London Daily Telegraph: Meek hero anxious to share glory

He handled triumph the way he had defeat, with aplomb and no attempt to make us believe the credit awarded now was any more deserving than the blame given him in the past.

The Most Valuable Player of the Super Bowl. Peyton Manning had shaken the monkey he denied was on his back. Finally, after the four years at the University of Tennessee, the nine seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, Manning had won the big one.

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Oakland Tribune: '96 Masters, when golf broke Norman's heart

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Golf, it's been said, is like a love affair. If you don't take it seriously, it's no fun. If you do take it seriously, it breaks your heart.

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Sunday Herald (Scotland): Art Spander with the Baltimore Ravens in Tampa

They call it America's Great Timeout, a day when the country supposedly forgets its cares and en masse watches a gridiron football game, although the masse may be smaller than ever relatively speaking and a power emergency in California may disrupt portions of the telecast.

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