SOUTH PORTLAND — Almost 12 hours after Sunday’s 24-20 come-from-behind New England Patriots’ win against Jacksonville Jaguars, sporting goods retailers across the region had “AFC Championship” gear on the shelves, ready to capitalize on the Patriots’ latest achievement. But do New England fans, conditioned by years of Belichick-Brady greatness, even want mere conference championship swag? […]
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NFL: Gronk, Brady on mend as Patriots start Super Bowl preparations
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — In the two-week run-up to the Super Bowl, the New England Patriots will face plenty of questions about two things critical to the team’s success: Tom Brady’s right hand and Rob Gronkowski’s head. Brady answered most of the concerns about whether the hand injury would hinder him with a strong performance […]
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Tom Brady rallies Patriots past Jaguars in AFC title game
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Give ’em a hand: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are heading back to the Super Bowl. Brady shook off a hand injury and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola with 2:48 remaining , rallying the Patriots to a 24-20 comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC […]
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Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski is back in the playoffs, where he's unstoppable
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is tackled by Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard, rear, after catching a pass during an NFL divisional playoff game earlier this month in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Late last Saturday night, Rob Gronkowski paced across the New England locker room, dressed in all black, decked in a […]
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Van Noy’s versatility key in Patriots defensive improvement
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Not being in the limelight has never bothered Kyle Van Noy. He didn’t start a NFL game until his third season when he was with the Detroit Lions, and even then was thought of as a role player. So now being considered one of the leaders on a Patriots defense that is […]
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Brady limited participant in practice with right hand injury
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots say quarterback Tom Brady did not attend a scheduled AFC championship news conference Wednesday because he was meeting with the team medical staff for a right hand injury. According to New England’s first injury report of the week, Brady was a limited participant in the practice held earlier in the […]
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Gray-NG boys run away from Lake Region
GRAY — Once Gray-New Gloucester found its rhythm, there wasn’t much Lake Region could do in Tuesday’s boys’ basketball contest. The Patriots took control in the second quarter and never looked back in a 63-34 win, their second over the Lakers this season. “I definitely think it was momentum,” Gray-NG guard John Martin said. “We […]
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Gray-New Gloucester girls edge Lake Region
Gray-New Gloucester’s Jordan Grant, center, drives to the basket past Lake Region’s Shauna Hancock, left and Lauren Jakobs, right, during the first half of Tuesday’s game. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) GRAY — The Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball team lost control of the game but managed to hold on to win it, beating Lake Region 42-41 on […]
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AP source: Colts closing in on deal to hire Patriots assistant McDaniels
INDIANAPOLIS — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Indianapolis Colts are “close” to reaching a deal to hire Josh McDaniels as their new coach. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because they were still working on the contract. But even if the two sides agreed to […]
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Patriots won’t bite on Jaguars’ trash talk
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As they normally do when the opposition says something you might post on a bulletin board, the New England Patriots reacted diplomatically Monday to Jacksonville’s Jalen Ramsey guaranteeing his team is “going to the Super Bowl and we gonna win that b—-.” “Man, that guy’s really good,” said a smiling Pro Bowl […]