After the Giants' wild underdog Super Bowl win last night, it's no surprise that New York area papers are reveling in this victory. The Daily News give its readers a special commemorative Super Bowl victory cover (inside, there's a traditional front and sports back cover - sans Giants mention). Both the News and the NY Post feature Eli Manning holding the Vince Lombardi trophy. Maybe this is their way of apologizing for ragging on......

Photograph at left of David Diehl, Guy Whimper and Kevin Booth touching the Vince Lombardi trophy by David J. Philip/AP; photograph at right of Michael Strahan kissing the trophy by Eric Gay/AP 11:27PM: We're enjoying the postgame coverage of the Giants' victory, with sad Tom Brady, really excited Michael Strahan (singing Eli's praises), Peyton Manning being thrilled with his brother's success (aw!) and thoughts from the 1972 Dolpins, secure with their undefeated record for......

While Plaxico Burress hasn't practiced much all year because of an ankle injury, now another injury seems to be hampering the Giants receiver. Burress is listed as "questionable" because of a left-knee injury that has bothered him on and off this season. The injury prevented him from practicing on Wednesday or Thursday. Yesterday, he was limited to a few individual drills. Joining Burress on the injury report is defensive end Osi Umenyiora, who has an......

Photo of Tom Coughlin reflected in the Vince Lombardi Trophy during a press conference by AP/Eric Gay After two weeks of hype, Super Bowl XLII is finally around the corner. The Giants have reached the ultimate game with a chance to prevent history by ruining the Patriots' quest for a perfect 19-0 season. During those two weeks of hype since the NFC Championship, there has been a frenzy of media covering Tom Brady and......

A Giant hooked up to a shock device, numerous wedding proposals and an American Idol audition all added to the collective fun know as “Media Day” at the Super Bowl. What else can you expect when nearly 5,000 reporters have to shake out stories from 200 or so football players and coaches. Ruben Droughns must be looking for something to do because he agreed to answer questions while holding two electrodes hooked up to......

As if the Giants didn’t have enough to worry about heading into their Super Bowl matchup with the Patriots, the flu bug is going around the team. (Note: stop eating now) Aaron Ross was so sick yesterday that the Giants’ charter flight was delayed an hour to clean up the mess. The New York training staff has been giving the players every type of preventative medicine they can come up with to ward off the......

The game is still a week away, but the verbal sparring has begun. Plaxico Burress fired the first shot this week when he said about the Giants’ wide receivers that, "We have guys that can go out and do things just as well or maybe better than some of those guys.” The Patriots have refused to take the bait with Rodney Harrison simply talking about seeing what happens on the field while Ellis Hobbs noted......

Is he hurt or isn’t he? That is the question after Tom Brady was spotted walking without a boot on his foot a day after being seen with one. Sources say that Brady is suffering from a mild high ankle sprain and will not have any problem playing in the Super Bowl. It should be noted that Plaxico Burress has had the same injury all season and has managed to play through it. Perhaps the......

Celtics 109, Knicks 93: The last time these two teams met, things were ugly. Really ugly. In that meeting, the Knicks were held to only 59 points, handed their 3rd worst defeat ever and had the 2nd lowest scoring effort since the NBA started using the shot clock. While the end result wasn't any different last night, at least the Knicks weren't blown out of the water. Kevin Garnett helped lead Boston to victory with......

Photo of Michael Strahan kissing the George S. Halas Trophy after the game by AP/David J. Phillip The Giants are going to the Super Bowl! Thanks to a 47-yard field goal in overtime New York defeated Green Bay on the infamous “frozen tundra” 23-20 to advance to Super Bowl XLII. It was a game of dramatic twists and turns and it produced some unlikely heroes. Start with Dominic Hixon who had several big kick......

Win and they are in. That is the simple truth for the Giants heading into Sunday’s game. A victory and they will make the postseason for the third year in a row, a feat they haven’t achieved in twenty-one years. Washington stands in their way, the team that got their season started in the right direction and a club that holds its own playoff aspirations. Washington lost their starting quarterback last week, but Todd Collins......

You can’t blame Giants fans for fearing the worst. After watching their team blow numerous chances to put Philadelphia away, including an awful turnover late in the fourth quarter, the thought that David Akers would make a 57-yard field goal was not a stretch. But, while Akers’ kick had plenty of length, it was a little bit too far to the right, clanging off the upright and the Giants escaped from Philadelphia with a 16-13......

On the surface, this one has loss written all over it. Start with last week’s debacle, throw in a Bears team coming off a huge comeback win, subtract Plaxico from the mix, add a potentially cold and wet day in Chicago and the odds look bleak for the Giants. But, there are a few reasons for optimism. First and foremost is the opposing quarterback, Rex Grossman, who can make a big turnover on any play.......

It’s pretty simple for the Giants this week. Win and the 6-2 start is validated in the eyes of the critics. Lose and the assertion that all they have done so far is beat up on weaker teams looks more plausible. It’s a foolish argument, but it’s the reality of the 24/7 sports media. And, while it is true that the Giants started off 6-2 under Tom Coughlin last year only to finish 8-8, there......

It was a tale of two halves at the Meadowlands on Sunday. In the first half, the Giants did everything they could to hand a game to the Jets, in the second half, they woke up and took control of the game. Kerry Rhodes returned a Brandon Jacobs fumble for a touchdown to get the scoring started for the Jets and after the teams traded touchdowns, Eli Manning threw an awful interception in the......

They saved their season last week with an inspired second half performance against Washington, now the Giants defense has to prove that it can play for four quarters against a very good quarterback. Donovan McNabb may not run like he once did, but his arm looks great. So far, McNabb has completed 61% of his passes and has thrown five touchdowns to one interception. Stopping him will be the key to this game and it......

This is a team that is clearly on the brink. The defense hasn’t shown up in the first two games and now the players are looking for someone to blame. Antonio Pierce picked on a female reporter yesterday by blowing an air horn each time she tried to ask about the defense. He may have been trying to be funny, but coupled with his suggestion that fans write to Giants.com with suggestions to fix the......

Hopefully, Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo didn’t buy a house when he moved to New York this off-season. After two games it looks as if Spagnuolo and Tom Coughlin will be looking for new jobs very soon. The numbers are hideous, 80 points allowed in two games, over 800 yard allowed and opponents have completed an astounding 71% of their passes against them, but the visual evidence is even worse. Mathias Kiwanuka looks lost at......

What is going on with the Giants? They cut three starters before free agency began and have so far only replaced one, their idiot coach seems to think it is acceptable to compare himself to Hitler and fans may got stuck with paying for PSL's in the new stadium. Unfortunately, the team doesn’t seem to think the coach needs to be disciplined, but they will get a chance to add some players through the......

If you didn’t see any Giants games this year and tuned in to yesterday’s 23-20 loss, you were treated to a microcosm of the season. Dumb penalties, inconsistent quarterbacking, tough running and a defense that can’t make a key stop, plagued the Giants all year and cost them the game Sunday. New York had a chance to seize control of the game in the first quarter after taking a 7-0 lead. On three consecutive possessions......

In keeping with our lists of events from 2006, here are some of the sports stories that Gothamist found compelling in the past year. It ranges from the playoff disappointment from the Mets and the Yankees to the welcome performances of last season's Rangers, this season's Jets and Rutgers. Mickelson Chokes at Winged Foot: Everyone knew the Winged Foot course in Mamaroneck, N.Y., was a tough place to play, but no one found it crueler......

The Giants took advantage of a lot of Carolina mistakes to cruise to a relatively easy 27-13 victory. The Panthers turned the ball over three times, all in the second half and therefore managed only 13 points despite amassing 463 total yards. New York took an early 10-0 lead off of some solid running by Tiki Barber and a nice catch by Plaxico Burress. Carolina came back to tie the game as the Giants......

This team is too good to talk about moral victories. Yes, the Giants did some good things yesterday, but the bottom line is that they lost 23-20 and in doing so, put their playoff hopes and perhaps their season in jeopardy. Once again the Giants showed the propensity to make the big mistake or the dumb move at the wrong time, which has marked the majority of Tom Coughlin’s tenure here. They were whistled for......

By now most Giants fans have heard of Michael Strahan's controversial comments this week. The injured defensive lineman first went after receiver Plaxico Burress on WFAN for lackluster effort, and Wednesday he criticized ESPN reporter Kelly Naqi and accusing her of taking an overly negative slant on the team. Those comments were naturally replayed countless times by the sports network. Part of this story is being blown out of proportion, just like nearly everything......

This is the kind of game that changes an entire season. The Giants entered the fourth quarter with a 21-0 lead and completely choked it away. The whole team should be ashamed for this loss, but there are four people who deserve special consideration. Plaxico Burress quit two different times on the interception that led to the first Tennessee score. He decided the pass was over his head, so he pulled up on his......

If this team is going to be able to survive all of these injuries, Eli Manning is going to have to get a lot better. Manning spent the first half of the Giants’ 26-10 loss in a daze, making bad decisions and overthrowing receivers. He got better in the second half, but it was too late as Jacksonville made the plays they needed to for the win. This team seems to have lost its......

What should have been a classic matchup has been diminished by injury. Both the Bears and the Giants head into their Sunday Night game with big injury concerns. For Chicago, their top wide receiver is hurt and their All-Pro Linebacker, Brian Urlacher, is listed as questionable. Those injuries are substantial, but nothing compared to what has happened to the Giants. Their starting defense is missing both defensive ends, two linebackers and a cornerback. In the......

In the end, it will go down as a win, but it almost was a disaster. Facing an inferior team, the Giants showed a lack of urgency and suffered some critical injuries as they squeaked by Houston 14-10 Sunday. The Texans took the lead with 1:14 left in the third quarter, capping of an impressive 18-play drive. After trading punts, the Giants launched an 11-play drive that culminated in a 3-yard touchdown pass from Eli......

When the wind is swirling at Giants Stadium, you can be sure that scoring will be low. Facing those winds, Tampa and New York combined for only 277 passing yards in the Giants’ 17-3 victory. Surprisingly, New York came out of the gates firing. After forcing the Bucs’ offense into consecutive “three and out” possessions, the Giants got on the board when Plaxico Burress made a spectacular catch for a touchdown. New York took......

Football is a game of momentum-swings and the Giants and Cowboys had plenty of those Monday night. New York started out the game on a roll. Eli Manning and Plaxico Burress connected for a 50-yard touchdown on the fifth play from scrimmage. After trading punts, New York downed the ball on the Dallas 1 and LaVar Arrington broke into the Cowboy backfield to sack Drew Bledsoe for a safety. New York added a field......