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Giants’ Cain scratched from start vs. Padres

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San Francisco, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday against the Padres after cutting his right index finger. Yusmeiro Petit will toe the rubber in place of Cain, making his first […]

Rusty Smith joins Giants’ stable of quarterbacks

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East Rutherford, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Giants have added another quarterback for the spring, signing Rusty Smith to an undisclosed contract. Smith becomes the fifth quarterback on the Giants’ roster, joining Eli Manning, Ryan Nassib, Curtis Painter and […]

Giants place Huff on disabled list

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Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – The San Francisco Giants placed pitcher David Huff on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday. Huff is sidelined with a strained left quadriceps, suffered when running out his first big league hit during Monday’s 8-2 loss to […]

Giants add Josh Freeman

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East Rutherford, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Giants have signed quarterback Josh Freeman, who started three games for Tampa Bay and once for Minnesota last season. Freeman joined the Vikings last October after a messy departure from Tampa Bay […]

Giants activate Affeldt from DL

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San Francisco, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The San Francisco Giants activated pitcher Jeremy Affeldt from the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday. Affeldt landed on the disabled list prior to Opening Day due to a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right […]

Ankle surgery for Giants’ Manning

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East Rutherford, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning was scheduled for an arthroscopic procedure on his left ankle Thursday. Manning suffered a high left ankle sprain in the regular-season finale last December against Washington and tried to […]

Giants sign Ayers

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East Rutherford, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Giants signed defensive end Robert Ayers on Wednesday. Ayers, a former first-round draft choice, had 5 1/2 sacks and 29 tackles last season with the Denver Broncos. In his five-year career, Ayers […]

Giants sign OL Brown

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East Rutherford, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Giants signed offensive tackle Charles Brown on Tuesday. Brown, a second-round draft choice of the Saints in 2010, started 14 games at left tackle last season for New Orleans after spending the […]

Giants keep Patterson, add Bowman

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East Rutherford, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Giants have re-signed defensive tackle Mike Patterson and signed free agent cornerback Zack Bowman. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Patterson joined the Giants last year after spending his first eight […]

Giants’ Scutaro, Affeldt land on DL

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San Francisco, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Second baseman Marco Scutaro and reliever Jeremy Affeldt were each placed on the 15-day disabled list as the San Francisco Giants set their Opening Day roster on Saturday. Both moves were expected. Scutaro has been […]