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New York, New York: Center of the Football World

11:00 PM ET 11.24

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11/24/08 "It's up to you, New York, New York." Those lyrics from the Sinatra classic couldn't be more fitting for a city that has both if it's football teams controlling their own destiny as they move closer and closer towards postseason births. Yes, the New York Giants and New York Jets, the defending Super Bowl champs and the team with Brett Favre- are a combined 18-4 with Thanksgiving upon us, and have shown no signs of slowing down. In fact, since week 6, when the Jets inexplicably lost on the road to Oakland, neither team has lost, with the Giants currently…

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With Favre, Jets Fans Have Reason To Believe

05:29 PM ET 11.24

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11/24/08 Remember way back when, when Brett Favre was too old, too washed up, too prone to turnovers, and too attached to Green Bay to make a difference in New York? Remember all the critics who said that even with Brett Favre, the Jets were, at best, an 8-8 football team? Well, after only eleven games into his New York Jets career, Favre already has the Jets at eight wins, and certainly isn't showing his age. No, the 39 year old gunslinger is still firing rockets, still smiling, and still having fun like only Brett Favre can. Oh, and he's still winning football games. His…

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Amid Trades, Marbury Still the Story in New York

10:09 PM ET 11.22

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11/22/08 You have to give Stephon Marbury a lot of credit. Despite two trades made by President Donnie Walsh, neither of which he was a part of, Marbury found himself on the Knicks roster, in uniform and (shocker) making headlines. Following the trades of Jamal Crawford and Zach Randolph, coach Mike D'Antoni found himself with only eight healthy bodies, including Marbury, who had dressed only once during the team's first eleven games. If you choose to believe D'antoni's side of the story, Marbury was told prior to the game that he would have between 30 and 35 minutes…

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