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Giants' victory over Patriots simply super 2008-02-04 05:37:00 Greatest Super Bowl ever. That’s what you watched Sunday, and if you didn’t see it, find somebody who recorded it and see for yourself.If you’re a kid, you’re going to be talking about this one for the rest of your life. If you’re a geezer, you’re going to have to shuffle your memories around, throw out whatever other Supe you had in the No. 1 slot and replace it with Giants 17, Patriots 14.There have been bigger upsets, including the Patriots’ destruction of Rams in the 2002 Super Bowl. And no upset will ever be bigger than the Jets over the Colts in Super Bowl III in 1969. That win, guaranteed by Joe Namath, legitimized the old AFL and made its merger with the NFL the success story that it has been.But I’m talking about the greatness of a game, and when you think of who was playing and what was involved and how it ended, nothing that has come before can match Super Bowl XLII.It had everything — a first half filled with violent and smothering defense. A final quarter ...

Nike paying McFadden's training expenses 2008-02-02 07:53:00 As top NFL Draft prospect Darren McFadden prepares for the scouting combine, his training tab is being picked up by Nike as part of the shoe company's sponsorship of the Michael Johnson Performance Center, sparking speculation that the Arkansas running back will sign an endorsement deal with Nike.Nike Dir of U.S. Media Relations Dean Stoyer in an e-mail said McFadden does not have a signed agreement with Nike "at this time." "Who Mr. McFadden signs with is up to Mr. McFadden, but there is certainly an opportunity for us to demonstrate what Nike is all about ... hard work and peak performance," Stoyer wrote.Olympic Gold Medal-winning sprinter Johnson opened the Nike-sponsored training center last year after previously training a number of top NFL Draft prospects, including Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson, at IMG Academies for former IMG and current CAA Sports football agent Tom Condon. Johnson's training center in McKinney, Texas, is sponsored by Nike. "As an official traini ...

Monk's time for Hall of Fame has come 2008-02-02 07:46:00 Can we put Art Monk in the Hall of Fame already? Please? And while you’re at it, oh high and exalted committee of electors, how about putting Darrell Green in with him when you make your selections Saturday? They were the key parts of a dynasty, the best of their era. They belong. Green should be a no-brainer, but given the Byzantine machinations of the selection committee, there’s no such thing as a shoe-in with the Hall. In that, it’s similar to baseball’s Hall of Fame, whose would-be members are held hostage by the whims of more than 500 baseball writers.I suppose that adds to the mystique of such pantheons of athletic prowess, and all the talk that’s generated by the great players who keep missing their turn is good for the game. But some slights are bigger than others. Harry Carson, the former linebacker for the Giants who finally got in last year after waiting slightly longer than the half-life of plutonium, really deserved enshrinement. But he had been overshadows on t ...

Miami Dolphins New Name: Mahi Mahi 2008-01-28 08:49:00 Years ago there was a show about a smart Dolphin on television called "Flipper". Flipper was a cute mammal which could perform numerous tricks and on almost every episode he managed to save someone's life.Flipper made millions aware of dolphins and after that show aired many people fell in love with dolphins.In the Atlantic Ocean there is a fish that is also called a dolphin. It is a long fish of the pelagic variety and is loved by fishermen for its hard fighting nature and acrobatic leaps when hooked. It also makes great table fare.It was just a matter of time before some confusion arose in grocery stores and fish markets over which dolphin was a fish and which was a mammal. The result of this confusion was settled in a politically correct fashion by changing the name of the fish variant to Mahi Mahi. Bill Parcells was just hired by the Miami Dolphin football team and many know him as the "Tuna". Today the Tuna announced that the Dolphins will henceforth be known as the Miami Mahi Ma ...

For celebrity drama, tears, tune into NFL 2008-01-26 17:42:00 'Women weaken legs!" -- Burgess Meredith's Mickey, warning Sylvester Stallone's Rocky about the downside of romance in the original "Rocky."Somehow the post-event analysis after the Cowboys-Giants game was more emotional and gossipy than the post-event analysis of the Golden Globes.Nobody cried behind designer shades at the Golden Globes -- but Terrell Owens cried behind designer shades after the Cowboys lost.Nobody gossiped about celebrity couplings at the Golden Globes -- but the ESPN guys gossiped about a celebrity coupling after the Cowboys-Giants game.Everything we know to be true has been spun around. It's just like Superman's Bizarro World!Blame it on the girlfriendWatching Tony Romo falter in the fourth quarter last Sunday, you just knew a lot of the post-game talk was going to be about his romance with Jessica Simpson, the untalented but undeniably famous singer/actress who has been the subject of intense discussion in sports circles ever since she showed up at a game in ...

NFL Celebrity Picks With ... Bobby Valentine 2008-01-26 17:35:00 Bobby Valentine has always been a lightning rod for attention. Highly regarded out of high school in both football and baseball, Valentine was recruited by Southern California coach John McKay as a replacement for All-American tailback O.J. Simpson. Valentine decided to go -- until he was drafted in the first round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was in Triple-A at the age of 19, and considered a better prospect than future stars Bill Buckner, Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes and Bill Russell. Though a broken leg suffered in 1973 -- an injury sustained while crashing into the center field wall -- hampered him through the rest of his career, he later found success in the major leagues as a manager, first with the Rangers, then with the Mets. Valentine is currently serving as the skipper for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japanese League, where he led the team to their first-ever Japan Series championship. Valentine has three years remaining on his contract, but at 56 years old, he acknowledges ...

NFL and Motorola Unveil New Communication Equipment for 2007 Season and Beyond 2008-01-23 13:21:00 National Football League and Motorola Inc. unveiled new communication equipment for 2007 seanson and beyond. The NFL and Motorola are unveiling newly designed Coaches Headsets and Sideline Communication Centers during preseason games across the League. The two initiatives are part of an ongoing collaboration between the NFL and Motorola to upgrade in-game communication systems and capabilities. The new headsets are lighter, thinner and more ergonomically advanced in comparison to their predecessors. The series of headsets range from the traditional over the head style which has improvements in ear comfort, acoustic sealing and microphone performance to the new behind head style which allows coaches the ability to wear a variety of hats while using the headsets. ... Motorola

N.F.L. Sues Jones to Stop 'Ambush' Deals 2008-01-23 13:11:00 Jerry Jones and the National Football League are officially at war.Fed up with "ambush" deals signed by the Cowboys' maverick owner with Nike and Pepsi over the past month, NFL Properties struck back yesterday with a lawsuit in Federal District Court in New York that seeks $300 million in damages from Jones, his team and Texas Stadium.The league's action came on the eve of the owners' meeting today in Atlanta, where handling Jones's rogue deal making was the main subject on the agenda. The legal action does not seek to undo the Nike and Pepsi deals, which are worth an estimated $40 million. But it would bar Jones from signing future deals to "undermine existing N.F.L. sponsorship or licensing contracts." Coca-Cola, the brand poured in 28 of 30 stadiums (Foxboro Stadium also sells Pepsi), and Reebok are official league sponsors and the most direct rivals of Pepsi and Nike. An imminent deal between Jones and American Express apparently prompted the league to file suit.A hearing is sc ...

The Football Is Fine, but the Saints’ Finances Aren’t So Bright 2008-01-23 13:00:00 The New Orleans Saints’ jubilation at beating the Philadelphia Eagles to advance to the National Football Conference championship game typified the reactions of a winning team: players embracing, Coach Sean Payton high-fiving fans in the box seats, the owner Tom Benson flashing V signs and photographers surrounding Saints players at midfield of the Louisiana Superdome.But the Saints are by no means typical. They were born in 1966 as the political price the National Football League paid to Congress for the antitrust exemption that allowed its merger with the American Football League. They play in a small market without the strong business support enjoyed by most teams.Most important, no professional sports franchise has ever been turned into a nomad for a season by a natural disaster, as the Saints were by Hurricane Katrina, only to return to a city with less than half its former population. “We’re nowhere where we need to be, given the state of the community,” said Ben Hales, ...

N.F.L. Signs With Pepsi 2008-01-23 12:58:00 The National Football League today selected PepsiCo Inc. as its official sponsor of soda, juices and snacks, ending a 19-year sponsorship relationship with Coca-Cola.The deal is worth about $160 million over the next five years, a source familiar with the negotiations said. Pepsi is also likely to continue its Super Bowl-related spending, which would increase the value of the deal to nearly $200 million through 2007.The sponsorship allows Pepsi to use the N.F.L. logo on its advertising and promotions. N.F.L. teams share the revenue from national sponsorships.Besides Pepsi's carbonated soft drinks, the company is putting its Tropicana juices into the deal and renewing its Frito-Lay snack brand as a sponsor. Pepsi's Gatorade sports drink is already an N.F.L. sponsor.Coke officials said the N.F.L.'s price was too high. The company has continuing sponsorship deals with 20 of the league's 32 teams, the spokesman Bill Marks said.On Tuesday, the N.F.L. signed a five-year deal making the A ...

Randy Moss | Guilty Until Proven Innocent 2008-01-23 12:35:00 The classic 1933 Novel “Lost Horizon” written by James Hilton tells the story of Hugh Conway, a veteran member of the British diplomatic service who finds inner peace, love, and a sense of purpose in Shangri-La. At the end of the novel (made into two movies and one of the plots for the hit ABC series “Lost”) Conway who has found peace and the contemplative scholarly life that he has always sought, is forced out of the magical valley he has found. Conway is told once he leaves the valley he’ll never be able to return – he loses what he has sought his entire life, a last inner peace. When Randy Moss was traded from the Oakland Raiders to the New England Patriots for a fourth round draft pick before the start of the current NFL season, he must have believed after contentious stops with the Minnesota Vikings and the Oakland Raiders that he had found his own football version of Shangri-La.A troubled soul both on and off the football field, Moss has thrived in New England where t ...

Solid crop of senior tight ends in this year's draft 2008-01-22 16:39:00 In this era of spread offenses in college football, we've seen a major shift in the tight end position. The tight end has evolved from primarily a run blocker to an athletic vertical threat with multiple uses in the passing game. Some offenses virtually eliminate the position while others embrace the athletic tight ends and look for favorable matchups through creative schemes.As a result, we see more and more athletic tight ends entering the NFL draft more suited to H-Back and flex positions than the traditional in-line blocking tight end. This year's senior class has three high-level players that should go in the first two rounds, followed by six mid-round players that will appeal to certain teams based on scheme.1. John Carlson -- 6-foot-5, 255 pounds (Notre Dame) Production was down in an offense that was painful to watch. Carlson had 40 receptions for 372 yards and three touchdowns, but is the best combination of blocking and pass catching in this year's class. As an in-line blo ...

Gatorade and NFL launch annual "Beat the Heat" campaign 2008-01-22 16:29:00 As teams around the National Football League (NFL) and from schools across the country prepare for two-a-day preseason practices, The Gatorade Company will join forces with the NFL to lead a nationwide "Beat the Heat" campaign aimed at educating parents and football coaches about the importance of hydration in order to keep athletes safe and on the field during the annual summer sessions. This year's Gatorade Training Camp program, which includes donation days, youth clinics and a national media campaign, follows a very successful inaugural campaign in 2006 and is part of the ongoing effort by Gatorade and the NFL to reduce the number of preventable heat-related injuries each year.As part of this effort, Gatorade will oversee league-wide Gatorade Donation Days at training camp to raise money to further the awareness and educational efforts of the Kendrick Fincher Memorial Foundation (KFMF), which was founded by Mike and Rhonda Fincher in memory of their son, Kendrick, who succumbed to ...

Teams | NFC 2008-01-22 16:10:00 NFC NorthChicago BearsDetroit LionsGreen Bay PackersMinnesota VikingsNFC SouthAtlanta FalconsCarolina PanthersNew Orleans SaintsTampa Bay BuccaneersNFC EastDallas CowboysNew York GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesWashington RedskinsNFC WestArizona CardinalsSan Francisco 49ersSeattle SeahawksSt. Louis Rams ...

Teams | AFC 2008-01-22 15:26:00 AFC North Baltimore RavensCincinnati BengalsCleveland BrownsPittsburgh SteelersAFC SouthHouston TexansIndianapolis ColtsJacksonville JaguarsTennessee TitansAFC EastBuffalo BillsMiami DolphinsNew England PatriotsNew York JetsAFC WestDenver BroncosKansas City ChiefsOakland RaidersSan Diego Chargers ...