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Former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress headed for Rikers Island earlier today after being sentenced to a two-year term for second-degree "attempted weapons possession." He had pleaded guilty to the charge after shooting himself in the thigh with his own illegal pistol in a Manhattan nightclub in November 2008. From Rikers Island he will be transferred to one of NY's many beautiful upstate prisons, just in time for foliage season and intramural convict football. ESPN.com noted that he was expected to serve about twenty months, followed by two years of probation, if his behavior is good.

It's the biggest sporting event of the year, with the bruising Pittsburgh Steelers facing off against the underdog Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl. New Yorkers may remember when Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner was the pre-Eli Manning quarterback for the Giants. And New Jerseyites have their moment in the sun at half time with this year's musical performance coming from the Garden State via The Boss.