Newsday.com - Joe Gergen

Giants finally get parade they deserved

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The final drive of the football season will be longer than the 83 yards the Giants traveled in the waning minutes of Super Bowl XLII. It is expected to attract many multiples of the 71,101 witnesses to the 17-14 victory over the New England Patriots in Glendale, Ariz. Not only does it mark the team's first appearance in the metropolitan area in 2008 but it represents an unprecedented honor for the second-oldest professional sports franchise associated with the city.

Plane crash a chilling reminder of Munson

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400

They never met. They were from different generations, grew up in different parts of the country, played different positions. What joins them now and forever was their enthusiasm for flying and the circumstances of their demise.

Badgers guests spend a Kohl day in hell

Fri, 21 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Considering the location, in the heart of America's dairyland, it would be entirely appropriate if the Wisconsin basketball team played in a big, red barn. Instead, the home of the Badgers is a stylish, state-of-the-art arena named for Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), a former roommate of baseball commissioner Bud Selig at the university.