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Giants not upset to win without style points
Waiting for the elevator to the press box Sunday, I ran into Giants general manager Jerry Reese. Usually a pretty effervescent guy, Reese had an odd expression. "Everything OK?" I asked. "I hope so," he said. Reese has been around the game long...Tags: Washington Redskins, Super Bowl, New York Giants, Football
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GIANTS Q&A: Pierce is a real stopper
tom.rock@newsday.comHow do you call a timeout without using a timeout? If you're Antonio Pierce, you just run into the center. That's what happened in the fourth quarter when the Giants had only 10 men on the field - rookie linebacker Bryan Kehl inexplicably started running...Tags: Eli Manning, Plaxico Burress, New York Giants, Antonio Pierce, Amani Toomer
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GRADING THE GIANTS
OFFENSE B Although it was an A-plus when it needed to be, late in the fourth quarter and overtime. When things got tight, Eli Manning went to the targets he trusts most; both Plaxico Burress and Amani Toomer had big catches on the game-winning drive...Tags: Eli Manning, Jeff Feagles, Brandon Jacobs, Plaxico Burress, New York Giants
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Giants not upset over win without style points
bob.glauber@newsday.comWaiting for the elevator to the press box yesterday, I ran into Giants general manager Jerry Reese. Usually a pretty effervescent guy, Reese had an odd expression. "Everything OK?" I asked. "I hope so," he said. Reese has been around the game long...Tags: Washington Redskins, Super Bowl, New York Giants, Football
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Super Bowl champion Giants wary of early bye week with NFC East already looking tight
AP Sports WriterEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) _ Getting off to their best start in eight years has only made the Super Bowl champion New York Giants wary. To understand their concern, look at the NFC East standings. The Giants and Cowboys are tied for first place in the...Tags: Eli Manning, Multi-Sport Events, Cincinnati Bengals, Super Bowl, New York Giants
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Giants' backs: Earth, Wind, Fire, but who's who?
tom.rock@newsday.comBy now you've heard about the nickname given to the Giants' three-man running back rotation: Earth, Wind and Fire. Very catchy. But it has become a hot-button issue in the locker room, with disputes over who plays which role and who introduced the name....Tags: Punishment, Lawrence Tynes, Brandon Jacobs, Fines, New York Giants
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Warner as good as it gets
After he recorded a 158.3 passer rating, tying Peyton Manning's record with the third "perfect game" of his career, Kurt Warner was asked if he had flashbacks to his Rams heyday. "A little bit," Warner said. The last time he played so well, by the...Tags: Kurt Warner, Patrick Surtain, Matt Leinart, Chad Pennington, Football
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Carmel grounds out win over Joliet Catholic
Special to the Chicago TribuneIt may be only August, but Carmel's convincing 24-12 non-conference victory over defending Class 6A state champion Joliet Catholic on Friday night in Mundelein served notice that the Corsairs plan to play deep into November. Carmel's workmanlike...Tags: Football
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NFL rookies from USC, UCLA find their way
Matthew Slater hasn't even played a real game for the New England Patriots, and already he's revealed his true colors. Blue, white and yellow.
The former UCLA player wears blue when he plays defensive back, white when he's a receiver, and yellow when he'...Tags: Miami Dolphins, Boston Bruins, Kevin Brown, New York Giants, Football
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Prude among 19 waived
The Ravens took every precaution with cornerbacks Chris McAlister and Samari Rolle, relegating the projected starters to the sideline for the majority of the preseason. Those moves could prove to be prescient as the team is left with just five...Tags: Gary Stills, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Ozzie Newsome, New York Giants, Football
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Giants sign kicker Carney
The biggest move the Super Bowl champion New York Giants made on the NFL cutdown day was an addition -- the signing of 44-year-old placekicker John Carney. The fifth leading scorer in NFL history, Carney was signed Saturday to handle the kicking job...Tags: Eric Mangini, Chris Perry, New York Giants, Football, R.W. McQuarters
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As injuries pile up, Giants backups in spotlight
bob.glauber@newsday.comFor all the optimism surrounding the defending Super Bowl champion Giants - and there is plenty of reason to think this will be a very, very good team this year - the one thing they can't control is the one thing that could make a mess out of this season....Tags: Mario, New York Giants, Football, Derek Anderson, R.W. McQuarters
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