Goodell: NFL could eliminate Pro Bowl
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:39:33 PST)
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he is disappointed in the quality of last week's Pro Bowl and changes must be considered, perhaps even dropping the game altogether. Speaking on ESPN Radio, Goodell says this year's Pro Bowl wasn't "the kind of football we want to be demonstrating to our fans, and you heard it from the fans, the fans were actively booing in the stands."...
Forgotten Giants WR Manningham delivers
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:16:30 PST)
No more hot seat for Tom Coughlin. No more second-guessing. The 65-year-old Coughlin made NFL history on Sunday, becoming the oldest coach to win a Super Bowl by guiding the Giants to a 21-17 victory over New England for his second NFL championship in four years. "What I was concerned with was these guys making their own history," Coughlin said.
Missed chances doom Pats in Super Bowl
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:22:34 PST)
The New England Patriots' three star receivers couldn't make the big plays when they needed them. Neither could their superstar quarterback. There was plenty of blame to go around in the Patriots' second Super Bowl loss in four years, both to the New York Giants. "We had opportunities to put this team away and we didn't," wide receiver Deion Branch said after Sunday...
Kraft's emotional ride ends in defeat
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:01:36 PST)
Robert Kraft stared at the scoreboard, to see if time really had run out. It had. In a game that meant so much, his New England Patriots had come up a fingertip or two short. "It's for Miss Myra," receiver Deion Branch said after the Giants beat the Patriots 21-17 in the Super Bowl on Sunday night, "and we feel like we didn't get the job done." Kraft's beloved wife,...
Fans erupt into cheers in New York
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:02:30 PST)
The repeat performance was just as good as the first for New York Giants fans as they watched their team again beat the New England Patriots 21-17 Sunday in the Super Bowl. In Times Square, fans spilled out of the numerous sports bars in the area yelling "Giants! Giants! Giants!" As motorists drove by, some people yelled "Giants" out their windows and passers-by roared and waved...
14 arrests made at UMass-Amherst
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:56:30 PST)
Hundreds of officers who lined the streets of Boston had little to do as fans quietly mourned their team's Super Bowl loss Sunday night, but 14 people were arrested across the state at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst when police in riot gear dispersed a rambunctious crowd. "We're really sad right now," said Molly Mackenzie of Boston, who was watching at a bar near Fenway...
Woodhead plays big in Super Bowl defeat
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:36:29 PST)
For a moment, no one was bigger than 5-foot-8 Danny Woodhead. The New England running back's 4-yard touchdown reception in the final minute of the first half gave the New England Patriots a 10-9 halftime lead in the Super Bowl. "I was able to get open, and Tom (Brady) did a good job of putting the ball right on me," he said.
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