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Friday's NFL notebook: Belichick wanted Giants to throw to Manningham
The Patriots got exactly what they wanted when the Giants threw to Manningham on New York's last Super Bowl drive. Then the receiver deemed less dangerous than Victor Cruz or Hakeem Nicks made a catch that will be replayed for years to come.
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2 days ago
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Lions' Stafford confident but avoids bold predictions in ESPN interview
Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford didn't take the bait Friday when ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor Chris McKendry asked him for a 2012 season prediction.
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Jackson man indicted for bomb threat during Lions-Saints game
The charge brought Friday against 34-year-old Shawn H. Payton carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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John U. Bacon: Best Super Bowl moment didn't occur during game or halftime
It's been five days since the Super Bowl, just enough time to give us a little perspective on the whole thing. Was it a football game? A concert? A competition for the Clio Award? Or some bizarrely American combination of all three?
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3 days ago
Lions' Ndamukong Suh among most disliked athletes, poll shows
Suh ranks fourth among the most disliked athletes in the United States, according to Forbes magazine. The publication said the ranking is the result of surveys conducted by Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research.
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5 days ago
NFL invites six Michigan State players, three Michigan players to Combine
Running back Edwin Baker, quarterback Kirk Cousins and defensive lineman Jerel Worthy were among the Spartans invited. Wolverine invitees include receiver Junior Hemingway, defensive lineman Mike Martin and offensive lineman David Molk.
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5 days ago
Champion Giants saluted with victory parade
Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday along the Canyon of Heroes, where the city has honored stars for almost a century.
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5 days ago
NFL draft order set: Lions have 23rd pick
The NFL has released the official order for the first round of the NFL, and the Lions will make their first pick at No. 23. The Lions' spot is no surprise, but the complete first-round order was not official until the Giants' win over the Patriots in the Super Bowl. For being the last team standing, the Giants will pick last in the first round.
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Monday's NFL roundup: Tom Coughlin says he'll return next season
Tom Coughlin is looking forward to the parade and a couple weeks off to reflect on the second Giants championship in five seasons. Then he will begin preparations for defending the title.
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6 days ago
For third straight year, Super Bowl sets U.S. television ratings record
The Nielsen Co. said an estimated 111.3 million people watched the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots on Sunday night. That narrowly beat the 111 million who watched Green Bay's win over Pittsburgh last year.
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6 days ago
Former MSU star Greg Jones pops the question after Giants' Super Bowl victory
The scene was similar to the Fiesta Bowl in January 2007, when Boise State star Ian Johnson got engaged. Jones has reportedly known Amanda Piechowski, a former Michigan State basketball player, for three years.
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6 days ago
Tom Brady's wife, Gisele Bundchen, snaps at fans (with video)
"My husband can not (bleeping) throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time," Bundchen snapped, before swigging from a bottled water, following the Patriots' 21-17 loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday night.
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6 days ago
Jerry Green: An NFL ball was Vince Lombardi's victory trophy
The Packers won, 35-10, in the inaugural Super Bowl. Lombardi was exuberant as he went up the tunnel from the field to the locker room in the L.A. Coliseum. He continued to play catch with the football.
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7 days ago
Notebook: Rough year ends with more heartbreak for Patriots owner
Kraft's beloved wife, Myra, died days before the lockout ended last July, and football became an escape for his grief. A Super Bowl trophy would have been the perfect ending to their story, the ultimate joy to balance the ultimate pain.
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7 days ago
Column: Patriots QB Tom Brady will get another change to add to legacy
The celebrity quarterback with the celebrity wife sat at a podium afterward. He tried to be philosophical, tried to say all the right things, but there was a certain hollowness to the words and he looked like he would like to be somewhere, anywhere, else.
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7 days ago
Ex-Wolverine Mario Manningham's highlight catch sparks Giants' victory
Manningham made a magnificent over-the-shoulder catch and managed to stay inbounds on the opening play of a game-winning, 88-yard touchdown drive that carried New York to another come-from-behind win over the Patriots in the Super Bowl.
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7 days ago
Creativity trumps cute factor in Super Bowl ads
To complain about the excessive use of celebrities, dogs and babies in Super Bowl ads is a waste of energy.
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7 days ago
Eli Manning leads Giants past Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI
Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute score to earn New York's fourth Super Bowl title. Mario Manningham (Michigan) made a critical catch on the winning drive.
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7 days ago
Madonna serves up Super Bowl grand spectacle
Madonna delivered a whopper of a halftime show during the Super Bowl, surveying her career, sharing the stage with a smattering of today's pop stars and doing what Madonna does best: Serve up a grand spectacle.
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7 days ago
Super Bowl ads leaked early
Every year it seems more and more advertisers are leaking their ads online to create buzz before the Super Bowl even begins.
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7 days ago
Chris McCosky: Giving Calvin Johnson an extension will be tricky for Lions
Tom Lewand was rightfully optimistic about the Lions' signing back most of their vital free agents and getting something worked out with Calvin Johnson, but it won't be easy. Running through scenarios is enough to make your head explode.
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7 days ago
No more Naptown: Super Bowl boosts Indy's image
This week, as 150,000 visitors descended on a new, vibrant district before Super Bowl Sunday, even cynics agreed that the city had successfully shed its image as a bastion of boredom in what was once called "flyover country." Hotels, restaurants, theaters and a 3-mile canal walk flank Lucas Oil Stadium and Super Bowl Village. Thousands of residents have moved into downtown...
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8 days ago
Jerry Green: With thick Super Bowl resume, Tom Brady has filled out
For years, the scouts who judge available talent for NFL teams have worked armed with computers and stopwatches in this Super Bowl town. They scan and scrutinize the beef in front of them.
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8 days ago
Lions' Stafford wins Comeback Player of Year
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year award. Stafford beat out six other players who received votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league.
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