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Brees, Payton bask in glory of title

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Wearing Mardi Gras beads and clearly exhausted from a late night of post-Super Bowl celebrations, Sean Payton leaned on a podium, clutching the Vince Lombardi trophy in his right hand.

"You can't get enough of this," the Saints' head coach said at a news conference at the Fort Lauderdale convention center Monday morning. "This thing lay in my bed next to me last night, rolled over it a couple times. I probably drooled on it. But man, there's nothing like it."

Certainly, the New Orleans Saints never experienced anything like it.

Patrick to make NASCAR debut at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. The IndyCar star will drive the No. 7 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in Saturday's second-tier Nationwide Series race. (MORE)

No. 4 'Nova wins at No. 5 West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Scottie Reynolds didn't have any memorable games against West Virginia - until he got hot against the Mountaineers in the second half Monday night. The senior guard scored 19 of his 21 points in the final 13 minutes and No. 4 Villanova held off No. 5 West Virginia 82-75. (MORE)

Kansas cruises past slumping Texas 80-68
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Kansas gave Texas a lesson in not only what it takes to get to No. 1, but how to stay there. It started with a big early run and a rally-killing finish as the top-ranked Jayhawks beat No. 14 Texas 80-68 on Monday night, easily handling a team that a few weeks ago was supposed to challenge them for the Big 12 title. (MORE)

Carter's 48 help Magic rally by Hornets
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The high-flying layups. The fall-away jumpers. The step-back 3-pointers. Vinsanity was back. (MORE)

Injured Kobe unsure about All-Star game
LOS ANGELES (AP) Kobe Bryant isn't sure if he'll play in this weekend's NBA All-Star game in Dallas because of his sore left ankle. Bryant missed his second consecutive game Monday night against San Antonio, which lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 101-89. (MORE)

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Browns release troubled WR Stallworth
CLEVELAND (AP) Donte' Stallworth will get the chance to resurrect his NFL career, but it won't happen in Cleveland. The Browns released the troubled wide receiver on Monday, wasting little time after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that Stallworth would be reinstated following the Super Bowl. (MORE)

Gainey steps aside as Canadiens GM
MONTREAL (AP) From his time as captain to his tenure as general manager, Bob Gainey has spent a lifetime providing leadership for the Montreal Canadiens. Now, he's handing the reins to a trusted colleague. (MORE)

US Olympians begin arriving in Vancouver
RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) Noelle Pikus-Pace gasped as she glanced around the hotel ballroom to see the mountains of boxes piled around and overflowing with red-white-and-blue U.S. Olympic gear. "This is amazing," the skeleton racer said Monday, when she joined dozens of teammates in suburban Vancouver for team processing by the U.S. Olympic Committee. (MORE)

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