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Giants have the talent to win 10-plus games (Yahoo! Sports)

Asked if the New York Giants have a chance to repeat as Super Bowl champions, Paul Domwitch of the Philadelphia...

Romo aware of target on his back (Yahoo! Sports)

As camp approaches, Tony Romo knows he's ripe for criticism until he leads the Cowboys to a playoff win.

Giants Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

•  It has become fashionable to write off the Giants, even if they are defending Super Bowl champions, as a team that got hot and got lucky at the end of the season, the perfect time for those things to occur.

They really aren't championship caliber, say the experts, who have managed to predict a Super Bowl appearance for the Dallas Cowboys, the Minnesota Vikings, the Green Bay Favres and even a few others.

One topic, however, is being ignored. If most offensive success starts with the line up front, which NFC team has a better unit than the Giants?

The left tackle is David Diehl, a conversion last season from left guard; the right tackle is Kareem McKenzie; the left guard is Rich Seubert, whose horrific leg injury in 2003 seemed to mark him for...

'08 Preview: Vikings dig into the wallet (Yahoo! Sports)

Minnesota owner Zygi Wilf is sparing no expense in trying to build a winner.

'08 Preview: Cowboys closing on that one win (Yahoo! Sports)

Dallas hasn't won a playoff game in eons. That should change this season.

Bob Papa to do play-by-play for NFL Network (AP)

Bob Papa, the radio play-by-play voice of the New York Giants for the past 13 seasons, will replace Bryant Gumbel as the announcer for the NFL Network's eight Thursday night games. Papa will team with Cris Collinsworth to do the games, which had been handled by Gumbel for the first two seasons of live games on the NFL's television outlet.

Manningham signs 4-year deal with Giants (Yahoo! Sports)

Mario Manningham, the New York Giants ' third-round pick, officially signed a four-year deal with the team...

Giants sign WR Manningham (PA SportsTicker)

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- The New York Giants on Tuesday signed wide receiver Mario Manningham, the 95th overall pick in this year's draft.

Giants sign rookie WR Manningham (AP)

Third-round pick Mario Manningham signed a four-year contract with the New York Giants on Tuesday, leaving the Super Bowl champions with only two unsigned draft selections. "The wide receiver position for a rookie is probably one of the most difficult to learn, so we all felt it was important for him not to miss training camp," Don Yee, Manningham's agent, said in a telephone interview with The...

AccuScore: How would teams fare with Favre? (Yahoo! Sports)

Brett Favre's impact with a new team might not be as significant as expected.

Giants' Bradshaw released from Virginia jail (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw , a late sensation as a rookie last season, was released from...

Giants RB Bradshaw released from jail (AP)

New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw still could face a suspension from the NFL after being released from jail for a probation violation. Bradshaw was released from the Abingdon (Va.) Regional Jail on Sunday after serving most of a 30-day sentence. The league is investigating whether the player, who helped the Giants win the Super Bowl as a rookie, violated its player conduct policy.

Rodgers rarin' to go for Packers (Yahoo! Sports)

Patience has paid off for new Packers starting QB Aaron Rodgers, who is trying not to get caught up in the Brett Favre drama.

AFC North could produce a sub-.500 champion (SportingNews.com)

Thanks in part to their daunting schedules, the teams in the AFC North face a tough road to the postseason. In fact, don't be surprised if the division produces a sub-.500 champion.

Mannings say Eli is unchanged by Super Bowl win (AP)

Eli Manning won a Super Bowl, got married, visited the White House, golfed at St. Andrews and then returned to south Louisiana this week to take part in the same football camp his family has hosted for 13 years. Is he a changed man? Hardly, say brother Peyton and father Archie. "Eli's not going to change," Archie Manning said Friday at the Manning Passing Academy, a weekend-long instructional camp...

Giants agree to terms with T Olivea (PA SportsTicker)

The New York Giants on Thursday agreed to terms with former San Diego Chargers tackle Shane Olivea.

Saints' burning question: Has the defense improved enough? (SportingNews.com)

As Sporting News' preseason countdown rolls on, Vinnie Iyer examines whether the Saints' offseason moves will generate enough improvement on defense for New Orleans to rebound.

NFL offseason report card: Grades are in (SportingNews.com)

The usual teacher's pets slacked off a bit, but the Eagles got the gold star and the Jets and Vikings moved to the head of the class.

Improvement is Giants' top priority as minicamp opens (SportingNews.com)

The Super Bowl champion New York Giants know that last season's success is history, and are looking ahead to the task of improving themselves in 2008.

The Freak, Ricky & Mario among stars of NFL spring (SportingNews.com)

A look at 10 players -- three of whom are 30 or older -- who have impressed their coaches and teammates during minicamps and OTAs.

Patriots' burning question: From humbled to stumbling? (SportingNews.com)

A year after just missing on their chance at perfection, will the New England Patriots come back strong, or fall prey to the dreaded Super Bowl hangover?

Giants burning question: Bigger, better, more Super? (SportingNews.com)

After winning the Super Bowl last season, all signs point to the Giants building on their success and staying strong in the league's toughest division in 2008.

Jaguars' burning question: Will they feel a better rush? (SportingNews.com)

The Jaguars had a good defense in 2007, but acquisitions along the defensive line, not to mention an aggressive new defensive coordinator, should help the unit be even better in '08.

Ravens, Bills among 6 to crash NFL playoff party (SportingNews.com)

After pondering the six teams that might not make it back to the playoffs in 2008 and six of the teams not good...

Backfire? Burress, Chad Johnson now can be suspended (SportingNews.com)

The Giants' Plaxico Burress and Bengals' Chad Johnson have opted to report for mandatory minicamp sessions, but then do nothing. The strategy could backfire big-time.