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Inter cruise as Roma home in on record
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AFP - Inter Milan continued their inexorable march towards a fifth straight Serie A title as they crushed Cagliari 3-0 at the San Siro while AC Milan were held to a 0-0 draw at Bologna on Sunday.
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Brees answers 'Who dat?' with MVP performance
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AP - Drew Brees grew up in Texas and started playing for pay in faraway San Diego. But he made New Orleans his home and its cause uniquely his own.
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Manning throws away bid for one final comeback
(AP)
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AP - Peyton Manning spent the whole season building toward a Super Bowl crown, a win that certainly would put him among the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.
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Too bad Payton can't be MVP of Super Bowl
(AP)
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AP - Sean Payton put in an MVP-like performance.
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La. native Porter seals Saints SB win
(AP)
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AP - Louisiana native Tracy Porter played a crucial role in the New Orleans Saints' magical run to a Super Bowl title and their victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
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Colts' supporting cast falls short in Super Bowl
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AP - Peyton Manning's supporting cast helped him reach the Super Bowl.
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Pete Townshend: Nice to be part of spectacle
(AP)
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AP - Pete Townshend is used to playing in front of stadiums filled with rabid fans who know every note of The Who's songs. He didn't get that at the band's Super Bowl halftime performance, but he's OK with that too.
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Bedard, Mariners reunite with 1-year deal
(AP)
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AP - Despite shoulder surgeries and disappointment in Seattle during each of the last two seasons, free-agent left-hander Erik Bedard is coming back to the Mariners.
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Brees and Saints win Super Bowl, 31-17 over Colts
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AP - The ultimate underdogs, they ain't. Not anymore. The Saints are Super Bowl champions now. Who Dat? Try Drew Brees, Sean Payton and a team that has reversed its embarrassing past, carrying an entire city to the top with it.
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Pete Townshend: Nice to be part of spectacle
(AP)
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AP - Pete Townshend is used to playing in front of stadiums filled with rabid Who fans who know every note of their songs. He didn't get that at the band's Super Bowl halftime performance, but he's OK with that.
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Winter missing in Vancouver as Games approach
(AP)
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AP - As Olympians arrive by the day, the Winter Games seem to be missing something. Namely, winter.
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Team Sky and Hagen take early cycling lead in Qatar
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AFP - Britain's Team Sky won the first stage of the Tour of Qatar on Sunday with Norwegian rider Edvald Boasson Hagen taking the leader's yellow jersey after finishing first in a 8.2-kilometre (5-mile) time trial.
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Sharks acquire D Niclas Wallin from Hurricanes
(AP)
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AP - The San Jose Sharks bolstered their defense by acquiring Niclas Wallin in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.
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Home cheer as Cilic retains ATP Zagreb title
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AFP - Top seed Marin Cilic of Croatia retained his ATP Zagreb indoor tournament title here on Sunday defeating German journeyman Michael Berrer 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 in just over two-and-a-half hours.
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Verplank, Na play themselves into Match Play
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AP - Ross McGowan of England might get the final spot in the 64-man Match Play Championship, but only if Tiger Woods doesn't return from his indefinite break.
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Couture stops Coleman at UFC 109
(AP)
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AP - Randy Couture stopped Mark Coleman with a rear naked choke Saturday night to win a bout between two UFC hall-of-famers in their mid-40s.
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Adamek beats Estrada in heavyweight fight
(AP)
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AP - Tomasz Adamek beat Jason Estrada by unanimous decision in a heavyweight fight in his return to the Prudential Center on Saturday night.
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JR Motorsports mulling Danica decision
(AP)
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AP - Danica Patrick is expected to announce Monday if she will enter the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
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Magic explode in third quarter to beat Celtics
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Reuters - The Orlando Magic dominated the third quarter to clinch a 96-89 comeback victory over their Eastern Conference rivals, the Boston Celtics, on Sunday.
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