Big Apple Braces for Giant Tuesday

Mitt Romney basically has 4 of the 10 states in the bag

(NEWSER) - Tomorrow is looking good for Mitt Romney, who will likely take more of the 422 delegates up for grabs in Super Tuesday contests than his opponents (an additional 15 super delegates aren't bound to tomorrow's wins). He may even walk away with a delegate majority, writes Nate Silver. A look at the landscape, from the New York Times , Politico , Public Policy Polling , and the Wall Street Journal :

• Georgia (76 delegates): Newt Gingrich will almost certainly win, but Romney could "win by losing," Politico notes: A Gingrich win could keep Newt in the race, where he'll continue to siphon conservative votes from Rick Santorum. (Plus, Romney could still take up to a third of the delegates due to distribution rules.)
• Ohio (66 delegates): Romney has been closing in on Santorum here, and though the race is too close to call , some think Romney's momentum will propel him to a win. Even if it does not, he will likely take the most delegates, since Santorum may be ineligible for 18 of them.
• Tennessee (58 delegates): Romney is also closing in on Santorum here, and an upset victory—which is possible—would be symbolically huge for him, showing he holds appeal even in the South.

Giants linebacker Pierce hid gun, seeks to avoid charges

(NEWSER) - New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce will testify against teammate Plaxico Burress in order to avoid being charged himself, the New York Post reports. Pierce’s testimony should guarantee Burress is indicted for felony weapons possession. The receiver has been suspended for the rest of the season, and faces 3½ years in prison on the illegal handgun charge. More»

Mayor, NYPD upset by cover-up after accidental shooting of Giants receiver

(NEWSER) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg is furious at the Plaxico Burress cover-up, the New York Post reports. Bloomberg demanded the Giants receiver get no special treatment for allegedly carrying an illegal handgun, and said anything less than the 3½-year minimum sentence would be “a sham, a mockery.” He recommended the district attorney investigate New York-Cornell Hospital for failing to report the gunshot wound. More»

Neither candidate strikes decisive blow

(NEWSER) - Hillary Clinton took the big prize of California and dominated in the Northeast, while Barack Obama claimed his home turf of Illinois and fared well across the nation in Super Tuesday voting, the Washington Post reports. Neither struck a decisive blow. Clinton also won New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Arizona, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Obama took Missouri, Alaska, Minnesota, Colorado, Connecticut, Alabama, Georgia, Delaware, Kansas, Utah, Idaho, and North Dakota. More»

Crowds cheer at airport, stadium, and on streets of Manhattan

(NEWSER) - The 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. More»