Louis Murphy

EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. -- The absence of wide receiver Victor Cruz, who remains unsigned, was certainly no surprise to head coach Tom Coughlin. However, the absence of receiver Hakeem Nicks was unexpected. Just a night before, he was in New York City...

Giants general manager Jerry Reese has a reputation for using the "best available" approach to stockpile his roster with talent that falls into his lap on draft day. There's no telling exactly where the Giants had Syracuse offensive lineman Justin Pugh on...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Manchester City at Newcastle, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Women’s National Teams, Exhibition, United States vs. China, 6 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--East Carolina at North Carolina, 11 a....

|TV SPORTS| NBA Basketball--Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks, 7 p.m. (TNT); San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers, 9:30 p.m. (TNT) NFL Football--Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles, 7 p.m. (NFL Network) High School Basketball--Teams...

Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs shot and killed his girlfriend, then drove to the team’s practice facility and killed himself in front of team officials, police said Saturday. Police confirmed to the Kansas City Star the player was...

Chicago Bears wide receiver has an interesting insight into what some NFL players will use to make themselves play better: Viagra. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports that Marshall was asked about players using Adderall, which is being blamed...

The pressure mounted. The game was on the line. A struggling Raiders franchise wasn't accustomed to the drama, not after losing 13 consecutive games to the division-rival Chargers. But something was different when the teams met in the fifth game of the...

Who is your choice for the biggest surprise of the season so far? Would I be in the running if I said Tim Jennings? -- Chuck Durante, Guiling, China There are a number of candidates. Tim Jennings is a good one, seeing he was benched at the end of last...

TV SPORTS College Football-Armed Forces Bowl, Brigham Young vs. Tulsa, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Pinstripe Bowl, Rutgers vs. Iowa State, 2:20 p.m. (ESPN); Music City Bowl, Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest, 5:40 p.m. (ESPN); Insight Bowl, Iowa vs. Oklahoma, 9 p....

TV SPORTS College Football-Champs Sports Bowl, Florida State vs. Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN); Alamo Bowl, Washington vs. Baylor, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Men's College Basketball-Florida at Rutgers, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Elon at North Carolina, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Penn...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY NFL Football-Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins, Noon (FOX); Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys, 3:15 p.m. (FOX) College Football-Hawaii Bowl, Nevada vs. Southern Mississippi,...

TV SPORTS SUNDAY NFL Football-Cincinnati Bengals at St. Louis Rams, Noon (CBS); New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings, Noon (FOX); New England Patriots at Denver Broncos, 3:15 p.m. (CBS); Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers, 7 p.m. (NBC) Women'...