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As anyone who follows sports knows Jeremy Lin has brought excitement back to the Garden and life back to the New York Knicks. The first official ‘Victim’ of Linsanity was Deron Williams and the New Jersey Nets on February 4th. In the game as a result of a thin roster, Lin exploded onto the scene, outplayed Williams and began the Knicks’ winning streak.
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Paterson's Salsa Hero
After the parade in New York City, the Giants headed to their stadium in East Rutherford to continue the party. Eli Manning, Victor Cruz, Justin Tuck, Tom Coughlin and more were in attendance.
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New York City is holding a ticker-tape parade tomorrow for the Super Bowl XLVI champs at 11:00 a. m. starting at Battery Place and Washington Street and traveling through the Canyon of Heroes to City Hall Plaza where Mayor Michael Bloomberg will present the Giants with keys to the city.
After the parade, the Giants will board buses to New Jersey. You know, the state where they actually play their home games. Players, owners and coaches will celebrate with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and as many fans that will fit on the field at Metlife Stadium.
Parking Lots F and G will open beginning at 11:00 a. m. and the Metlife ceremony is expected to run from 3:00-3:30. You probably want to get there early. Tailgating is permitted.
Here is the information from the MetLife Stadium site.
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As we predicted earlier this week, the New York Giants are the Super Bowl XLVI Champions! The score was Giants 21 – Patriots 17. Eli Manning was named the MVP.
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Remember when they used to introduce brand new shows after the Super Bowl?
As everyone knows, the Super Bowl is the highest rated TV event of the year. When the game is over, ratings drop drastically in the Post Game show but even when that is over, there’s still a sizable audience sitting in front of their TV.
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Let's Go Giants!!
Anthony’s looking forward to playing with all his new friends in this weekend’s Puppy Bowl. He’s a Pit Bull mix and is twelve weeks old. When he’s a little older, the Animal Planet website says, he would like to major in art history. He’s from the All Star Pet Rescue in Linden.
Puppy Bowl VIII airs at 3:00pm this Sunday on Discovery’s Animal Planet Channel.
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Gracie is a little lady who’s a Chihuahua/Dachshund mix. She’s 12 weeks old and, according to the Animal Planet website, her teammates say she’s a workout fiend. Ready to adopt her? She’s from the All Star Pet Rescue in Linden
Puppy Bowl VIII starts at 3:00pm, Sunday, on Discovery’s Animal Planet Channel.
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Ready for a rematch of 4 years ago? The Giants and Patriots face off once again in Super Bowl XLVI this Sunday, February 5, 2012.
Watch our Preview Video:
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New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz is by far the hottest story of this year’s Super Bowl. Especially in New Jersey. The Paterson native has virtually taken over the sports pages. His rise from the tough streets of Paterson to the biggest sports stage is becoming quite well known. He even took over Times Square a few days ago to show off his salsa dance moves that he busts out every time he scores a touchdown.
The Star Ledger has had some nice articles this football season about Victor’s Paterson days and his father’s death in 2007. Cruz went to Paterson Catholic where he showed himself to be star material but all the recruiters said he was too small. He went to Division 1-AA University of Massachusetts where he struggled academically and went undrafted after graduation. Cruz’s father, Mike Walker, had been Victor’s guiding light throughout his life, coaching him in football and pushing him to excel. Walker was a Paterson firefighter who was rising through the ranks of the PFD when he broke his neck in a car accident while Victor was at UMass. After the accident, a series of bad turns ended up with Cruz’s father dying 13 months later, alone in Passaic. Of course, it’s hard not to think that his father is somewhere up there beaming down at his son’s accomplishments on the field this year.
But, there are three other New Jersey natives playing in the Super Bowl that you should know about, too!
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