You could faintly smell it walking down the brilliant, squeaky linoleum hallways where flat-screen televisions played Knicks highlights in perpetual loops and ten gallon hats carrying nine-dollar beers scurried to their seats. Descending the concrete staircase, the odor turned tangy and complex as it mixed with 600 tons of dirt. Sulfur-spewing pyrotechnics shot sparks into the air, the pop country kicked in, and the crowd roared approvingly. The smell, of course, is bull excrement, and it's an essential ingredient in the electric spectacle that is bull riding in Madison Square Garden. Every time it kicked up in the air it begged the question: What city was this again?
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Bucking Bulls & Blue Bruises: Inside MSG's Rowdy Rodeo
Photos, Video: Bulls Unleashed In Madison Square Garden
With the patchouli and nitrous residue scrubbed clean from the bleachers, fans packed Madison Square Garden last night for the sold-out second round of the Professional Bull Riders' season opener.
GIants Face Cowboys For Second Time In Three Games
The last time the Giants faced the Cowboys, Big Blue broke Tony Romo's collarbone, scored 41 points and effectively ended Dallas' season (not that it wasn't almost over anyway). Now, three weeks later, the Giants sit atop the NFC East with only the Eagles to worry about. The Cowboys have since fired their coach and appear on the fast track to nowhere.
Jets Don't Give Fans Reason to be Thankful
After seeing the Jets take Pittsburgh by surprise Sunday, the Cowboys weren't going to be ambushed. They dominated the Jets in every way in a 34-3 Thanksgiving Day whupping. Anyone who sat down to dinner after the Jets' first two series didn't miss much. Tony Romo led Dallas on a quick-strike scoring drive to start the game, and then Leon Washington fumbled the ensuing kickoff. Kellen Clemens couldn't get comfortable in the pocket when...
Jets Look to Slay Another Giant
When the NFL scheduled the Jets to play the Cowboys on Thanksgiving back in the spring, it had to think it was going to get a good game between two 2006 playoff teams. Unfortunately for the league, only the Cowboys have lived up to expectations this season. Still, the game is better than some of the duds of recent years. The Cowboys look like the best team in the NFC -- which could make them...
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