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NYSD’s Top 10 New York Sports Moments of the Decade

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#10) 2001: The Giants’ NFC Championship Game Rout
It had been a full decade since the Giants had appeared in a Super Bowl, and after missing the playoffs the previous two years, head coach Jim Fassel guaranteed that his 7-4 team (at the time) after two home losses, would make the playoffs. The Giants responded by [...]


The UFL Will Try The Impossible

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Secondary football leagues have not exactly had the best track record. Back in the 1970s, the World Football League tried to survive by raiding the rosters of NFL teams but folded after less than two seasons. A decade later, the United States Football League played a spring schedule and was fairly popular until they made [...]


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