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| Curtis Granderson agrees to 5-year contract with Detroit Tigers |
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02/04/2008 |
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| rs, 20 triples and 20 doubles. Philadelphia shortstop Jimmy Rollins became a part of the 20-20-20-20 club later in the season Schulte was the first to accomplish the feat in 1911 while playing for the Chicago Cubs, and Mays did it in 1957 with the New York Giants. Granderson, who earned two degrees at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has represented Major League Baseball as an ambassador during the past two offseasons in Europe and Africa. The Chicago-area native turns 27 on March 16. ``We are exci |
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| Thrilling Giants-Patriots game makes Super Bowl the second most-watched TV show ever |
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02/04/2008 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Giants' thrilling win over the New England Patriots was the most-watched Super Bowl ever, with 97.5 million viewers, Nielsen Media Research said Monday. The game eclipsed the previous Super Bowl record of 94.08 million, set when Dallas defeated Pittsburgh in 1996. Only one other show in American broadcast history was watched by more people, the ``M-A-S-H'' finale in 1983, which drew 106 million viewers. Sunday's game had almost all the ingredients Fox could have hoped for: a |
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| Very preliminary findings indicate Super Bowl viewership may be headed toward a record |
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02/04/2008 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Very preliminary findings from 49 of the nation's biggest markets showed that ratings for the New York Giants' thrilling Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots were up 9 percent over last year's big game, according to Nielsen Media Research on Monday. Experts say those numbers indicate the game has a strong shot at being the most-watched Super Bowl of all time, and the second most-watched broadcast ever. The game had a 43.3 rating and 63 share, Nielsen said. That's up from the 42.7 |
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| Super Bowl Play-by-Play |
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02/04/2008 |
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -Play-by-play of the 2008 Super Bowl between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots:FIRST QUARTER New York won coin toss elected to receive. NE30 S.Gostkowski kicks 72 yards from NE 30 to NYG -2. D.Hixon to NYG 23 for 25 yards (P.Woods, E.Alexander). 1-10 NYG23 (14:55) B.Jacobs left tackle to NYG 26 for 3 yards (A.Thomas). 2-7 NYG26 (14:14) B.Jacobs up the middle to NYG 28 for 2 yards (V.Wilfork, T.Warren). 3-5 NYG28 (13:32) (Shotgun) E.Manning pass short middle to P |
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| Super Bowl observations you couldn't make just from watching TV |
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02/04/2008 |
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| f former Giants cornerback Philippi Sparks, and Keys is a New York native who is not the biggest of football fans but was rooting hard for the Giants. "My tour is gonna end at Madison Square Garden in New York, home of the future Super Bowl champion New York Giants," she prophetically said before the game. --- BOOZIN' BASEBALLERS: Former Atlanta Braves teammates Mike Hampton and Marcus Giles were seen together in a popular sushi bar throwing back shots Friday. The injury-prone Hampton, who hasn't pitched i |
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| Strahan: We shocked the world |
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02/04/2008 |
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| Glendale, AZ (Best E Casino) - Approaching the start of the 2007 season the New York Giants were a team that had a major hole in their defensive front. Michael Strahan missed all of training camp while mulling retirement, but the 15-year veteran was sure glad he returned for another shot at a Super Bowl ring. "We shocked the world - hell in a lot of ways we shocked ourselves," Strahan said after Sunday's 17-14 victory for the Giants over the previously unbeaten New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. "No on |
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| Patriots' offensive line fails Brady in Super Bowl |
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02/04/2008 |
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -The New England Patriots' big, brawny and bearded guys were just plain bad. The AFC champions' heralded offensive line allowed a season-high five sacks to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl on Sunday, failing to give Tom Brady the type of tight protection they had guarded him with all season. ``It's one of those things where they have a great front seven,'' center Dan Koppen said. ``They have tremendous players up there and they just outplayed us.'' Their inability to protect |
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| GOLDBERG ON FOOTBALL: An ugly game but a Giant upset |
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02/03/2008 |
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -The New York Giants won the Super Bowl five weeks ago when they did what almost everyone said they shouldn't do: Play hard against New England in the meaningless final regular-season game that the Patriots needed to become the first team ever to finish 16-0. The Giants lost 38-35 on that Saturday night, but they proved in the process they could play with a team that most folks thought was unbeatable. Despite injuries to three starters - just what those who thought they should res |
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| Kinder, gentler and now a champion - Coughlin makes his mark |
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02/03/2008 |
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| Coughlin yelling at people. Replace them with pictures of him holding up the Super Bowl trophy. So long portrayed as an unkind, unbending caricature of himself, Coughlin got recognized as something different Sunday - a champion after leading his New York Giants to a stunning 17-14 upset of the no-longer-undefeated New England Patriots. ``Other than family,'' he said, ``the greatest feeling in the world is when, all of the sudden, you realize you're a world champion.'' His wife, Judy, was standing outsi |
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| Giants defense spurs Super Bowl upset with 5 sacks of Patriots Brady |
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02/03/2008 |
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -Plaxico Burress miscalculated. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots couldn't get 17 points against the New York Giants defense. Michael Strahan, Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora hounded and hit Brady from start to finish, limiting the NFL's all-time best offense to just two touchdowns in a stunning 17-14 victory that will go down as one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history. The 14 points were a season low for a team that was looking for a place in history. Now it has one. |
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