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Eavesdropping on the Super Bowl Sidelines Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:32:27 GMT The Patriots’ Bill Belichick was wired for sound at the Super Bowl.Several participants were wired for sound at the Super Bowl for “Sound FX,” an NFL Network show, and some of their utterances were priceless.(image)
Super Bowl — Lesser-Known Giants Have Their Moment, Too Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:25 GMT The raucous ticker-tape parade was an opportunity for players like Bear Pascoe to soak in New York City’s adulation.(image)
Back in New Jersey, a State of Euphoria for the Giants Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:54:05 GMT Fans tossed paper out of office windows during the Giants' victory parade up Broadway. After receiving keys to the city during a rally at City Hall, the team headed to New Jersey for a second celebration at MetLife Stadium.After the victory celebration at MetLife Stadium, the Giants have some difficult decisions to make in the off-season about players like Brandon Jacobs and Osi Umenyiora.(image)
Super Bowl — Giants Take Victory Lap in Lower Manhattan Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:25 GMT C. J. Fortunes, 5, from Old Bridge, N.J., joined the crowd on Broadway to celebrate the Giants' Super Bowl title.Two days after their season ended with a tense victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, the Giants took a confetti-filled victory lap in Lower Manhattan.(image)
Giants’ Season Had an Unexpected Ring to It Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:40:10 GMT Tom Coughlin said Eli Manning should be considered one of the best at what he does. He could have been talking about himself.Not only did the Giants win the Super Bowl in a season that was anything but pretty, but they are primed to be competitive for years.(image)
Super Bowl — Coaches Agree; It’s a Tough One Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:00:20 GMT It is second-and-goal from the 6, and there will be 1 minute 4 seconds left to play in the Super Bowl when the ball is snapped. You are coaching the team that is on offense and trailing. What do you do?(image)
More Evidence Big Football Players Face Heart Risks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:16:47 GMT The biggest professional football players in America may be more likely than their fellow players to die of heart disease, even though they appear to generally enjoy a longer-than-average lifespan, according to a U.S. study.(image)
Grizzlies End 3-Game Skid, Beat Timberwolves 85-80 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:18:40 GMT Rudy Gay had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Quincy Pondexter added a career-high 17 points as the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 85-80 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.(image)
Holmes Staying Put With Jets After Clause Kicks In Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:04:46 GMT By remaining on the roster through the second day of the NFL’s waiver period Tuesday, Santonio Holmes will get $15.25 million in guaranteed money over the next two seasons.(image)
Phelps Finds Inspiration Abounds in New York Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:38:18 GMT For Michael Phelps, inspiration comes in all different shapes and sizes.(image)
Column: There's Still a Game in There Somewhere Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:33:26 GMT The strangest coaching decision during Super Bowl week wasn't when Bill Belichick ordered his defense to act like matadors and wave Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw by for a touchdown from 6 yards out with less than a minute left in the game. That's just the one people will remember. The really odd one came four days earlier when the uber-prepared Patriots coach, anticipating a halftime show that would dictate a 30-minute intermission rather than the usual 12, ordered his players to take a break from practicing football and practice sitting in the locker room for a half-hour instead.(image)
The Fifth Down: Victor Cruz Wants Raise; Jerry Reese Speaks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:40 GMT Victor Cruz at the parade honoring the Giants on Tuesday.General Manager Jerry Reese discussed the state of the Giants heading into the off-season, including the need to accommodate some new Super Bowl champions like Victor Cruz.(image)
The Fifth Down: Needing to Blame Someone in Boston Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:07:49 GMT No one is accusing anyone of eating fried chicken in the Patriots' locker room. Otherwise, the witch hunt is on in Boston.(image)
The Fifth Down: Continuity Wins; Steelers Change Script Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:26:54 GMT Jerry Reese at Media Day before the Super Bowl.One of the underlying themes of the Super Bowl was continuity; the Patriots and the Giants are exemplary as stable franchises. So is Pittsburgh, but perhaps that is about to change.(image)
The Fifth Down: Belichick Dared Manningham to Beat Him Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:44:03 GMT Mario Manningham making a catch--yes, that catch-- in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl.Late in the Super Bowl, Bill Belichick told his defenders to focus on Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks. If Mario Manningham or Bear Pascoe beat them, so be it, he said.(image)
On Pro Football: Falling Short Again, Legacy of Belichick and Brady Loses Some Luster Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:20:09 GMT Tom Brady after a sack in the final minutes of the Patriots' loss to the Giants on Sunday, dropping Brady to 3-2 in the Super Bowl.The question of Tom Brady’s and Bill Belichick’s collective legacy gets tricky, even for two men certain to reach the Hall of Fame, after a second straight Super Bowl loss to the Giants.(image)
TV Sports: Super Bowl: NBC’s Collinsworth Anticipated Game’s Critical Moment Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:09:08 GMT Sunday’s game was Cris Collinsworth’s first Super Bowl at NBC, and he and his venerable partner Al Michaels lived up to the game’s hype.(image)
SPORTS: Painting the Town Blue Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:37:31 GMT The Giants and their fans filled New York's Canyon of Heroes for the second time in four years.(image)
Super Bowl XLVI Line by Line Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:04:07 GMT Bob Eckstein hasn’t missed a Giants play from scrimmage since he was 6. The cartoonist took on the assignment of reporting live on his Super Bowl XLVI experience.(image)
SPORTS: Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:00:50 GMT Eli Manning discusses some of the plays that led to his Super Bowl M.V.P. award and Coach Tom Coughlin talks about his quarterback.(image)
Williams Says He’s Retiring From N.F.L. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:04:49 GMT Ricky Williams, 34, told the Baltimore Ravens that he would not be back for the second year of a contract he signed in August.(image)
Giants TE Ballard Has Left ACL Tear Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:18:39 GMT New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard tore his left anterior cruciate ligament during the second half of Super Bowl, the team announced on Tuesday.(image)
Giants' Super Bowl Victory a Boon for Vegas Profit Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:22:52 GMT Super Bowl gambling in Nevada rose to its highest level in six years and the state's sports books cashed in when the New York Giants edged the favored New England Patriots in Sunday's National Football League (NFL) title game.(image)
New Chiefs Coach Promises to 'Attack' on Offense Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:39:33 GMT Kansas City's fifth offensive coordinator in four years is hoping to lend some much-needed permanence to his new team.(image) |
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