NY Giants GM Jerry Reese has the track record to back up cutting Michael Boley, Chris Canty, and Ahmad BradshawYou can say this for GM Jerry Reese: He has earned the trust of Giants fans because he has helped build two Super Bowl champions. Reese is able to distance himself from the emotional aspect of the NFL by saying goodbye to Bradshaw, whom he drafted in 20… |
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You can say this for GM Jerry Reese: He has earned the trust of Giants fans because he has helped build two Super Bowl champions. Reese is able to distance himself from the emotional aspect of the NFL by saying goodbye to Bradshaw, whom he drafted in 20… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Brook Lopez had 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets won at Detroit for the first time since 2006, holding off the Pistons 93-90 on Wednesday night. |
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David Brown, yahoo.com This might be the coolest piece of auction memorabilia The Stew has ever publicized: The $1,150 check Mickey Mantle received from the New York Yankees to cover his signing bonus in 1949. If that price sounds a little low for Mickey Mantle (even in 1949,… |
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The Knicks' five-game winning streak went kaput on Wednesday night because they tried to outscore the Washington Wizards and ultimately couldn’t. Instead, they were sliced apart by a new and improved John Wall and ended up losing, 106-96. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com Most NBA fans feared the worst as soon as we heard Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Pau Gasol say he "felt a pop" in the plantar fascia (the connective tissue on the sole) of his right foot during the fourth quarter of L.A.'s 92-83 road win o… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Over the next few weeks, "Shutdown Corner" will pay homage to "Office Space" (TPS reports) as we take a quick look back at each team's 2012 season and a look at what lies ahead for the 2013 offseason. We continue our tour in the AFC … |
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It became apparent, as the season wore on, that the Jets simply were not going to trust Tim Tebow to throw the ball. In fact, it became apparent they didn't trust him to do anything but simply run straight up the middle or protect the punter. That fact … |
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Rasheed Wallace is comfortable addressing the future of his former teammates in Boston, professing his love for Larry Brown and discussing the pain of twice losing a Game 7 of the NBA Finals. |
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Nate Taylor, nytimes.com Rasheed Wallace of the Knicks, who has not played since December, hopes to return to the court in late February. |
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Prioritizing Free AgencyFeb 6
Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com We’re going to start doing a lot more intensive looking at the NFL Draft in the coming days and weeks, but of course free agency comes before the draft. Here’s three spots in no particular order that the Jets might try and target players at once fr… |
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John Koblin, deadspin.com Before there was the buttfumble, there was this, from 1993: Jets holder Louie Aguiar hilariously getting knocked in the head by a Roger Duffy snap on an attempted field goal. The ball was recovered by the Redskins. The play was so ridiculous, so Jetsie,… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Warren Sapp made it to the Hall of Fame on his first try. He had doubts that it would happen. “Absolutely,” Sapp told WDAE in Tampa, via JoeBucsFan.com. Sapp was specifically concerned about his ability to eke out Giants defensive end Michael Straha… |
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Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com A few thoughts about the Jets coaching changes that were announced last night. Goodbye Mr. Gugs – Gugs was a little irascible with the press, so no one in the media room is sad to see him go, but he did a good job with the Jets helping the group … |
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Patrick Cassidy, dimemag.com Where do you even begin with what happened after the Lakers held on to beat the Nets in Brooklyn last night? There was probably as much drama as you can possibly have after getting a W. First up, news of Pau Gasol’s significant injury. He had been battl… |
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Paul Post, MLB.com The John T. Brush Stairway, by which fans made their way to the Polo Grounds from Coogan's Bluff, will be restored and renovated in this, its 100-year anniversary, thanks to a New York City project to which MLB, the Mets, Yankees and Giants contributed. |
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Washington Redskins The dude accused of assaulting Trent Williams in a Honolulu nightclub before the Pro Bowl says he's not guilty. Which is weird, since it seems like a ton of people saw what happened. But I wasn't one of them, so what do I know? Redsk… |
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John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com Offensive line is a high priority for the Giants this offseason. They are in need a young stud, especially at tackle, to come right in and start pankaking people. The buzz is that Alabama’s D.J. Fluker could be a possibility for the Blue in the first ro… |
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John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com Stick with us for news and analysis as the Giants begin to reshape their roster this offseason. The new NFL year and free agency begin at 4:00pm on March 12th. Teams must be under the salary cap (which has yet to be determined) at that time. Here’s th… |
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Waiting For SupermanFeb 6
Kobe Bryant closed out the Nets 92-83, but the Lakers lost Pau Gasol in the process. With Kobe already doing all he can, L.A. needs Dwight Howard back soon, says Chris Mannix. |
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Kobe, Lakers topple Nets as Howard, World Peace sit |
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