The New York Giants got the 2008 season underway by having Michael Strahan break out of a giant Lombardi trophy, and then beating the Washington Redskins 16-7. I wonder if the sound of the crowd cheering had Strahan reconsidering his retirement..

The Giants rode the emotion in the stadium to a quick lead over the Redskins, but they looked sloppy in the second half. The good news for the NY is that the defensive played well, the bad news is that the same defense led the league in sacks last season but only registered one in this game without Michael Strahan and Usi Umenyiora.

Here’s the televised version of Michael Strahan’s entrance:

Congratulations to the 2007-08 NBA Champion Boston Celtics for picking up their 17th league championship and embarrassing their hated rivals in the process. The Celtics’ 131-92 victory over the Lakers is the largest margin of victory in a championship finale. Paul Pierce was named the finals MVP, but the last and deciding game was a team effort… Right down to the post game press conferences.

It looks like the new trend is athletes interviewing the media.. And Scalabrine’s right. Everybody picked the Lakers while Boston was clearly the better team, meaning the experts don’t know shit. The only thing that could’ve strengthened Scalabrine’s position is if he had actually played in the finals.

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