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• Edwards leads fast field at Michigan

  June 15, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 Auto racing: Brad Keselowski was asked to pick one word to describe a lap at Michigan International Speedway. “Fast,” the defending Sprint Cup champion said. “This is, to me, the …

• Redskins on a roll

  December 4, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 LANDOVER, Md. – Robert Griffin III went down, the ball popped out, and the Washington Redskins scored a touchdown. Look out, New York Giants and the rest of the NFC …

• Giants rip Panthers behind RB Andre Brown

  September 21, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Eli Manning didn’t need a scintillating fourth-quarter comeback Thursday night. The two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, running back Andre Brown and the rest of the New York Giants were too …

• Cowboys beat division rivals as NFL opens

  September 6, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Dallas Cowboys waited all year for another shot at the New York Giants. When they got it in the 2012 season opener, they were ready. …

• Defense will spell difference for Giants in Super Bowl

  February 5, 2012 in Sports on Page C6 INDIANAPOLIS – In this new NFL age of throw first and throw again, it’s easy to forget to first rule of football: Defense wins championships. Sorry, Eli. Sorry, Tom. There’s …

• Broken foot doesn’t slow Giants’ Bradshaw

  February 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 INDIANAPOLIS – Ahmad Bradshaw is playing in pain and loving every second of it. The New York Giants running back has played the last eight games with a broken bone …

• Tyree still defined by catch in Super Bowl

  January 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B7 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Eli Manning took home the MVP. Plaxico Burress had the winning catch. David Tyree got the biggest prize in the 2008 Super Bowl – an unforgettable …

• Past playoff rivals 49ers, Giants meet again today

  January 22, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants boasted a physical, intimidating defense with athletic linebackers and stout linemen capable of stifling the NFL’s most productive offenses. San Francisco featured a high-powered passing …

• Giants’ run game, defense return to ignite rout of Falcons

  January 9, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Both the missing pieces – defense and a running game – are aligning at the right time for Eli Manning and the New York Giants. And …

• Falcons look for elusive playoff win against Giants

  January 8, 2012 in Sports on Page C6 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The New York Giants are only four years removed from their last Super Bowl victory, and they have nothing on the Atlanta Falcons in terms of …

• Cruz, Manning lead Giants, keep Cowboys out of playoffs

  January 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Victor Cruz and Eli Manning have the New York Giants dancing to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Manning threw three touchdown passes, including …

• Packers edge Giants to remain unbeaten

  December 4, 2011 in Sports EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Green Bay Packers are still perfect and heading to the playoffs. Aaron Rodgers engineered a last minute drive to set up a 30-yard field goal … 1

• Big Easy for Saints

  November 29, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 NEW ORLEANS – Drew Brees and the surging New Orleans Saints made everything look easy against the slumping Giants. Brees passed for 363 yards and four touchdowns and ran for …

• Unsung heroes rescue Seahawks

  October 10, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The pass bounced first off a receiver’s hand, then a teammate’s forearm, and that’s right about when everything slowed down for Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner. “The …

• Metrodome roof collapse could boost Favre’s chances of playing

  December 13, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 MINNEAPOLIS — Brett Favre is getting help from the Minnesota Vikings medical staff, the athletic trainers and perhaps even the weather gods as he tries to keep his incredible consecutive …

• Hawks must get better fast; promising start falling by wayside

  November 10, 2010 in Sports on Page B5 SEATTLE – The Seahawks’ 4-4 record is fittingly ambiguous. Not half bad. Not altogether good. Were the Seahawks as promising as they looked at 4-2 or as abjectly miserable as …

• Seahawks get cruel wakeup call

  November 8, 2010 in Sports This was awful. Historically bad. Uncomfortable to watch. Embarrassing. 1

• Seahawks blown out for second straight week

  November 8, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – Six games into the season, the Seattle Seahawks were on a roll and in first place. Two weeks later? Let’s just say things have taken a drastic turn … 2

• Giant beatdown

  November 7, 2010 in Sports SEATTLE – Six games into the season, the Seattle Seahawks were on a roll and in first place. Two weeks later? Let’s just say things have taken a drastic turn …

• Seahawks haven’t lost at Qwest this season

  November 7, 2010 in Sports on Page C9 RENTON, Wash. – It’s easy to look at the Seattle Seahawks, a beat-up team coming off of a 30-point loss, then look at their opponent – a New York Giants …

• Seahawks will start Whitehurst at QB

  November 5, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 RENTON, Wash. – The Seattle Seahawks acquired Charlie Whitehurst in the offseason because they felt he could someday be an effective starting quarterback in the NFL. The plan was not, …