pines.
LeBron James scores 30 points and Dwyane Wade has 25. The Heat has a 15-point lead trimmed to three in the final minutes before James goes to work.
LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade had 25 and the Miami Heat survived a shaky fourth quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors, 95-89, on Sunday afternoon.
New York beats Philadelphia for the fourth consecutive time this season and the sixth time in a row overall.
NEW YORK — Artem Anisimov broke a 17-game pointless streak and Henrik Lundqvist made 21 saves as the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2, on Sunday.
LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade had 25 and the Miami Heat survived a shaky fourth quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 95-89 on Sunday afternoon.
AP - Carey Price made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, Tomas Plekanec had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens ended a three-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he will seek to reinstate fired Egypt soccer federation leaders, calling their dismissal "direct interference" by the Cairo government.
AP - Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie chipped in for an eagle and a birdie on his way to winning the wind-shortened Qatar Open on Sunday, shooting a 7-under 65 to hold off Jason Day and Peter Hanson.
AP - Cycling teams at the Tour of Qatar welcomed the end of a U.S. federal investigation into Lance Armstrong, saying Sunday they were hopeful the seven-time Tour de France champion could finally move on with his life.
The Patriots made their final transaction of the 2011 season on Saturday, releasing wide receiver Tiquan Underwood and promoting defensive lineman Alex Silvestro from the practice squad.
Peyton Manning is willing to structure his contract in a way that could expedite how quickly he is signed if or when the Indianapolis Colts release him.
ContributorNetwork - Michigan State University professors have followed the Super Bowl the past 15 years for the commercials, Michigan Radio says. They're interested in the marketing value of the 30-second ads, which year are going for an average of $3.5 million. The professors have been previewing and analyzing the ads before they air tonight.
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