http://www.mail.com/people/640516-victor-cruz.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/640516-victor-cruz.html http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2069420-giants-owner-mara-confident-cruz-will-sign.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants owner John Mara says progress is slow but steady in the contract negotiations between the team and Pro Bowl wide receiver Victor Cruz. Mara also says he's confident a deal will be reached. Mara made his comments Tuesday on NFL.com. Cruz caught 86 passes for 1,092 yards and 10 touchdowns last season, tops on the team. Th... Tue, 07 May 2013 19:26:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2069420-giants-owner-mara-confident-cruz-will-sign.html 2013-05-07T19:26:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1968250-qb-manning-considers-reworking-contract-cruz.html NEW YORK (AP) — Quarterback Eli Manning will consider reworking his contract if it will help keep leading receiver Victor Cruz on the New York Giants. The two-time Super Bowl MVP indicated Wednesday at a sponsor event that the Giants haven't asked him to redo his contract to open cap space. However, he said he would consider anything that helps the team. ... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:07:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1968250-qb-manning-considers-reworking-contract-cruz.html 2013-03-21T02:07:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1947602-boldin-harvin-traded-nfl-free-agency-nears.html On the eve of NFL free agency, trades involving top receivers Anquan Boldin and Percy Harvin grabbed the headlines. In an odd twist Monday, Boldin went from the Ravens to the San Francisco 49ers, the team he helped Baltimore beat 34-31 in last month's Super Bowl. Harvin, who expressed his discontent in Minnesota, was sent to Seattle, where he will join fo... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:27:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1947602-boldin-harvin-traded-nfl-free-agency-nears.html 2013-03-12T03:27:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: MODELL HOF DEBATE One of the liveliest debates this weekend in New Orleans could be not about the Super Bowl itself, but on whether late Baltimore R... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html 2013-02-01T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1850234-nfc-blows-afc-62-35-pro-bowl-hawaii.html HONOLULU (AP) — A handful of shenanigans and plenty of points — yet still another ho-hum Pro Bowl. Whether the NFL's all-star game will return next season is something the league will ponder the next few months after the NFC's 62-35 blowout of the AFC on Sunday. "It's been an unbelievable week," Seattle rookie quarterback Russell Wilson said, "And the thi... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1850234-nfc-blows-afc-62-35-pro-bowl-hawaii.html 2013-01-28T13:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1850558-players-defend-pro-bowl-62-35-nfc-win.html HONOLULU (AP) — After a week in Hawaii and a blowout game, the NFL's all-stars are defending the Pro Bowl as a worthy reward for top players who don't make the Super Bowl. "I hope we keep it here and keep it here for a long time," Minnesota tight end Kyle Rudolph said after winning Pro Bowl MVP in a 62-35 NFC win on Sunday. Rudolph called the award icing ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1850558-players-defend-pro-bowl-62-35-nfc-win.html 2013-01-28T08:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1834346-legend-2-chainz-mc-lyte-honored-hip-hop-ball.html WASHINGTON (AP) — John Legend believes hip-hop played its part in helping Barack Obama become president, and he's proud at how the genre has matured over the years. "I think hip-hop had a role in making sure we elected a black president in America because we made it so that black people were in people's homes ... through our music and through our culture,... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1834346-legend-2-chainz-mc-lyte-honored-hip-hop-ball.html 2013-01-21T06:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792344-giants-rout-eagles-42-7-playoffs.html EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Justin Tuck called it a funny year. He and his New York Giants teammates weren't laughing. There will be no repeat championship for the Giants, not even a playoff berth. A 9-7 season wasn't good enough this time around. New York's playoff hopes ended Sunday minutes after a 42-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles when Chicago bea... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 04:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792344-giants-rout-eagles-42-7-playoffs.html 2012-12-31T04:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792424-reids-future-uncertain-eagles-finish.html EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Andy Reid sounded like a man who knows he's going to lose his job. Eli Manning threw a career-best five touchdown passes and the New York Giants routed Philadelphia 42-7 on Sunday in what likely was Reid's final game coaching the Eagles. "We weren't very good," Reid said. "That's my responsibility and I take complete blame for... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792424-reids-future-uncertain-eagles-finish.html 2012-12-30T21:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792430-giants-eagles-welcome-400-newtown-tragedy.html EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — They carried signs expressing gratitude and love. They exchanged high-fives with players and ringed the field during the national anthem. About 400 residents of Newtown, Conn., attended the New York Giants-Philadelphia Eagles game Sunday. Among them were a few families who lost children in the massacre this month, the Giants s... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792430-giants-eagles-welcome-400-newtown-tragedy.html 2012-12-30T21:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1787704-peyton-manning-peterson-pro-bowl.html NEW YORK (AP) — Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson want to cap their sensational comebacks with Super Bowl appearances. For now, they can be proud of Pro Bowl spots. So can Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, one of two rookies chosen Wednesday for the Jan. 27 NFL all-star game. Manning missed all of the 2011 season with neck and back problems that r... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1787704-peyton-manning-peterson-pro-bowl.html 2012-12-27T01:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1777160-cruz-meeting-pinto-family-was-toughest-far.html EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — For much of his hour-long visit with the family of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Connecticut school shootings, Victor Cruz talked about football, life and young Jack, the child who idolized him. Tears were shed. Feelings were shared. Cleats and gloves worn by Cruz to honor Jack Pinto at Sunday's game against Atlanta were give... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1777160-cruz-meeting-pinto-family-was-toughest-far.html 2012-12-19T20:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1775220-cruz-visits-giants-fan-6-killed-conn.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz has visited the home of the 6-year-old Connecticut shooting victim who was buried in a replica Cruz jersey. Jack Pinto was among 20 children shot to death Friday in Newtown. Several elementary school-age children played touch football in the front yard of his family's home Tuesday. Many wore Giant... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1775220-cruz-visits-giants-fan-6-killed-conn.html 2012-12-19T05:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1770220-conn-victims-lively-youngsters-devoted-adults.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner. The adult victims found their life's work in sheltering little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own. The gunfire Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary Scho... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1770220-conn-victims-lively-youngsters-devoted-adults.html 2012-12-18T17:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1771070-2-funerals-sad-procession-connecticut.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Opening a long and almost unbearable procession of grief, Newtown began laying its dead to rest Monday, holding funerals for two 6-year-old boys — one a football fan who was buried in a New York Giants jersey and one whose twin sister survived the school shooting rampage. Two funeral homes filled with mourners for Noah Pozner and Jac... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1771070-2-funerals-sad-procession-connecticut.html 2012-12-18T05:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1772928-column-sport-help-lead-us-better-path.html There are times when sports bring out the best in us. Like Victor Cruz writing a heartfelt message on his cleats, dedicated to a 6-year-old victim of the carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary School. There are times when sports bring out the worst in us. Not even 72 hours removed from the horror in Newtown, there were racist tweets blasting NBC for pre-empting... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1772928-column-sport-help-lead-us-better-path.html 2012-12-17T23:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1771324-falcons-big-statement-34-0-rout-giants.html ATLANTA (AP) — Maybe now, the Atlanta Falcons will get a little respect. Certainly, no one can accuse them of lacking a quality win. Not after the pounding they gave the defending Super Bowl champions on Sunday. Matt Ryan threw three touchdown passes and the defense handed New York its first regular-season shutout since 1996, carrying the Falcons to a 34-... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1771324-falcons-big-statement-34-0-rout-giants.html 2012-12-17T11:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1770222-moments-silence-nfl-shooting-victims.html FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots silenced their "End Zone Militia" on Sunday night, taking the muskets away from the Revolutionary War re-enactors who fire into the air to celebrate every score. The memory of the Connecticut school shooting was still too fresh for the sight of firearms and the smell of gunpowder. "It just doesn't show the... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 05:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1770222-moments-silence-nfl-shooting-victims.html 2012-12-17T05:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1770392-ryan-throws-3-td-passes-falcons-rout-giants-34-0.html ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons wanted to make a statement. Boy, did they deliver one Sunday to the defending Super Bowl champions. Coming off an ugly loss and criticized for failing to impress even when they won, the Falcons turned in their most well-rounded performance of the season with the playoffs approaching. Matt Ryan threw three touchdowns pass... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1770392-ryan-throws-3-td-passes-falcons-rout-giants-34-0.html 2012-12-17T00:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1763384-pick-6-football-flippin-floppin-flyin.html There's been a whole lot of flipping, flopping and flying in football recently, from the Carolinas to the frozen tundra and, appropriately, just off Broadway. Receivers, runners, quarterbacks and big ol' linemen have been pulling off some dazzling feats — a few without a hitch, others with funny flaws, and one almost too astonishing to believe. So let's r... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1763384-pick-6-football-flippin-floppin-flyin.html 2012-12-13T08:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755426-wilson-sparks-giants-to-key-win-fading-saints.html EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — When the New York Giants made their run to the Super Bowl a year ago, a 99-yard touchdown catch and run by Victor Cruz against the Jets seemed to be the ignition point. It was a play that woke up an inconsistent team and turned it into a power. If the 52-27 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday turns out to be the victory ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755426-wilson-sparks-giants-to-key-win-fading-saints.html 2012-12-10T09:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755462-giants-cowboys-redskins-win-tight-nfc-east.html Winning was required to keep pace in the NFC East playoff race. Losing was all that was needed in the AFC North. The defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants beat New Orleans with an offensive eruption fueled by David Wilson's record-setting performance. That 52-27 romp kept the Giants one game in front of Washington, which rallied to beat Baltimore ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755462-giants-cowboys-redskins-win-tight-nfc-east.html 2012-12-10T09:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755004-wilson-3-tds-giants-52-27-win-saints.html EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Rookie David Wilson was given a simple piece of advice by special teams coach Tom Quinn before the New York Giants' game against the New Orleans Saints: "Run fast." The first-round draft pick did more than that. He might have provided the spark that gets the defending Super Bowl champions back to the playoffs with several elec... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755004-wilson-3-tds-giants-52-27-win-saints.html 2012-12-10T02:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1741496-nfc-east-wide-open-redskins-top-giants-17-16.html LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — There was the fumble by Robert Griffin III that turned into a Washington Redskins touchdown. There was the fumble by teammate Alfred Morris that led to a melee of leg-pulling followed by a kick to the midsection and something dangerously close to a stomp. The quartet of flawed teams that make up the NFC East sure do make things intere... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1741496-nfc-east-wide-open-redskins-top-giants-17-16.html 2012-12-04T11:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1741288-rg3-redskins-closing-giants-with-17-16-win.html LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Robert Griffin III went down, the ball popped out, and the Washington Redskins scored a touchdown. Look out, New York Giants and the rest of the NFC East. If Griffin keeps getting these kinds of breaks, it'll be hard to keep him out of the title hunt for years to come. As it is, RG3 has the Redskins within a game of first place after ... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1741288-rg3-redskins-closing-giants-with-17-16-win.html 2012-12-04T05:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723410-division-races-taking-shape.html As the NFL heads into December, nearly every division race has an outright favorite. Some — Denver, Atlanta, New England, Houston and Baltimore — are on the verge of clinching playoff spots. The Broncos, Falcons, Ravens, Texans and Patriots took big steps toward making the postseason with victories this week. Denver in the AFC West and Atlanta in the NFC ... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723410-division-races-taking-shape.html 2012-11-26T08:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723368-cancer-patient-wish-giants-play-champs.html EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A week off, some rest and a poignant plea from a 15-year-old cancer patient got the New York Giants back on track. Now the rest of the NFL has something to worry about. The Giants are playing like world champions again. A refreshed Eli Manning came back from the bye week and threw three touchdown passes as the Giants embarrass... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723368-cancer-patient-wish-giants-play-champs.html 2012-11-26T07:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723154-manning-powers-giants-to-big-lead-packers.html EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — 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 three quarters on Sunday night. Manning's TDs covered 16 yards to rookie Rueben Randle, 9 to Victor Cruz and 13 yards to Hakeem Nicks. The two-time Super Bowl MVP also set up a 2... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 03:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723154-manning-powers-giants-to-big-lead-packers.html 2012-11-26T03:10:00Z