Super Bowl 2012: Eli Manning celebrates; where is Peyton Manning?

INDIANAPOLIS — When Peyton Manning was a young teenager, he came upon some old films of his father playing college football. He asked Archie Manning to put them on the family television. Peyton watched the Ole Miss quarterback on the screen darting in Peyton Manning looks to make the risk of a contract less of [...]

Super Bowl Score: Eli Manning beats Tom Brady again

Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Press By Michael Rosenberg The Super Bowl was Sunday, and while this column went to press before it ended, of course I knew that (winning team) would beat (losing team). I tried to tell anybody who would listen that it The score of Super Bowl XLVI game featuring the Giants vs. [...]

Tom Brady in postgame daze of disappointment after another Super Bowl loss to …

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, leave the stadium after the Patriots lost 21-17 to the New York Giants in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, leave the stadium after [...]

Eli Manning, Giants don't let Super Bowl slip through fingers

INDIANAPOLIS — One of Eli Manning's most painful yet vivid memories from growing up in New Orleans, as the youngest and most tortured brother in the Manning family, was when middle brother Peyton would pin him down, We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a [...]

Eli Manning, Giants don't let Super Bowl slip through fingers

Photo: AP OKLHOMA CITY, February 3, 2012—Before the season, Eli Manning was asked if he is an elite quarterback. Most thought this question was ridiculous for two reasons: Of course Eli is going to say that he is, and he's not. Is he? Brady's Bar on the corner of East 82nd street and Second Avenue [...]

Colts fans side with Giants at Super Bowl; Eli, Peyton jerseys plentiful in Indy

Peyton Manning's decision could impact the St. Louis Rams' ability to trade down in the draft. San Diego, CA Annika! Parts Unknown, California. Can Peyton Manning Lower The Employment Rate? For Whom The Bag Douches (It Douches For Thee) · Previous Loser Rises From The Dead To Endorse Once And Future San Diego, CA Annika! [...]

Television review: 'Smash' on NBC

In response to a Super Bowl ad for Chevy trucks, Ford has sent letters to both GM and NBC asking that the $7 million ad be pulled from the air during the game, Jalopnik.com reported. The minute-long ad, titled “2012,” features a Silverado Chevy truck “We've made progress,” Obama told NBC's Matt Lauer. “The key [...]

Gronkowski, Ochocinco active for Patriots; Herzlich sits for Giants

INDIANAPOLIS — So close to the Super Bowl, yet so far. Wide receiver Tiquan Underwood has been cut by the Patriots less than 24 hours before the big game – bad news for him, of course, but a move that increases the Before, during or after the Super Bowl game, take a stab at turning [...]

Super Bowl 2012: How they match up

From Kimi Harris and Mother Nature Network: The real question is not why drink organic beer, but why not? NEW YORK — The biggest of stars is off to a slow start this season. "American Idol," that reliable ratings juggernaut, had a drop in viewership of more than 15 percent for its first two episodes [...]

Super Bowl 2012: Patriots Vs. Giants Could Present Huge Fireworks

Besides watching Madonna perform during the halftime show, the best part of the Feb. 5 will be the commercials. Never one to shy away from an answer, New York Giants veteran offensive lineman David Diehl took a few minutes this week to clear up what he felt was a misconception in the buildup to Sunday's [...]