The Super Bowl is on its way to the New Meadowlands stadium, home of the Jets and Giants—so it was only a matter of time before some giant corporation swooped in and bought the naming rights for the new arena, which opened last year. And despite the best efforts of adulterous affairs website AshleyMadison, MetLife ended up winning the biding battle; the stadium has now been christened MetLife Stadium. more ›

In a boneheaded move to rival all his other boneheaded moves, former Giants star running back Tiki Barber made an incredibly ill-advised analogy between himself and Anne Frank in an interview in the latest Sports Illustrated. In it, he discussed the fallout from his new relationship with Traci Johnson, and moving into the house of his agent, where he said they were hiding out in his attic. "Lep’s Jewish, and it was like a reverse Anne Frank thing," he said. more ›

Like Amanda Bynes before him, former Giants star running back Tiki Barber has announced his intention to come out of retirement and play again in the NFL, five years after hanging up his cleats. Barber, who turns 36 in April, played all ten years of his career with the Giants, and is the Giants' all-time leading rusher with 10,449 yards. But don't expect him to turn up in blue next season: the Giants don't want him. more ›

After a Sunday full of embarrassment on the field, the Giants spent the week getting disappointing news off the field. The injury bug has hit the team with a vengeance this week. Mathiaus Kiwanuka, the multi-talented end/linebacker, will miss at least a few games with a bulging disk in his neck. Shaun O’Hara will not be able to suit up on Sunday, Osi Umenyiora and Rocky Bernard are questionable while Keith Bullock is doubtful. more ›

Fair warning to celebrity scoundrels: Despite your insistence that your relationships are a private matter and have nothing to do with your work, you are a public figure, and are therefore vulnerable to mass scrutiny over your every mistake (hello, Mel!). Some may make comebacks on the scale of the 2004 Red Sox, but others will probably end up like Tiki Barber, the former Giants star, who left his eight-months pregnant wife for a 23-year-old former intern earlier this year. Now, to complete the circle of backlash-ery, cycling fitness chain Flywheel Sports is filing a $1 million lawsuit against him, alleging that his scandal enraged their "core clientele," and rendered him "worthless overnight" as their celebrity spokesman. Well, Tiki, at least you're not quippy rape suspect. more ›

With the Super Bowl on its way to the New Meadowlands, the battle for naming rights for the newly-built stadium begins. And on the front line of that battle? AshleyMadison.com, the dating Web site that arranges adulterous affairs for married people, who made a $25 million offer to buy the naming rights for the Giants and Jets shared stadium. An adulterous website in the house that Tiki built?? more ›

Everyone's favorite on-and-off the field fumbler, Tiki Barber, was barred by soon-to-be ex-wife Ginny Barber from being in the delivery room for the birth of his new twin daughters earlier this week. The Barbers have been in divorce proceedings since the ex-NY Giant pulled a Brady and dumped his (pregnant) wife earlier this year to be with 23-year-old blonde Traci Lynn Johnson. more ›

Once source recently explained how Ginny Barber could not have known about her husband's indiscretions: "All of this came out of the blue for Ginny. People may say, 'How could she not know?' But she really didn't. Tiki is a guy who travels a lot." And apparently he saw it fit to take his intern with him when he did! Traci Lynn Johnson, the former NBC intern who had an affair with Tiki Barber, allegedly posted photos of her and Barber on a trip to Africa recently, which happened while Ginny remained home, pregnant. Johnson even bragged about her relationship on the networking site; one person with access to her page told the Post, "She wrote 'I went to Africa, and didn't even see a giraffe,' or something very cutesy." more ›

It seems like forever already, but Tiki Barber's extra-marital affair—dumping his 8-months-pregnant wife for a 23-year-old former NBC intern—was only revealed two days ago, which means that pulpy droplets of gossip continue to leak out from the broken faucet that is our favorite local newsrags. The Post follows up yesterday's anonymously sourced allegations of dorm-room hookups and gold-digging with brand new anonymously sourced info: namely that wife Ginny Barber was completely shocked and "devastated" by the revelation of the affair and that it had been going on since before she was pregnant with twins. One nameless source explained: "All of this came out of the blue for Ginny. People may say, 'How could she not know?' But she really didn't. Tiki is a guy who travels a lot." more ›

Naturally, there are more sordid rumors swirling about ex-Giants star Tiki Barber's affair with a 23-year-old former NBC intern—for whom he just dumped his 8-months-pregnant wife. The Post is valiantly leading the charge, with all sorts of anonymous sources alleging and denying all sorts of sleazy things. One source who knew his young mistress, Traci Johnson, when she attended Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh, provided this prurient little nugget to the tabloid of record: more ›

Ex-Giants running back Tiki Barber, who turns 35 today, has dumped his 8-months-pregnant wife for a 23-year-old former NBC intern. According to the Post, Barber left Ginny, his wife of 11 years, for Traci Lynn Johnson, whom he has apparently been seeing for at least five months. Barber announced yesterday, "This decision was a painful one, but we are moving forward amicably and will continue to work together to raise our children with the love and dedication they have always known." Hmm, this all sounds very familiar. more ›

Even though there wasn't a "villain" along the lines of Santino Rice or a favorite like Michael Knight, the fourth season of Project Runway has been pretty captivating with some very lovely work. Tonight, the three remaining designers' Bryant Park Fashion Week face-off will be shown and a winner announced. more ›

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 another year (but the Patriots still won more games in a row!). While we've been inside, there are a number of large crowds celebrating the Giants' win all over the city - the police have been called to break some of them up! more ›

The Giants won the NFC Championship in overtime, beating the Green Bay Packers 23-20 in overtime and overcome the frigid, below-zero conditions. They are now headed to the Super Bowl where they will meet the New England Patriots, who beat the San Diego Chargers 21-12. more ›

A sparkling new 700-pound ball, tons of confetti, and over a million people helped ring in the New Year from Times Square last night/early today. Mayor Bloomberg and police Police Academy valedictorian Karolina Wierzchowska, who also served in the Iraq War, hit the switch that brought the famous Times Square New Year's ball down. The Daily News called it a "shimmering pole dance," and it was the 100th time Times Square has had a ball drop to welcome the new year. more ›

The Giants enter 2007 with more questions than answers. The biggest one is how are they going to replace the 2,100 yards of offense generated by Tiki Barber last season? They don’t get any easier after that though. Will Michael Strahan play well after missing all of training camp? Can David Diehl play left tackle? Is Eli ready to take the next step? Is the secondary any better? Has Tom Coughlin really changed? more ›

Mayor Bloomberg unveiled a new campaign, Just Ask The Locals, "the City's first-ever five-borough marketing and advertising campaign to make visitors feel more welcome, thank them for visiting, and help them navigate New York City." The Mayor made the announcement at the new American Airlines terminal at JFK and said, "New Yorkers have always been welcoming and friendly, but not enough people around the world know it. So now we're going the extra mile to make visitors feel even more at home by offering a helpful piece of advice, an insider's tip, or just a friendly smile as they explore and enjoy all the wonderful attractions here in our City." more ›

Eli Manning has never struck us as a high-strung type of guy. After a mistake, he seems to shrug it off in a "ho-hum, what can you do?" way and then moves on. That's not what happened when he responded yesterday to Tiki Barber's comments during halftime of Sunday's Giants-Ravens pre-season game. Barber, who was making his debut on NBC's Football Night in America, said he asked Manning to make a motivational speech once and that Manning was "very uncomfortable doing it. Sometimes it was almost comical the way he would say things." He also said that Manning was "very good as a quarterback" and that "he's been a leader in some games." But he wonders if Manning "Can he be a leader of men?" more ›

Now that Tiki Barber is working for the Today show, it looks like the producers are all up in his business. Well, at least when Tiki's bags get lost. On his way to South Africa for the show's "Where in the World" gimmick, Barber missed a connecting flight and his bags got lost in the shuffle. And since the former NY Giant was traveling with just "essential toiletries," Sean Reis, producer for Today, purchased almost everything else for the former Giants running back. more ›

So, now that Tiki Barber works for NBC and not the Giants Tom Coughlin is finally going to finally tell him to shut up? Visibly shaken, for probably the first time as coach of the Giants, Coughlin addressed Tiki’s comments about how Coughlin hastened his retirement. “I think to give the illusion that I had something to do with his retirement, I don’t quite follow that.” more ›

Wellington Mara used to judge the success of a season based on whether the team was playing a meaningful game the last week of the season. Apparently his son and successor share that belief because Tom Coughlin will be back next year as Giants coach. Coughlin signed a one-year extension today, which could keep him as coach through 2008, but in reality it's just a way to keep him from being a lame duck next year. But he'll certainly be returning as a punching bag for the press. more ›

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. more ›

The playoffs have arrived and somehow the Giants have made it into them. It’s hard to believe that a team that went 2-6 down the stretch could make it to the playoffs, but that is reflective of the mediocre NFC and a reason for the Giants to hope. more ›

They really tried to blow it, but Tiki Barber wouldn’t let them. After building up a 27-7 lead the Giants held on for dear life and survived 34-28 over the Redskins. Barber had his finest game as a Giant, rushing for 234 yards and three touchdowns, including a pivotal 50-yard TD in the fourth quarter. more ›

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. more ›

Is there anyone out there who thinks the Giants will win tomorrow night? After quitting last week against New Orleans? After playing the way they have during the second half of the season? Without a healthy Jeremy Shockey? No, it doesn’t seem that this team has a victory in them and that’s a shame because tomorrow’s game means a lot. more ›

How many more shots to the gut can this team take? With seven minutes left, the Giants took a 22-21 lead and were a solid defensive stand away from winning a huge game. But, the Eagles marched down the field in only 8 plays and took the lead. With just less than three minutes left, the Giants came onto the field needing to go 80 yards for the win. more ›

The Giants face another “must win” game this week as they battle the Eagles. With a win, New York would solidify their playoff chances and keep heat on the Cowboys. With a loss, they would fall into a pack of teams all seeking one of the two wild card spots in the NFC. more ›