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Ernie Palladino has been a fixture with Westchester-Rockland-Putnam readers since 1976, when he came to The Journal News (then the Reporter Dispatch) as a part-time sportswriter while attending Fordham University. Since then, the Eastchester native and graduate of Eastchester High has touched on just about every sport imaginable. He has covered two no-hitters since working his first pro baseball game in 1979: Dwight Gooden’s Yankee Stadium no-no against Seattle on May 14, 1996, and one of the strangest in baseball history on June 11, 2003 as six Astros pitchers shut down the Yankees at the Stadium. Palladino has covered 10 Super Bowls, including the Giants’ “Wide Right�? victory over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV and their loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV. He has won several awards. But his most cherished possession is a pen-and-ink portrait of himself in the Giants press box, sketched and inscribed by the great Journal News artist Frank Becerra a couple of years after Palladino took over the Giants beat. It hangs, framed, in his office.
E-mail Ernie Palladino at epalladi@lohud.com
Some encouraging news came out of practice this morning, relayed by my eyes and ears up there, regarding the wide receiver and safety situation.
As we all know, Sinorice Moss is in a make-or-break season, whether he wants to admit it or not. His minicamp was curtailed by a hamstring pull the second day, and it [...]
The Giants have reported to their University at Albany training camp, bringing with many of them what has become traditional acoutrements: large screen TVs and gigantic chips on their shoulders.
Now, I’m going to do a little full disclosure here. I’m not up there. I’m enjoying the constant drizzle and general ickiness of this area’s wet [...]
First-round wide receiver Hakeem Nicks will be at camp on-time tomorrow. He has agreed to terms and is expected to sign his contract later this afternoon. That’ll make nine-for-nine on draft picks.
Now, if the Giants can just get some of those unhealthy minicampers healthy again…
EP
Antonio Pierce wrapped up his testimony in front of the grand jury with a two-hour grilling by the prosecution in the Plaxico Burress shooting case. Pierce, of course, is the guy who removed the gun from the scene as he transported Burress to the hospital for treatment of his self-inflicted thigh wound.
Pierce made no comment [...]
First-round wide receiver Hakeem Nicks is now the only Giants draft pick without a contract, as the team just announced the signing of second-round linebacker Clint Sintim and second-round tackle Will Beatty.
As Nicks’ agent, Peter Schaffer put it, “Still grinding away.” So there’s still a good possibility the Giants will have all present and accounted [...]
Just got an e-mail from Peter Schaffer, the agent for the Giants’ first-round wide receiver Hakeem Nicks. Didn’t say much about whether he’ll make it to camp on time.
“Working hard every day,” Shaffer said. “We shall see.”
Nicks is one of three draft picks that are left unsigned, with second-round linebacker Clint Sintim and second-round tackle [...]
Antonio Pierce testified in front of the grand jury in the Plaxico Burress shooting case today, and he’s going to have to go back again tomorrow. Sounds like the jury is very interested in what he has to say about the role he played in spiriting the gun Burress shot himself in the thigh with [...]
The Giants are getting ready to report to their 14th and perhaps final camp at the University at Albany Sunday. If you ask me, I’d be surprised if they don’t continue to go up for at least that first week or 10 days because Tom Coughlin loves the team-bonding aspect of it. Then again, they’ve [...]
Looks like Plaxico Burress put on the old dog-and-pony show for a grand jury looking into his illegal firearms charges this morning. He testified for three hours, and later told reporters that “I was truthful. I was honest. I am truly remorseful for what I’ve done.”
His attorney, Benjamin Brafman, said “He asked the grand jury [...]
The day just got a little lousier in my opinion. Jim Johnson, the great Eagles defensive coordinator whose attacking philosophy was brought north by former Giants DC Steve Spagnuolo, died at age 68 this afternoon of cancer.
Always loved listening to him at playoff time. Classy guy, too. He’ll be missed.
UPDATE: Here’s a few thoughts [...]
Ernie Palladino became Giants beat reporter in 1989 after previously covering a wide range of sports that included Yankees, Mets, boxing, Army football, St. John’s and Iona basketball, and Islanders hockey. READ MORE
Mike Dougherty Mike Dougherty has been with the Journal News since 1988, spending most of that time in high school gyms and Madison Square Garden. READ MORE
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