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Jared Lorenzen, At 320 Pounds, Is Still Playing Quarterback
Holy shit! That, on the right there, is present-day Jared Lorenzen, formerly of Kentucky Wildcat and New York Giant fame. He was best known as Eli Manning's dump truck of a backup. Now he's a dump truck of a nose tackle, playing quarterback....
Lawsuit Accuses Giants, Eli Manning Of Pushing Fake Memorabilia
A lawsuit accuses the Giants of creating fake "game-worn" memorabilia and pushing it on collectors in an attempt to make money—and in Eli Manning's case, to hang on to the authentic stuff....
Eli Manning At A Restaurant, Looking At Something
In most photos, Eli Manning is a perpetual seven-year-old. But in this covert photo taken at a restaurant with his presumed daughter, Manning—nah, he still looks like he's seven years old....
Seattle Car Dealership Owes 12 People $35K Because Giants Got Shut Out
Eli Manning and the Giants are a terrible gag gift that keeps on giving. After their loss to the Seahawks yesterday, in which Eli threw five interceptions and New York was shut out at home for the first time in almost 20 years, a Seattle area car dealership has to pay out $420,000....
Young Child Screams "You Suck" After Eli Manning's Fourth Interception
Out of the mouths of babes. ...
How Everyone Screwed Up On Washington's Mistaken First Down
Washington thought they had a first down. The chains moved. The stadium scoreboard said first down. Kyle Shanahan called the next play as if the Skins had a new set of downs. But the one person whose ruling mattered, referee Jeff Triplette, signaled third down. Chaos reigns....
Eli: Still The Saddest Manning
After last night's disaster in Foxboro in which the Broncos blew a 24-point lead, you'd be right to expect Peyton Manning to be a bit down. But, as always, he's the chipper member of the family—as little bro Eli is once again letting his face tell a story of desperation and dysphoria....
Steve Weatherford Was Drug Tested One Day After A Career Game
Yesterday, Giants punter Steve Weatherford had a banner day. He led the NFL in net average, had two punts over 65 yards, and placed two inside the 20-yard-line. Today, he had to pee in a cup. ...
Cowboys Player Celebrates Win By Smearing Fake Blood All Over His Face
This is what Cowboys defensive tackle Jason Hatcher looked like right after his team's 24-21 victory over the Giants. That's fake blood all over his face, because Jason Hatcher likes to celebrate victories like a totally normal person, obviously....
The Giants' Season, In One Vine
Goofy turnover turns into a touchdown; an old man is furious. ...
Can Batkid Run The Bases Faster Than Pablo Sandoval?
Part of the San Francisco Batkid's reward for saving Giants mascot Lou Seal was a chance to run the bases at AT&T Park. We wondered if the leukemia patient might be able to round them faster than corpulent Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval, so we matched them up side-by-side to see who could reac...
Batkid Goes To AT&T Park To Rescue The Giants' Mascot
If you've been on the internet for more than five minutes today, you have assuredly had your heart melted by Batkid, the five-year-old cancer patient who has spent the day "fighting crime" in "Gotham City" thanks to the efforts of the Make-A-Wish foundation and local volunteers. ...
Tom Landry's Widow Says Tom Landry Died A Giants Fan
For the first 29 seasons of the Dallas Cowboys' existence, they were coached by Tom Landry, who was best known for his formal sideline attire, most prominently that ever-present fedora. Landry was the Cowboys, at least until Jerry Jones bought the team in February 1989 and promptly fired him, among ...
Eckersley And Canseco Nearly Fought After The World Series Earthquake
Grantland has a fantastic and extensive oral history of 1989's earthquake-interrupted World Series, which includes memories from players, fans, politicians, and reporters. But the single most terrifying anecdote comes from a poor stadium worker who had just climbed a ladder up to Candlestick Park's ...
What Are The Giants Doing Giving Tim Lincecum $35 Million?
He's 29 now, and the long hair is gone along with the velocity. A fastball that once kissed 95 now struggles to clear 90 mph. The ace of the staff for one championship run, he saw himself bumped to long relief for the next—and excelled. He's said he's willing to go to the bullpen if that's where the...
He's Not Getting Drug Tested Anytime Soon
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., OCT. 21: Steve Weatherford attempts to prevent return man Marcus Sherels from scoring. Also, punters are still punters. (Al Bello/Getty)...
Kanye West Rented Out AT&T Park To Propose To Kim Kardashian
As far as I know, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are not San Francisco Giants fans, nor do they have any meaningful ties to AT&T or the city of San Francisco. And yet, Kanye decided to rent out the Giants' stadium in order to propose to Kim. A live orchestra was involved, and the jumbotron read "PLEE...