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• NBA suspends Love, Brown
  
  

  The NBA on Monday suspended Minnesota forward Kevin Love and Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown for separate incidents.

  
  
  
• Kobasew fined for tripping Canucks' Hamhuis
  
  

  Colorado Avalanche forward Chuck Kobasew has been fined $2,500 US for his trip on Vancouver Canucks defenceman Dan Hamhuis in Saturday's game.

  
  
  
• Orioles deal Guthrie to Rockies for starter, reliever
  
  

  The Colorado Rockies have agreed to trade pitchers Matt Lindstrom and Jason Hammel to the Baltimore Orioles for right-hander Jeremy Guthrie. Guthrie, who turns 33 in April, agreed to a one-year, $8.2 million US contract with the Rockies, avoiding an arbitration hearing.

  
  
  
• Defender Jeanty back with Eskimos
  
  

  Defensive lineman Rashad Jeanty is returning to the Edmonton Eskimos after an NFL stint and comeback from a serious injury.

  
  
  
• Manning named Super Bowl MVP for 2nd time
  
  

  Eli Manning won his second Super Bowl MVP award Sunday night for leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 comeback victory over the New England Patriots.

  
  
  
• Leafs' Reimer gets first look at Gagner, Oilers
  
  

  Sam Gagner, with 12 points in the past three games, and the Edmonton Oilers will try to end Toronto Maple Leafs netminder's James Reimer's bid for a third straight shutout on Monday.

  
  
  
• NFL Roundtable: Super Bowl XLVI recap
  
  

  In their review of the Giants' 21-17 victory over the Patriots, the guys cover late-game tactics, Eli's status among the NFL's best quarterbacks, and how New England's loss should (or should not) change Brady and Belichick's place in history.

  
  
  
• AC Milan's Ibrahimovic slapped with 3-match ban
  
  

  AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been suspended for three Serie A games for hitting an opponent, ruling him out of a key game against Italian league leader Juventus.

  
  
  
• NHL 3 Stars: Gagner, Kovalchuk, Reimer
  
  

  Edmonton Oilers forward Sam Gagner was unsurprisingly selected Monday as the NHL's first star for the week ending Feb. 5.

  
  
  
• Cyclist Contador banned 2 years for doping
  
  

  The Court of Arbitration for Sport, the highest ruling body in sport, banned cyclist Alberto Contador for two years for doping and stripped him of the 2010 Tour de France crown.

  
  
  
• Flames determined to end 8-year Anaheim drought
  
  

  The Calgary Flames take a two-game road winning streak into Anaheim, where they will try to beat the hometown Ducks in regular-season play for the first time since Jan. 19, 2004.

  
  
  
• Raptors shoot for upper hand on Wizards
  
  

  Toronto will try to prolong the Wizards' losing streak to five games Monday night in Washington, where the Raptors have failed to win in each of their last three visits.

  
  
  
• Giants win Super Bowl XLVI
  
  

  Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute touchdown to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York's fourth Super Bowl title.

  
  
  
• B.C. Lions sign Jackson to extension
  
  

  Wide receiver Paris Jackson signed a contract extension with the B.C. Lions on Sunday.

  
  
  
• Bruins, Thomas return to Washington victorious
  
  

  Tim Thomas' return to the U.S. capital was less political and more successful, with the goaltender making 35 saves Sunday in the Boston Bruins' 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals.