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New Jersey Discovers That Giants, Jets, Nets Don't Fully Love Them
A New Jersey senator wants to strip all taxpayer funding from professional sports teams that aren't proud to admit that they play in New Jersey. That means all of them. As usual, the blame lies with the Nets....

Plaxico Burress Indicted, Antonio Pierce Isn't
File this under things we would have posted yesterday, if we could have. There's a very high probability that Plaxico Burress is going to jail for accidentally shooting himself in the leg. [NYTimes]...

Andrea Peyser Shocked By Arrogant Athlete Tweets
Hah, just like how Moe and I are editing Deadspin today, the New York Post today let outrage queen columnist and sex goddess Andrea Peyser write a sports column! Sort of....

Plaxico Burress Should Get Used To Confined Spaces
Manhattan's District Attorney says any plea deal with Plaxico Burress (remember that hilarious gun accident?) will involve jail time. (And Antonio Pierce isn't off the hook either.) It's almost like they're mad at him for breaking the law! [NY Post]...

Tiki Barber's Dream Of TV Omnipresence Deferred
Tiki was once hailed by NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker as a "one of those rare personalities who appeals to virtually every audience imaginable." Every audience except a football audience, that is....

Brett Favre Victimized By Improv Comedy Group
New York Giants lineman David Diehl makes his comedy club debut by mocking Brett Favre—and doing a pretty good job of it, actually. It was such a spot on impersonation that he even told his jokes to the wrong audience. Video below....

A Handsome Giants Fan Makes A Dignified Perp Walk
Retired police Sgt. Thomas Feeney decided bank robbery was the only way to escape from the frothy hell hole his life had become. [NYP]...

Eli And Abby Manning Would Like To Help New Yorkers Give Birth
"Giants quarterback Eli Manning and his wife, Abby, are announcing their donation for a New York City birthing center bearing their names." [AP/ABC]...

Giants Rid Themselves Of Plaxico Burress
Ralph Vacchiano of the Daily News calls this move "shocking" but that seems a little overboard. What else were the Giants supposed do with Plaxico Burress?...

You Are Looking At One Of The Richest Men In The NFL
Eli will apparently become one of the highest paid players in the league after new deal is finalized. [National Football Post]...

Tiki Barber's Karmic Payback Is Expensive And Sad
Standing in the middle of New York City while a little girl rolls red paint over his crotch, this "Today" show segment pretty much sums up Tiki Barber's post-NFL existence....

Super Bowl? Eh; Anquan Boldin Has Bigger Things To Worry About. Like Anquan Boldin
Conspiculously absent from the Arizona Cardinals' wild on-field victory celebration on Sunday: A certain Mr. Anquan Boldin. There are several good TV shows on Sunday night and he forgot to set his TiVo....

Rams Hire Steve Spagnuolo, Formerly D-Coor With NY Giants
Two things you should have known about now-former Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. First, to my knowledge, the man has never had sex with a donut....

You Win This Round, Plaxico ... But We'll Be Back!
Lebanon, Pa. civil court rules in favor of Plaxico Burress over car dealer in $19,000 damages case. Low-key, non-strip club celebration planned. [NBCSports]...

Ex-NY Giant Dave Meggett Arrested Yet Again For Sexual Battery
Dave Meggett has a Super Bowl ring and was a favorite of coach Bill Parcells, playing for him on three different teams. Unfortunately, that won't be the running back's legacy. Not even close....

Surprise: "Giant Failure" Crew Being Investigated For Post-Loss Vandalism
You knew this couldn't possibly end well. Even though the cars in the stadium parking lot were already totaled, Big Blue Idiot fan "Justin" and his You Tube-loving cohorts might be in some trouble....

Young Eli Manning Can't Overcome His Bad Touch
Some blame Tom Coughlin for the Giants ineptitude yesterday, but young Eli is no longer the fair-haired Super Bowl hero. The New York media examines the carnage at the Meadowlands....

Joe Buck Pefers To Call It Multitasking
What they're saying around the blogs about the weekend's NFC playoff games ......

That'll Be All, New York; Nighty Night
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

Philadelphia at New York: Who Will Taste The Buzzsaw?
This is your open thread for the 1:00 NFC Divisional Playoff Grudge Match between the Eagles and Giants. I wonder what the other Deadspin editors are doing right now......