Society is wrought with an appetite for scandal, and for a reason yet inexplicable to me, an avenue designed to give society a release from the daily amalgamation of stress and fatigue — sports — continues to contribute to the problem rather than help alleviate it. To that end, despite its proliferation in all walks […]
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Tom Brady arrives at NFL HQ for DeflateGate appeal
NEW YORK — Tom Brady and representatives from the players’ union are meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell at NFL headquarters as the New England quarterback appeals his four-game suspension. Brady was suspended by the league for his role in the use of deflated footballs in the AFC championship game win over Indianapolis. He arrived at […]
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Kraft says Patriots will accept NFL’s penalties
SAN FRANCISCO — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will not appeal the $1 million fine and loss of two draft choices the NFL penalized the team for its role in the use of deflated footballs in the AFC championship game. Kraft said Tuesday at the owners meetings that he was putting the league before his […]
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Video: NFL investigator says evidence showed Brady knew about deflation
ALSO ON THIS PAGE: Download the 243-page NFL report NEW YORK — The lawyer who investigated the New England Patriots insisted Tuesday that he found direct, not just circumstantial, evidence to show quarterback Tom Brady knew team employees were deflating footballs. Miffed by criticism from Brady’s agent, Ted Wells decided to take the unusual step of holding […]
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NFL says Patriots likely intentionally deflated footballs
ALSO ON THIS PAGE: Download the 243-page NFL report NEW YORK — An NFL investigation released Wednesday concluded New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs used in the AFC Championship and that quarterback Tom Brady was “at least generally aware” of the rules violations. The NFL began investigating what’s now known as “Deflategate” after the […]
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NFL punts its tax-exempt status
WASHINGTON — The National Football League is giving up its tax-exempt status, which Commissioner Roger Goodell called a “distraction.” In a letter to team owners, Goodell said that the league office and its management council will file tax returns as taxable entities for the 2015 fiscal year. Goodell said the NFL has been tax-exempt since […]
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Wilfork says the Patriots aren’t bringing him back
Defensive tackle Vince Wilfork said Thursday he will not be back with New England next season, ending an 11-year stay in which he won two Super Bowls and established himself as the cornerstone of the Patriots’ defense. In a statement on Twitter, Wilfork said the team told him it would not be picking up his […]
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Report claims 11 of 12 Patriots’ footballs were under-inflated
Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president for football operations, told The Associated Press that the “investigation is currently underway and we’re still awaiting findings.” Vincent was responding to an ESPN report that cited anonymous league sources saying 11 of thePatriots‘ 12 allotted game footballs were under-inflated by 2 pounds per square inch of air. […]
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Watt, Gronkowski unanimous picks
NEW YORK — J.J. Watt found a unique way to make the 2014 Associated Press NFL All-Pro team announced Friday. Houston’s Watt was listed on all 50 ballots by a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the league, with 45 of the votes for defensive end and the other five for defensive tackle. […]
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NFL: Patriots clinch AFC East with big win over Dolphins
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady was upset that his New England Patriots hardly looked like a division champion in the first half. So upset that the slow-footed quarterback made a rare scramble for a first down that sparked them to a big third quarter and their sixth consecutive AFC East title Sunday. “I wasn’t […]