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NY Times Sports

Jeremy Lin Has Burst From N.B.A. Novelty Act to Knicks Star


Jeremy Lin, an Asian-American Harvard graduate, couldn’t find a role in the league. Then he scored 53 points in two Launch >>

For Ivy League Players, the N.B.A. Is Rarely a Destination


The Knicks guard Jeremy Lin is the first player from an Ivy League university to suit up for an N.B.A. Launch >>

Super Bowl — Giants Take Victory Lap in Lower Manhattan


Two days after their season ended with a tense victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, the Launch >>

Back in New Jersey, a State of Euphoria for the Giants


After the victory celebration at MetLife Stadium, the Giants have some difficult decisions to make in the off-season about players Launch >>

MSNBC Sports

No. 1 Kentucky flies by No. 8 Florida

Kentucky's Marquis Teague gets to the basket. Teague helped the Wildcats beat Florida on Tuesday.Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 13 rebounds and top-ranked Kentucky easily passed its toughest Southeastern Conference test to date with a 78-58 victory over No. 8 Florida on Tuesday night.
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Arc: Kentucky shows it can be 'impossible' to beat

Beyond the Arc: As No. 8 Florida will attest, when No. 1 Wildcats are shooting, swatting and hustling like they did Tuesday, they're awfully good. Launch >>
 

No. 3 Ohio State holds off Purdue

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - With two starters on the bench and the score tied late in Tuesday night's game with Purdue, No. 3 Ohio State needed its most experienced player to take control. Launch >>
 

New York gives Giants parade after Super win

Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy awarded to the National Football League champions, from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade through New York City, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg quipped should now be nicknamed the "Big Blue Apple."
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Ellis scores 48, but Warriors fall to Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant (35) scores in the last 15.7 seconds against the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Oklahoma City Thunder defeated Golden State Warriors 119-116. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)Kevin Durant hit a go-ahead bank shot with 14.2 seconds remaining, and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder overcame career performances by Monta Ellis and David Lee to beat the Golden State Warriors 119-116 on Tuesday night.
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