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Giants edge Patriots in echo of gnawing 2008 Super Bowl upset

Four years after watching their perfect season implode in the desert of Glendale, Ariz., the Patriots were again beaten in the Super Bowl by the New York Giants, this time by a score of 21-17.

Once again, Giants spoil the Patriots' season

Heartache in the heartland. It was there. Everything was in place. The Patriots were favored in Super Bowl XLVI and we were ready to anoint Bill Belichick the best coach ever, while boosting Tom Brady to the top of the all-time quarterback list.

Patriots fans hoping to get even for 2008 loss

In their trademark eerie unison, the Patriots insist on this: Today has nothing to do with 2008, when the perfect season ended with a football glued to David Tyree’s helmet. This is NOT about payback. Oh, please.

Will Bill Belichick go out a winner?

Picked up pieces from a week in a sleepy town that somehow rivals New Orleans for best Super Bowl site ever.

Larry Bird shares his thoughts on the Patriots-Giants Super Bowl

Hoosier hospitality? It has been all the rage since the Patriots arrived here in Nap Town Sunday afternoon. The locals could not be more helpful, and even the dour Bill Belichick acknowledged that he has received heaping helpings of Hoosier hospitality since his fourth-and-2 call here two years ago.

Gronkowski in spotlight at Super Bowl media day

The Patriots tight end all the rage here at Super Bowl XLVI. He’s got his own Nation, a clothing line, and a billboard. He’s inspired poets and bards. Super Bowl halftime isn’t long enough to play the entire catalogue of new songs written about Gronk. .

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