If you think crooked politicians and misbehaving celebrities are bulletproof, able to save face and able to prosper professionally through the worst of circumstances, be assured that they have nothing on the National Football League. Seriously, what could kill the NFL? It’s the zombie that represents every form of evil in society yet is unstoppable […]
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Patriots’ Jones a no-show for media availability
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots defensive lineman Chandler Jones is keeping a low profile in the week after he was taken to the hospital with an unspecified medical emergency. The Pro Bowl selection has not missed practice since showing up at a police station requesting help. But Jones was not present on Wednesday during the […]
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Patriots DL Chandler Jones released from hospital
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots defensive lineman Chandler Jones was admitted to a hospital on Sunday and released the same day, the team said in a statement that did not elaborate on the nature of the medical issue. The Boston Herald first reported that Jones was rushed to Norwood Hospital after showing up at […]
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Cold Pats face hot Chiefs
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are about to find out if momentum means anything in an NFL season. The defending Super Bowl champions have lost four of their past six games as they head into Saturday’s playoff game against Kansas City. One more loss, and that’s the end of their quest to be […]
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Brady: Right ankle feeling better
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Danny Amendola had a good chuckle when he was asked if he was ever concerned that quarterback Tom Brady wouldn’t be able to play in New England’s playoff opener. “Oh, no,” the Patriots receiver laughed on Wednesday as the defending Super Bowl champions used their bye week to get better and get […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain hangs on against Gray-New Gloucester
JAY — Spruce Mountain let Maranacook get away in the third quarter of a December boys’ basketball battle. Then the Phoenix blew a nine-point lead in the fourth period against Poland, only to back it up by wasting multiple chances to put away Gardiner in regulation. Three losses, three crises of confidence, all of which reared […]
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The Hot Corner: Sometimes it’s Patriots’ time, and other times, time’s up
Timing is everything in sports, and it has become alarmingly apparent that this year’s edition of the New England Patriots is cosmically impaired. Matthew Slater and/or Bill Belichick and/or referee Clete Blakeman’s inexplicable decision to say Stephen Gostkowski would kick after the Patriots won the overtime coin toss on Sunday, leading directly to a 26-20 […]
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Patriots roundup: White emerging as another option
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Second-year running back James White has quickly become an option for Tom Brady in the New England Patriots’ passing game. “The role that he’s filled, it’s been pretty unbelievable what he’s accomplished,” Brady said on his weekly appearance on WEEI radio. “ … He’s very … he’s just solid.” With Shane […]
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Gronk, Walker set to go head to head
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rob Gronkowski fills the Internet with GIFs of his booming spikes after big play after big play. Delanie Walker toils in relative obscurity in Tennessee despite catching more passes this season than any other tight end in the NFL. Losing will do that. What it doesn’t do is prevent Walker from […]
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Montee looking to have a Ball with Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Montee Ball has been getting ready for his 2015 NFL debut since he was cut by the Denver Broncos in early September. Now, the running back is in New England, where his debut could come as early as Sunday. He’s been trying to stay busy, but it hasn’t been easy despite […]