Tom Brady threw for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and notched a career rushing first, leading New England to a 30-23 win over the New York Jets that kept the Patriots unbeaten this NFL season.

Miami Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin has been sacked in the aftermath of their Wembley loss to AFC East rivals the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon.

If the proposed Grand Prix of America in New Jersey ever actually takes place, drivers will battle for position in front of the world famous Manhattan skyline which potential new Formula One owner Stephen Ross has made a career out of redrawing.

USA: A Pennsylvania man recovering from surgery has won $7m (€6.4m) off a lottery ticket tucked into his get-well-soon card.

High profile coaching casualties followed quick on the heels of the final day of the NFL’s regular season as the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets parted ways with their coaches yesterday.

Cristiano Ronaldo is unlikely to start against Ireland but he’s still to the forefront of Martin O’Neill’s mind.

I’M fairly certain that in this part of the world the name Joe Klecko means fairly little to most people. Some sports fans might think they remember the name from somewhere, but to fans of the National Football League (NFL) and in particular to fans of the New York Jets, Klecko is a living legend.

Forever burned into my memory from the New York Jets game this past Sunday will be my good friend Rob Gallo leaning back at an almost impossible angle, silent joy gripping his face, his eyes wide, his happiness complete.

The highly-anticipated showdown between Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and his former team, the Indianapolis Colts was as tense as it was emotional on Sunday night.

Unstoppable Peyton Manning continued his electric start to the NFL season by throwing four touchdown passes as the Denver Broncos moved to 4-0 with a 52-20 crushing of the Philadelphia Eagles.

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The New England Patriots claimed their 10th consecutive NFL season-opening win when Stephen Gostkowski hit a 35-yard field goal with five seconds left to beat the Buffalo Bills 23-21.

The NFL has an uncanny way of sharpening the focus of vested interests.

It wasn’t until very recently that I saw evidence of the Black and Tan drink up close.

You could have substituted South African World Cup-winning captain John Smit’s comments after last week’s trip to Thomond Park with those expressed by his illustrious Springbok predecessor Francois Pienaar all of 13 seasons ago.

It’s December.

I’M fairly certain that in this part of the world the name Joe Klecko means fairly little to most people.

A good friend lives on Dean Street and has watched with dread as this stadium has gradually risen almost literally on her doorstep.

Pete Flynn is firmly ensconced in retirement now so I decided to reconnect with him on Monday.

As New York bade farewell to an icon, the world spun on and the city opened its arms wide for the most high-profile low-quality player the NFL has ever concocted

The New York melting pot was overflowing in Lower Manhattan yesterday morning, all manner of people brought there by their champion football team.

THE New England Patriots secured the number one seed in the AFC and home advantage for the NFL play-offs as they came from three touchdowns down to hammer the Buffalo Bills.

IN A win that evoked their Superbowl triumph from the 2007 season, the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in dramatic fashion on Sunday with a touchdown pass from Eli Manning in the final seconds.

AFTER his 50th season as a groundskeeper for the New York Mets, Leitrim man Pete Flynn hung up his rake yesterday, throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before his club’s last game of the baseball season.

IF the US isn’t feeling the tremors of the Robbie Keane deal as much as Crumlin and north London, then it’s because American sports fans have enough of their own want-away stars to contend with as it is.

THE NFL’s oldest rivalry will be played out on its greatest possible stage tomorrow evening as the Green Bay Packers visit the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game (8pm, Irish time).

“SAME old Jets,” Rex Ryan smiled, goading the naysayers who had dismissed his ‘Gang Green’ prior to New York shocking the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass on Sunday night.

NEW YORK has been buzzing this week ahead of Rex Ryan’s Jets’ AFC play-off showdown at their arch-rivals, the New England Patriots, tomorrow evening (9.30pm, Irish time).

IT WASN’T supposed to be like this.

NICK FOLK’S 32-yard field goal with time up ensured the New York Jets finally began to live up to their own billing as potential Super Bowl winners.

THE New York Giants coach, Tom Coughlin, was forced to accept responsibility for a second bruising defeat in-a-row as the Giants’ NFL season continued to unravel on Sunday.

Adrian Russell roots out 2010’s weirdest and wackiest sports videos from the world wide web

QUARTERBACK Tom Brady last night broke the NFL record for consecutive pass attempts without an interception as the New England Patriots won the AFC East Division thanks to a resounding 34-3 win over the Buffalo Bills.

AT the turn of the last century, as the hem of American society was dampened by wave after wave of European immigrants, the Irish stretched out their legs beneath the table, threw a cap onto the coat hook behind the closing door and made themselves at home.

“‘CHAPTER ONE. He adored New York City. He idolised it all out of proportion... no, make that: he – he romanticised it all out of proportion. Yes. To him, no matter what the season was, this was still a town that existed in black and white and pulsated to the great tunes of George Gershwin.’ No, no, corny, too corny for a man of my taste. Can we... can we try and make it more profound?” – Woody Allen, Manhattan.

Experts began tests today in a bid to discover how US socialite Casey Johnson died at just 30.

NEW YORKERS take sportvery seriously and have some ofthe best known teams in the world operating out of legendary venues.

NFL legend Brett Favre has announced his retirement for the second time today.

SUPER Bowl champions The New York Giants shrugged off the latest publicity surrounding absent receiver Plaxico Burress to defeat Washington 23-7 on Sunday.