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Movie Review

 Big Fan Scores with Critics 


Aug 28, 09 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics are big fans of Big Fan, a funny yet tragic look at football devotees directed by The Wrestler screenwriter Robert Siegel. Here’s what they’re saying:  
  • Star Patton Oswalt “gives a tour de force performance,” writes Ray Greene of Box Office
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sports • football • movie review • New York Giants • The Wrestler • sports movie • Patton Oswalt • Robert Siegel • Big Fan

(Newser) - Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree this morning, as part of a plea deal that will send him to prison for two years, Newsday reports. “Unfortunately, there was no legal defense we could offer,” his attorney said. Burress... More »

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NFL • football • guilty plea • New York Giants • plea bargain • Plaxico Burress • plea deal

(Newser) - Peyton is going to be so jealous. Eli Manning and the New York Giants have agreed to a 7-year, $106.9 million deal that will make the younger Manning the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback, the Daily News reports. The deal locks down Manning until 2015, and though it’s not... More »

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NFL • football • Peyton Manning • New York Giants • Eli Manning • sports contracts

(Newser) - Former New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was indicted on gun charges today in New York, where he accidentally shot himself in the leg with an unlicensed handgun in November, the Post reports. Burress is charged with two felony counts of criminal possession and one count of reckless endangerment, a... More »

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NFL • football • New York Giants • indictment • Plaxico Burress • criminal trial • gun laws • criminal prosecution • Robert Morgenthau

(Newser) - The New York Giants have released wide receiver Plaxico Burress 4 months after he shot himself in the leg in a Manhattan nightclub, the New York Daily News reports. “We hung in there as long as we could in hopes that there could be a resolution to this... More »

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NFL • football • New York Giants • Jerry Reese • release • Plaxico Burress • gun injury • football player

OPINION

Cards' Warner Should Be Lock for Hall of Fame

QB has been misused throughout his career: Pompei

Jan 28, 09 4:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Kurt Warner belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and it’s only because NFL teams have dreadfully misused his talents that anyone would dispute that, Dan Pompei writes for the Chicago Tribune. Green Bay signed Warner but failed to develop him. He later took the Rams to two... More »

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NFL • St. Louis Rams • Arizona Cardinals • Green Bay Packers • Super Bowl • Pittsburgh Steelers • New York Giants • quarterback • Kurt Warner

nfl playoffs

 Eagles Oust 
 Giants, 23-11 


Jan 11, 09 3:46 PM CST
(AP) - Donovan McNabb and his Philadelphia Eagles get another week to keep chasing that elusive Super Bowl crown, and Eli Manning and the New York Giants get a whole off-season to wonder what went wrong, the AP reports. McNabb made all the big plays that Manning did not, and the Eagles... More »

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 NFL Playoffs Feature Rematches

Each game this round is a rematch, but don't expect similar results

Jan 5, 09 2:26 PM CST
(Newser) - All four match-ups for next weekend's NFL playoffs are been-there, done-that this season, but the outcomes aren't necessarily givens, USA Today reports:
  • Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco's interceptions helped the Titans as much as Kerry Collin's 80-yard touchdown drive in defeating the Ravens, but Flacco's seen a lot of play
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sports • NFL • Arizona Cardinals • Tennessee Titans • Carolina Panthers • football • Pittsburgh Steelers • New York Giants • Philadelphia Eagles • Baltimore Ravens • San Diego Chargers • NFL playoffs

Two More Guns Uncovered at Plaxico's Home

Cops find pistol, rifle, clothes worn during shooting, sources say

Dec 24, 08 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Police searching Plaxico Burress’s New Jersey house found a 9mm handgun, a loaded rifle, and the bloody clothes the New York Giants receiver wore when he accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a Manhattan night club Nov. 29, sources told Fox affiliate WNYW-TV. The gun used in the... More »

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NFL • New York Giants • Plaxico Burress • shooting • gun possession • Antonio Pierce • weapons charges

 Giants Score 
 Top NFC Seed 

Take overtime victory against Panthers, 34-28

Dec 22, 08 3:26 AM CST
(Newser) - The New York Giants clinched the top NFC seed for the playoffs as they triumphed over the Carolina Panthers, 34-28, in an overtime nail-biter last night, the New York Times reports. In “the best game of his career,” Derrick Ward ran for 215 yards on 15 carries, with... More »

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NFL • Carolina Panthers • football • New York Giants • Brandon Jacobs • Derrick Ward

NFL roundup

 Pitt Shocks 'Boys 
 With 2-TD Comeback 


Dec 7, 08 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The Steelers shocked the Cowboys with two touchdowns in the final minutes of a 20-13 win today, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports:
  • Pittsburgh cornerback Deshea Townsend scored the winning touchdown on an interception with 1:40 left on the clock. The victory clinched the NFC East for the New York
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 Teammate 
 to Testify 
 Against Plax 

Giants linebacker Pierce hid gun, seeks to avoid charges

Dec 4, 08 10:06 AM CST
(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... More »

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NFL • crime • New York • football • New York Giants • Plaxico Burress • gun injury • guns • NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell • Antonio Pierce

(AP) - Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress is done for the year. The New York Giants fined and suspended Burress today for four games—the rest of the regular season—after he accidentally shot himself in the right thigh over the weekend at a Manhattan nightclub. The team also placed him on... More »

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OPINION

 Plax, Call Diddy (and Other Tips) 


Dec 2, 08 1:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Plaxico Burress has a lot to answer for, but he can take some cues from the current economy and hip-hop history, writes Chloe Hilliard in the Village Voice. Almost every aspect of his gun infraction has precedent. Her suggestions:
  • Contact Diddy: The rap impresario has had experience
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NFL • New York City • list • Diddy • New York Giants • arrest • Plaxico Burress • hospitalization • gunshot wounds

Irate Bloomberg: Throw
the Book at Plax

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

Dec 2, 08 11:11 AM CST
(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... More »

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NFL • NYPD • crime • New York • Michael Bloomberg • New York Giants • Plaxico Burress • gun injury • Mayor Bloomberg • guns • NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell • Antonio Pierce

Giants' Burress Turns Himself In

Wide receiver to
plead not guilty to weapons charge after shooting himself

Dec 1, 08 10:00 AM CST
(AP) - Plaxico Burress arrived at a police station this morning where he was expected to be charged after accidentally shooting himself in the right thigh at a Manhattan nightclub. The New York Giants' star wide receiver plans to plead not guilty to a weapon possession charge during an afternoon court appearance,... More »

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NFL • football • weapon • New York Giants • Plaxico Burress • shooting • court appearance

Plax to Plead Not Guilty
on Weapon Charge

Burress was drinking, refused hospitalization

Nov 30, 08 7:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Plaxico Burress will turn himself in to police tomorrow and plead not guilty on a felony weapon charge, the New York Daily News reports. If convicted, the New York Giant receiver—who accidentally shot himself in the leg on Friday—would face a minimum 3-1/2 year sentence for carrying an... More »

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Star Receiver Shoots Himself
by Mistake

Nightclub incident continues wobbly NFL season for Burress

Nov 29, 08 3:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Plaxico Burress' troubled season continued last night when he accidentally shot himself in the leg in a nightclub, Fox Sports reports. Details are yet to emerge, and Yahoo! Sports reports that someone may have shot the New York Giants receiver, but his injuries are not said to be life... More »

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 NFL Star Seeks Prez Pardon for Pot-Seller Brother

Lawrence Tynes' sibling serving 27-year sentence in federal slammer

Nov 27, 08 3:12 AM CST
(Newser) - New York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes is pleading with President Bush for a pardon for his pot-selling brother, who is serving a 27-year federal prison sentence in Arkansas, reports Newsday. Tynes' brother Mark, 31, was sentenced two years ago and has exhausted his appeals seeking a lighter sentence. Presidents leaving... More »

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presidential pardon • New York Giants • Lawrence Tynes • Mark Tynes • marijuana distribution

nfl roundup

Titans Stay Perfect by Beating Jags

Giants move to 9-1, Eagles and Bengals play to rare tie

Nov 16, 08 4:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The Tennessee Titans kept their perfect record and the defending Super Bowl champs recorded a fifth straight win in today's NFL action:
  • Titans' QB Kerry Collins tossed 3 TD passes and Albert Haynesworth terrorized on defense as Tennessee topped the Jacksonville Jaguars, 24-14, the AP reports.
  • The New
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Atlanta Falcons • Oakland Raiders • Green Bay Packers • Miami Dolphins • Chicago Bears • New York Giants • Denver Broncos • Baltimore Ravens • Aaron Rodgers • Kyle Orton

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