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Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title (AP)

Monday, February 6, 2012 11:39:11 AM CST

FILE - in this July 25, 2010 file photo, three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain holds aloft the Spanish national flag during a victory lap after winning the Tour de France cycling race in Paris. he court of a Arbitration for Sport delivered the verdict Monday, 17 months after Contador returned a positive drug test in winning the 2010 Tour de France race. Contador has always claimed the positive result was from contaminated beef he eat during the race. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)AP - Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sports' highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.


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Coughlin plans to be back with Giants in 2012 (AP)

Monday, February 6, 2012 9:41:41 AM CST

New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin hold up the Vince Lombardi Trophy during a news conference after NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Indianapolis. The Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - Tom Coughlin says he has every intention of returning to coach the Giants next season.


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Giants top Pats for 2nd Super Bowl in 4 years (AP)

Monday, February 6, 2012 2:46:36 AM CST

New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, right, hands the Vince Lombardi Trophy to quarterback Eli Manning after their 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish.


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Overnight rating for Super Bowl just shy of mark (AP)

Monday, February 6, 2012 10:22:11 AM CST

AP - The overnight rating for the New York Giants' Super Bowl win over New England was less than 1 percent shy of the record tied last year.

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Kentucky starts 3rd straight week at No. 1 (AP)

Monday, February 6, 2012 11:34:43 AM CST

AP - Kentucky is on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a third straight week.

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Kyle Stanley rallies to win Phoenix Open (AP)

Monday, February 6, 2012 2:36:27 AM CST

Kyle Stanley, facing, hugs his caddie Brett Waldman after putting out on the 18th hole during the final round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Stanley came from behind to win the tournament, scoring a final round 65, for a tournament total of 15-under par.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - For the second straight week, a PGA Tour event ended with Kyle Stanley in tears. This time, they were tears of joy.


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NJ governor to attend rally for Super Bowl champs (AP)

Monday, February 6, 2012 11:59:19 AM CST

AP - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will be on hand at the Meadowlands for a rally to celebrate the team's victory in the Super Bowl.

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Orioles ship Guthrie to the Rockies (Reuters)

Monday, February 6, 2012 11:28:14 AM CST

Reuters - The Baltimore Orioles traded veteran right-handed starter Jeremy Guthrie to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for pitchers Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom, the teams said Monday.

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Apologies from NFL, NBC after M.I.A. flips bird (AP)

Monday, February 6, 2012 9:53:40 AM CST

Nicki Minaj, left, and M.I.A. perform during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - British hip-hop artist M.I.A.'s obscene gesture in the Super Bowl halftime show is prompting apologies from NBC and the NFL. But it isn't immediately registering as a moment that viewers latched on to.


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Pats fans disappointed by loss reminiscent of 2008 (AP)

Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:05:48 PM CST

Kerry Harrington, center, and Sara Laporte, right, both of Boston, react while watching, at a bar in Boston, the broadcast of the NFL football Super Bowl between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)AP - 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.


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Contador doping verdict another blow for cycling (AP)

Monday, February 6, 2012 12:00:38 PM CST

FILE - in this July 25, 2010 file photo, three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain holds aloft the Spanish national flag during a victory lap after winning the Tour de France cycling race in Paris. he court of a Arbitration for Sport delivered the verdict Monday, 17 months after Contador returned a positive drug test in winning the 2010 Tour de France race. Contador has always claimed the positive result was from contaminated beef he eat during the race. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)AP - Eddy Merckx wonders if someone is trying to "kill cycling."


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Price, Canadiens shut out Jets 3-0 (AP)

Sunday, February 5, 2012 3:45:35 PM CST

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price deflects a Winnipeg Jets shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Montreal. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)AP - Carey Price made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, Tomas Plekanec had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens ended a three-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.


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Paul Lawrie wins Qatar Masters (AP)

Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:40:33 AM CST

Paul Lawrie of Scotland during the final round of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters at the Doha Golf Club on Sunday Feb 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)AP - Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie chipped in for an eagle and a birdie on his way to winning the wind-shortened Qatar Open on Sunday, shooting a 7-under 65 to hold off Jason Day and Peter Hanson.


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MMA's 'Iron Mike' gets prison in Vegas sex case (AP)

Thursday, January 19, 2012 1:59:36 PM CST

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.


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Chavez Jr. retain belt against Rubio (AP)

Sunday, February 5, 2012 12:01:36 AM CST

AP - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. retained the WBC middleweight title Saturday night, earning a unanimous decision over fellow Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio.

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Foyt released from Houston hospital (AP)

Saturday, February 4, 2012 8:50:31 PM CST

AP - A.J. Foyt has been released from a hospital in Houston, where he was being treated for complications from knee surgery.

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London 2012 volunteers gather for training (AP)

Saturday, February 4, 2012 7:03:37 AM CST

AP - Thousands of London 2012 volunteers are gathering at Wembley Arena for their first orientation and training event for the Olympics.



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