BOSTON — Sam Clark has always been a fan of football and especially the New England Patriots. But because of a weakened heart, Clark could not play the sport. He helped out the Camden Hills football team two years ago by providing water and keeping statistics. On Dec. 14, Clark received a new heart at […]
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N. Brown: Irresponsible journalism
Until all the information is available, it is really unfortunate that the Sun Journal would allow a cartoon depicting Coach Bill Belichick deflating a football while the cartoonist invokes Grantland Rice. That is just the type of irresponsible journalism that ESPN and other media sources are espousing. I am disappointed and angry that the Sun […]
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LePage questions Patriots’ ethics
More coverage: Mark LaFlamme finds out for football fans, it’s all about the PSI. PORTLAND — Speaking to reporters after his speech at the Maine Real Estate and Development Association on Thursday, Gov. Paul LePage stated his low opinion of the Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots football team. The National Football League determined this week […]
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S. Brooker: Ready for that humble pie?
This letter is in response to Todd Gaudette’s letter, published Sept. 17, 2014, where he insinuated, after two regular season games, that the New England Patriots should be turning to Jimmy Garoppolo, due to Tom Brady’s act getting old and that “Due to lack of pass protection and his age, Brady may be gone as […]
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T. Gaudette: Time for Tom to go
The San Francisco 49ers watched Joe Montana go to Kansas City. The Packers watched Brett Favre leave. Those two teams had built-in fixes — Steve Young and Aaron Rogers, respectively. Enter Jimmy Garoppolo. I know that it is tough to swallow, but Tom Brady’s act has gotten old. Due to lack of pass protection and […]
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New England Patriots hammer Panthers in third preseason game
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady’s offense and the New England Patriots’ defense dominated the Carolina Panthers. Brady threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns, Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 60-yard field goal and the Patriots shut down Cam Newton and the Panthers 30-7 on Friday night. The third preseason game for both teams was no […]
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Former Patriots’ player Hernandez faces new murder charges
BOSTON — Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez, who was already accused of murder in a man’s shooting death last year, “ambushed and executed” two other men a year earlier after an encounter at a nightclub, prosecutors said Thursday in announcing new murder charges against Hernandez in their deaths. The victims in that killing, Daniel […]
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Aaron Hernandez indicted on murder charge
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez was indicted Thursday on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a friend whose bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park about a mile from the ex-player’s home. The six-count grand jury indictment charges Hernandez with killing 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player […]