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Without RB Jacobs, Giants lose WR Burress early

Nov. 23, 2008
New York Giants starting running back Brandon Jacobs was inactive on Sunday, and then receiver Plaxico Burress went down.
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NFLPA to file grievance for Burress

NFLPA to file grievance for Burress

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The NFL's players' union said it will file a grievance on behalf of New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who has been suspended by the team.
NFL Security involved in Burress event

NFL Security involved in Burress event

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The shooting incident of New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress has caused tension between NFL Security and New York police, The New York Times reported.

Doctor in Burress case suspended

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A doctor was suspended for allegedly trying to cover up N.Y. Giants star Plaxico Burress's treatment for a gunshot wound, the New York Post reported Wednesday.
Giants suspend Burress for rest of season.

Giants suspend Burress for rest of season.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Receiver Plaxico Burress, facing charges after shooting himself in a nightclub, was suspended and placed on injured reserve Tuesday by the New York Giants.
Giants' Burress surrenders to police

Giants' Burress surrenders to police

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, recovering from an accidental gunshot wound, surrendered to authorities Monday, observers said.
Report: Burress to surrender to police

Report: Burress to surrender to police

NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- New York Giants star Plaxico Burress, who apparently shot himself in the leg, will surrender to police Monday, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported.

Report: Burress suffers gunshot wound

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress suffered an accidental gunshot wound at a club, the New York Daily News reported.
NFL: New York Giants 36, Philadelphia 31

NFL: New York Giants 36, Philadelphia 31

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Eli Manning passed for two touchdowns and Brandon Jacobs ran for two Sunday in a 36-31 New York Giants win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
NFL fines Giants receiver Burress $45,000

NFL fines Giants receiver Burress $45,000

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress has received $45,000 in NFL fines for his actions in last Sunday's contest against the San Francisco 49ers.
Giants suspend Burress for one game

Giants suspend Burress for one game

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Wide receiver Plaxico Burress, the team's leading receiver this season, was suspended Wednesday by the New York Giants.

Giants wide receiver Burress inks new deal

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress agreed to a two-year contract extension before Thursday's NFL season opener against Washington.

$10M gift given to University at Buffalo

BUFFALO , N.Y., June 12 (UPI) -- The University at Buffalo in New York says it received a gift of $10 million to establish a new heart-vascular disease research center.

Report: Steroid dealer named Dallas player

DALLAS, June 10 (UPI) -- The Dallas Morning News said Tuesday that steroid dealer David Jacobs told the newspaper that he sold the muscle-building drugs to a Dallas Cowboys player.
NFL: N.Y. Giants 17, New England 14

NFL: N.Y. Giants 17, New England 14

GLENDALE, Ariz., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Eli Manning's touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds to play Sunday lifted the New York Giants to a stunning 17-14 Super Bowl upset of New England.

Brady taken off Patriots' injured list

TEMPE, Ariz., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- New England took quarterback Tom Brady off its injured list Wednesday and he went through a practice session without an obvious limp.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler