The New York Giants finally found a bigger distraction than Plaxico Burress: Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook and the desperate Philadelphia Eagles. ...more

December 8, 2008

Tampa Bay has received scant national focus this season, despite a 9-3 record that is tied with Carolina for the NFC's No. 2 ...more

December 7, 2008

The NFL wasn't always the king. Pro football took a seat on the bench to major-league baseball a few generations ago until one game unleashed a Madison Avenue marketing blitz that has lasted a half century. ...more

December 7, 2008

On Wednesday, New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said "disappointment" and "sadness" were the two words he used with his team when addressing the suspension of receiver Plaxico Burress. ...more

December 6, 2008

As the Bucs prepare for a rare Monday night appearance, they realize their relative anonymity may be about to end. Tampa Bay has received scant national attention this season despite a 9-3 record that is tied with Carolina for the NFC's No. 2 mark behind the New York Giants, the defending Super Bowl champions. While the Giants and Dallas Cowboys dominate the NFL headlines, often for off-the-field issues, the Bucs have been content to cruise under the radar. ...more

December 5, 2008

Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress is done for the year. The New York Giants fined and suspended Burress on Tuesday for four games - the rest of the regular season - after he accidentally shot himself in the right thigh over the weekend at a Manhattan nightclub. The team also placed him on the reserve non-football injury list, which means the wide receiver can't come back for playoffs, either. ...more

December 3, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) -- Plaxico Burress arrived at a police station early Monday morning, where he was expected to be charged after accidentally shooting himself in the right thigh. The New York Giants star wide receiver arrived in a black Cadillac Escalade wearing jeans and a black coat. Burress, who was not visibly limping, did not speak to the media and walked directly into the precinct. ...more

December 1, 2008

Plaxico Burress plans to turn himself in to police this morning in New York City and plead not guilty to criminal possession of a weapon, his lawyer said. ...more

December 1, 2008

Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh and spent the night in the hospital, another dramatic turn in a tumultuous season in which the star New York Giants receiver has been fined and suspended. ...more

November 30, 2008

New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress has been accidentally shot in the leg at a nightclub, it was reported Saturday. ...more

November 29, 2008