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Giants RB Jacobs fine after injuring leg

New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs says his right leg feels "really good" and he should play against Denver on Thursday. Complete Story...

Rosenthal: Steelers’ struggles could sink their playoff hopes

The defending champion Steelers are on the ropes. After , they will likely have to defend their title as a wild-card team. And there is a lot of work left to get that far.

Tynes' 36-yard FG leads Giants over Falcons in OT

Eli Manning and the New York Giants' offense bailed out their top-ranked defense.

Giants LB Pierce out indefinitely with neck injury

New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce is out indefinitely after an MRI exam on Friday surprisingly revealed a bulging disk in his neck.

Celizic: NFC East not living up to its reputation

What in the name of power rankings has happened to the NFC East? The division that some thought would send three teams to the playoffs doesn’t look as if it deserves to send even one.

Rivers TD to Vincent Jackson stuns Giants, 21-20

Philip Rivers showed the New York Giants exactly what they traded away in 2004, and this one really hurt the team that wanted Eli Manning so much.

Report: Lincecum has agreement on pot charge

San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge, The Columbian reported Friday.

Rosenthal: Vikings’ victory about much more than Favre

There will be countless flowery stories written Sunday about Brett Favre’s revenge, Lambeau’s wasted jeers, Aaron Rodgers’ torment, and Packers G.M. Ted Thompson spending Sunday in his own private ninth circle of hell.

McNabb throws 3 TDs in Eagles' 40-17 win

Score the first round of the New York-Philly twinbill in favor of the Eagles by brutal knockout.

Cardinals' defense beats back Giants, 24-17

The Arizona Cardinals conquered their House of Horrors, thanks to an opportunistic defense and big plays by their veterans.

PepsiCo is cornerstone partner for new stadium

PepsiCo signed an agreement to become the fourth cornerstone partner for the new stadium for the Jets and Giants.

AP source: Bon Jovi to open Giants-Jets stadium

Bon Jovi will play the kickoff concert next spring at the new $1.6 billion stadium that will serve as the home for the Giants and Jets.

Curran: Pats give Titans beatdown for the ages

It was 35 minutes into their game against the Titans, the Patriots had scored 52 points and Tom Brady had thrown six touchdown passes. The Patriots scored on eight consecutive possessions after missing a field goal on their opening drive.

Giants RT McKenzie hurt

Giants right tackle Kareem McKenzie strained his groin and was taken off of the field on a cart late in the first half of New York's game at New Orleans on Sunday.

Curran: NFL teams better off without me-first players

Whatever revenge Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey believes he can exact against the Giants this weekend will be hollow as a drum.

Brees torches Giants as Saints win 48-27

Who dat knew them Saints were this good?

Manning practices on limited basis on Wednesday

Eli Manning is only taking the snaps his coaches think are most important to get him ready for the New York Giants' showdown with the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

Sabean, Bochy receive extensions from Giants

Giants general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy have been planning for the 2010 season for a while now, even with their own contract situations unresolved.

Manning shines as Giants beat Raiders 44-7

Eli Manning and his hurting heel, even for less than a half, were more than enough for the New York Giants against the hapless Oakland Raiders.

Eli Manning active for game with Raiders

After a week of worry, quarterback Eli Manning started for the New York Giants against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.

Giants LBs Boley and Kehl undergo surgery

The New York Giants are dealing with the loss of linebackers Michael Boley and Bryan Kehl, who both had surgery and will sit out this weekend against Oakland.

Giants skipper Bochy, GM Sabean look toward 2010

Now this could have been considered just a tad bit awkward: Giants general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy publicly discussing the 2009 season and looking ahead to next year before they even have new contracts.

Manning leads Giants to 28-0 lead in quarter-plus

After a week of worry about his right heel, Eli Manning threw two scoring passes and led the Giants on touchdown drives on their first four series Sunday. Then he left New York's game against Oakland late in the first half.

Manning's 3 TD passes lead Giants past KC 27-16

The greatest offensive line in the world couldn't have protected Eli Manning from this injury.

Big Unit makes possible final appearance

Randy Johnson made what could be the last appearance of his brilliant, 22-year big league career, pitching one adventuresome inning of relief in the San Francisco Giants' 4-3, 10-inning win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.

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Midterm Report On Giants, Jets, Patriots -- Courant.com
Source: The Hartford Courant

Short, to the point evaluation of where they've been, and where they may be going. The Giants' next game is their season - lose to the Falcons on November 22nd and the wild card is all but done barring an unlikely crash by the Falcons, who have a soft schedule down the stretch.

Eli Manning, New York Giants embarrassed in blowout loss to Philadelphia Eagles
Source: NY Daily News

Here's the thing Tom Coughlin: You have a rookie DC who is struggling to understand how to do what Spags did, hampered with the season loss of Kenny Phillips and Jay Alford (who had taken his game to the next level early this season), persistent Out injuries to Aaron Ross, Chris …

MLB has already put the Yankees in the World Series

Has MLB never seen the "Dewey beats Truman" picture? Clearly they haven't because there is just no justification for this ridiculous act. I was reading the Los Angeles Times and look what I found.

New York Giants defense sees redemption in the Cards Sunday night against Kurt Warner
Source: NY Daily News

What were they waiting for? The defense was being exploited from the beginning, but they didn't make any visible adjustments. Spags wouldn't have let that continue. They admittedly watched game tape and discovered a defense they didn't recognize.

What will you be watching Sunday Night?

Fans in the New York market will be torn Sunday Night. Because of the rain in New York Saturday night Game 6 of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles of Anaheim has been postponed to Sunday night.

Giants' Pierce: Sorry Raiders 'need some guidance'
Source: Fox Sports

Oakland has been called an NFL laughingstock by both the media and Raider haters. Now the criticism is coming from players around the league.

For first time, Oprah's pick is a story collection
Source: msnbc.com

The latest pick from Oprah Winfrey is Uwem Akpan's debut short story collection, "Say You're One Of Them." The talk show host said she never before chose a collection of stories, but called Akapan's book "incredible."

Burress talks about night of shooting
Source: ESPN.com

Plaxico Burress said security at a New York nightclub knew he had a gun on the night he accidentally shot himself while walking up a flight of stairs in November 2008.

Ex-Giant Burress pleads guilty to lesser charge in weapons case, agrees to 2-year jail term
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Giant Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge and agreed to a two-year prison term for accidentally shooting himself at a Manhattan nightclub.

Giants Defensive Line Shaping Up As Dominant Unit
Source: Fanhouse

They're calling it the Iowa formation... for the 515 area code. Five on the line, one LB, and five of the secondary. Creative formations are not only possible, they're a down right necessity with the incredible depth of talent on this defensive line.

Three Giants open camp on PUP
Source: NY Daily News

And so it begins... two of the three new Free Agent acquisitions start off camp Physically Unable to Perform. That's a fair amount of money tied up in what were other teams' players last season, who are expected to contribute right away.

Check-up time for 19
Source: NY Daily News

Sound like a lot of players to be injured before camp even starts, but many on the list are "undisclosed," and others are precautionary chess moves opening options in the season (i.e. getting PUP-ies status as a season option of either IR or active roster).

Freddy Sanchez: professional hitter, chemistry guy

Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle on the Giants trade for Freddy Sanchez:

Daily Dose: End of the line for Big Unit?

Randy Johnson seemed optimistic after having his injured shoulder examined by team doctors Monday, explaining: "I'm feeling a lot better than I was three weeks ago" and will "have to get with the doctor and see what he recommends and just kind of take it from there." Less than 2 …

Daily Dose: Giants get Garko from Indians

Giants general manager Brian Sabean has talked about wanting to bring in some offense for weeks now and finally pulled the trigger Monday by sending Single-A pitching prospect Scott Barnes to the Indians for Ryan Garko.

Report: LaRoche about to be traded to Red Sox?

Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that "the Pirates' clubhouse is abuzz with word that a trade involving first baseman Adam LaRoche is imminent."

Daily Dose: Jay Bruce fractures wrist

Jay Bruce rejoined the Reds' lineup Saturday following a brief benching that was meant to, as manager Dusty Baker put it, "clear his head." Instead he struck out in the top of the first inning and then fractured his wrist while attempting to make a diving catch in the bottom of  …

Link-O-Rama: Wakefield, Satchel, and rookie All-Stars

* Ian Browne of MLB.com has an interesting note about 42-year-old Tim Wakefield's first All-Star selection: "Wakefield became the oldest player to make the All-Star team for the first time since Satchel Paige.

Billy Butler and the best young hitters in baseball

Zack Greinke has obviously been the big story for the Royals this year, but Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star notes that Billy Butler is at least giving fans a second reason for optimism while the team tries to avoid losing 90-plus games for the eighth time in a dozen seasons …

Link-O-Rama: Beltre undergoes shoulder surgery

* As expected, Adrian Beltre will undergo shoulder surgery today and MLB.com reports that the best-case scenario has him returning in mid-August.

Lincecawesome

Yeah, I suppose that's corny, but there's really no other word to describe him. He completely dominated the Cardinals last night, staying perfect until the fifth inning and remaining near perfect for the rest of the game.

Link-O-Rama: Halladay set for Monday return

* Erika Gilbert of MLB.com reports that Roy Halladay is on track to return from his groin injury to start Monday against the Rays. Halladay threw a bullpen session yesterday, with manager Cito Gaston saying afterward that "he felt good."

Daily Dose: Bossman Junior back on track

B.J. Upton spent the first week of the season on the disabled list following winter shoulder surgery and hit just .204 with two homers, 60 strikeouts, and a measly .587 OPS in 45 games through the end of May.

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