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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tiki Barber says failures off the field after his retirement from football in 2006 led to a yearlong bout with depression.

The 36-year-old Barber, the New York Giants' career leading rusher, acknowledged in an HBO report to be aired Tuesday that he now needs football more than it needs him.

Barber said football represents a necessary anchor in his life.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A rising star on Canada's junior water polo team has apologized for his role in the Stanley Cup riot.A sobbing Nathan Kotylak told a local TV station that what he did was “dumb” and he's prepared to face the consequences.He surrendered to police after social media sites posted pictures showing a youth stuffing a burning rag into the gas tank of a police car.

ROME — Brazilians Larissa Franca and Juliana Felisberta Da Silva have won their first beach volleyball world title, beating two-time Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the U.S.In the men’s final, Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego beat fellow Brazilians Marcio Araujo and Ricardo Santos 21-16, 21-15.

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