FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Addressing reporters for the first time since opting not to pursue further appeals of his four-game suspension in the “Deflategate” saga, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady called it a personal decision and said he is trying to move on. The four-time Super Bowl winner spoke to the media Friday at […]
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Court rejects Tom Brady’s appeal of ‘Deflategate’ suspension
NEW YORK — Quarterback Tom Brady’s last best chance to avoid serving a four-game “Deflategate” suspension to start the new season was flatly rejected Wednesday by an appeals court. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued a one-sentence rejection of requests by the National Football League Players Association and Tom Brady to reconsider […]
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Ben Affleck swears Deflategate is a ‘ridiculous smear campaign’
LOS ANGELES — Ben Affleck gave former ESPN personality Bill Simmons’ new HBO talk show a lively start with a five-minute, expletive-filled rant on “Deflategate.” During an interview on the Wednesday debut episode of “Any Given Wednesday,” Affleck passionately criticized the NFL and its commissioner, Roger Goodell, for suspending New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady […]
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Two Patriots fans want out of suit; others appeal court’s decision on NFL draft picks
Two of seven New England Patriots fans who filed a federal case against the National Football League, Commissioner Roger Goodell and Patriots owner Robert Kraft over “Deflategate” have asked the court to be removed from the case. They are no longer interested in pursuing their claims. The remaining fans have appealed the federal court’s recent […]
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H.S. Baseball: Kennebunk puts away Gray-New Gloucester
The Gray-NG pitchers had a problem early on of putting the leadoff Kennebunk batter on, doing do in each of the first four innings. The first instance was harmless. Derek Smith smacked a first-inning double off of Gray-NG starter Daulton Corthell, but Corthell stranded him there by retiring the next three batters. Zander Kosmala then […]
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High School Outdoor Track Preview: Gray-New Gloucester Patriots
Coaches: Boys: Todd Mercer, ninth year; Girls: Mike Griffin, first year Conference/Class: WMC/Class B Last year’s results: Boys: sixth in Division I at WMCs, 11th at Class B states; Girls: seventh in Division I at WMCs, 15th at Class B states Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Ben Garcia, Garret Moran, Zack Haskell; Sophomore — Andrew […]
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High school softball: Gray-NG opens season with win over Poland
GRAY — With any opening day, there’s always an abundance of excitement to start a new season, but count on some unpredictability to go with it. In early April, softball rosters are often in a state of flux. Teams have little to no experience on real fields. There’s rust to work out and some nerves […]
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H.S. Baseball: Gray-New Gloucester gets past Poland in nine
GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester lived and died by the squeeze play Friday afternoon. Fortunately for the Patriots, with the game up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth inning, having runners at first and second base with one out forced coach Brad Smith to let freshman designated hitter Nick McCann swing the bat. McCann slapped […]
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Gray-New Gloucester 2016 baseball preview
Coach: Brad Smith (fifth year) Conference: WMC Class: B Last year’s record: 7-10, lost in preliminary round Returning players: Seniors — Evan Plummer (OF), Daulton Cauthell (IF); Juniors — Zack Mann (P/IF), John Henry Villaneuva (P/IF); Sophomore — Tanner Mann (P/OF). Key losses: Tyler St. Pierre (P/SS), Thomas Wood (OF), Evan Harmer (C). Promising newcomers: Juniors — Jake Winchester (C), Eric Gilbert […]
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Report: Patriots trade top defender Chandler Jones to Cardinals
According to a published report, the New England Patriots have traded defensive end Chandler Jones to the Arizona Cardinals for guard Jonathan Cooper and a second-round pick in this year’s draft. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Dianna Russini reported the deal just after 3 p.m. Tuesday. Jones had 12 1/2 sacks this past season for the Patriots. […]