Super Bowl Chatter: Beating Brady isn’t Super easy

NY Giants have their hands full against Tom Brady and New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI despite what has become prevailing opinion (NYDN) INDIANAPOLIS — You start to get the idea, at least in and around New York, that Tom Brady and the Patriots will be so afraid of what the Giants are going to do to them at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday night that they won’t want to come out of the locker room. There will be Bill Belichick, about 6 o’clock, saying to Brady, “I know it’s the Giants, but you’ve still got to go out there, it’s a rule.” And Brady will say, no, somebody sent him the clips from the New York…

The tragedy of Allen Iverson

He seems totally unprepared for his greatest challenge: life. (SBNation.com) From the second the NBA left Allen Iverson, I wondered what in the world he would do without basketball. It seems “paying his bills” wasn’t on his to-do list. The gumshoes at TMZ say Iverson’s bank account has been garnished to pay an exorbitant jewelry bill. Per American custom, that’s brought out snickers and finger wagging. Iverson made over $150 million, according to basketball-reference.com. Now, he’s 36-years-old and can’t even come up with the money to pay for bling he’s too old to wear. People laugh when rich folks struggle. In this case, I see two levels of tragedy. There’s the predictability of it all. Even the best…

WOW! See Blake Griffin’s amazing dunk

Video: Blake Griffin dunk over Kendrick Perkins needs to be seen to be believed LA Clippers beat OKC Thunder 112-100 but Griffin slam is highlight (NYDN) Blake Griffin is pretty athletic. Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins learned that first-hand Monday night. In the Clippers’ 112-100 victory over OKC, Griffin added another highlight dunk to his ever-expanding reel. Taking a Chris Paul pass off a pick and roll, Griffin went up from just outside the paint on the left side. He went to floor 13 and left Perkins at 8. And, by the way, he got the foul. Twitter went crazy after ‘Blake Superior‘ threw the hammer down. Even the King himself, LeBron James tweeted about the slam. And if you remember, James had a…

50 Cent to tweet nude photo if Giants lose Super Bowl

(HuffPost) Rapper 50 Cent is a betting man and he’s about to make this year’s Super Bowl a little more interesting. The 36-year-old rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, reportedly won a $500,000 bet on the New York Giants in the NFC Championship game, but he’s wagering even more on the Giants’ ability to take down the New England Patriots on Feb. 5. The Hollywood Gossip first pointed out that Fiddy recently accepted a bet from Twitter follower@MyBestAssets that will cost him more than cash if the Giants lose: The rapper quickly responded to the bet agreeing that he’ll post a nude photo of himself and@MyBestAssets said she’d post photo of both her “boobs and face” if the Giants win. Will…

Indy Rock! Giants beat 49ers in overtime 20-17

NY Giants return to Super Bowl for 2008 rematch vs. New England Patriots after Lawrence Tynes nails game-winning 31-yard FG to beat 49ers (NYDN) NY GIANTS  20  SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 17, OT SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants have gone from the brink of an “historical” collapse to the brink of history. From the ashes of a season that nearly slipped away a month ago and a game that nearly slipped away Sunday night, the Giants are now just one win away from another improbable championship. They captured their second NFC title in the last five years by beating the San Francisco 49ers, , in the NFC championship game at Candlestick Park. And for the second time…

Kobe Bryant’s divorce could cost him $75 million

(theGRIO) Kobe Bryant will reportedly have to fork over at least half of his assets — totaling $75 million — to his soon-to-be ex-wife Vanessa Bryant. Turns out their decision to not get a prenuptial agreement could take a serious toll on his bank account. USA Today reports: Kobe Bryant’s divorce – and lack of a prenuptial agreement – could cost him as much as $75 million, according to the Los Angeles Times. Christopher C. Melcher, a Los Angeles-area family law attorney, told the newspaper that a prenup could have limited the rights for spousal support and some property rights for his soon-to-be ex-wife Vanessa. “It could have saved half of his fortune,” Melcher told the Times. Bryant’s net…

Howard breaks free throw record in 40-20 game

OAKLAND, CALIF. (AP) With Dwight Howard getting fouled in record-setting fashion, Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy finally just sat back in his chair and stopped barking out orders. He walked into the huddle during a timeout early in the first half Thursday night, and his assistants started bombarding him with the usual play-calling suggestions. Van Gundy could only laugh. ”I’m looking at them like, `We’re not going to run a play. He’s going to foul him,”’ Van Gundy said. ”What are we going to bother with diagraming a play? Make the free throw, play some defense.” That about summed up this historic night. Howard broke Wilt Chamberlain’s nearly 50-year-old NBA record for most free throw attempts in a game,…

Raiders, new GM fire head coach Hue Jackson

(USA TODAY) The Oakland Raiders have fired coach Hue Jackson, less than a week after hiring Reggie McKenzie as general manager. Jackson’s team finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. The Raiders seemed in control in the AFC West after beating Chicago 25-20 on Nov. 27 to improve to 7-4. But they lost four of their final five games, including squandering a late 13-point lead at home to Detroit and a 38-26 loss to the Chargers in the final week. The Broncos took the West, despite losing three in a row to close the season, and will play New England in the divisional playoffs this weekend. Jackson, who engineered a trade which sent future draft…

‘Bama pummels LSU in rematch, Saban gets another title

Alabama pummels LSU in rematch as Nick Saban claims his third BCS title (NYDN) NEW ORLEANS — There is a statue of Alabama coach Nick Saban that, along with monuments to the Tide’s other national championship coaches — Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas, Bear Bryant and Gene Stallings — guards the Walk of Champions that leads to Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. The 60-year-old Saban is a living legend in that campus town. He solidified his reputation as the best coach in college football Monday night as his second-ranked Crimson Tide rolled to a 21-0 victory over top-ranked SEC rival LSU in the BCS national championship game. Saban became the first coach to win three BCS title games. He coached LSU to a national title…

Howard trade rumors swirl around Amar’e

NY Knicks’ Amar’e Stoudemire now linked to Orlando Magic as Dwight Howard trade winds swirl (NYDN) Amar’e Stoudemire used to lead the Knicks in scoring. Now he leads them in most intriguing trade scenarios. Stoudemire, whose name surfaced last month in reports involving Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets, is also being mentioned as a possible partner in a trade to Orlando for Dwight Howard. “I don’t worry about that stuff,” Stoudemire said on Monday. AMAR’E, KNICKS GET BACK AT BOBCATS Howard reiterated to the Orlando Sentinel on Sunday that his goal is to play in a large market and has identified the Lakers, Mavs and soon-to-be Brooklyn Nets as prospects. The Knicks would make sense except for the…