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Frank Gifford did not pack a gun, but Toots likely did
WatchdogI don't think I would be giving away any tabloid war secrets if I were to speculate my editors will force me to write about Plaxico Burress in my Friday column, lest I be suspended or (much worse) be assigned......Tags: Depression, Plaxico Burress, Metal and Mineral, Behavioral Conditions
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Colts fan from Queens stumbles into childhood heroes
WatchdogI had the privilege Wednesday night of watching ESPN's upcoming documentary on the 1958 NFL Championship Game at a Chelsea theater with Frank Gifford, Pat Summerall, Raymond Berry, Gino Marchetti, Lenny Moore, Jim Mutscheller, radio announcer Bob Wolff,...Tags: National Football League, New York Giants, All Stars, Baseball, Gino Marchetti
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SPORTS WATCH: Triple coverage on Plax saga
neil.best@newsday.comOK, so it wasn't literally as fast as a New York minute, but Plaxico Burress still showed impressive speed in running through the cycle of local sports celebrity in less than a New York year. Super Bowl hero. Offseason grumbling. Big new contract. Eye of...Tags: National Football League, CBS Corp., Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Don Imus, Police
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Tiki Barber calls out Donovan McNabb after tie-gate
WatchdogTiki Barber has some harsh things to say about Donovan McNabb's knowledge of NFL rules in an interview with Bloomberg News, via Awful Announcing. This sort of cluelessness from players is nothing new, of course. I just heard Frank Gifford......Tags: Donovan McNabb, New York Giants, National Football League, Football, Tiki Barber
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Chris Russo talks to Peter King, Frank Gifford
WatchdogI keep forgetting to check in on our old pal Chris Russo via my Internet-based Sirius XM connection. But I remembered at the top of this hour, and have been listening for 20 minutes to him talk to Peter King,......Tags: National Football League, Football, Pittsburgh Steelers
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best bets
plan ahead Fourteen-Time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps will be at Adelphi University in Garden City to discuss his book, "No Limits: The Will to Succeed," Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. Tickets, $25-$50, go on sale today at 10 a.m.; 516-877-4000;...Tags: New York Giants, National Football League, Animals, Football, Adelphi University
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'Eden,' 'I Can't Think Straight' and 'Toots'
The phrase "talk solutions" emblazons the van that phone lineman Billy -- boyish, glum and in his early 30s -- drives through the drab suburbs of the Irish midlands. The cruel irony of that marketing tagline is as pointedly aching as everything in "Eden,"...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Theater, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Midtown, Santa Monica
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Frank Gifford looks back at '58 title game and SBXLII
WatchdogI used to do sports book review roundups in advance of Christmas/Chanukah (as well as Father's Day). Then I started blogging. Now I sneak in reading whenever I can, for example on a vacation during which I did not have......Tags: National Football League, Father's Day
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THIS WEEK: Readings and events on LI
Monday What do Billy Joel, Susan Lucci, Oleg Cassini and Snapple have in common? They're all celebrated in "Legendary Long Islanders" (Mixed Media memoirs), a collection of interviews and articles by Great Neck writer Helene Herzig, who will read and...Tags: New York Giants, National Football League, Football, Oleg Cassini, Jack Kerouac
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Gifford's book about the second-greatest game?
neil.best@newsday.comFrank Gifford was deeply into writing his book about the so-called "greatest game ever played" when he stood with his son Cody amid swirling confetti in Glendale, Ariz., on Feb. 3, and had a thought: Might the centerpiece of his book, "The Glory Game",...Tags: Y.A. Tittle, New York Giants, National Football League, Time Warner Inc., New England Patriots
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An All-Out Blitz Of Books On America's Great Game
Special to The CourantThese books will have strong appeal to any student of football history, but if you're old enough to remember Johnny Unitas and Frank Gifford, they're absolutely essential. In "The Year That Changed the Game:The Memorable Months That Shaped Pro...Tags: National Football League, Ohio State University, Vince Lombardi, Joe Namath, Football
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Philadelphia finally will have a winner and class
shaun.powell@newsday.comThis city takes more hits than Reggie White used to give and Teddy Pendergrass used to make. It's knocked for not sitting by the sea, or a beautiful lake, or even a mountain range. The main delicacy, while admittedly tasty, is several strands of rubbery...Tags: Jackie Robinson, Landforms, Jamie Moyer, All Stars, Chuck Bednarik
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