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Following the tradition of scheduling a “who’s who” of the last 50 years of pop music, Bruce Springsteen will be following up The Stones, U2, Sir Paul, Prince and Tom Petty to play Super Bowl XLII. I think everyone saw this one coming.

In today’s New York Times, Michael Strahan breaks down four key plays that led to one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history. Among them is a play where linebacker Antonio Pierce, who calls the defensive plays, would wave his arms up and down to tell the defense to just line up and rush, basically a free for all, but while staying free of the ends.

I’m still trying to come to grips with the NFL season actually beginning on a Thursday night. Nevertheless it is something to do and since this is a divisional matchup it sets the tone for Sunday. Last season the New York Giants resurrected themselves after a 0-2 start to go 10-4 the rest of

Monnie D.’s copious, in-depth, leave-no-stone-unturned preview of the 2008 NY Giants 04 Sep Posted by Monnie D., Esq. as Super Bowl XLII, Giants, NFL Remember this guy? No? Hmmm, well most of you probably erased him from your memory banks.

We just had our first weekend of football with the College season kicking off on Thursday and all top 25 teams playing by Monday. (I had Utah beating Michigan, by the way. Just ask my friend Gus whom I warned not to bet Michigan as he planned his wagers for the day.) And as much as I love college

NEW YORK, NY — New York Giants football officials were scrambling today to see if they really owed Michael Strahan $25 million after the retired defensive end turned down their offer to return to the defending Super Bowl champs. “That’s how it works, right?” Strahan said. “I get $25 million for not playing.

It seems like the Super Bowl was ages ago, doesn't it? It's been six and a half months since Eli Manning did his famous little pirouette but it's also been that long since we've had the pleasure of a Joe Buck announced Football game.

People, can you believe it? It’s so damn close now, it is almost unbearable. The long dry stretch of time without football is almost over. We’ve survived it one more time. It only feels like we’re gonna die without it. When we can’t take another moment… football season is here again.

Shockey inured at the Super Bowl In a move that should come as no surprise to anyone who has been following the Giants the past few months the team has finally dealt their oft-disgruntled tight end Jeremy Shockey to the New Orleans Saints for 2nd and 5th round draft picks in the 2009 draft.

MFH reacts to the Shockey Trade 22 Jul Posted by MFH as Super Bowl XLII, Giants, NFL, Hot Chicks I wanted to write about Danica Patrick’s cat fight with Milka Duno, but the Giants made a big move that needs to be discussed. A few weeks ago I told you that I heard from a reliable source about an unlikely trade of Jeremy Shockey for Twinkle Toes Taylor.