Tom Coughlin has 2 Super Bowls, and job for life

TOM CANAVAN - AP SPORTS WRITER

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No more hot seat for Tom Coughlin. No more second-guessing.The 65-year-old Coughlin made NFL history on Sunday, becoming the oldest coach to win a Super Bowl by guiding the Giants to a 21-17 victory over New England for his ... Full story

Tuck’s pressure keeps Brady in check

MICHAEL MAROT - AP SPORTS WRITER

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Tuck called together his pals from the New York Giants' defensive line, gathering them in the end zone before the game for an impromptu pep talk and urging them to create some havoc for Tom Brady.On the first play for... Full story

NBC broadcasts Super Bowl with pomp and promotion

JAKE COYLE - AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

NEW YORK (AP) — Clint Eastwood's patriotic pep talk about “halftime in America” might just as well have applied to NBC.The languishing, fourth-place network, owned by Comcast Corp., needed more than a touchdown from Sunday's Super B... Full story

Archie Manning: Special to see son Eli win in Indy

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Archie Manning got to see one of his sons win a Super Bowl and MVP in a city special to his family.It wasn't Peyton, who hoped to lead the Colts to a Super Bowl title in their own stadium but wound up missing the season whil... Full story

Jim Litke: The ’new’ Belichick lasts less than a week

JIM LITKE - AP SPORTS COLUMNIST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Turns out the “new” Bill Belichick looks and sounds an awful lot like the “old” one.Especially when he gets beat.During the week leading up to the Super Bowl, there was plenty of buzz about how the do... Full story

M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show

DAVID BAUDER - AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

The NFL and a major television network are apologizing for another Super Bowl halftime show.There was no wardrobe malfunction, nothing like that glimpse of Janet Jackson's nipple eight years ago that caused an uproar and a government scrutiny. Instea... Full story

NYC fans cheer, dance as Giants defeat Patriots

KAREN MATTHEWS - ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK (AP) — The repeat performance was just as good as the first for New York Giants fans as they watched their team again beat the New England Patriots 21-17 Sunday in the Super Bowl.In Times Square, fans spilled out of the numerous sports... Full story

Patriots’ loss is Super disappointment for fans

JIM MORRISON - FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON (AP) — Hundreds of officers who lined the streets of Boston had little to do as fans quietly mourned their team's Super Bowl loss Sunday night, but 14 people were arrested across the state at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst when ... Full story

Tim Dahlberg: Brady will get another chance at legacy

TIM DAHLBERG - AP SPORTS COLUMNIST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tom Brady was one of the last ones out of the shower, perhaps hoping some extra hot water would help take the sting out of a crushing Super Bowl loss. In a nearly deserted New England Patriots locker room, he sat wearily pul... Full story

Patriots can’t win biggest game for Kraft

NANCY ARMOUR - AP NATIONAL WRITER

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Robert Kraft stared at the scoreboard, to see if time really had run out.It had.In a game that meant so much, his New England Patriots had come up a fingertip or two short.“It's for Miss Myra,” receiver Deion Branch said aft... Full story

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