FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady will start at quarterback on Thursday night, when the New England Patriots raise their fourth Super Bowl banner before the season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. That’s not more probable than not. That’s a sure thing. After spending the offseason fending off allegations that he was involved in illegally […]
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Brady: Time to look ahead
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots quarterback Tom Brady just wants to move on. Making his first public comments since the “Deflategate” court ruling, Brady said he is focused on preparing for Thursday’s game against Pittsburgh. He also recognized his family, friends and Patriots owner Bob Kraft for their support. “Everything that’s happened over the past […]
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Steelers take on Brady Thursday
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have had their struggles against New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in Foxborough. The four-time Super Bowl winner has led the Patriots to three lopsided home victories against Pittsburgh and he’s looking for another. He was cleared to play after a judge overturned the NFL’s four-game suspension of Brady […]
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Pats cut Wayne, 11 others
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady will have one less veteran receiver when the defending Super Bowl champs open their season Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Patriots cut veteran wide receiver Reggie Wayne and 10 others on the final day to get NFL rosters to the 53-player limit Saturday. On the team’s Twitter […]
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H.S. football: Gray-New Gloucester stuns Mountain Valley at Hosmer Field
RUMFORD — Gray-New Gloucester delivered a message to the rest of the conference Friday with an emphatic opening-night win — its first since 2012. Quarterback Justin Bowie threw a pair of touchdowns to Tristen Herod and Austin Chase ran for three long touchdowns as Gray-New Gloucester rallied from a double-digit deficit for a monumental 44-37 […]
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2015 Gray-New Gloucester football preview
Coach: Mark Renna (second year) Conference: South Class: C Last year’s record: 0-8 Returning players: Seniors — Zack Haskell (RB/CB), Tristan Herod (TE/CB), Jake Zeisler (RB/DE), Austin Chase (RB/LB), Brandon Ruminski (OL/DL), Connor Deschenes (OL/DL), Dylan Elie (OL/DL), Jacob Baggs (OL/DL); Juniors — Elijah Simmons (RB/CB), Brandon Laflamme (OL/DL). Key losses: Adam Dumas (FB/LB), Carson Hodsdon […]
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Gray-New Gloucester football: Patriots undaunted by history, dreaming playoffs
Learn signature plays. Break them down into simple components. Move the chains. Rinse. Repeat. “We ran four plays today,” Gray-New Gloucester coach Mark Renna said after his team’s August scrimmage against Gorham. “That’s all we can get in the first week. Even those four plays weren’t polished. But if you run the right four plays, […]
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2015 Cross country preview: Gray-New Gloucester High School Patriots
Coach: Adam Zukowski (eighth year) Conference: WMC Class: B Last year’s results: Boys: Sixth at Western Maine Class B Regional and eighth at Class B States; Girls: 11th at Western Maine Class B Regional. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Ben Garcia, Garrett Moran, Austin Cross; Junior — Jake Arata; Sophomores — Seth Levier, Logan Nickerson; Girls: Seniors — Sam Shampine, Keaton McEvoy; Junior — Melissa Hebert. […]
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2015 Field hockey preview: Gray New Gloucester High School Patriots
Coach: Christa Roddy (first year) Conference: WMC Class: B Last year: 1-13 Returning players: Seniors — Chloe Hedrich (F/D), Jenny Holmquist (D), Adrianna Kimball (G), Melody Larson (F/M/D), Emilie Sanborn (F), Amanda Thayer (M); Juniors — Skye Conley (M), Alicia Dumont (M), Phoebe Stritch (D), Cara Waltz (F). Key losses: Sara Carder, Vanessa Tripp. Promising newcomers: […]
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Losing Develin forces Pats to be flexible
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The loss of James Develin to a broken right tibia left the New England Patriots without a fullback on the roster. Sort of. “Playing fullback sometimes you see the fullback line up at tight end (and) tight ends line up at fullback,” tight end Rob Gronkowski said Monday. “It’s all what […]