A columnist for the Post since 1997, George Willis has covered World Championship Boxing, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Masters, the Ryder Cup and the Super Bowl. The Baseball Hall of Fame voter is a graduate of New Mexico State University.
They were the only players to speak yesterday, the only real Giants that addressed fans in New York and New Jersey and thanked them for being along for this wonderful ride. If there was any question about who led these...
February 08, 2012 12:00 AM
INDIANAPOLIS — Ahmad Bradshaw was sitting on a spongy chair in the lobby of the Downtown Marriott yesterday morning waiting to do an appearance on “Good Morning America.” It was his first official duty as a newly...
February 07, 2012 12:00 AM
INDIANAPOLIS — Tom Brady left Lucas Oil Stadium last night wearing a tailor-made suit and holding hands with his supermodel wife Gisele, trailed by a horde of cameramen and reporters. At least Brady still had his health...
February 06, 2012 12:00 AMINDIANAPOLIS — As much as Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks have dazzled and Eli Manning has played like Joe Montana, the real stars of the Giants’ rise to Super Bowl XLVI have been the defensive linemen, the relentless pass...
February 05, 2012 12:00 AM
INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning made national headlines again yesterday and likely will do so again today, making him the focus of about as many stories in the buildup to Super Bowl XLVI as his brother Eli. I understand...
February 04, 2012 12:00 AM
INDIANAPOLIS — Osi Umenyiora insisted it was all an innocent mistake. He didn’t realize the media interview session Wednesday morning was mandatory or that his absence would create all the fuss it did. He simply wanted...
February 03, 2012 12:00 AM
INDIANAPOLIS — Giants running backs coach Jerald Ingram was trying to describe the kind of pain Ahmad Bradshaw endures from his injured feet. “For the average person who stubbed their toe on the bed, he feels that way...
February 02, 2012 3:38 AMINDIANAPOLIS — Pepper Johnson was roaming the field at Lucas Oil Stadium yesterday looking rather anonymous, wearing a black T-shirt and sweat pants. He looked more like one of the fans that bought a ticket to attend...
February 01, 2012 12:00 AM
INDIANAPOLIS — Antrel Rolle didn’t say anything outlandish yesterday during the Giants’ first official press conference of Super Bowl week. Asked if he were going to guarantee a victory over the Patriots on Sunday,...
January 31, 2012 12:00 AMINDIANAPOLIS — Judging from the dominant attire worn by football fans who crowded Maryland Street here yesterday afternoon, you would have thought the Colts were playing in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium...
January 30, 2012 12:00 AM
When the Giants stepped off their plane in Phoenix four years ago, they were the G-Men in Black. One by one, from kicker Lawrence Tynes to coach Tom Coughlin, they walked off their Super Bowl charter dressed in black...
January 29, 2012 12:00 AM
During the week of Super Bowl XXV in Tampa, Giants coach Bill Parcells was dealing with a problem that had nothing to do with the Buffalo Bills. Someone was stealing money, jewelry and other valuables from his players...
January 28, 2012 12:00 AM
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The neatly kept pink house on the corner of a quiet neighborhood just off I-95 near the Fort Lauderdale Airport shows no signs of the famous football player whose parents live there. Inside, Jean...
January 27, 2012 12:00 AMSAN FRANCISCO -- If you go by recent history, a matchup against the Patriots is a perfect scenario for the Giants ... or is it? A glance at the 2007 season when the Giants won Super Bowl XLII and the 2011 season when...
January 24, 2012 12:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO — It was only a few years ago that Jacquian Williams was ready to give up football. He decided he wasn’t going to get back on the airplane and return to Fort Scott Community College. He was ready to give...
January 23, 2012 2:56 AMLou DiBella started his Broadway Boxing series nine years ago because he thought it was important for boxing to have a presence at a grass roots level in New York City. His opinion hasn’t changed. The fact his first...
January 21, 2012 2:39 AM
The Giants’ return to glory under Bill Parcells was built around his linebackers. Heck, even when they weren’t good, the linebackers were beasts. From Brad Van Pelt to Hall of Famers Harry Carson and Lawrence Taylor to...
January 21, 2012 12:00 AMIf Kevin Gilbride were 30-something, he’d be the hottest head coaching prospect in the NFL. Think about it. The Giants offensive coordinator has developed and groomed one of the elite quarterbacks in the league in Eli...
January 20, 2012 12:00 AMTrey Junkin still remembers the unsolicited advice he got from someone on the Giants sideline just before he went out to snap for a potential game-winning field goal nine years ago against the Niners at Candlestick Park...
January 18, 2012 1:33 PM
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Eli Manning seems oblivious to the magical season he is having, preferring to look past his individual accomplishments to highlight the success of his team. So it was left to those closest to him to...
January 16, 2012 12:00 AM
In the boxing vernacular it would be, “Let ’em fight,” a call by fans telling the referee to stay out of the way as much as possible and let the best man win. When it comes to tomorrow’s NFC Divisional playoff game...
January 14, 2012 12:00 AM
One thing noticed after viewing the first two episodes of “On Freddie Roach” is there’s no mention of Floyd Mayweather. There are not many places Roach can go these days without being asked about a potential fight...
January 14, 2012 12:00 AM
Justin Tuck keeps his on the mantel in his bedroom. “I see it every time I wake and every time I go to sleep,” the Giants defensive end said yesterday. Kareem McKenzie leaves his on his desk, “because that’s where I...
January 13, 2012 12:00 AM
Toney Douglas was in no mood yesterday to discuss the Giants 24-2 wild-card playoff victory over the Falcons on Sunday. He was at MetLife Stadium to root for his brother Harry, a wide receiver for Atlanta. “I don’t...
January 10, 2012 12:00 AM
It was during practice early last week when safety Antrel Rolle came up to Hakeem Nicks with not so much a suggestion as a request. Rolle made Nicks vow that if the Giants wide receiver scored a touchdown against the...
January 09, 2012 12:00 AM
Erik Spoelstra isn’t about to send any sympathy cards to the Knicks over their early-season struggles. But the Miami Heat coach can relate. A year ago he was going through a similar situation trying to get his three...
January 08, 2012 12:00 AM
Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan has no relation to brothers Rex and Rob Ryan, which is probably a good thing for the Falcons considering the way the Giants have treated anyone named Ryan lately. Two weeks ago, coach Rex...
January 07, 2012 12:00 AM
Even when he did the improbable and led the Giants to an upset of the unbeaten Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, Eli Manning was still the little brother. He was the game’s MVP and holding a Vince Lombardi trophy, but he...
January 06, 2012 12:00 AM
It was more than two hours before the Knicks played the Raptors last night at the Garden, but there was plenty of action already on the court. Knicks assistant coaches Phil Weber, Dan D’Antoni and Kenny Atkinson were...
January 03, 2012 12:00 AM
I told you so. That’s what Eli Manning could have easily said last night after the Giants clinched the NFC East championship with a satisfying 31-14 victory over the rival Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. “I told you so.”...
January 02, 2012 12:00 AM
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