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    • Feb. 7, 2012

    NFL invites six Michigan State players, three Michigan players to Combine

    Running back Edwin Baker, quarterback Kirk Cousins and defensive lineman Jerel Worthy were among the Spartans invited. Wolverine invitees include receiver Junior Hemingway, defensive lineman Mike Martin and offensive lineman David Molk.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
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    Lions’ Ndamukong Suh among most disliked athletes, poll shows

    Suh ranks fourth among the most disliked athletes in the United States, according to Forbes magazine. The publication said the ranking is the result of surveys conducted by Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
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    Champion Giants saluted with victory parade

    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 along the Canyon of Heroes, where the city has honored stars for almost a century.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
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    NFL draft order set: Lions have 23rd pick

    The Lions’ spot is no surprise, but the complete first-round order was not official until the Giants’ win over the Patriots in the Super Bowl. For being the last team standing, the Giants will pick last in the first round.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
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    Monday's NFL roundup: Tom Coughlin says he’ll return next season

    Tom Coughlin is looking forward to the parade and a couple weeks off to reflect on the second Giants championship in five seasons. Then he will begin preparations for defending the title.

    • Feb. 6, 2012
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    Former MSU star Greg Jones pops the question after Giants’ Super Bowl victory

    The scene was similar to the Fiesta Bowl in January 2007, when Boise State star Ian Johnson got engaged. Jones has reportedly known Amanda Piechowski, a former Michigan State basketball player, for three years.

    • Feb. 6, 2012
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    Tom Brady’s wife, Gisele Bundchen, snaps at fans (with video)

    “My husband cannot (bleeping) throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time,” Bundchen snapped, before swigging from a bottled water, following the Patriots' 21-17 loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday.

    • Feb. 6, 2012
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    Ex-Wolverine Mario Manningham’s highlight catch sparks Giants’ victory

    Manningham made a magnificent over-the-shoulder catch and managed to stay inbounds on the opening play of a game-winning, 88-yard touchdown drive that carried New York to another come-from-behind win.

    • Feb. 6, 2012
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    For third straight year, Super Bowl sets U.S. television ratings record

    The Nielsen Co. said an estimated 111.3 million people watched the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots on Sunday night. That narrowly beat the 111 million who watched Green Bay’s win over Pittsburgh last year.

    • Feb. 6, 2012
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    Column: Patriots QB Tom Brady will get another change to add to legacy

    The celebrity quarterback with the celebrity wife sat at a podium afterward. He tried to be philosophical, tried to say all the right things, but there was a certain hollowness to the words and he looked like he would like to be somewhere, anywhere, else.

    • Feb. 6, 2012
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    Notebook: Rough year ends with more heartbreak for Patriots owner

    Kraft’s beloved wife, Myra, died days before the lockout ended last July, and football became an escape for his grief. A Super Bowl trophy would have been the perfect ending to their story, the ultimate joy to balance the ultimate pain.

  1. An NFL ball was Vince Lombardi’s victory trophy

    The Packers won, 35-10, in the inaugural Super Bowl. Lombardi was exuberant as he went up the tunnel from the field to the locker room in the L.A. Coliseum. He continued to play catch with the football.

    • Feb. 5, 2012
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    Eli’s encore! Manning leads Giants past Patriots again

    Eli Manning is the big man in the NFL after one-upping Tom Brady and leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Sunday’s Super Bowl — in older brother Peyton’s house, at that.

    • Feb. 5, 2012
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    Two-time MVP Eli Manning proves he belongs in class of elite QBs

    Manning now is one of only five players in NFL history with multiple Super Bowl MVP awards. He joined Tom Brady, Terry Bradshaw, Bart Starr and Joe Montana (the only player with three).

    • Feb. 4, 2012
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