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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Cortland State men's lacrosse team continued their dominance in the NCAA tournament Wednesday night, defeating Western New England University 12-7.

Sunday, November 11, 2012  Despite setting a franchise record with 35 first downs and racking up a season-high 481 yards of offense, the Bills committed 14 penalties and turned the ball over three times, derailing any chance they had at upsetting the first-place Patriots, who narrowly escaped with a 37-31 victory.

Sunday, October 21, 2012  Rob Ninkovich recovered a fumble by Mark Sanchez after Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 48-yard field goal in overtime as the New England Patriots held on to beat the New York Jets 29-26 on Sunday.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Tom Brady led New England on six consecutive second-half touchdown drives and the Patriots rolled to a 52-28 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  It was a dream come true for Chandler Jones, the former Syracuse University defensive end was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Monday, February 06, 2012  Another Giants vs. Patriots Super Bowl, another classic finish. The question now is, which game was better?

Sunday, February 05, 2012  Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute score to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York's fourth Super Bowl title.

Sunday, January 22, 2012  Talk about a super sequel. Four years after New York stunned previously undefeated New England in the Arizona desert, the Patriots and Giants are going at it again at the Super Bowl - this time in Indianapolis.

Sunday, January 01, 2012  Bills raced to a 21-0 lead before falling 49-21 to New England.

Sunday, November 06, 2011  Leading the New York Giants 80 yards in just over a minute, Manning hit Jake Ballard for a 1-yard touchdown with 15 seconds left for a 24-20 win on Sunday, repeating a come-from-behind victory similar to the 2008 title game between the teams.

Friday, November 04, 2011  Starting back Ahmad Bradshaw has a broken bone in his foot and his status for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots is uncertain.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  Closing in on the midpoint of the season, Eli Manning is right there with Tom Brady in the NFL statistics as the Giants (5-2) get ready to take a trip to New England to play the Patriots (5-2) in the teams' first regular-season game since they meet in the Super Bowl in February 2008.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011  Walk through the ground floor of New York Giants headquarters and there are at least half a dozen life-size pictures of the organization's remarkable Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots in February 2008.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  The New York Giants may be heading to New England for their first regular-season game against the Patriots since their Super Bowl season without their top receiver and one true deep threat.

Sunday, October 09, 2011  The Jets' skid reached three straight with a 30-21 loss at New England on Sunday, when New York sputtered to 31 yards of offense in the first quarter and the worn-out defense failed to stop the Patriots down the stretch.