From 2011 to 2012 two new teams were added to the competition — the Gold Coast Suns in 2011 and the Greater Western Sydney Giants in 2012.

In 1934, the club completed a 13 – 0 record but were defeated by the New York Giants, and in 1942 the club completed an 11 – 0 record but were defeated by the Redskins.

The Cowboys were eliminated by the ( eventual Super Bowl Champion ) Giants in the divisional round of the playoffs, the first NFC No. 1 seed to do so since the playoff re-alignment.

Besides brief references by non-Manichaean authors through the centuries, no original sources of " The Book of Giants " ( which is actually part six of the " Book of Enoch ") were available until the 20th century.

Scattered fragments of both the original Aramaic " Book of Giants " ( which were analysed and published by Józef Milik in 1976 ) and of the Manichaean version of the same name ( analyzed and published by W. B.

But the Vikings were humiliated by the Giants 41 – 0, the worst playoff loss in franchise history.

After a winter storm dropped nearly 17 inches of snow in the Minneapolis / St Paul area the Saturday prior to the Vikings December 12 home game versus the New York Giants and 30 mph gusts drove snow removers off the dome's roof overnight, several panels were damaged as the weight of the snow caused the roof to collapse.

The Patriots, however, were defeated by the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII, after winning the first 18 games of their 2007 season.

They were defeated again by the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI.

After advancing to Super Bowl XLII, the team's fourth Super Bowl in seven years, the Patriots were defeated by the Giants to end their bid for a 19 – 0 season.

The Saints were forced to play their first scheduled home game against the New York Giants at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey ( the Giants ' home stadium ); other home games were rescheduled at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas or Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

In 1977, the Jets were to play one September game at Giants Stadium and an October 2nd game at Shea.

The Giants, considered a mediocre team at the time, were regarded as underdogs and were under much scrutiny by the media and their fans.

The Giants, however, were contending for a playoff spot and a victory would have secured their spot and their division title.

Although the six point favorites, the Giants were unable to overcome the Jets defense which saw the Jets sack quarterback Phil Simms eight times.

With the Jets ' victory and victories by the Rams and Eagles, the Giants were eliminated from playoff contention and the Jets gained what many considered respect.

One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.

The Giants were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925, but the only one admitted that year which still exists.

The Giants began as the second baseball club founded by millionaire tobacconist John B.

* Home Run Johnson and Bud Fowler, African-American baseball players who founded the Page Fence Giants in Adrian

Huddersfield today is a town of higher education, the media and sports, being home to the rugby league team, Huddersfield Giants, founded in 1895, who currently play in the European Super League and Football League Championship football team Huddersfield Town F. C., founded in 1908.

The current franchise was founded in 1960 when the Phoenix Giants, an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, moved to Tacoma and became the Tacoma Giants.

The ECL was founded in 1923 when the Philadelphia-area Hilldale Club and the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, both associate members of the midwest-based Negro National League ( NNL ), broke with the NNL and allied with the white promoter Nat Strong to form an east coast league.

The Lotte Giants were founded as an amateur baseball team of the Korea Baseball Association in Seoul, South Korea, on 6 May 1975, when there was no professional sports team in Korea.

He was the younger son of Tim Mara, who founded the Giants in 1925.

The club was founded when two African-American politicians moved the Duval Giants of Jacksonville, Florida, to Atlantic City in 1916 and renamed them after Harry Bacharach, the city's mayor.

The team was founded by Frank Leland after he and his partner, Rube Foster, split up the Leland Giants in 1910.

Also that year, the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast-Tweed Giants rugby league teams were founded, followed by the South Queensland Crushers and North Queensland Cowboys in 1995.

Like the Yankees' slugger, Mays, the terror of the Giants, has had seasons that would be considered the ultimate by most players, but not by -- or for -- Willie.

* 2007 – Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks baseball great Hank Aaron's record by hitting his 756th home run.

The first serious attempt to land an expansion team for the Phoenix area was mounted by Elyse Doherty and Martin Stone, owner of the Phoenix Firebirds, the city's triple-A minor league baseball team and the top affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.

Despite the arguments by the Giants, the league upheld O ' Day's decision and ordered the game replayed at the end of the season, if necessary.

* Constantinople's change of name was the theme for a song made famous by The Four Lads and later covered by They Might Be Giants and many others entitled " Istanbul ( Not Constantinople )".

Entering the fourth quarter, the Browns held a 10-3 advantage, but the Giants tied it then won it with two minutes left on a 49-yard field goal by Pat Summerall under snowy conditions.

They began their post-season play by shutting out the Giants in New York 23 – 0.

The team could not bring home the title, however, ultimately being upset by the Giants in a sweep.

Spilborghs hit the first walk-off grand slam in Rockies history, his second career grand slam, and his first walk-off homer in the 14th inning to squeak by the Giants, 6 – 4, Monday in front of about half of the 27, 670 fans who remained at Coors Field.

The last successful drop kick in the NFL before that was executed by Ray " Scooter " McLean of the Chicago Bears in their 37-9 victory over the New York Giants on December 21, 1941, in the NFL Championship game at Chicago's Wrigley Field.

* Dontrelle Willis ( 2003 – 2007 ) — The " D-Train " was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 2003 and showcased his remarkable ( for a pitcher ) hitting ability by going 3-for-3 with a triple while scoring a run during Game 4 of the 2003 National League Division Series, which the Marlins won 7 – 6 over the San Francisco Giants to advance to the NL Championship Series.

The first article about the movie's storyline was published in a 1977 issue of " Japanese Giants " ( published by Brad Boyle ) and was written by Richard H. Campbell, creator of The Godzilla Fan News Letter.

* " Mr H. G. Wells and the Giants ", by G. K. Chesterton, from his book Heretics ( 1908 ).

The Colts defeated the Giants 23 – 17 in the first game ever to utilize the overtime rule and a game seen by 45 million people.

Having already been defeated by the Giants in the regular season, Baltimore was not favored to win, yet proceeded to take the title in sudden death overtime.

The Colts then repeated the feat by posting an identical record and routing the Giants in the 1959 final.

The league was born as a result of the escape of several of the best clubs of the old championship organized by the Italian federation, such as Milano Rhinos, Parma Panthers, Bologna Doves and Bolzano Giants.

After the season, Robinson was traded by the Dodgers to the arch-rival New York Giants for Dick Littlefield and $ 35, 000 cash ( equal to $ today ).

* Lincoln ( album ), a 1988 album by They Might Be Giants