Tuesday February 7, 2012 LAUREN READ Manchester Journal MANCHESTER -- The game between the Burr and Burton Academy girls basketball team and Fair Haven on Tuesday night started slow but certainly had an exciting finish as the Slaters hung on in the final minute to defeat BBA, 39-36, at E.H.   Full Story

Tuesday February 7, 2012 VERENA DOBNIK Associated Press NEW YORK -- Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team’s Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade through New York City, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg quipped should now be nicknamed the "Big Blue Apple.   Full Story

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Tuesday February 7, 2012 LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP HOOSICK, N.Y. -- The Hoosick Falls Central School boys basketball team had three players in double figures as it clinched a second Wasaren League crown in three years with a 50-34 win over Granville on Tuesday night. "Everyone contributed and it was a good workman-like performance," said Hoosick Falls coach Mike Lilac.   Full Story

Tuesday February 7, 2012 DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Tiger Woods has a solution to long putters -- make them no longer than the shortest club in the bag. Woods said Tuesday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am he has "never been a fan" of long putters that players either anchor into their belly or the broom-style putters that are pressed against the chest.   Full Story