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Which comes first, the return of the NFL to Los Angeles or pro basketball to New York?
Which comes first, the return of the NFL to Los Angeles or pro basketball to New York?
AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York
MIAMI — Former football star Lawrence Taylor has been released on bond following his arrest in a Miami-area traffic accident. According to Miam...
Khai Gordon | Posted 11.10.2009 | Sports
The drama heading into week 9 couldn't get any better. Good teams are riding losing disastrous losing streaks, perfect records are on the line in Ind...
Greg Hanlon | Posted 11.07.2009 | New York
The Giants can't possibly play as poorly as they have the previous three weeks - or can they? After all, this makes the third straight week that we've invoked that logic.
Dan Weiner | Posted 11.08.2009 | New York
In the premiere episode of The NYGMen Podcast, we reel after an excruciating loss to the Eagles, ruminate over the Giants' hobbled secondary, and get psyched about rising star Hakeem Nicks.
Greg Hanlon | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York
In the wake of his worst two-game stretch since the stinkers of '07, we still don't know where Eli Manning fits on the spectrum between "deeply flawed player" and "elite quarterback."
Khai Gordon | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York
The questions are mounting, the weeks are blowing by and nothing is being answered by this team. When will they step up and is it too late?
Len Berman | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York
Was that Cliff Lee or Sandy Koufax on the mound for the Phillies last night? He was dominant as big names CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A-Rod all came up empty in their World Series debuts.
Greg Hanlon | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York
Eli Manning just had two bad games in a row: What if he goes in the other direction from "pretty good" to "average," and not the step forward to "excellent" that we're all banking on?
AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York
NEW YORK — Sports fans in New York overwhelmingly chose to watch a decisive baseball playoff game over a regular-season football matchup Sunday ...
Len Berman | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York
There are cracks in the concrete walkways at the new Yankee Stadium. Hey, what do you expect for $1.5 billion?
Greg Hanlon | Posted 10.24.2009 | New York
This game represents the Giants' third game against a decent offense this year. After getting gashed by the Cowboys and the Saints, they're hoping the third time is a charm.
Leslie Grossman | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
After Game 4 of the ALCS, umpire Tim McClelland admitted that he made two bad calls. I was surprised, because we rarely hear those words from people in power, our so-called leaders.
AP | TOM CANAVAN | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Bon Jovi will play the kickoff concert next spring at the new $1.6 billion stadium that will serve as the home for the G...
Greg Hanlon | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York
Sunday was the perfect storm: The Giants played exceptionally poorly, the Saints played exceptionally well, and most momentum seemed to go the Saints' way.
Len Berman | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York
You can put to rest the idea that A-Rod's an October bust. He only hit the biggest home run he's ever hit in pinstripes to tie the game in the 11th inning.
AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York
NEW ORLEANS — Who dat knew them Saints were this good? Drew Brees torched the Giants' league-leading defense, swarming Saints defenders ruined ...
Greg Hanlon | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York
More than anything, the Raiders of this era are characterized by mental errors; indeed, such boneheaded plays helped the Giants to take a 28-0 lead one minute into the second quarter.
Greg Hanlon | Posted 10.10.2009 | New York
The Giants might want to look ahead of Sunday's game with the inept Oakland Raiders, the better to lend this game a sense of urgency.
Greg Hanlon | Posted 10.06.2009 | New York
The game was a blueprint of how a quarterback with questionable accuracy can still be excellent.
Greg Hanlon | Posted 10.03.2009 | New York
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional football team, and that's about the kindest thing you can say about them with a straight face.
Greg Hanlon | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York
How much of this was the Giants excellence, and how much the Bucs' ineptitude? This question has no answer, but don't forget that Tampa had averaged more than 20 points before this game.
New York Magazine | Will Leitch | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York
The Giants, to much fanfare, signed the charmingly yokelish Giants quarterback to a six-year, $97.5 million contract extension last month, which, on i...
Greg Hanlon | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York
As happy as the Giants were after the Dallas game, they know they left unanswered questions about their running game and run defense.
AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 09.22.2009 | New York
NEW YORK — Former Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress apologized to his family and tearfully kissed his wife and young son goodbye Tuesday before he...
Len Berman | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York