Morning Buzz

Tuesday 9:00am ET....Today's News....Parting Gifts

  • Texas A&M Tells Big 12 Formal Withdrawal Could Come Today
  • Eagles To Announce Six-Year, $100M Deal With Michael Vick
  • "Sparse" Crowd At MetLife Stadium For Rescheduled Game
  • Astros Sale On Hold As MLB Continues To Investigate Crane

"Sparse" Crowd At MetLife Stadium For Rescheduled Preseason Game

The crowd was "sparse, even by preseason standards," at MetLife Stadium for last night's Jets-Giants game, which was rescheduled from Saturday due to Hurricane Irene. Attendance was announced at 76,208 paid, but the crowd on site "in actuality was half that." Fans "reported normal drive times to the stadium, perhaps even faster than usual, the result of most roads around the stadium experiencing less rush hour traffic due to Irene impacting the number of commuters." This was the first game at the stadium since MetLife took over naming rights ( SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 8/30 ).

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