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Coughlin plans to be back with Giants in 2012 (AP)
INDIANAPOLIS – Tom Coughlin is planning to go for a third Super Bowl win with the New York Giants next season. Speaking early Monday morning at a news conference, the 65-year-old coach says he has every intention of returning to coach the team, although management will have a say in that. The Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17 in Sunday night’s title game, and Coughlin says he is looking forward to Tuesday’s parade down the Canyon of Heroes in New York City.
Dutch hopes grow for 125-mile speedskating race (AP)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – While sports events across Europe fall victim to the deep freeze, the Dutch are welcoming the drop in temperatures, hoping that the revered “Eleven Cities” speedskating race can be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years. The race, held along a 125-mile (200-kilometer) network of canals connecting 11 towns and cities in northern Friesland province, would cause a national frenzy, drawing thousands of participants and more than a million spectators. It was last held in 1997.
Tom Coughlin has 2 Super Bowls, and job for life (AP)
INDIANAPOLIS – No more hot seat for Tom Coughlin.
M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show (AP)
The NFL and a major television network are apologizing for another Super Bowl halftime show. There was no wardrobe malfunction, nothing like that glimpse of Janet Jackson’s nipple eight years ago that caused an uproar and a government scrutiny. Instead, it was an extended middle finger from British singer M.I.A.
Column: The ‘new’ Belichick lasts less than a week (AP)
INDIANAPOLIS – Turns out the “new” Bill Belichick looks and sounds an awful lot like the “old” one. Especially when he gets beat.
Giants top Pats for 2nd Super Bowl in 4 years (AP)
INDIANAPOLIS – Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish. Uh-uh, Tom. Not in this city, and not in this game.
Eli’s elite, for sure, after 2nd Super Bowl MVP (AP)
INDIANAPOLIS – Back in August, back before the season began, Eli Manning was asked whether he considered himself an “elite” quarterback a la Tom Brady. Manning replied simply that he belonged “in that class.” He was questioned and criticized for that, and — shocking, right?
Pats fans disappointed by loss reminiscent of 2008 (AP)
BOSTON – 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. “We’re really sad right now,” said Molly Mackenzie of Boston, who was watching the game at a bar near Fenway Park with two friends
LeBron rescues Heat from near collapse to Raptors (Reuters)
(Reuters) – LeBron James put his fourth-quarter uncertainties behind him with critical late plays that helped the Miami Heat survive a late scare from Toronto in a nervous 95-89 home win over the Raptors on Sunday. James, who has endured struggles in the deciding moments of games dating back to the NBA Finals, scored a game-high 30 points including four straight in the final two minutes when his team needed him most
Ex-MLB pitcher Penny signs with Softbank Hawks (AP)
FUKUOKA, Japan – The Softbank Hawks of Japan’s Pacific League have signed former major league pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract. Softbank announced the signing of free agent Penny on its website Sunday The 33-year-old right-hander is expected to arrive in Japan on Wednesday