Wednesday, December 18, 2024

With local teams playing well, New Yorkers desperately search for a new punching bag

“Well played, fundamentally sound teams are boring. They’re boring,” said one self-proclaimed New York die-hard. “What the heck am I supposed to call the radio and moan about? The Yankees pitching staff?”

Eli Manning adds two letters to name, now ‘Elite Manning’

When Eli Manning stated he was in the same class as Tom Brady before the season, most laughed it off and refused to list him with the top quarterbacks in the game – now, they’ll have no choice but to call him “Elite.”

Crayola releases Tom Coughlin-inspired color: ‘Pissed-Off Red’

"We at the Crayola Company are very excited to introduce another color into our crayon family while honoring our close friend Tom Coughlin, the perpetually angry head coach of the New York Giants," said Spencer Helfman, Crayola's CEO.

Bills grappling with pros and cons of being only good NFL team in New...

“What have you done for us lately?” asked Bills WR Steve Johnson. “It’s funny. The Giants and Jets embarrass themselves and all of the sudden the Daily News, Post, Times ... all of 'em want a piece of us.”

The Heckler’s Fall ’11 issue is out

The Heckler's Fall 2011 issue is out. If you're a paid subscriber, check your email for download information. Also, non-subscribers can download the PDF for just 99 cents.

Michael Vick dog-fighting jokes to result in one-game suspension from Roger Goodell

“It’s not because Michael doesn’t deserve it, and we understand that trash talk is part of our game,” Goodell said. “Every Vick dog pun has been said, so save yourself the embarrassment. And stop with the damn Rex Ryan foot-fetish jokes too while you’re at it.”

Mets battle Giants for title of New York’s most injured team

Add Lucas Duda, Angel Pagan and Domenik Hixon to the ever-growing list of injured Mets and Giants players, as the two New York teams battle it out for the title of the city’s most disabled franchise.