Thanks for the comment, MPS, and thanks for reading. Unfortunately, I don't know which parish in particular Curran grew up in.
Bio: Greg Hanlon is a writer and reporter whose sports writing has appeared in The New York Times and on Slate. He is currently working on a book about the 1986 Giants Super Bowl season. He lives in Brooklyn, and his email is greg.hanlon[at]gmail.com.
Posted on August 31st, 2012 1:37pm
Jordan White, the 24-year-old receiver who the Jets took in the seventh round of this year’s draft, was extraordinarily productive in college: At Western Michigan University, he led the NCAA last year in both receptions (140) and yards (1,911). More
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on August 31st, 2012 12:57pmAs a final referendum on the team’s starting units before the real games, the fourth preseason game is at best a snooze, and at worst a cynical rip-off of season ticket holders who pay full price to watch the starters try not to injure themselves for series or two. More
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on August 30th, 2012 1:25pmThe high point of the Jets' dismal 17-12 loss to the Carolina Panthers last night came halfway through the fourth quarter, courtesy of Tim Tebow. More
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on August 27th, 2012 3:30pmPreseason games don’t count.
That’s why the “win is a win is a win” mantra validly trotted out after even the most ugly, pyrrhic regular season victories doesn’t carry weight. Last night’s game was a perfect illustration of this: The Bears may have won the game, but the Giants’ starters outplayed the Bears’ starters and left with the score in their favor. The Bears won the game, but the Giants’ starters won the day. More
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on August 27th, 2012 9:57amTempting as it might be to characterize the Giants’ 26-3 shellacking of the Jets on Saturday as the latest demonstration of the franchises’ opposite sizzle/steak ratios, it’s instructive to remember that it was still a meaningless preseason game. More
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on August 20th, 2012 8:48amTo curb expectations of fans and reporters who have been obsessing over formations run in Jets practices that include Tim Tebow, Tony Sparano said the Jets’ offense “was going to be vanilla” in their first preseason game. More
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on August 13th, 2012 4:12pmWe had heard that David Wilson was fast, but that description applies to a lot of guys who don’t make it. More
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on August 13th, 2012 2:55pmAlthough Eva Moskowitz opted against running for Mayor next year, there’s a “70 to 80 percent chance” she will run during the next Mayoral cycle, she told Capital in an interview last week. More
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on July 26th, 2012 10:13amPosted on July 16th, 2012 5:12pm
theflume: @GregHanlon To me the lack of evenness in this matchup mirrors that between @zachkurtin + @hwerts55 in the softball throws of the early 90s.theflume: @GregHanlon Is the Horace Mann dad in there chanting "Let's Go Lions, Let's GO!"?
srubenfeld: @greghanlon writes the ultimate Gary Cohen profile http://t.co/Duq7WaOkjl Cohen is one of the few reasons to still pay attention to the Metssrubenfeld: @GregHanlon never enough awesome profiles about broadcasters I grew up listening to. glad to link
howardmegdal: @GregHanlon Thanks, Greg.
