Congressman Wants to Delay Electoral College Certification to Watch Football
You wouldn't want anyone to miss the Florida-Oklahoma game for something so trivial, would you?
Posted 01/07/09 in Daily Intel
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Giants Playoff Preview: Tom Coughlin Will Tell You How This Is Gonna Go, Okay?
The coach used to get caught up in piddly battles with his players, most notably exiled tight end Jeremy Shockey. Today, he makes no such mistakes.
Posted 01/06/09 in Daily Intel
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Giants Playoff Preview: A Defiant Antonio Pierce Bowls Us Over
Antonio Pierce is naked, and he just brushed past me on the way out of the shower. Even with such slight contact, he can easily knock people over.
Posted 01/02/09 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Stephon Marbury May Redeem Himself Going to the Celtics
Could poor Knicks fans watch from a safe distance as Marbury sabotages another team?
Posted 01/02/09 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Teams Lose, Fans Win — Maybe — in the Greatest Depression
Vanity businesses don't look so good when you're suddenly broke. But outside of New York, tickets are cheap!
Posted 12/31/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Stephon Marbury on Stephon Marbury: Saintly Man in Fantastic Shape
If his goal was to come out of this situation looking like the good guy, he’s succeeded.
Posted 12/29/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Finally, That’s Over: The Jets Fire Mangini
This year, with Brett Favre, other new players, and a big win over New England, most Jets watchers were more optimistic than ever. They shouldn’t have been.
Posted 12/24/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch: Where Does Teixeira Fit Into the Yankees’ Fantastically Overpaid Four?
Team fans are rejoicing. But what about fans of baseball in general?
Posted 12/19/08 in Daily Intel
Press-Box Confidential
Ed Werder’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Also in this week's look at the sporting press: hockey writers on ice!
Posted 12/18/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Mets to Use Two Closers, Which Never Works
$37 million man Francisco Rodriguez will be sharing closing duties with J.J. Putz for some reason.
Posted 12/17/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch:The Jets’ Nightmare Scenario
What if the Jets never make it to the playoffs? Would this be not the beginning of a new era in Jets football, but the end of it?
Posted 12/16/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Once Again, Hal Steinbrenner Tops Hank
Hal's on a list of the most influential people in sports business, and Hank's not.
Posted 12/15/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Why the Nation’s Unemployed Now Includes Sean Avery
Sure, his 'sloppy seconds' comment was crude. But his ban goes deeper than a dopey insult.
Posted 12/12/08 in Daily Intel
Press-Box Confidential
Slam the Mets, Sure, But a Hockey Player Nailed in the Face With a Puck?
Cole Hamels calls out the Mets, and MSG commentators call out a wuss hockey player, in this week's look at the local sporting press.
Posted 12/11/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Melky Trade Held Up by Yanks’ Insistence on Acquiring CC’s Buds?
Is it too early to speculate whether Sabathia would opt out of his contract in three years if he's unhappy?
Posted 12/10/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch: Spendthrift Yanks Sign Sabathia for a Worryingly Long Seven Years
The Yankees needed to pull out all the stops to get Sabathia, and apparently they have. This is what new stadiums and cable channels are for.
Posted 12/09/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Mets Reach Deal With Francisco Rodriguez
The Mets have their closer, at three years and $37 million.
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