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Giants Make The Cut

By Anthony De Rosa on Aug 30, 2008, 4:20 pm

The Giants cut 20 players and placed 3 on injured reserve to get their roster down to 53. In addition to the cuts, the Giants added kicker John Carney to replace Josh Huston who they also released. Huston missed an extra point on Thursday and missed two field goals in previous preseason games. Here are [...]

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Video: Mike Garafolo Talks Giants Football

By Anthony De Rosa on Aug 29, 2008, 10:32 am

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Are You A Die Hard Giants Fan?

By David Jacks on Aug 28, 2008, 8:03 pm

College is often called “the best years of your life.” It is a time for education. But the mixture of youth, co-ed dorms, and alcohol can overwhelm even the most disciplined party-goers. During my sophomore year of college I attended a mandatory symposium on the dangers of Alcohol. They passed out a survey called “Is [...]

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Giants Being Cautious Tonight

By Anthony De Rosa on Aug 28, 2008, 12:17 pm

The names of the teams on the marquee tonight are impressive but the names on the back of the jerseys on the field are less likely to be. The Giants will have their starters in for essentially one series tonight, careful to avoid risking another potential injury like the one Osi Umenyiora incurred last week. [...]

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NJ Assemblyman Blasts Giants Over PSL

By Anthony De Rosa on Aug 27, 2008, 7:02 pm

Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone praised the Jets for selling 27,000 upper-deck season tickets without having to pay for a one-time personal seat license fee and blasted the Giants for not doing so as well. The Associated Press reports that Chiappone is trying to ban the sale of seat licenses at all sports facilities in New Jersey. [...]

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Video: Strahan Staying Retired

By Anthony De Rosa on Aug 27, 2008, 11:43 am

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Coach Coughlin Speaks

By Anthony De Rosa on Aug 26, 2008, 7:11 pm

Note: This conference took place prior to Michael Strahan‘s announcement that he would remain retired and not be returning to the Giants. Coach Tom Coughlin began with a statement regarding Osi Umenyiora: Regarding the surgical procedure on Osi Umenyiora, the doctors were very pleased. The surgery went well. The knee looked good. The prognosis is [...]

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Eli Speaks

By Anthony De Rosa on Aug 26, 2008, 7:03 pm

How is it having Plaxico Burress back out there? We haven’t had much work together in the past few months, so it’s good to have everybody in their positions and getting good work. He’s looked good the past couple of days so we just have to continue to grow and he knows what he’s doing [...]

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Pierce: Strahan Has Moved On

By Anthony De Rosa on Aug 26, 2008, 5:30 pm

Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce believes recently retired, possibly soon to be un-retired Giants DE Michael Strahan has put football behind him. Ralph Vacchiano reports on his blog for the New York Daily News. “The guy retired after 15 years in the league, on top and he moved on in his career already,” Pierce said. “He’s [...]

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Quick Hits

By Anthony De Rosa on Aug 26, 2008, 11:38 am

Here are a few quick notes on news dropping this morning. Court ruled in Michael Strahan‘s favor at his divorce proceeding this morning. He was due to owe close to $15 million. Last year, Jean Strahan was awarded $15.3 million, in addition to child support. Michael Strahan has paid more than half of that award. [...]

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