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• Nowitzki doesn't think he should be All-Star
  Dirk Nowitzki doesn't believe he should be selected as an All-Star for the 11th consecutive season when reserves are announced Thursday.
  
  
• Manning wins second Super Bowl MVP award
  Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton's little brother now.
  
  
• Giants' Coughlin not ready to quit coaching
  Tom Coughlin said he definitely wants to return to coach the Giants next season and perhaps beyond.
  
  
• Orioles trade Guthrie to Rockies for 2 pitchers
  The Orioles traded right-handed starter Jeremy Guthrie to the Colorado Rockies for right-handers Matt Lindstrom and Jason Hammel.
  
  
• Draft prospect Kirkpatrick has charge dropped
  Former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick will not be prosecuted on a marijuana possession charge, a spokesperson for the state attorney's office for Bradenton, Fla., told ESPN's Joe Schad. No reason was given.
  
  
• Lakers' Brown suspended for bumping ref
  Lakers coach Mike Brown was suspended one game and fined on Monday.
  
  
• Timberwolves' Love banned 2 games for stomp
  Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love has been suspended two games for stomping on Rockets forward Luis Scola's face in their game on Saturday.
  
  
• Kentucky maintains firm hold on No. 1 ranking
  Kentucky kept an iron grip Monday on the top spot in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll, receiving all 31 votes for the third straight week.
  
  
• Contador stripped of 2010 Tour de France title
  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.
  
  
• Brother of Knicks' Stoudemire dies in car crash
  The brother of New York Knicks star Amare Stoudemire died in a car accident early Monday morning in Florida, a team spokesman confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com.