Eli Drive has a nice ring to it

Mayor David Roberts of Hoboken, N.J., told the New Jersey Star Ledger that the city is kicking around the idea of renaming a city street after New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, a Hoboken resident.

But residents are divided on the idea, with some saying Manning’s leading one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history and being named MVP doesn’t justify such an action.

“Kudos to him, but it’s not worth renaming the street,” Marcia Pribylovsky said.

Kinga Burke, a resident in the building where Manning lives, was also opposed.

“Just because he lives in town?” she said. “I think it’s too much, it’s ridiculous. He’s not a historical person.”

Trivia time

Manning finished third in the 2003 Heisman Trophy voting as a senior at Mississippi. Who finished ahead of him?

The price of victory

New York-area stores have been dealing with an onslaught of Giants fans looking for hats, T-shirts and other gear bearing the Giants logo.

NFL officials estimate that the buying frenzy could surpass the record for Super Bowl merchandise sales of $125 million set in 1997, the year Green Bay defeated the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI.

But at least one fan was secretly disappointed that the Giants won.

“I was hoping they’d lose so the stuff would be half off,” Betsy Atkinson said.

Taking shots

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona told British tabloid the Sun that he’s not that impressed with English star David Beckham.

“He’s not a great player -- he doesn’t belong to the superior group of players,” Maradona said.

“There are hundreds of Beckhams playing football all over the world.”

Maradona, who suffered from a well-chronicled drug problem, seemed to have a pretty high opinion of himself, though.

“If I had never taken cocaine, there would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen,” he said. “Everyone would say me.”

Pele could not be reached for comment.

Shoulder the burden

Ninety-two current and former South Korean soccer players have been indicted for dodging military service by intentionally dislocating their shoulders to receive medical exemptions.

The players dislocated their shoulders by methods such as swinging their arms while holding heavy weights or having fellow players jump on their shoulders.

If they are found guilty, they will most likely have to perform community service for two years, but some could be forced into the military or sent to jail.

South Korean men spend up to 24 months in the military as part of mandatory service.

Slicing the lane

Add Brad Miller to the list of freak injuries to athletes that occurred away from the game.

The Sacramento Bee reported that Miller, a Sacramento Kings center, required nine stitches after cutting his finger while doing the dishes.

“It’s the last time I help do dishes,” said Miller, who averaged 20 points and 18.3 rebounds last week and was named Western Conference player of the week.

“When I saw him, it was all wrapped up,” teammate Mikki Moore said. “So, I said, ‘You’re going to drop 20 and 20 in two games and then go and cut your knuckle off?’ ”

Trivia answer

Oklahoma quarterback Jason White won the award and Pittsburgh wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald was runner-up.

And finally

Golfer Tim Herron, affectionately known as “Lumpy” on the PGA Tour, sees some similarities between the hard-core fitness routine of Tiger Woods and his own virtually non-existent program.

“If he’s working out every day, he’s going to get bigger,” Herron said. “I don’t work out every day, and I’ve gotten bigger.”

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