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We're back, and so is Osi Umenyiora, who told the AP on Sunday night that he would return to New York Giants practice Monday and play under the terms of the contract he hates. This was already in the works at the end of last week, as Umenyiora seemed...

Well, it was fun to watch some football, wasn't it? At least for the first halves of the games, when there were players in there you could imagine playing on Sundays this fall. Good for the NFL for solving that pesky labor dispute and getting the pre...

Good morning to all. Your links are piping hot and ready. Come and get 'em. Dallas Cowboys I'd say at this point that Kevin Ogletree has an opportunity to be a factor in the passing game. And if that's the case, you'll surely want to know about...

Morning. I trust everyone had a pleasant weekend and is ready to roll. We are three days away now from the first NFL preseason games, and less than five weeks now from the first NFL regular-season Sunday of the year. How will we pass the time? Well, ...

Aaaand, we're back. By the midday, the NFL's new labor deal should be approved and we'll have a schedule of events for what should turn out to be a wild week. There are reports very early Monday morning that suggest free agency could open as early...

See, to me, this can only be a good sign. The fact that the NFLPA would ask commissioner Roger Goodell -- and that he would agree -- to speak to rookies at the rookie symposium the NFLPA is having in lieu of the one the league canceled because of the...

Morning. Tuesday sure was an optimistic day on the NFL labor front. Personally, I don't think there's any chance this many details of the proposed deal would be emerging if the proposal weren't pretty close to a sure thing. So the time could be drawi...

Morning, all. Lockout's still on, but the rampant speculation and analysis train rolls along. Santana Moss gave a radio interview in Washington and said he'd like to return to the Redskins if they'll have him back: "That's the only thing I can thi...

New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin may have taken a page from the Bobby Knight playbook when he advised his critics to kiss his posterior following the final game of the season, but now he needs to back up his tough talk. Coughlin's job security came...

In case you missed it, New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw said his ankle surgery went "great" over the weekend. And depending on what happens with the new collective bargaining agreement, there's a good chance that Bradshaw will be an unrest...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Everyone wondered how much the New York Giants would miss wide receiver Steve Smith, who is out for the season with a knee injury. But so far today, Mario Manningham is making up for Smith's absence with huge plays in the pas...

New York Giants Pro Bowl wide receiver Steve Smith will undergo mosaicplasty and microfracture surgery on his left knee Tuesday and he'll likely require six to nine months of rehabilitation. The injury couldn't have come at a worse time for a receive...

New York Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham vowed to play Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles despite having a hip flexor injury. I think it was important for Manningham to let his teammates know he would play through the pain. We found out ear...

The New York Giants had some travel issues this past weekend that you may have heard about, but that inconvenience pales in comparison to the loss they suffered Wednesday. Pro Bowl wide receiver Steve Smith will undergo season-ending surgery on his l...

New York Giants Pro Bowl wide receiver Steve Smith may be done for the season following a knee injury in the fourth quarter of Monday's win over the Minnesota Vikings, according to Ralph Vacchiano of the Daily News. Citing anonymous sources, Vacchian...

The New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings will eventually play, but it will be a day later than initially planned. With nearly 17 inches of snow on the ground in Minneapolis and ESPN's Twin Cities-based reporter Ed Werder reporting a leak in the Metr...