Giants Adjust To Irene, Prepare For Jets Clash
The Giants have had to adjust their schedule due to Hurricane Irene but one benefit was getting an extra practice to prepare for the Jets' game on Monday.
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The Giants have had to adjust their schedule due to Hurricane Irene but one benefit was getting an extra practice to prepare for the Jets' game on Monday.
As Hurricane Irene bears down on the Eastern seaboard, officials are scrambling to reschedule events. That's right, Irene is already leaving her mark on Tri-State sports even before coming ashore.
Giants president and CEO John Mara said Friday that moving the game two days later was the best course of action for the safety of all.
While Hurricane Irene continues its path toward the Tri-State area, Jets coach Rex Ryan is certainly not throwing any water on what he sees as a heated rivalry with the Giants.
Some of the annual preseason fire for Jets-Giants might be lost this year. Why? Because the teams will meet in the regular season on December 24. However, it's still Gang Green against Big Blue, and that makes for an interesting night.
Instead of making the 90-minute trip from their new facility in Florham Park to Hofstra University on Thursday, the team held a closed indoor workout.
Giants president and CEO John Mara said Thursday the game was rescheduled so fans would be able to get home safely after the game.
Plaxico Burress walked into the Giants' training facility a few weeks ago and saw a familiar face -- himself.
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As Hurricane Irene bears down on the Eastern seaboard sports officials are scrambling to reschedule events.
Plaxico Burress tweaked his lower back in practice Tuesday, but the New York Jets wide receiver insisted it's no big deal and wouldn't even call it an injury.
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Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum was sitting at his desk when the team's training facility in Florham Park, N.J., shook for a few seconds. "Usually when the building shakes, Rex is laughing, so that was my first instinct," Tannenbaum joked later.
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The Mavericks beat the Nets 123-114 on Tuesday night after both teams arrived in New York earlier in the day.
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