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NFL Player's Amazing Catch Is Now an Amazing Meme

NY Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham caught the ball with 3 fingers

(Newser) - Was Odell Beckham's catch last night during the Giants-Cowboys game the greatest catch ever, as Business Insider (and pretty much everyone else) has dubbed it? That may still be up for debate, but what's not arguable is that a) it was an insane catch, and b) it's...

It's Been a Big Week for Mustaches

One is mourned, another praised

(Newser) - It's not every week that not one, but two, stories emerge profiling separate mustaches. The weird yin and yang:
  • In mourning: Sam Borden of the New York Times pulls off a straight-faced obituary of the mustache belonging to New York Giants offensive coach Kevin Gilbride. ("It was believed
...

Nike Tackles New NFL Uniforms
 Nike Tackles New NFL Uniforms 
Apr 4, 2012 6:36 AM CDT

Nike Tackles New NFL Uniforms

Lighter, sleeker look, but only Seattle made big changes

(Newser) - The NFL unveiled its new, Nike-designed uniforms yesterday, bringing a sleeker look and new, drier fabrics to the gridiron, reports CBS News . The Nike partnership with the NFL is new, taking over after years of Reebok uniforms. "I love them,'' said Commissioner Roger Goodell. "I love...

NYC Salutes Giants as Super Bowl Champs

Eli Manning and crew get a ticker-tape parade

(Newser) - To the victors go the massive ticker-tape parades. Thousands roared as Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy during a parade today through New York City. (The Daily Intel blog wonders why the city can't do this for Iraqi war vets, too.) Today's...

Another Weird Victory for Eli, Giants

 Another Weird 
 Victory for 
 Eli, Giants 
SUPER BOWL REACTION
Feb 6, 2012 1:58 PM CST

Another Weird Victory for Eli, Giants

But in Super Bowl XLVI, Manning made a hero of himself

(Newser) - Last night's big game was intensely fought, undeniably exciting—and a little mystifying, thanks to Eli Manning's unusual brand of heroism. Analysts weigh in on the game's place in football history:
  • Last night brought us "the most Eli Manning moment of Eli Manning’s career."
...

Giants Up 9-0 at End of 1st Quarter

 Giants Beat Patriots, 21-17 
super bowl XLVI
Feb 5, 2012 9:01 PM CST

Giants Beat Patriots, 21-17

Tom Brady has minute to win it, but New England Patriots can't pull it off

(Newser) - Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute score to beat New England 21-17 for New York's fourth Super Bowl title. It was a rematch of the 2008 NFL championship, when Manning led New York past New England to ruin...

Giants&#39; Website Declares Victory
 Giants' Website 
 Declares Victory 
SUPER BOWL XLVI
Feb 5, 2012 8:24 AM CST

Giants' Website Declares Victory

Ad promoting official Super Bowl gear is quickly taken down

(Newser) - Kickoff in tonight's Giants-Patriots contest is still hours away, but New York is apparently already hawking T-shirts commemorating their victory. In a flub caught by the New York Post , the team's website yesterday briefly featured an ad touting the team's victory in Super Bowl XLVI, and offering...

Giants&#39; Rookie: &#39;Take That, Cancer&#39;
 Giants' Rookie: 
 'Take That, Cancer' 
SUPER BOWL XLVI
Feb 1, 2012 5:29 AM CST

Giants' Rookie: 'Take That, Cancer'

Mark Herzlich wasn't supposed to walk again after cancer diagnosis

(Newser) - Rookie Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich is happier than most to be playing in the Super Bowl: “2 yrs ago I was told I might never walk again. Just WALKED off plane in Indy to play in the Super Bowl. Take That Sh*t Cancer," Herzlich tweeted after arriving in...

49ers Fumble Super Bowl Chance, Giants Win 20-17

Field goal knocks New York over the top in overtime

(Newser) - The San Francisco 49ers watched their chance at the Super Bowl slip through their fingers yesterday when the New York Giants converted a fumble to a field goal in overtime. The Giants tapped a 20-17 victory and their fifth trip to the Super Bowl. Two key errors by back-up punt...

New York Giants Rout Atlanta Falcons in NFC Wild Card Game
 Giants Rout Falcons, 24-2 
Jan 8, 2012 3:38 PM CST

Giants Rout Falcons, 24-2

New York's defense stifles hapless Atlanta in wild-card game

(Newser) - Even Eli Manning's feet are dangerous. Manning punctuated his best pro season today by throwing for three touchdowns and scrambling for a 14-yard gain that woke up New York's offense. He sparked the Giants to a 24-2 rout of the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC wild-card game, his...

Plaxico Burress Released from Jail

Says he's ready to play again

(Newser) - Plaxico Burress was released from jail today after serving almost two years , ESPN reports. The former New York Giants receiver made headlines when he accidentally shot himself in the leg with a gun in his sweatpants waistband in 2008. “I just want to thank God for bringing me through...

Lawrence Taylor Gets 6 Years' Probation in Sex Case

NFL great likely to face civil suit over teen prostitute

(Newser) - NFL legend Lawrence Taylor got six years' probation today for his dalliance with a 16-year-old prostitute last year, reports AP . Taylor pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual misconduct charges in January. The girl, now 17, appeared in court with high-profile attorney Gloria Allred, but the judge refused to allow her to...

Tickets to Tonight's Giants-Vikings Game Are Free

Game was relocated after Metrodome roof collapsed

(Newser) - When the Minnesota Vikings play the New York Giants in Detroit tonight, every seat in the house will be free. The game was relocated to Ford Field, home of the Lions, after the Minnesota Metrodome's roof collapsed under heavy snow . Detroit was chosen partially because Fox Sports was already there...

Roof Collapse Sends Giants, Vikings to Detroit
Roof Collapse Sends
Giants, Vikings to Detroit
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Dec 12, 2010 12:11 PM CST

Roof Collapse Sends Giants, Vikings to Detroit

League scrambles to find new venue after Metrodome roof collapse

(Newser) - The Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants are headed to Detroit tomorrow night to play after the Metrodome's inflated roof collapsed in a snowstorm. The game will kickoff at 7:20, the NFL said. Metrodome officials told the league the roof wouldn't be ready in time to play tomorrow or...

Vikings' Dome Collapses in Blizzard
Vikings' Dome
Collapses in Blizzard
Dec 12, 2010 9:15 AM CST

Vikings' Dome Collapses in Blizzard

Metrodome deflates, will likely delay Giants game

(Newser) - Apparently they can't take a little snow in Minnesota: The roof of the Metrodome, home to the Vikings, collapsed overnight under the weight of 17 inches of snow, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Today's game against the Giants had already been postponed until tomorrow night after the Minneapolis airport closed...

Blackout Halts NFL Game
 Blackout Halts NFL Game 
Nov 15, 2010 1:22 AM CST

Blackout Halts NFL Game

Double power crash occurred at Meadowlands

(Newser) - A double power outage at the Meadowlands sports stadium in New Jersey temporarily halted an NFL game yesterday between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys. The snafu plunged the packed stadium into total darkness, and some players hit the ground, apparently fearing an attack, CNN reports. Investigators are...

We're Stuck Paying for Abandoned Stadiums

New Jersey still owes $110M on what's now a parking lot

(Newser) - The old Giants Stadium is a parking lot now, but New Jersey residents still owe $110 million on it. Seattle's King County currently owes more than $80 million for the Kingdome, which was demolished in 2000. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Houston Kansas City,...

NFL Rookie Hurt in Car Crash: I'll Play Again

Giants' Chad Jones plans to return despite severe leg injury

(Newser) - Chad Jones, the New York Giants rookie so severely injured in a car crash that doctors feared he might lose his left foot, is vowing to play football again, his father tells the New York Post . "It's already a miracle, so we're just going to take that miracle and...

NFL Draft Pick May Lose Foot After Car Wreck

Giants rookie Chad Jones in surgery in New Orleans

(Newser) - Chad Jones, a New York Giants draft pick who was a two-sport star at LSU, is in guarded condition and in danger of losing his left foot after a car accident early this morning in New Orleans, the Shreveport Times reports. Jones, a safety who entered the draft after his...

Teen Hooker Told Friend She Didn't Sleep With LT

Said it was 'easy money' because he just masturbated

(Newser) - The teenage prostitute Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor is accused of raping told a friend that she "didn’t even have to f— him," the New York Post reports. The friend, who drove the girl to meet Taylor at a hotel in Suffern, NY, on May 6, says...

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