COHEN'S CORNER SPORTS

On this edition of Open Mike, Michael Cohen takes a look at the huge playoff-like game for the New York football Giants, as Big Blue gets set for a Sunday Night showdown with Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys. Michael then takes a left turn and talks about the struggling Jets and their slim playoff chances. Michael is joined by Triple Coverage co-host and host of Feuerstein’s Fire, Dan Feuerstein, as the two talk about the Jets and the future of Mark Sanchez and Brian Schottenheimer. Michael is then joined by FlippinOut Radio creator, host of Turnpike Throwdown, and Sirius XM’s James Flippin to break down the Giants-Cowboys matchup.   We will see you all again next week in 2012!! LISTEN HERE !

There may not be a playoff system to find out who the real National Champion is, but the Rutgers Scarlett Knights feel like Champions today after Rutgers capped off a surprisingly good football season with a 27-13 triumph over Iowa State in the second annual Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium . Rutgers celebrates at Yankee Stadium. nj.com Rutgers receiver Mohamed Sanu, who had a brilliant 2011 campaign with 1,207 yards receiving, and who could be a draft day sleeper if he opts to go into the NFL, was shut down by the Cyclones and held to six catches for 62 yards. But the Scarlett Knights, who have built a team on depth all year, found other avenues to score throughout the evening. Trailing Iowa State 6-0 in the second quarter, running back Jawan Jamison plowed into the end zone from one yard out, to give Rutgers a 7-6 lead. Jamison had a huge evening, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns. His effort was the key to Rutgers' success. Jamison would add his second t...

When Tony Romo spent the rest of Dallas' 20-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on the bench with his hand wrapped in a bandage, it had to make Cowboys fans across the land sick to their stomachs. With Romo out, and Dallas falling, they now stare at a win or go home showdown with the Giants in MetLife Stadium on Sunday Night. It appears that Romo will do everything in his power to play this game even with the banged up and swelling hand. He wore a wrap on it during Dallas' practice Thursday, but, according to reports, he didn't take any snaps. He also didn't practice on Wednesday. Romo has Friday's walk through and a Saturday morning work out to determine if he can play this football game flawlessly. " I think you have to go out there and practice all week and get yourself ready to go to the game on Sunday," Romo said .  If Romo plays handicapped, it gives a huge advantage to the Giants team that has seen steady improvement from their pass rush in rece...

The Giants are on the cusp of turning what was a mediocre season into a improbable playoff run if they can knock-off the Dallas Cowboys for the second time in five weeks to capture the NFC Eastern division crown. To do that, the G-Men need to get healthy, so in a season full of bumps and bruises, Big Blue could get their biggest defensive playmaker back for Sunday's showdown when Osi Umenyiora returns from the high ankle sprain he suffered against the Saints. Umenyiora has been beat up all season, missing most of training camp because of a holdout, then missing the first three games of the year because of a knee injury. Because of his absence, Jason Pierre-Paul has stepped up and become the force that many people expected him to be. Pierre-Paul has 15. 5 sacks and 81 tackles on the year. He has earned the right to become the Giants premiere defensive end, but as we have seen from the Giants over the years, they are at their best defensively when they can bring multiple threat...

MAGIC 94 NETS 78 Dwight Howard had 24 rebounds against the Nets, Thursday. If the New Jersey Nets are indeed serious about adding Dwight Howard to their line-up, they got a bit of a preview of what Howard can bring to a struggling basketball team. The Nets also caught a glimpse of their own ever-present reality: they are not a good basketball team. The Nets once again struggled to score any points offensively, as the Magic ran over the Nets 94-78 in Orlando Florida; Howard led the Magic with 16 points and 24 rebounds. It was the 49th time in Howard's illustrious career that he had a 20 rebound game. It was the eighth straight time that the Nets fell to the Magic. The Nets never had a real shot in this game; the Magic jumped out to a double digit lead thanks to a 14-2 run in the first quarter. The Nets, that has been struggling all season offensively, struggled again; they managed only 37 percent from the field, and 35 percent from three point land with Marshawn Brooks ...

There is a new single season passing yardage king, and his name is Drew Brees. Brees broke Dan Marino's record for most passing yards in a single season (5,084 yards) that stood for 27 years when he completed a nine yard touchdown pass to Darren Sproles, giving him 5,087 yards on the season, as the Saints destroyed the Atlanta Falcons 45-16. The Saints captured the NFC South title in the process. The Saints still have something to play for next week against the Carolina Panthers. They need a victory and a 49ers loss to capture the second seed. Brees needed 304 yards to tie the record. He threw for 307. For Brees, it completes what has another chapter in a brilliant career. A guy who is not the tallest quarterback in the NFL: he's only 6'0"; he has built a career using his mobility in the pocket and deadly accuracy to become one of the leagues' top passers alongside Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers. What makes this story so great is not only the...

Who needs Favre Watch? Let Manning Watch begin. Rumors have been swirling around the Jets training center for weeks that the club might be a possible destination for Colts superstar quarterback Peyton Manning if the future Hall of Famer were made available this spring. Back in late November, coach Rex Ryan shot the idea down after Mark Sanchez completed 40 percent of his passes in a victory over the Bills; now he is trying to extinguish the rumors again. Remember: where there is smoke there is fire. Ryan defended both Sanchez and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenhiemer on the Jets awful performance against the New York Giants Saturday, saying: " I have a huge amount of confidence in both guys; there is no doubt. I have stated it over and over, my feelings about Mark Sanchez. It wasn’t Mark’s best day by any stretch of the imagination, but we know he’s done it, and he's been doing it, and we have great confidence in him, and I I have great confidence in him. "...