Posts Tagged ‘ National Football League ’

The Choice of Colors

Jan 14th, 2010 | By Michael Louis Ingram | Category: Football, Top Story

When I was born, I was black. When I grew up, I was black. When I get hot, I am black. When I get cold, I am black. When I am sick, I am black. When I die, I am black. When you were born, You were pink. When you grew up, You were white. [...]



Mediocre NFC Yields Giant Strides For Big Blue During Bye Week

Nov 16th, 2009 | By Jon Wagner | Category: New York Giants, Top Story

New York Giant fans can now calm down a little this week. Rest assured, at this point, there’s still very much of a season left for Big Blue.
It wouldn’t be New York if its fans and media didn’t often overreact to each game that any professional team plays in New York. That [...]



Eli, Giants On The Right Foot Against The Raiders

Oct 12th, 2009 | By Jon Wagner | Category: New York Giants, Top Story

At a perfect 5-0, the New York Giants have begun 2009 on the right foot.
However, it was a certain right foot — or more specifically, a right heel — which concerned the Giants most on Sunday.
That is, the sore right heel of Giants’ star quarterback Eli Manning, who made his 83rd consecutive start.
As if following [...]



Jets Acquire Edwards From Cleveland

Oct 8th, 2009 | By John Kelly | Category: New York Jets, Top Story

Braylon Edwards was one apple that fell way off the tree in Cleveland. Early Wednesday morning he changed addresses for a city whose fruit happens to be bigger than his attitude.
The New York Jets agreed to acquire Braylon Edwards from the Cleveland Browns to bolstering an anemic passing attack.
New York dealt special-teams player Jason Trusnik, [...]



The N Files – Week 4

Oct 7th, 2009 | By Michael Louis Ingram | Category: Football, Top Story

PHILADELPHIA (FRO/BASN) Two fingers of Bacardi Gold splash inside the glass and acquaint with the residing three ice cubes; a day’s work supposedly done.
Then a casual glance at the television screen makes you boot up the computer and start scribbling all over again.
You see the graphic footnote on ESPN that Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell [...]



Seven and Out – Week IV

Oct 7th, 2009 | By Michael Louis Ingram | Category: Football, Top Story

PHILADELPHIA (FRO) Each week, the National Football League puts out seven statistical samplings to savor from the week’s games – and here we decide whether it’s worth chewing or choking…
New Orleans safety DARREN SHARPER registered his 10th career interception- return touchdown (99 yards) in the Saints’ 24-10 win over the New York Jets. Sharper joins [...]



Quick Start Propels Giants To Another Easy Road Win

Oct 5th, 2009 | By Jon Wagner | Category: New York Giants, Top Story

It’s been a successful formula so far for the 2009 New York Giants: Four times New York has scored on its first possession, and four times the Giants have won.
Another (Big Blue)print that’s worked: Points off turnovers, a category in which the Giants rank at the top of the National Football League, with 45 points [...]



Changing of the Guard in the NFL?

Oct 2nd, 2009 | By Jon Wagner | Category: Football, Top Story

Just three weeks into the 2009 National Football League season, it’s much too soon to draw season-ending conclusions. For proof of that, look no further than just two seasons ago when the 2007 New York Giants were shredded defensively to the tune of allowing 80 points while starting 0-2, before finishing 10-6 and riding a [...]



Giants Among 105,000

Sep 21st, 2009 | By Jon Wagner | Category: New York Giants, Top Story

After upsetting the Dallas Cowboys in the final postseason game ever at the old Texas Stadium en route to their Super Bowl XLII championship, the New York Giants fittingly opened the shiny new, way over-the-top, $1.15 billion, three million-square-foot Cowboys Stadium, complete with its cagedancers (not to be mistaken for the famed Cowboy cheerleaders) and [...]



NFL Schedule Released

Apr 18th, 2009 | By Joe Pietaro | Category: Football, Top Story

On Tuesday, the National Football League unveiled its 2009 regular season schedule and both occupants of the present Meadowlands/Giants Stadium (depending on which team is playing at home that particular day) will receive national exposure a total of seven times. The Giants will bid farewell to their home since 1976 with a Sunday Night Football [...]