A reader from Japan asked: Which is correct, “How’s the Giants game?” or “How’s the Giant game?”
Answer
The short answer is that “How’s the Giants game?” is correct. Here is why:
The New York Giants is the name of a football team (American football, not soccer). Like most sports teams in the U.S., it’s a plural name, ending in –s: Giants. Here are some other examples of plural team names:
• The New England Patriots football team • The Texas Rangers baseball team • The Atlanta Hawks basketball team
There are a few sports teams with singular names, such as the Miami Heat and the Utah Jazz, which are both basketball teams, but this is rare.
Whenever you are referring to a team with a plural name, it stays plural, as in these examples:
• I have Giants tickets. • I’m going to see the Giants. • Have you ever been to a Giants game?
