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Giants place LB Antonio Pierce on injured reserve

The slumping New York Giants placed linebacker Antonio Pierce on injured reserve Monday with a bulging disk in his neck, ending the season for one of their defensive leaders.

Giants at crossroads with 6-5 record

The New York Giants have reached a crossroads in their season after losing five of six games.

Broncos end 4-game skid with 26-6 win over Giants

Four weeks after getting ripped for taunting opponents during warmups, Denver coach Josh McDaniels was caught on TV cursing at his bumbling Broncos. This time, he was the object of an apology from the NFL Network instead of league-wide criticism for jawing with San Diego's linebackers. Oh, and the Broncos finally won a game again, beating the New York Giants 26-6 on Thursday night.

NFL Network accidentally airs coach's curse words

The NFL Network accidentally aired a vulgarity yelled by Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels as he chastised his players on the sideline of their Thanksgiving night game against the New York Giants.

Broncos end 4-game skid with 26-6 win over Giants

The Denver Broncos still have their troubles with the red zone and yellow flags. The dark cloud that hung over them during their month of misery, though, is gone.

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.

Man admits sending threatening letters to Coughlin

Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia say a man has pleaded guilty to sending letters to New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin in which he threatened to expose a fictitious sexual tryst among the coach and two women.

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.

AP IMPACT: NFL players hide, fear concussions

Washington Redskins kick returner Rock Cartwright remembers his brain "shaking like a bell" when he was walloped in a game against the New York Giants a few years ago.

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.

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.

Eagles' Westbrook to be game-time decision

Brian Westbrook will be a game-time decision for the Philadelphia Eagles against the New York Giants on Sunday after suffering a concussion earlier this week.

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.

Time is now for Cowboys offense at full strength

Marion Barber darted outside and scooted past the New York Giants defense before pulling up lame 10 yards shy of the go-ahead touchdown.

Rock band Bon Jovi announces new world tour

Rock band Bon Jovi announced plans Thursday for a new world tour that will swing by the new home of the New York Giants and Jets.

Boldin practices, questionable for Giants game

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin is questionable for Sunday night's game at the New York Giants after going through a limited practice on Friday.

Arizona finally shows Super Bowl form

Finally, the Arizona Cardinals are looking like the team that rolled through the playoffs to the Super Bowl — just in time for a Sunday night matchup with the perturbed New York Giants.

Redskins' cream-puff schedule surpasses '54 Giants

So, Frank Gifford, are you bummed out that your 1954 New York Giants are about to lose a place in the record books to the 2009 Washington Redskins?

Angry Eagles take on struggling Redskins

The Redskins finally get to play an opponent with something other than a bagel in the victory column. Yep, Washington's first six foes did not have a win when the teams met, yet the Skins went only 2-4, with losses to the Lions and Chiefs.

Former big league pitcher Larry Jansen dies

Larry Jansen, the winning pitcher for the New York Giants in the 1951 playoff game decided by Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World," has died. He was 89.

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.

Raiders O-line faces tough test vs. Giants

Facing the New York Giants defensive line is a tough enough task for an offensive line in the best of circumstances. The banged-up Oakland Raiders have to do it this week with backups in three of the five spots.

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.

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.

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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.

Chargers 21, Giants 20 - Rivers's Late Touchdown Pass Lifts Chargers Over Giants
Source: The New York Times

In his final moment on the field Sunday at Giants Stadium, San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers fired a dart through the heart of the Giants' defense and maybe their hopes for the season.

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 …

Cardinals 24, Giants 17 - Giants Lose the Ball Too Much to Win Their Comeback Bid
Source: The New York Times

In a match between Super Bowl finalists from the previous two seasons, neither the Giants nor the Arizona Cardinals played at a championship level Sunday night.

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.

Jerry Jones might be in hot water with visiting teams -- latimes.com
Source: The L.A. Times

Large crowd apparently do not faze the crowd in Jerry Jones Stadium

Giants 23, Redskins 17
Source: NBC Sports

The New York Giants didn't find a replacement for Plaxico Burress in opening defense of their NFC East title. They added something just as valuable, a healthy Osi Umenyiora, and he's as good ever.

Football's $300 Million Man. You wouldn't think that a coach could add tens of millions of dollars to the value of an NFL franchise. But Bill Parcells does.
Source: Forbes

You know the Bill Parcells who turned basket cases in New York (the Giants and the Jets), New England and Dallas into playoff teams. You may not know Bill Parcells the value creator--a record $300 million in incremental value to the last three teams he has coached.

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).

New York Giants Issues and Answers
Source: Scout

Possibly the two most important losses to the Giants organization were Plaxico Burress and Steve Spagnuolo, both of whom are going in opposite directions.

Osi Umenyiora pushing return to Giants at top of his game
Source: NY Daily News

Osi will make a huge difference this season, especially with the new free agent signings. Osi, Tuck, Canty, Bernard, Kiwi, Robbins, Cofield, and Alford. No NFL team has anything close to that depth of talent on the defensive line, period. End of discussion.

The Gang
Source: LoHud.com

Finally... the OTAs begin so the writers have something current to observe. First and foremost, nobody's down in Florida opting out in order to do their own thing as was the case with Burress and Shockey every year.

Giants new tight end Travis Beckum a changed man
Source: NY Daily News

With the 100th pick in this year's draft, the Giants picked up yet another promising receiver to compensate for the loss of Plaxico Burress in the lineup. But Travis is different. He's not a WR. But he's not what you'd call the prototypical TE either.

The blog rests, but the debate rages on
Source: NY Daily News

Kevin Gilbride will either make his bones this coming season and get another shot at being a Head Coach, or he won't figure out how to create a playbook that features multiple WRs but no true #1 go-to like Plaxico Burress and get when the Giants don't make the playoffs.

Giants' David Tyree Still Standing
Source: Inside Football

Are there Giants fans who long for David Tyree's departure, concluding he is potentially taking up valuable roster space otherwise allocated to a bona fide wide receiver on a team short of that very resource? Do those fans feel concerned because the Giants just might not let him …

Giants' secret weapon: Sinorice Moss
Source: NY Daily News

Relax Giants fans. The receiver corps is ready and able, as it stands, without trading away picks and players to land a recognized #1, to say nothing of what it would then take to sign him to a contract. Moss. That's right. Moss. Gilbride says he's the man.

Les Keiter, Announcer Who Recreated Giants Games, Dies at 89 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

Les Keiter, who spent 50 years as a sportscaster but was best remembered for his three imaginative summers in a Manhattan radio studio recreating San Francisco Giants baseball games for abandoned fans from the Polo Grounds years, died Tuesday in Kailua, Hawaii. He was 89.

Brandon Jacobs wants to return to Giants; endorses Plaxico Burress
Source: Newsday.com

There is no doubt in Brandon Jacobs' mind that he will be back with the Giants next season, although he's an impending free agent. "It will work itself out," the running back said. "I plan on being back. I can't imagine it not working out."

From zero to 10 in four games ... and back?

In 2007, Eli Manning's professional efforts were compared to former New York Giant quarterbacks Joe Pisarcik, Scott Brunner and Kent Graham.

Giants Fan Dresses Like Whore, Ousted
Source: Yahoo! Sports

A giants fan is kicked out for dressing in a revealing outfit. Hilarity ensues.

New York Giants WR Plaxico Burress's Career is Over
Source: Associated Content

An article discussing the future prospects of New York Giants WR Plaxico Burress.

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