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Super Bowl XLVI Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS - Eli Manning jerseys are all over the place at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Coach, QB give Pats shot at title
INDIANAPOLIS - Rarely is Bill Belichick outcoached. Tom Brady almost never gets outplayed.
Giants defense key to beating Pats
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - In this new NFL age of throw first and throw again, it's easy to forget to first rule of football: Defense wins championships.
Former Chiefs six-time Pro Bowl selection seeks elusive crown
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Leaving the Kansas City Chiefs is the best thing to happen to Brian Waters in his 12 years in the NFL.
Brady, Manning go head-to-head
INDIANAPOLIS - He was always being compared to someone. That's what happens when you're the youngest son of a great quarterback and the baby brother of an even better one. It wasn't until he compared himself to Tom Brady, though, that people began taking Eli Manning seriously.
Wildcats whip Texas A&M
MANHATTAN (AP) - The way Will Spradling had been shooting lately, the Kansas State guard had little reason walking into Bramlage Coliseum to think he was going to have a big game.
Denman leads No. 4 Tigers past No. 8 Jayhawks 74-71
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Marcus Denmon hit three 3-pointers in the final 2:05, the last for the go-ahead points, as No. 4 Missouri fought off No. 8 Kansas 74-71 in Game 1 of what could be the schools' final border showdown on Saturday night.
SUPER BOWL XLVI NOTEBOOK
INDIANAPOLIS - Sorry, Buffalo.
Big 12 showdown Saturday pits KU against Mizzou
LAWRENCE - Tyshawn Taylor hardly hesitated when the topic was broached.
Ailing Gronkowski returns to Patriots practice
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Rob Gronkowski practiced with the New England Patriots for the Super Bowl for the first time Thursday. Now coach Bill Belichick is waiting to see how the All-Pro tight end's injured ankle responds.
AP Top 25 capsules
NO. 7 DUKE 75, VIRGINIA TECH 60
No. 6 Baylor edges Aggies
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Pierre Jackson hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining to put No. 6 Baylor on top and added two free throws to give the Bears a 63-60 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday night.
No. 8 Jayhawks rout Oklahoma
LAWRENCE (AP) - Bill Self refused to let his team look past Oklahoma to a high-profile showdown with border rival Missouri, even though his own mind might have slipped that way a time or two.
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Wade resigns with Heat
Dwyane Wade is staying with the Miami Heat, and his latest deal is designed to give both the player and the only franchise he's ever known some flexibility in the coming years.
