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  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Playing Dirty: Was the Saints' Bounty Scheme Just Football as Usual?

    For sheer elegance, you can't beat the Irish when it comes to writing about American sports. Here's Cormac Eklof of IrishCentral.com on the NFL's bounty scandal: "Goodness me, the New Orleans Saints have landed themselves in quite the juicy pickle. The NFL is basically, at this moment, winding up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    See Alex Run, See Vernon Catch: Giants vs. the '49ers

    ​Desperate times call for desperate measures. The San Francisco '49ers don't have any flashy wideouts or MVP candidate passers to throw against the New York Giants this Sunday. Instead, in key situations they rely on what some would call trick plays but which are just bread and butter to San F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2012

    Beyoncé Gives Birth; Wild Card Blowouts; Second New Hampshire GOP Debate

    Last night, Beyoncé Knowles gave birth to her and Jay-Z's child, Ivy Blue Carter. The Daily News reports the baby girl was born in Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side in a private wing and that "hospital workers placed tape over security cameras and are forcing employees to turn in cell phon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Tom Coughlin and the Giants: Doomed to Repeat History?

    "It's not going to be the history, believe me. I know that this is something fanatically involved with all of you but each team is a new team and each team is a new year." So Tom Coughlin told meddlesome sportswriters at a press conference yesterday. Coughlin left out one thing: Every year in the la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Tom Couglin on the Giants' Loss to the Eagles: "Why?"

    According to ESPN last night, Tom Coughlin's first word to his team after the Giants' baffling and humiliating 17-10 loss to the Eagles on Sunday Night Football was, "Why?" I translate that as "Man, you'd think somebody could do something about this, don't you?" The reasons why can be seen in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Giants Fans Are Getting That Sinking Feeling

    ​If you're a Giants fan and all you care about is going to the Super Bowl -- and what else would you care about? -- yesterday began the most important four-week stretch of the year. And it hasn't started well with Sunday's 27-20 loss to San Francisco. Why was this stretch so important? Very ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Super and Not-So-Super Bowls: Allen Barra Ranks all 44 Previous Big Games from Worst to First

    ​While we wait for this Sunday's showdown between the Steelers and the Packers, we're feeling nostalgic for the big games of our past. We've been spoiled lately with some pretty exciting Super Bowls. But we remember a time not so long ago when the ultimate championship tended to be something ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2010

    Other Will Smith Arrested For Domestic Abuse, Actor/Musician/American Icon Must Be Pissed

    This is Will Smith​New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith was arrested early on Saturday morning and charged with domestic abuse battery after allegedly grabbing his wife by the hair and dragging her away from a nightclub. An estimated 1,000 people, centered mostly in Hollywood but also a ... More >>

  • Music

    October 20, 2010

    Kermit Ruffins Couldn't Be Happier

    Why the New Orleans icon is in no hurry to come to a city near you

  • Music

    March 30, 2010

    How Treme Can Get It Right

    David Simon's new HBO series uses fiction to honor New Orleans' surreal, heart-breaking fact

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    With Their Own Cupcakes, Cookbooks & Culinary Magazines, Men Become a Target for Tupperware

    Tupperware and testosterone, together at last.​Yet another sign that guys are the new pet demographic for marketers peddling food-related goods and services: Tupperware will throw a publicity event tomorrow dubbed Kitchen Aphrodisiac with New Orleans Saints player Reggie Bush and hunky actor P ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    February 2, 2010

    BOWLED OVER

    The best bars for the big day

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Prince Lays a Football-Sized Egg: His Viking Anthem 'Purple and Gold'

    Prince was so excited about his Minnesota Vikings' victory last weekend in the NFL playoffs that he dashed off a football fight song, "Purple and Gold." It sounds as if it were dashed off by a fan. Purple Rain it ain't. Actually, it sounds like Christian rock, though MTV's Kyle Anderson, who mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Jockbeat: Is Drew Brees Having the Best QB Year Ever?

    ​With five games to go in the season, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has already locked the league's MVP award. But how good is he doing compared to other great passers over the last 20 years? Well, two seasons ago the New England Patriots had the most prolific offense in NFL histo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Jockbeat: Giants or Jets? Whose Loss Sucked More?

    ​Who had the worst day on Sunday? The Giants or the Jets? Let's review: -- The Giants played perhaps the best team in the conference, the surprising New Orleans Saints, gave up 48 points and lost by three touchdowns on the Saints' home field. -- The Jets, playing at home against a terrible ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    Jockbeat: Are the Giants the NFC's Best?

    ​How good are the 2009 Giants? Are they the best team in their conference? Let's answer the second question first. Pending the outcome of tonight's game between the Green Bay Packers and the 3-0 Minnesota Vikings, the Giants and the New Orleans Saints are the only 4-0 teams in the conference. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Plaxico Burress Gets a Break

    Plaxico Burress, the Giants wide receiver who shot himself in the leg in November and whom Mayor Bloomberg wants sent to prison for gun possession, got his case delayed till June in Manhattan Criminal Court this morning. Though celebrities tend to walk in cases like this, the smart money is betting ... More >>

  • News

    January 2, 2007

    A Crashing Bore

    What's so fun about 22 guys in spandex slamming into one another? Along for the ride with Jets and Giants fans

  • News

    October 17, 2006

    Stealing the Show

    New Orleans musicians blew into Houston on Katrina's winds and everything was magic for a while

  • News

    January 7, 2003

    One Up, One Down

    Both the Jets and Giants Turn Out to Be Giant Killers

  • News

    January 8, 2002

    The Year of the Replay

    One Punch After Another . . . and Another . . . and Another . . .

  • News

    December 25, 2001

    Sports

    One Punch After Another . . . and Another . . . and Another . . .

  • News

    December 4, 2001

    Offensive Schemes

    One Punch After Another . . . and Another . . . and Another . . .

  • News

    January 2, 2001

    2000 Village Voice Sportswriters' Poll Results

    One Punch After Another . . . and Another . . . and Another . . .

  • News

    November 28, 2000

    Avoiding the Rush

    Can the Giants’ Kerry Collins Continue to Sidestep the Big Apple Media Blitz?

  • News

    September 5, 2000

    Football: Change Your Look, Change Your Luck

    Can the Giants’ Kerry Collins Continue to Sidestep the Big Apple Media Blitz?

  • News

    November 16, 1999

    Sports

    Can the Giants’ Kerry Collins Continue to Sidestep the Big Apple Media Blitz?

  • News

    November 2, 1999

    Conrad Dobler, NFL, 1972–1981

    Can the Giants’ Kerry Collins Continue to Sidestep the Big Apple Media Blitz?

  • News

    September 29, 1998

    Dousing Sparks

    Can the Giants’ Kerry Collins Continue to Sidestep the Big Apple Media Blitz?

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