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Posted 01/08/09 in Daily Intel

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Giants Playoff Preview: Eli Manning’s Secret Leadership Weapon

Eli Manning is the reason sports journalism is often so boring. That’s more of a compliment than it sounds.

Posted 01/07/09 in Daily Intel

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Congressman Wants to Delay Electoral College Certification to Watch Football

You wouldn't want anyone to miss the Florida-Oklahoma game for something so trivial, would you?

Posted 01/07/09 in Daily Intel

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Giants Playoff Preview: Tom Coughlin Will Tell You How This Is Gonna Go, Okay?

The coach used to get caught up in piddly battles with his players, most notably exiled tight end Jeremy Shockey. Today, he makes no such mistakes.

Posted 01/06/09 in Daily Intel

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Giants Playoff Preview: A Defiant Antonio Pierce Bowls Us Over

Antonio Pierce is naked, and he just brushed past me on the way out of the shower. Even with such slight contact, he can easily knock people over.

Posted 01/05/09 in Daily Intel

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Giants Playoff Preview: The Distractions of Plaxico

How the star receiver's absence will — and won't — affect the Giants this postseason.

Posted 01/02/09 in Daily Intel

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Stephon Marbury May Redeem Himself Going to the Celtics

Could poor Knicks fans watch from a safe distance as Marbury sabotages another team?

Posted 01/02/09 in Daily Intel

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Teams Lose, Fans Win — Maybe — in the Greatest Depression

Vanity businesses don't look so good when you're suddenly broke. But outside of New York, tickets are cheap!

Posted 12/31/08 in Daily Intel

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Stephon Marbury on Stephon Marbury: Saintly Man in Fantastic Shape

If his goal was to come out of this situation looking like the good guy, he’s succeeded.

Posted 12/30/08 in Daily Intel

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Who Should Be the Next Jets Coach?

Breaking down the pros and cons of the top contenders.

Posted 12/29/08 in Daily Intel

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Finally, That’s Over: The Jets Fire Mangini

This year, with Brett Favre, other new players, and a big win over New England, most Jets watchers were more optimistic than ever. They shouldn’t have been.

Posted 12/24/08 in Daily Intel

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Leitch: Where Does Teixeira Fit Into the Yankees’ Fantastically Overpaid Four?

Team fans are rejoicing. But what about fans of baseball in general?

Posted 12/24/08 in Daily Intel

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Oh, Plaxico. Don’t You Watch Law & Order?

Nobody being investigated for a crime should leave suitcases of money lying around.

Posted 12/23/08 in Daily Intel

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Yankees Land Mark Teixeira

And all it took was $180 million.

Posted 12/22/08 in Daily Intel

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The Jets, and Brett Favre, Are Done

The Jets’ season might have been doomed when … they traded for Brett Favre.

Posted 12/18/08 in Daily Intel

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Mets to Use Two Closers, Which Never Works

$37 million man Francisco Rodriguez will be sharing closing duties with J.J. Putz for some reason.

Posted 12/17/08 in Daily Intel

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Leitch:The Jets’ Nightmare Scenario

What if the Jets never make it to the playoffs? Would this be not the beginning of a new era in Jets football, but the end of it?

Posted 12/16/08 in Daily Intel

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Once Again, Hal Steinbrenner Tops Hank

Hal's on a list of the most influential people in sports business, and Hank's not.

Posted 12/15/08 in Daily Intel

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Why the Nation’s Unemployed Now Includes Sean Avery

Sure, his 'sloppy seconds' comment was crude. But his ban goes deeper than a dopey insult.

Posted 12/15/08 in Daily Intel

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Collapsing Giants Face Key Game Next

This Sunday’s game against the Panthers looms.

Posted 12/11/08 in Daily Intel

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Does Derek Jeter Have Hair Plugs?

We doubt it.