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Fans cheer as they arrive in lower Manhattan for the start of the New York Giants Super Bowl parade in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Eli Manning and the New York Giants are Super Bowl champions again. Just as they did four years ago in Arizona, Tom Coughlin's Giants have defeated Bill Belichick's New England Patriots, this time 21-17 in Indianapolis for their fourth Lombardi Trophy. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade along the Canyon of Heroes, where the city has honored stars for almost a century.



FILE - In this July 23, 2005 file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, crosses the finish line to win the 20th stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a 55.5-kilometer (34.5-mile) individual time trial looping around north of Saint-Etienne, central France. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)AP - The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday urged U.S. federal authorities to quickly hand over evidence collected in their lengthy probe into seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and doping in American cycling.



In this photo from Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, left , walks with his attorney Joe Amendola, right, as he leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. after a hearing on charges of child sex abuse. The Pennsylvania attorney general's office said in a document filed Monday, Jan. 30, 2011, in Centre County court, that the alleged victims' names in the case will be delivered to Amendola by the close of business Friday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - Jerry Sandusky wants copies of secret grand jury testimony to help him prepare for trial on charges he sexually abused 10 boys.



AP - Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis says his peers in the Big Ten are comfortable exploring the possibility of a four-team playoff for the national championship.

Philadelphia 76ers' Lou Williams goes up for a shot against the  Los Angeles Lakers in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb., 6, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr )AP - Lou Williams nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and spoiled Kobe Bryant's record-setting night while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to 95-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.



AP - In a rarity for a prestigious academics university that prides itself on a higher standard, Stanford had a player get into trouble with the law.

In this image released by CBS, Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, of the New York Giants, left, is shown with host David Letterman on 'Late Show with David Letterman,' Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in New York. The Giants won a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday night for the franchise's fourth Super Bowl title. (AP Photo/CBS, John P. Filo) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES; NO ARCHIVE; NORTH AMERICAN USE ONLY.AP - Tom Coughlin is coming back. Eli Manning is only getting better. And the vast majority of the New York Giants' starting lineup is under contract.



AP - The Minnesota Twins are cutting ties with the Kardashians, too.
Reuters - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups was helped off the court after injuring his left Achilles during his team's overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday.
AP - Bud Thomas, Langston Hall and Travis Smith scored 11 points each to lead Mercer in a 54-46 victory over East Tennessee State Monday night, its eighth straight win.

FILE - In this July 19, 2011 file photo, three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain grimaces as he breaks away on the Col de Manse pass near Gap during the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race. Sport's highest court banned Contador for two years on Monday Feb. 6, 2012 after finding the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping, a decision that will strip the 2010 Tour de France champion of his title. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)AP - Alberto Contador should be considered a "cheat" after being found guilty of doping and stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title, the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday.



Calgary Flames center Krys Kolanos, left, works against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin (23) in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Christine Cotter)AP - Niklas Hagman scored the deciding goal in the eighth round of a shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary 3-2 on Monday night for their 14th straight home victory over the Flames.



AP - A dry board in the office of LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan is filled with black-and-blue, an appropriate color scheme for a tour that had been taking its lumps over the last couple of years.

Michael 'Iron Mike' Whitehead, left, talks with his attorney William Terry, while waiting in Clark County district court, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Las Vegas. A judge in Las Vegas will decide whether the mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's 'The Ultimate Fighter' will go to prison for attempted sexual assault of a woman in April 2010 at his home.  (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - A mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" is going to prison for one to four years for the attempted sexual assault of a woman at his home in April 2010.



AP - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. retained the WBC middleweight title Saturday night, earning a unanimous decision over fellow Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio.
AP - A.J. Foyt has been released from a hospital in Houston, where he was being treated for complications from knee surgery.
AP - The Olympic Park Legacy Company has started taking bids for naming rights for major stadiums once the 2012 London Olympics are complete.