New England gets heated up as the New York Giants take on the Massachusetts-based Patriots at Arizona's University of Phoenix stadium.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 8:04:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34668/how-eli-manning-won-over-nyc.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIt took a while for New Yorkers to warm to Eli Manning and his quiet intensity, Kevin Conley writes in a profile of the Giants quarterback in Men’s Vogue , but he turned the town around with one miraculous drive—and a Super Bowl win. Manning, who lives in Hoboken, is press shy, but among his team, he’s known as a prankster.http://www.newser.com/story/34668/how-eli-manning-won-over-nyc.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 14 Aug 2008 10:04:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34388/tom-brady-talks-football-life.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTom Brady knows he's a talented quarterback, but he's pretty sure that doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things. "Look at the attention I get: It's because I throw a football," he says in the September issue of Esquire . "But that's what society values. That's not what God values. I have some eye-hand coordination, and I can throw the ball. I don't think that matters to God." Other snippets from the interview:http://www.newser.com/story/34388/tom-brady-talks-football-life.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 07 Aug 2008 19:55:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29594/strahan-goes-out-on-top.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMichael Strahan is retiring after 15 years with the New York Giants, ESPN reports. The defensive end, 36, set the NFL's single-season sacks record with 22.5 sacks during the 2001 season, participated in seven Pro Bowls, and got his first Super Bowl ring earlier this year. Strahan walks away from the $4 million final year of his contract.http://www.newser.com/story/29594/strahan-goes-out-on-top.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 09 Jun 2008 14:30:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19079/patriots-winning-gear-finds-a-home.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA small town in Nicaragua is celebrating New England's victory in the Super Bowl, the New York Post reports, with children donning T-shirts celebrating the NFL's first-ever 19-0 season. Yes, yes, the Giants were the actual victors Feb. 2, but the gear had to be ready for a Patriots win—and it was donated to a charity benefiting the needy kids.http://www.newser.com/story/19079/patriots-winning-gear-finds-a-home.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 14 Feb 2008 18:31:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18535/bar-hopeful-planned-super-bowl-massacre.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA would-be bar owner was so angry over being denied a liquor license  that he nearly shot up the Super Bowl, the AP reports. Toting an assault rifle and 200 rounds of ammo, John Havelock got all the way to the the Super Bowl parking lot before he thought better of the blood-soaked “econopolitical confrontation” promised in an 8-page rant sent to local media.http://www.newser.com/story/18535/bar-hopeful-planned-super-bowl-massacre.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 08 Feb 2008 10:23:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18265/triumphant-giants-conquer-ny.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Super Bowl champion New York Giants received a New York welcome at today's victory parade. Hundreds of thousands of fans and 50 tons of confetti filled the streets of Lower Manhattan. Players waved atop floats, many catching the action on camcorders as fans bellowed their support, and Michael Strahan showed off the Vince Lombardi trophy, the New York Post reports.http://www.newser.com/story/18265/triumphant-giants-conquer-ny.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 05 Feb 2008 13:11:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18203/big-apple-braces-for-giant-tuesday.html?refid=rss_all_defaultEven by Big Apple standards, New York is in for a crazy day. The Super Bowl champion Giants are returning home for their victory parade just as voters head to the polls to decide New York’s crucial presidential primary. “It’s one of our busiest days since Sept. 11,” said one local TV news manager. Did we mention it’s also Fashion Week?http://www.newser.com/story/18203/big-apple-braces-for-giant-tuesday.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 05 Feb 2008 6:54:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18180/super-bowl-hits-ratings-record.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSuper Bowl advertisers scored big last night as the Giants-Patriots match-up pulled a record 97.5 million viewers, besting the 1996 high of 94.1 million. "You could argue this might have been a perfect game from an advertising perspective,'' said a marketing analyst—who noted that the game's close score and slow pace "really put the focus on the commercials," Bloomberg reports.http://www.newser.com/story/18180/super-bowl-hits-ratings-record.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 04 Feb 2008 16:56:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18165/brady-still-fab-just-not-perfect.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTom Brady is used to pulling off daring fourth-quarter rescues, but not last night. Was he to blame? The Providence Journal ’s Robert Lee doesn’t think so, and neither does Wes Welker. “He’s everything you want in a quarterback,” the receiver said. "There was no rabbit in the hat," writes the Boston Globe's Bob Hohler.http://www.newser.com/story/18165/brady-still-fab-just-not-perfect.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 04 Feb 2008 10:39:16 CST