Mike Sullivan

They work seven days a week and sometimes do double shifts. They do heavy lifting and other physical labor. They need a lot of expertise and very little ego. They have to wait on their employers hand and foot and must always be polite. They also have, in...

BOSTON (AP) _ In just one season as coach of the Boston Bruins, Claude Julien has brought stability to a struggling franchise. They made the playoffs but now their goals are greater. They want to win a postseason series. "Our young players developed...

Lawrence Tynes participated fully in Thursday's practice, but his return from a lingering knee injury may be slowed by what happens to him after practice. The Giants kicker who has been sidelined since the middle of August said the knee is still giving...

Brandon Jacobs and Domenik Hixon couldn't resist. Noticing the sizable media contingent swarming Mario Manningham's locker after practice Thursday, both had to throw a few barbs his way, playfully ribbing the rookie wide receiver, who has yet to be a...

Brandon Jacobs and Domenik Hixon couldn't resist. Noticing the sizable media contingent swarming Mario Manningham's locker after practice yesterday, both had to throw a few barbs his way, playfully ribbing the rookie wide receiver, who has yet to be a...

ALBANY As the Giants came together after an afternoon practice, Lt. Col. Greg Gadson walked haltingly toward the middle of the group, his two prosthetic legs bending at the knees, his arms supported by a cane in each hand. The players grew silent and...

If it was a big name the Islanders wanted to fill their head-coaching vacancy, the long list of candidates interviewed by general manager Garth Snow included a couple of Stanley Cup winners and another coach who had reached the Cup Finals. But Snow wasn't...

This is in response to columnist Dennis Byrne's "Democratic leaders need constitutional jolt" (Commentary, Aug. 5). Why is Byrne blaming Democrat voters for the Illinois GOP's inability to win the governor's seat? Rod Blagojevich was an unimpressive...

BOURBONNAIS—Nathan Vasher hasn't spoken to Devin Hester. But Vasher knows exactly what Hester's thinking. The same thoughts of being underpaid and unloved by the Bears tortured Vasher in the summer of 2006. "I can relate," Vasher said after...

Believe. That's all anyone can do now. The Giants, a team that was counted out and discounted time after time this season, are the Super Bowl champions. "It's in this room, right here," linebacker Antonio Pierce said. "The best team won. What else can...

Giants coach Tom Coughlin addressed his team as he normally does at their Saturday night team meeting but he had a special guest address the Giants before Coughlin spoke. Lt. Col. Greg Gadson, who lost his legs to an improvised explosive device in Iraq...

A Giants official confirmed last night that Plaxico Burress - who caught the winning touchdown pass with 35 seconds left in Super Bowl XLII - injured his left knee when he fell in a hotel shower Jan. 28. Burress reportedly suffered a sprained medial...