http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 06 Oct 2008 13:51:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37977/1958-classic-still-rings-true.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPigskin was served up differently 50 years ago, and Atlantic scribe Marc Bowden learned just how differently by watching the 1958 New York Giants-Baltimore Colts classic with current Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid. “You can’t even do that today," Reid said of the Colts' first play. “You have to have some guys on the line of scrimmage.” The game was also quicker—with no pauses for commercial breaks—and plays were simpler.http://www.newser.com/story/37977/1958-classic-still-rings-true.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 21 Sep 2008 15:12:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36675/giants-beat-skins-in-opener.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe New York Giants kicked off their Super Bowl title defense with what else—defense. Playing without Pro Bowl linemen Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora, the defense limited the new-look Washington Redskins to 11 first downs and 209 total yards and gave indications that these Giants are back for another run in a 16-7 victory that ushered in the NFL season.http://www.newser.com/story/36675/giants-beat-skins-in-opener.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 04 Sep 2008 21:09:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36627/champ-giants-still-underdogs.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThey’re the Super Bowl champions, but when the New York Giants take the field against the rival Redskins to begin the NFL season tonight, they’ll feel like underdogs. “Nobody really has a lot of respect for us,” says Plaxico Burress. “Even when we won the Super Bowl, everything was a fluke.” New York has lost five starters, and many doubt they’ll recover.http://www.newser.com/story/36627/champ-giants-still-underdogs.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 04 Sep 2008 10:23:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35891/no-comeback-for-strahan-he-turns-down-giants-offer.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFormer Giants defensive end Michael Strahan won’t be back on the field for another season. Strahan has turned down the injury-plagued team’s offer to bring him back from retirement, FOXSports.com reports. The Pro Bowler said the price was right, but he wasn’t willing to put his body through another NFL season. Instead, he’ll stick to the broadcasting booth for his new gig with Fox.http://www.newser.com/story/35891/no-comeback-for-strahan-he-turns-down-giants-offer.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 26 Aug 2008 20:54:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35763/giants-could-tempt-retired-strahan-back-for-8m.html?refid=rss_all_defaultComebacks always have a price tag attached, and for former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, it’d take $8 million to lure him out of his 77-day retirement, a source tells the New York Daily News . "If the Giants make a sincere overture, it's a good chance that Strahan would consider coming back," the source says.http://www.newser.com/story/35763/giants-could-tempt-retired-strahan-back-for-8m.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 25 Aug 2008 13:25:30 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 10:04:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34956/man-tried-to-blackmail-giants-coach-feds.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA Philadelphia man faces federal extortion charges and 2 years in prison after confessing to attempting to blackmail Giants coach Tom Coughlin, the New York Daily News reports. The coach received letters purportedly from two women 2 weeks ago and notified the NFL, which passed along the evidence to the FBI, the Philadelphia Daily News reports.http://www.newser.com/story/34956/man-tried-to-blackmail-giants-coach-feds.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 15 Aug 2008 9:55:40 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 14:28:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25107/sorry-ladies-elis-officially-off-the-market.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSorry gals, Giants quarterback Eli Manning is no longer a free man. He and college sweetheart Abby McGrew wed in a sunset ceremony last night in Mexico, the New York Post reports. A few dozen family and friends gathered at a seaside resort, where the well-tanned couple said their vows under a tent adorned with pink wildflowers.http://www.newser.com/story/25107/sorry-ladies-elis-officially-off-the-market.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 20 Apr 2008 15:18:02 CDT