LEWISTON — The Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center, corner of Cedar and Oxford streets, will host its fourth annual party to watch the Super Bowl at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4. All are welcome to watch the final game of the NFL season when New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles will play. This […]
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Thousands of fans give New England Patriots a super sendoff to Minneapolis
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady praised the Philadelphia Eagles, dropped the microphone and then walked off stage Monday to lead the New England Patriots on the road to the Super Bowl. “It’s going to be fun, it’s going to be a lot of hard work, we’re playing a great team, but I tell you […]
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Super Bowl: Patriots don't need help, but they tend to get it
Opponents tend to freak out against Tom Brady and Bill Belichick just when they’re about to conquer the New England Patriots’ dynastic duo. The Philadelphia Eagles swear they won’t fall into that trap if they have the chance in Super Bowl 52. The pair have built such a reputation of coming through in the clutch […]
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The Hot Corner: New England championship power rankings, Gen X edition
How pampered is our life as New England sports fans? I can actually make a top-10 list of my favorite championship teams and feel like it’s too restrictive. Seriously, every time a major sports network shows that infamous graphic of “longest drought by an American city without winning the title in a major sport,” we […]
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Brady practices without glove as Gronk returns to practice
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Two of the New England Patriots’ most important players are getting healthier as they prepare to head to Minneapolis for Super Bowl week. After getting stitches in his right hand and thumb prior to the AFC championship game last week, quarterback Tom Brady was on the practice field Saturday, gripping the ball […]
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Brady returns to full practice; Gronk not ready yet
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady returned to full practice nine days before the Super Bowl, but tight end Rob Gronkowski is still recovering from a concussion. In the injury report issued on Friday, the team said neither Gronkowski nor defensive lineman Deatrich Wise would play if the game were this Sunday. […]
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Patriots defensive coordinator Patricia bringing the beard back to Super Bowl
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It may have been his last game in New England, and Matt Patricia wasn’t ready for it to end. The Patriots defensive coordinator went back onto the field long after the AFC championship was over and the team had advanced to the Super Bowl for the sixth time in his tenure. There, […]
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Deebo’s back: Harrison thriving in his new role with the Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — James Harrison is headed back to the Super Bowl. And he says the only thing he’s focused on is winning a third championship. Everything else is secondary for the 39-year-old Patriots linebacker, who is thriving in his new role with the team that was once his rival. “That’s the goal. To win […]
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Rob Gronkowski listed with concussion, giving Patriots fans some early worries
Given the unusual circumstances, with a two-week gap between the AFC championship game and Super Bowl LII, the Patriots did not hold a practice Wednesday. But they were still required by NFL rules to release an injury report, and it listed Rob Gronkowski as having a concussion. Gronkowski was also categorized as a practice nonparticipant, […]
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Patriots’ Amendola making playoffs his playground
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Danny Amendola is Bill Belichick’s kind of player. After battling injuries throughout 2016, the 5-foot-11, 180-pound receiver has had some of the best moments of his five-year Patriots’ tenure during their past two playoff runs. It started last year with his touchdown catch and game-tying 2-point conversion during New England’s comeback win […]