Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'thelions'
November 16, 2007
Have the Giants shaken off last week’s debacle? That’s the question as they head to Detroit to face the 6-3 Lions. The Lions are one of the surprises of the season as Jon Kitna has revitalized his career and leads a very good passing attack with four receivers who are capable of getting into the end zone. Teams that throw the ball well have given the Giants fits this year and New York may be......
Continue Reading "Giants Look To Get Back On Track"December 28, 2005
In last night's Panasonic Holiday Festival basketball tournament (could that be the worst name ever?), two local teams matched up in a game that didn't turn out to be much of a competition. The Red Storm from St. John's defeated the Columbia Lions, 63-39. As the final score shows, the game was never close. The Johnnies started the game by going on an 11-2 run and led by seventeen at the end of the first......
Continue Reading "Red Storm Wipes Floor with Lions"November 21, 2005
Apologies to Salt-N-Pepa, but it's clear that Columbia University was not happy with the Lions' head football coach, Bob Shoop. Shoop was fired Sunday morning after a dreadful 2-8 season (Hey, they have the same record as the Jets!). Columbia University's athletic director M. Dianne Murphy said that it was "necessary and appropriate to make a change in leadership at this time." Shoop's team was also last in total points scored and allowed in the......
Continue Reading "A Season that Doesn't Make You Wanna Shoop"October 22, 2004
All season long the Giants have benefited from flying under the city’s radar. Despite their 4-1 record, the Giants are not spectacular and New York has been distracted. The Yankees have been gagging all over themselves in a very public fashion. The Jets are undefeated and a zero in the loss column gets everybody all hot and bothered. With the undefeated Jets and Pats playing each other on Sunday, this week’s tilt against the Lions......
Continue Reading "No One Pays Any Attention to Big Blue"
