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Posted 12/03/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Plaxico Burress and Sean Avery Suspended for Two Very Different Reasons

Shooting yourself in the thigh isn't the only prohibited "detrimental" conduct for athletes.

Posted 12/01/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Plaxico Burress, a Diva Among Giants

If what Burress has done lately had happened last year, it very well might have destroyed the New York Giants, and coach Tom Coughlin.

Posted 11/24/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Jets + Giants = Subway Series?

Let’s try to keep our enthusiasm in check here, but right now it looks like the two best teams in the NFL play in the same building. Are you prepared for a Jets-Giants Super Bowl?

Posted 11/14/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Jets Finally Beat the Patriots, and Answer a Lot of Questions

Being in first place is nice, but not really what's important.

Posted 11/12/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Leitch: Just What’s at Stake As the Jets Meet the Patriots

It’s the most important Jets game in about two years, and will shape the rest of the season. Before you tune in to WB-11, here’s a primer on the top story lines.

Posted 11/10/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Giants, Jets, and Even Knicks Make for Best NYC Sports Day Since the Super Bowl

The Jets score the biggest victory margin in franchise history. The Giants take grip on the NFC East. And the Knicks, they're actually watchable again!

Posted 11/06/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Predicted: Every Week of the Jets and Giants Seasons

Both New York professional football teams are above .500, but there's a long way to go this season. Here's what could possibly, maybe, perhaps happen every week from now.

Posted 10/14/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

The Giants Won’t Go 19–0, But Do Get to Be Underdogs Again

The Giants had finally gotten some respect, and last night, they gave it all back.

Posted 10/08/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Leitch: Why the Heads of Our Team’s Managers No Longer Roll

What's it take for New York sports-team leaders to get fired anymore?

Posted 10/08/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Sorry, Eli Isn’t the Better Manning — Not Yet

Peyton's already one of the all-time greats. For now, his brother's just on a hot streak.

Posted 09/23/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Jets Fall — Hard — to Chargers, Jarring Season’s Outlook

It’s getting late in the season earlier than you think.

Posted 09/15/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Pats Matchup Confirms That the Jets Are Already in Trouble

The Jets’ 19–10 loss to the Patriots, which wasn’t actually as close as the score suggests, pretty much secures that the Jets are never, ever gonna beat those guys.

Posted 09/10/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

New Meadowlands Stadium to Be Named for Company With Nazi Connections?

Somehow, the Giants and Jets don’t see anything wrong with this.

Posted 09/08/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Favre Headed for Trouble?

The five-minute stretch that Jets fans are talking about this morning — that span where everything in the AFC East changed — might not be the five-minute stretch that matters most for the Jets this year.

Posted 09/05/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Week One: The Giants Are Who We Thought They Were

The Giants' opener against the Redskins last night played out like a highlight film of their 2007 season, but in reverse.

Posted 08/25/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

New Promise Already Evaporating for Jets and Giants

New Promise Already Evaporating for Jets and Giants

Saturday night’s exhibition game between the Jets and the Giants turned out to be a disaster.

Posted 08/18/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

The People Most Grateful to Favre

The People Most Grateful to Favre

Anyone who has watched a Jets game over the last few seasons had to enjoy seeing a pass go more than twenty yards without wobbling like a dying quail.

Posted 08/12/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Manning vs. Brady: Battle of the September Magazine Covers

Manning vs. Brady: Battle of the September Magazine Covers

Giants QB Eli Manning is looking stylish on the cover of 'Men's Vogue,' but can he match up to Tom Brady, who's on the cover of 'Esquire'?

Posted 08/08/08 in Daily Intel

Party Lines

Tom Arnold’s Advice to Brett Favre: Be Derek Jeter

Tom Arnold’s Advice to Brett Favre: Be Derek Jeter

The comedian has some choice words for the Jets' newest recruit.

Posted 08/07/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

The Jets Land Brett Favre

The Jets Land Brett Favre

The retired Green Bay Packer will play in New Jersey this year.