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NEW YORK—Thousands of fans roared as N.Y. Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team’s Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float today as the victory parade made its way down the “Canyon of Heroes,” where the city has honoured stars for almost a century.

TORONTO—The Toronto Maple Leafs are scaling heights not seen in these parts since the lockout.
But they’re not taking any time to look around and enjoy the view.
Mikhail Grabovski set up two important early goals to pull the Maple Leafs out of a hole last night and they went on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3.

WASHINGTON—The Washington Wizards rarely win, and when they do, it’s a big deal—even if they blow an 18-point lead in the process.
For the first three quarters, the Wizards dominated the Toronto Raptors, and in the fourth they nearly lost the game.
But in overtime, Washington held Toronto without a field goal and won 111-108 last night.

INDIANAPOLIS—Elite and Eli. One and the same.
And now there are two Super Bowl crowns and two MVP trophies to prove it.
Eli Manning is the big man in the NFL after one-upping Tom Brady and leading the N.Y. Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in yesterday’s Super Bowl—in older brother Peyton’s house, at that.

MIAMI—LeBron James took a hard foul and clearly was not happy.
So the next time he saw the ball, he made sure no Toronto player could reach him.
James’ steal and dunk with just over two minutes left gave Miami some breathing room, and the Heat held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 95-89 yesterday.

MONTREAL—On the one-year anniversary of his last NHL goal, Scott Gomez had plenty of people rooting for him to finally break the ice.
And for several moments yesterday, there was thought he might have in the Montreal Canadiens’ 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets.

MADRID, Spain — Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport’s highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended the three-time Tour champion after rejecting his claim that his positive test for clenbuterol was caused by eating contaminated meat.

NEW YORK—Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony are both all-star starters.
Only Rose is the reigning MVP, and he was the one who owned Madison Square Garden last night.
Rose had 32 points, 13 assists, and a basket seemingly every time the Knicks were poised to rally in the Bulls’ 105-102 victory.

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INDIANAPOLIS—Rob Gron-kowski practised with the New England Patriots for the first time yesterday.
Now coach Bill Belichick is waiting to see how the All-Pro tight end’s injured ankle responds.
“He did some things. He didn’t do everything,” Belichick noted.
“We’ll see how he is [Friday]. I think that will be the big key.”

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Kyle Stanley and Phil Mickelson looked forward to fresh starts today in the first round of the Phoenix Open.
Defending champion Mark Wilson, meanwhile, savored some pleasant memories in his return to the Valley of the Sun.