FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Not much new in the NFL season opener. Tom Brady was unstoppable, and so was Rob Gronkowski. Some unheralded players put on New England jerseys and looked like stars. The opposing coach, Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin, raised suspicions about something untoward going on at Gillette Stadium. A 28-21 victory for the Patriots wasn’t […]
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New England Patriots, fans ready to start NFL season
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots’ fourth Super Bowl banner will be unveiled at Gillette Stadium on Thursday night. The fans will have their first chance to shower quarterback Tom Brady with adulation since a federal judge vacated the four-game suspension he was handed in the NFL’s botched “Deflategate” investigation. Oh, yeah, they’ll play […]
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The Hot Corner: NFL commissioner must go
The National Football League season kicks off Thursday night, and thank God and Vince Lombardi, because I was beginning to think gridiron news never would overwhelm our airwaves again. Yes, that was sarcasm, just as it would have been if I said I’m floored that the game’s fearless leader, Roger Goodell, won’t appear at the […]
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Pats cut Wayne, 11 others
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady will have one less veteran receiver when the defending Super Bowl champs open their season Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Patriots cut veteran wide receiver Reggie Wayne and 10 others on the final day to get NFL rosters to the 53-player limit Saturday. On the team’s Twitter […]
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Tom Brady can play; federal judge blocks NFL suspension
UPDATED 1:55 p.m.: NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says that while the league is appealing the federal judge’s decision in “Deflategate,” it isn’t seeking an emergency stay. That frees New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to play while an appeals court considers the case. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman overturned the NFL’s four-game suspension of Brady […]
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Judge to rule in ‘deflategate’ dispute between Tom Brady, NFL
NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady attended last-minute settlement talks between the NFL and its players union Monday before a judge announced he would decide the dispute over deflated footballs with a ruling in a day or two. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman said he had “no […]
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Tom Brady, NFL meet with judge but don’t reach settlement
NEW YORK — For a second day Thursday, lawyers for the NFL and its players’ union met separately with a federal judge to try to resolve their legal dispute over whether Commissioner Roger Goodell’s four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady should stand. Two hours of morning meetings occurred a day after Judge […]
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Judge encourages Tom Brady, NFL to settle ‘Deflategate’ suit
NEW YORK — A judge is urging last-minute settlement talks between the NFL, the players’ union and Tom Brady before a Wednesday hearing in the legal dispute over the superstar quarterback’s suspension for using underinflated footballs. Judge Richard Berman on Tuesday ordered the sides to have “further good faith settlement efforts” prior to the first […]
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Seau fondly recalled as he goes into Hall of Fame
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Junior Seau was many things to many people. He was one of the most ferocious linebackers of all time, the fist-pumping, emotional leader of his hometown San Diego Chargers for 13 seasons. He was a beach rat, living the Southern California lifestyle to the fullest. He always had a big smile […]
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Brady lawsuit transferred to N.Y. court
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady’s lawsuit against the NFL in which he wants his four-game suspension overturned will be heard in New York instead of Minnesota. Brady and the players’ union filed their suit Wednesday in Minnesota. But the NFL already had filed papers Tuesday in New York, moments after announcing that Commissioner Roger […]