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Jane McManus

Jane McManusJane McManus joined The Journal News in 1999, after working at The Daily News and Newsday. Since she's been here, she's covered everything from girls basketball to the Final Four, the U.S. Open of both golf and tennis and recreational sports from rock climbing to roller derby (which she liked so much she joined the team). She went to St. John's College in Annapolis, Md. and worked as a paralegal in Manhattan on cases involving the NBA and boxing, which is what sparked the whole sportswriting idea - that and watching the Knicks back when they were good. A trip to the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism honed her high-school paper skills, and she is an adjunct there for the sports journalism class that raised her. Hometowns: Roanoke, Va. and Lincoln, Neb. Books: Lolita and Middlemarch. Music: Visqueen, Soul Coughing, Kanye West and Public Enemy. Derby name: Lesley E. Visserate. Hobbies: She runs, plays basketball and chases her two girls, Jean and Charlotte.

E-mail Jane McManus at jmcmanus@lohud.com

Entries written by Jane McManus

Try not to cry, but…

June
29

I’m going to be on vacation for the next three weeks. You might think that’s an excessive amount of time, and I wouldn’t argue, but I will be back and fresh and ready to cover training camp in July.

Enjoy your summer!

Posted by Jane McManus on June 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

PSLs: Dolla dolla bills ya’ll

June
26

A little Wu Tang reference for all the old schoolers out there. But to business.The Giants will be charging season ticket holders a one-time fee of at least $1,000 to keep those tickets once the team moves to the new stadium, currently being constructed in East Rutherford, N.J. for the 2010 season. It’s called a [...]

Posted by Jane McManus on June 26th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Dinner time? Jets sign another!

June
19

OL Shawn McMackin, the Hofstra player who rose from the rookie camp to the roster, was waived today by the Jets, who also announced that they signed TE A.J. Schable. The 6-foot-4, 273-pond Schable was originally signed by Arizona in 2006 as a rookie free agent, but was cut before the 2007 season. He had [...]

Posted by Jane McManus on June 19th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It’s Bud!

June
19

The biggest question about the new stadium has finally been answered. Never mind possible cost overruns, whether the current coach will be around and who the QB is—Jets fans will be drinking Budweiser as they watch it unfold at the new stadium at the Meadowlands.

Anheuser-Busch joins MetLife as one of four major sponsors of the [...]

Posted by Jane McManus on June 19th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Jets sign safety Cameron Worrell

June
18

Now that the front office has been addressed, the Jets go back to the roster. The team announced it signed safety Cameron Worrell today. Worrell played five seasons in the NFL and last year at Miami, where he made seven starts and made 56 tackles.

The 5-foot-11, 194 pound Worrell was taken as an undrafted free [...]

Posted by Jane McManus on June 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Cross out

June
17

Jay Cross has resigned as the Jets president to become president of Related Hudson Yards. Mike Tannenbaum will step in, with a new title of executive vice president/general manager.

Cross had a lot to do with the Jets push for a West Side Stadium, which ultimately failed. With the Giants, the Jets are building a new [...]

Posted by Jane McManus on June 17th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Hear that?

June
16

Those crickets mean it’s the offseason. Time for the NFL to take a quick nap before the clamor of rookies signing monster contracts wakes everybody up.

But for those who can’t get enough …

Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum was named to a new GM committee the NFL has formed, which is being co-chaired by former [...]

Posted by Jane McManus on June 16th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Jets purge three

June
10

As they start to sign draft picks like Nate Garner and Marcus Henry, the Jets have to cut players to maintain that 80 player roster. And, after checking players out at the mandatory minicamp, today they have made some moves.

Punter Jeremy Kapinos (who I wrote about last month), kicker Mark Myers and wide receiver Chris [...]

Posted by Jane McManus on June 10th, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Gholston comes to camp

June
7

In today’s Journal News we have the story of No. 6 draft pick Vernon Gholston’s arrival at the Jets mandatory minicamp. He’s happy to be there, but a he was a little clueless when it came to assignments on the field.

All over the league, the rookies are starting to sign. The Raiders signed Darren McFadden [...]

Posted by Jane McManus on June 7th, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Baker sits out today

June
6

Chris Baker was at the Jets mandatory minicamp today but didn’t practice with the team for long. The tight end said he “tweaked something” and instead rode a stationary bike on the sideline.

Later coach Eric Mangini clarified that Baker wasn’t held out of practice by the team, and that the issue was his back. Baker [...]

Posted by Jane McManus on June 6th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

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