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Giants101.com is Back from Injured Reserve
January 14th, 2012 at 6:42 AM
To all our dedicated readers and community: We want to apologize for the down time and confusion this week. Unfortunately, at the worst possible time we faced a mass and still unexplained error in our data center, which caused a large data loss, even of our redundant backups. Unfortunately, Giants 101 was...

New York Giants Punch New York Jets in the Loud Mouth; Stay Alive in NFC Playoff Race with 29-14 Win
December 24th, 2011 at 10:20 PM
New York Jets Mark Sanchez reacts after being sacked in the endzone for a safety by New York Giants Chris Canty in the fourth quarter in week 16 of the NFL season at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on December 24, 2011. UPI /John Angelillo The...

Eli Manning Does It Again, Wills Giants to #1 Spot in NFC East with 37-34 Comeback Win in Dallas
December 12th, 2011 at 5:51 AM
It wasn't easy, and in fact looked very bleak with just 6 minutes remaining in the final period, but the New York Giants did what they do best, led by the best fourth quarter quarterback in football, and emerged with a thrilling 37-34 win over the Dallas Cowboys.  With less than...

New York Giants Fight to the Finish, Lose Heartbreaker to Green Bay 38-35
December 4th, 2011 at 1:17 AM
With their backs against the wall, the New York Giants came out swinging, finding themselves in a 35-35 tie with the undefeated Green Bay Packers with less than a minute remaining in the football game.    Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers is chased out of the pocket by New York Giants Jason...

New York Giants Preparing Diligently for Miami Dolphins; Chris Snee Recalls “Scary” Concussion
October 24th, 2011 at 5:11 PM
The New York Giants have come out of their week 7 bye as healthy as they have been all season. Justin Tuck, Chris Snee, Ramses Barden, Prince Amukamara, Henry Hynoski, Adam Koets, and Brandon Jacobs were able to practice today. Some players were limited, but all worked. New York Giants Hakeem Nicks (R)...

New York Giants Mark Herzlich a Leader Off the Field, but May Get the Chance to Be a Player on the Field
October 24th, 2011 at 2:15 PM
It's Monday morning in New York Giants land and the bye week has given us more of a feeling of withdrawal than the usual Monday morning hangover. Instead of enjoying a victory or wallowing in the dismal aftermath of a loss, we're posting our second piece of the day on...

Justin Tuck Makes Everyone and Everything on the New York Giants Defense Better
October 19th, 2011 at 4:59 PM
New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck's health has probably been mentioned in 80 percent of our posts over the past month or so. According to defensive coordinator Perry Fewell, there's a darn good reason for that. Tuck has pretty much promised to play in two Sundays against the Miami...

Success of Giants 101 Leads to New, Boundary-Breaking Sports Network: Sports Media 101
October 18th, 2011 at 10:56 PM
October 18th marked the official launch of Sports Media 101, a new type of news media organization that aims to bridge the gap between large media news sites like ESPN and small team focused blogs. Sports Media 101, SM101 for short, was founded earlier this year with a simple concept –...

New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals: NFL Week 4 Game Analysis
October 3rd, 2011 at 11:11 PM
With five minutes left in the football game and the New York Giants trailing 27-17, it was clear that Eli Manning and the offense had very little room for error, and had to work very quickly if they were going to get the game into overtime. Well, the Giants did...

New York Giants Must Seize Their Opportunities
September 19th, 2011 at 4:58 PM
On the second Sunday of the NFL season, there was no shortage of close, competitive ball games. Noticeable during each game across the board was that every team has weaknesses. As of right now, no team looks like world beaters, particularly within the division. New York Giants starting quarterback Eli Manning (10)...

Happy Birthday: Giants 101 is Seven Years Old Today
September 7th, 2011 at 10:57 AM
Every year I say it's hard to believe we've been around another year, and every year I'm amazed at how much the site has grown. This year is no different. The second Giants 101 logo from 2005 There really is no time for celebrating this time around, however. Given the extensive amount...

New York Giants Coach Tom Coughlin: Victor Cruz Will Play Before Domenik Hixon Tonight
August 29th, 2011 at 3:42 PM
One of the more interesting battles we've been following this preseason is the head–to–head between wide receivers Victor Cruz and Domenik Hixon to be the 3rd WR on the field. Giants101 caught up with Tom Coughlin at last week's ceremony for the naming of MetLife Stadium, and coach confirmed that...

New York Giants’ David Diehl: ‘I’m Ready and Focused; I’ve Got a Chip on My Shoulder’
May 27th, 2011 at 5:49 PM
As David Diehl hosted the Big Blue Moon charity event benefiting Project Sunshine last night at The Garden at Studio Square NYC, you could see just how much it meant to him. This wasn't a man doing it for brownie points; he clearly cared about what he was doing. The...

Giants 101 Amazon.com Gift Card Giveaway
April 10th, 2011 at 8:20 PM
It is a relatively dark time in the NFL these days with the CBA still far from resolved and the possibility of no football in 2011 looming over New York Giants fans. The draft is only a few short weeks away and free agency is on hold indefinitely. With all...

Giants 101 Launches In-House Hall of Fame
February 22nd, 2011 at 4:28 PM
If you haven't already noticed, the much anticipated Giants 101 Hall of Fame launched yesterday. As it sits, there are three wings: the Frank E. Kurczewski wing, the Jonas Seawright wing and the Tim Carter wing. Each wing has its initial entry, which (fittingly) represent those they are named after. The...

Listen: Football Reporters Online Live from The Public House, Featuring Giants 101
February 6th, 2011 at 6:54 AM
Today from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM EDT live from The Public House in New York City (140 E 41st St), Football Reporters Online will be airing their pre-Super Bowl show. In addition to big time guests, they will be doing some football trivia, giving away some prizes and talking some...

New York Giants Place Clint Sintim on IR, Sign Kenny Ingram to Practice Squad
December 14th, 2010 at 4:26 PM
The New York Giants have placed second-year linebacker Clint Sintim on injured reserve after he tore his ACL in Big Blue's 21-3 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night. After watching the play unfold, it should come as no real shock to Giants fans that his season has now come...

Confusion Regarding Giants 101′s Downtime
November 22nd, 2010 at 2:33 PM
Giants fans, As you may have noticed, Giants 101 was "suspended" last night from approximately 9:00 PM EDT until 12:30 AM EDT. This downtime caused a lot of confusion amongst the readers, and we would like to apologize for both the downtime and misunderstanding. Many believed they had done something inappropriate that...

New York Giants Lose Grip on NFC East as Turnovers Pave Way for 27-17 Philadelphia Eagles Win
November 22nd, 2010 at 12:21 AM
The New York Giants cannot beat the Philadelphia Eagles. There is no way Big Blue can contain Michael Vick. It will be a slaughter and the Eagles will reign supreme. Those were the phrases we heard all week, and while the Giants did lose 27-17, things didn't go exactly as some...

New York Giants WR Steve Smith’s Injury Called “Partial Tear” By Coach Tom Coughlin
November 12th, 2010 at 8:44 PM
The New York Giants injury news just keeps rolling in. At his afternoon press session, Tom Coughlin called wide receiver Steve Smith's injury a "partial tear," confirming what we were pretty sure we already knew. Coughlin confirmed more of what we knew by ruling Smith out for this week against the...