Archive for February, 2008



Football news 04 February 2008

Monday 4 February 2008 @ 10:14 am

American Football: New York Giants claim Superbowl crown
Ireland Online, Ireland - 37 minutes ago
The New York Giants won the American football Super Bowl in a dramatic comeback victory that denied their opponents, the New England Patriots,

Giants end Patriots’ quest for perfection
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 40 minutes ago
By Daniel Brown GLENDALE, Ariz. - Even during the final drive, even as they were about to unleash one of the most memorable finishes in Super Bowl history,

How Eli Manning and the New York defense took down the mighty
Slate - 43 minutes ago
A minor-league pitcher named Randy Newsom is selling shares of his future earnings. Should I invest? Giant KillersHow Eli Manning and the New York defense

For Pats bettors, losing feeling nothing new
Boston Herald, United States - 43 minutes ago
By Chris Letourneau / The Bet Box Disappointment surely is running deep this morning, as loyal Patriots [team stats] fans cope with losing the Super Bowl,

Pressure didn’t kill Patriots
Kansas City Star, MO - 45 minutes ago
GLENDALE, Ariz. | In hindsight, the pursuit of perfection proved too daunting, but there is no reason to fault the Patriots for trying or lambaste the Super

SUPER BOWL XLII Giants 17, Patriots 14
Washington Post, United States - 47 minutes ago
As the Giants ran onto the field for pregame warmups, New York quarterback Eli Manning greeted New England counterpart Tom Brady with a friendly pat.

Game may have been close, but dot-com takes ad cake
Winnipeg Sun, Canada - 48 minutes ago
By ERIC FRANCIS Eli Manning and the Giants may have pulled off the greatest upset in Super Bowl history yesterday, but credit etrade.com’s infant day trader

Giants D punishes Brady
Winnipeg Sun, Canada - 48 minutes ago
By ROB LONGLEY, SUN MEDIA GLENDALE, Ariz. — For one frustrating, bone-rattling night it was no fun to be Tom Brady. Not only was the Mr. Everything New

Nick Szczepanik
Times Online, UK - 48 minutes ago
Just when everyone imagined that sport was getting a little predictable, along came one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history.

Giants line chases Brady aggressively
Houston Chronicle, United States - 54 minutes ago
By MEGAN MANFULL Sorry, your version of Flash doesn’t support this video. Please download the latest version at adobe.com. You’ll be glad you did.

Pats had plenty of chances to finish 19-0
FOXSports.com - 59 minutes ago
by Alex Marvez There were no signs of tears from New England Patriots players entering the post-Super Bowl XLII interview tent. Maybe that’s because they

Fantasy: Super Bowl sadness? You bet
SportingNews.com - 1 hour ago
The Super Bowl is an American celebration that has grown to worldwide proportions, but for fantasy owners and other serious football fans, it’s also the

Manning Keeps Cool, and Keeps a Drive Alive
New York Times, United States - 1 hour ago
Defensive end Justin Tuck, center, celebrating one of his two sacks of Tom Brady on Sunday. He also forced a fumble. By JOE LAPOINTE GLENDALE, Ariz.

Offense bruised, beaten
Boston Herald, United States - 1 hour ago
By John Tomase / Patriots Beat Patriots beat writer John Tomase joined the Herald in 2005 after six years covering the Red Sox. GLENDALE, Ariz.

Plax walks the walk
Boston Herald, United States - 1 hour ago
By Steve Conroy / Giants Notebook However, the Giants wide receiver completely changed his legacy when he was able to leave Patriots [team stats] cornerback

Greatness takes beating
Boston Herald, United States - 1 hour ago
By Tony Massarotti Sports columnist Tony Massarotti has been a must-read for years in the pages of the Boston Herald. GLENDALE, Ariz.

Patriot Nation in shock
Boston Herald, United States - 1 hour ago
By Dave Wedge Wedge is the Herald’s Chief Enterprise Reporter and writes Sunday’s “Pols & Politics” column. He also covers music for “The Edge”

Super Bowl XLII
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 1 hour ago
Eli Manning: The Giants need him to have a big game but can he cope with the pressure?. Photograph: Scott Audette/AP Preamble: Good evening folks and

Unflappable Manning lets instincts take over - NFL
ESPN - 1 hour ago
By John Clayton GLENDALE, Ariz. — The New England Patriots may or may not have videotaped opponents during pregame warm-ups of past Super Bowls.

Dan Patrick’s Super Challenge
SI.com - 1 hour ago
Tom Brady didn’t play poorly on Sunday. But when you’re the MVP, set a single-season record for touchdowns and garner more attention than most presidential

Patriots succumbed to pressure
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago
By MIKE REISS The team’s record-setting offense faced a variety of challenges through its first 18 games, but it had not seen something as ferocious as what

This game leaves Giants and the NFL looking like winners
Arizona Republic, AZ - 1 hour ago
The underdog New York Giants stunned the unbeaten New England Patriots, 17-14, winning Super Bowl XLII before 71101 fans at University of Phoenix Stadium in

With minutes left in Super Bowl, thousands lose power in Brentwood
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 1 hour ago
Thousands of sports fans missed the end of the Super Bowl on Sunday when a power outage plunged 8300 Brentwood customers into darkness before the game’s

Giants’ Burress makes game-winner look easy
Kansas City Star, MO - 1 hour ago
By RANDY COVITZ GLENDALE, Ariz. | Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress picked the wrong score. But not the wrong team. Burress supplied Super Bowl week’s

New York Giants defeat New England Patriots
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
By Art Spander Twelve points. No history. That tells it all. Along with Eli’s bright smile, and Tom Brady’s glum sorrow. The oddsmakers were wrong on this

Ice-cool Manning enjoys triumph
National Post, Canada - 1 hour ago
Eli Manning insisted he relished the challenge of leading New York to a last-gasp Super Bowl victory as the Giants upset the New England Patriots 17-14 at

Finish wasn’t as shocking as it seemed
Boston Herald, United States - 1 hour ago
By Michael Felger / Patriots Insider GLENDALE, Ariz. - It was a hard concept to grasp during the previous five months, but the Patriots [team stats] were

The Baby Brother Comes Into His Own
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Move over, Peyton. Make room in the Manning family trophy case, Archie. Baby boy Eli is coming home with hardware all his own — a

Redskins to Talk With Spagnuolo
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
By Les Carpenter GLENDALE, Ariz., Feb. 3 — In a matter of days, the Washington Redskins are expected to interview New York Giants defensive coordinator

Hugs, disbelief as triumph sinks in for New York Giants
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 1 hour ago
By Tim Gaynor GLENDALE, Arizona, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The first moments after recording one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history, the New York Giants




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