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The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT On the first day of the New York Giants rookie minicamp, a veteran stole the show. However, like those rookies, this once-prized player is still somewhat unproven. Linebacker Aaron...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT There does not seem to be an executive consensus regarding the future of wide receiver Victor Cruz and the New York Giants. Head coach Tom Coughlin admits he is uneasy about the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT Mention the Giants' linebacker position to any Giants fan, and chances are they're likely to cringe because the team didn't use any of its eight draft picks going into last week's...

Giants general manager Jerry Reese has a reputation for using the "best available" approach to stockpile his roster with talent that falls into his lap on draft day. There's no telling exactly where the Giants had Syracuse offensive lineman Justin Pugh on...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT Giants general manager Jerry Reese has a reputation for using the "best available" approach to stockpile his roster with talent that falls into his lap on draft day. There's no...

NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT With the bulk of the free-agency period having concluded for the Giants -- they still might look to add a veteran or two after the draft, depending on needs and injuries -- the team has signed more than a...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 3 p.m. (FOX); Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants, 3:25 p.m. (CBS); Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, 8:55 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS Playoffs, Eastern Conference Championship, First Leg, 2:30 p.m. (NBC) College Football--Arkansas at South Carolina, 11 a.m. (CBS); Iowa State at Texas, 11 a.m. (ABC); Northwestern...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Tennis--ATP World Tour Finals, 8 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers, Noon (CBS); Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings, Noon (FOX); Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); Houston...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Manchester United, 7:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS Playoffs, 7 p.m. (NBCSN) College Football--Oklahoma at Iowa State, 11 a.m. (ABC); Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Temple at Louisville,...

The following are odds and ends from the local sports scene. LATE GAFFE HELPS EAGLES BEAT GIANTS There were a few local story lines involving Sunday night’s contest between the New York Giants and host Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial...

From literally one side of the country to another, the path of the first Super Bowl in Indianapolis is being decided. In New England, it was the Patriots who were the first to clinch a spot for the big game and a trip to the Hoosier state. Later on...