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Giants end slide, rout Packers 38-10
Adam Merchant had a wish and a command for the New York Giants. The 15-year-old fan from Barre, Vt., attended practice and then Sunday's game with the ...
Manning powers Giants to big lead against Packers
Eli Manning threw for three scores to become the Giants' career leader in touchdown passes, and rested New York led the Green Bay Packers 38-10 after ...
Patriots roll past Jets 49-19 with big 2nd quarter
Tom Brady couldn't believe what happened. Neither could Bill Belichick, nor the rest of the New England Patriots, for that matter. They were up 7-0 ...
Jets' Tebow reveals he has 2 broken ribs
Tim Tebow stood on the sideline with a cap on and his hands in his pockets as Jets fans chanted his name. They wanted to see the backup quarterback ...
Brady, high-scoring Patriots embarrass Jets 49-19
It took only 52 seconds for the New England Patriots to turn this into a laugher. That's how long it took to score three touchdowns in the second ...
NJ roller coaster submerged by Sandy may stay put
The remains of a roller coaster that was knocked off a New Jersey amusement pier by Superstorm Sandy and partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean ...
Sandy victims cheered by NYC's Thanksgiving parade
Victims of Superstorm Sandy in New York and elsewhere in the Northeast were comforted Thursday by kinder weather, free holiday meals and — for some ...
Superstorm moves film from theoretical to concrete
In the documentary "Shored Up," scientists warn that with a rising sea level, a major storm could put New Jersey's barrier islands underwater and ...
Locked-out Lundqvist finally finds game to play
Henrik Lundqvist finally found a game to play. It won't be under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden, or in front of a hostile crowd in ...
No Gronk vs. Jets, but Pats still go as Brady goes
There were no sighs of relief, no jumps for joy when the New York Jets found out they wouldn't have to worry about Rob Gronkowski this week. Sure, the ...
NJ mayor to honor Twitter food stamp challenge
Newark Mayor Cory Booker said he and a Twitter follower will try living on food stamps for at least a week. The idea stemmed from a back-and-forth ...
Rutgers joins the Big Ten, leaving Big East behind
As the Big East was being picked apart, Rutgers was looking for a way out and a new place to show off a football program that has been resurrected in ...
Rubble cleanup a massive task in NY, NJ
Just a few months ago, the parking lot at Jacob Riis Park on New York City's Rockaway seashore was filled with happy beachgoers. Now, it is home to ...
Springsteen, Bon Jovi join Sandy NJ Relief Fund
Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi are among the New Jersey natives joining a special fund created in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. The musicians will ...
Study: NJ beaches 30-40 feet narrower after storm
The average New Jersey beach is 30 to 40 feet narrower after Superstorm Sandy, according to a survey that is sure to intensify a long-running debate ...
Superstorm shines light on federal beach program
Towns along the Jersey shore that made use of federal money to build up beaches came through Superstorm Sandy with far less damage than those that ...
Sandy a super test for Bloomberg, Christie, Cuomo
For New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, leadership often came with an empathetic hug. For New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, it came with an angry tirade at ...
Power outage time after Sandy not extraordinary
As the number of nights without power stretched on for thousands left in the dark after Superstorm Sandy, patience understandably turned to anger and ...
GOP leaders already jockeying for 2016
Louisiana's Bobby Jindal is urging the Republican Party to rethink its pitch to voters. Bob McDonnell of Virginia says Republicans should look to ...
Obama vows not to forget storm victims rebuilding
President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy "until the rebuilding is complete" ...
WWII-era love letters wash ashore in NY post Sandy
World War II-era love letters written by a New Jersey woman to her boyfriend washed ashore during Superstorm Sandy. A 14-year-old found the 57 letters ...
Jets' Ryan angered by anonymous rips of Tebow
Rex Ryan doesn't mind his New York Jets players saying what's on their minds. Just as long as they put their names to their comments. An angry Ryan ...
What does it take to get people to flee a storm?
Despite days of dire forecasts and explicit warnings, hundreds of thousands of people in New York and New Jersey ignored mandatory evacuation orders ...
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree survived Sandy
The Christmas tree that will dominate New York's Rockefeller Center survived the winds of Superstorm Sandy that left a path of destruction in a New ...
Long Islanders fume over utility's storm response
Priscilla Niemiera has a message for officials at the Long Island Power Authority. "I'd tell them, get off your rear end and do your job," the ...