Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerGiants coach Tom Coughlin, right, with Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S

Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher, the New York Giants’ Tom Coughlin, the Baltimore Ravens’ John Harbaugh, former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden are taking part in the first NFL-USO coaches tour over the Fourth of July weekend..

<p>In this week’s edition of the 49ers’ Year-by-Year, we follow the 49ers through their 1990 season. Coming off of their second consecutive Super Bowl victory, the 49ers were looking to be the first team in NFL history to win three in a row. Their success during the ’80s had transformed the team into a dynasty, but how would the ’90s treat the franchise

<p>The <a href=”http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/HOU” class=”sbn-auto-link”>Astros</a> are moving up the California coastline today and making a stop in San Francisco for three games with the Wild Card leading <a href=”http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/SFG” class=”sbn-auto-link”>Giants</a>.</p> <p>Last season we won three of four in San Fran, ending a seemingly never ending trend of losing a ton of games in northern Califormia. <a href=”http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/players/803/Darin_Erstad” class=”sbn-auto-link”>Darin Erstad</a> <a href=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280515126″>hit a three run homer</a>! Things were going good last May, that’s for sure.</p> <p>Youth faces off tonight, as Felipe Paulino and <a href=”http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/players/71976/Ryan_Sadowski” class=”sbn-auto-link”>Ryan Sadowski</a> take the mound

PFT: For a team poised to potentially make quarterback Eli Manning the highest paid player in the NFL, the New York Giants sure aren’t sweating pending contract talks.

by Lisa OlsonFiled under: NFL, FanHouse ExclusiveNEW YORK - Sycophants have Plaxico Burress’ back, no matter where he turns. It’s as if he has transported a gang of 300-pound offensive linemen, stuffed them in power suits, swapped their playbooks for legal briefs and mesmerized them with his shiny Super Bowl ring.That some of these wannabe teammates draw paychecks from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office is hardly surprising

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is taking part in the inaugural NFL USO Coaches Tour of the Persian Gulf this week, along with Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher, Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants, and former coaches John Gruden and Bill Cowher.

The New York Giants may have lost a pair of veteran wide receivers, but the team believes quarterback Eli Manning will be able to make up the different with experience, the New York Post reported. “We’re going to put more of the onus on him,” Giants GM Jerry Reese said.

The Cowboys open their new billion dollar palace in 2009 but the NFL did them no favors by scheduling the defending NFC East champion New York Giants for the home opener Sept. 20

William Perlman/The Star-LedgerSafety Michael Johnson had two interceptions last season, but he's hoping to grab more in 2009. He came into the NFL two years ago as a seventh-round pick at the back end of a crowded draft class….