New York Giants

Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski and Tony Kornheiser to Call Four-Game Slate in August

April 3, 2008 -- ESPN will kickoff its 2008 Monday Night Football preseason schedule with the New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals Thursday, August 7 at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN’s commentator team of Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and analysts Ron Jaworski and Tony Kornheiser will call four NFL preseason games during the month of August – three on Mondays and one Thursday – in anticipation of their regular-season debut on Monday, Sept. 8. All preseason games will begin at 8 p.m.    » read more »

February 4, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today issued the following statement congratulating the Giants on their Super Bowl victory:

“After a tremendous season, a remarkable run through the playoffs and an inspiring victory against the Patriots, the Giants are now Super Bowl champions.

From their home turf in East Rutherford, New Jersey to their Super Bowl win in Arizona, the Giants had an impressive season and are now the best team in the National Football League for the third time in history.    » read more »

04 February 2008 -- The New York Giants have pulled off one of the biggest upsets in National Football League history, defeating the heavily favored New England Patriots, 17-14, to win Super Bowl 42 and deny New England an undefeated season.

The Giants were the lowest seeded playoff team - fifth seed - to reach the championship game, and the first National Conference wild card team ever to win the title. Four American Conference teams have won titles as wild cards.    » read more »

January 28, 2008 -- ESPN’s multimedia coverage of Super Bowl XLII kicked off Monday, Jan. 28 at 6 a.m. ET / 4 a.m. MT and will continue throughout the week on-location in Arizona. Live on-site programming will include daily editions of NFL Live, SportsCenter, First Take and Rome is Burning, as well as ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike in the Morning and The Mike Tirico Show (both to be simulcast on ESPN2) and The Herd with Colin Cowherd.    » read more »

- Mike & Mike & Tirico Shows Simulcast on ESPN2
- Weekday Morning Programming to air Super Sunday

January 28, 2008 -- ESPN Radio’s Super Week 2008 in Arizona will include: daily simulcasts of The Mike Tirico Show on ESPN2; first-time Sunday airings of weekday’s Mike & Mike in the Morning and The Herd with Colin Cowherd programs; on-site broadcasts of regularly scheduled weekday programming; special shows and reports from team headquarters and Media Day; and comprehensive post-game interviews and analysis. See programming, simulcast and streaming schedule below.    » read more »

- The WBCN 104.1fm, Official Flagship Station of the New England Patriots, New England Patriots Rock Radio Network To Host Patriots Send-Off Rally, Super Bowl Ticket Giveaways, Diverse On-Air And Online Programming And More
- The Voice Of The New England Patriots, Gil Santos And Patriots Hall Of Famer, Gino Cappelletti To Call Super Bowl XLII For WBCN; Pregame Coverage Begins At 3:00pm

January 27, 2008 -- On The Giants and Concern about Tom Brady …    » read more »

January 25, 2008 -- ESPN will provide week-long comprehensive coverage of Super Bowl XLII in Arizona across its multimedia assets Monday, Jan. 28 – Monday, Feb. 4, including:

* Super Bowl-related content across 16 ESPN platforms: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD, ESPN International, ESPN.com, ESPN Radio, ESPNRadio.com, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPNdeportes.com, ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Mobile properties;
* More than 90 hours of Super Bowl-related programming on domestic television from Arizona;    » read more »

01.25.2008 -- With coverage leading up to, during and after Super Bowl XLII, WFAN Sports Radio 660 AM most notable personalities will take listeners LIVE to Arizona, where the New York Giants will take on the New England Patriots. Beginning on Sunday, Jan. 27, WFAN's Mike and the Mad Dog, Boomer & Carton, and Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts, among others will offer up-to-date coverage including player and coach interviews, live press conference coverage, game analysis plus breaking news reports.    » read more »

Baltimore Ravens All-Pro Linebacker Ray Lewis In-Studio for Countdown

January 17, 2008 -- Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM featuring Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith will preview the AFC and NFC Championship games Sunday at 11 a.m. ET with Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, who will join the crew as a special in-studio guest. Chris Mortensen will provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday opinion segment, “Young is Restless.”    » read more »

January 16, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Green Bay Mayor James J. Schmitt today placed a friendly wager on the outcome of the NFC Championship Game between the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. The game will take place Sunday evening at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. The winner advances to Super Bowl XLII.    » read more »

- Saturday and Sunday Editions of Countdown and Matchup during NFL Playoffs
- Two-Hour SportsCenter Special Sunday Night at 9 p.m. to Recap Weekend Games

12/18/2007 -- Vermont's congressional delegation asked the National Football League to broadcast the Dec. 29 New England Patriots-New York Giants game in Vermont. The season finale may be seen in Boston and New York for free, but not in most of Vermont, where fans are caught in the middle of a fight between the football league and cable television industry. “What we now have are two very powerful and wealthy special interests, the NFL and the cable companies, squabbling over who is going to be making more money out of this game,” Sanders said.    » read more »

November 8, 2007 -- Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM featuring Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith will preview all the day’s NFL games Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. Chris Mortensen will provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday opinion segment, “Young is Restless.”

The pre-game show will include reports from Sal Paolantonio covering the Cowboys at Giants game and Ed Werder in Pittsburgh for the Browns at Steelers. Planned features:

Marion Barber    » read more »

October 25 , 2007 -- Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM with Chris Berman and analysts Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith will preview the day’s NFL matchups Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. Chris Mortensen will also provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday segment – “Young is Restless” – featuring his opinion on the week's hottest topics.    » read more »