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Pats, Giants set for Super Bowl rematch (AP)
MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning -- Eli, and Peyton, too. This Super Bowl certainly has all the makings of another thriller, the perfect finish to a season that began in turmoil and wound up the most successful in league history.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:31:30 PST
| Denmon's late 3s rally Mizzou by Kansas (AP)
After a bunch of off-target games, Marcus Denmon couldn't miss. Especially at the finish. The senior guard hit three 3-pointers in the final 2:05, the last for the go-ahead points, and No. 4 Missouri scored the game's final 11 points to rally past No. 8 Kansas 74-71 in Game 1 of what could be the schools' final border showdown Saturday night.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:57:43 PST
| Parker's 42 power Spurs over Thunder (AP)
Tony Parker wasn't playing for an All-Star invitation. He made a strong case just the same. Putting together his most dazzling game in three years -- and doing it against the NBA's hottest team, no less -- Parker scored 42 points and became the all-time franchise assists leader for the San Antonio Spurs in a 107-96 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:27:43 PST
| Rodgers wins NFL MVP award in landslide (AP)
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. Rodgers earned 48 votes to two for New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL. The Packers star is the first Green Bay player honored since Brett Favre concluded a run of three straight seasons as MVP in 1997.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:22:46 PST
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Central bank liquidity tap to stay open
(Reuters)
Reuters - rallies that caught many in the market by surprise - investors will be paying keen attention to the world's central banks in the coming week for signs of continued easy money.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:07:22 GMT
| Euro zone insists no Greek rescue without reforms
(Reuters)
Reuters - Euro zone finance ministers told Greece it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately held debt until it guaranteed to implement reforms to secure a second financing package from the euro zone and the IMF.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:15:41 GMT
| Greece on "knife edge" in last hours to agree bailout
(Reuters)
Reuters - Greece's prime minister scrambled on Sunday to convince lenders and politicians to sign off on a 130 billion euro ($171 billion) rescue, after his finance minister said just hours remain before the euro zone abandons the country to its fate.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:59:09 GMT
| Wen says China has stake in helping Europe
(Reuters)
Reuters - China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as a market and hinting at more possible support for beleaguered exporters.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:01:59 GMT
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