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2015 Girls’ Soccer Preview: Gray-New Gloucester

Coach: Kiaran McCormack (fourth year) Conference: WMC: Class: B Last year: 8-7-1, lost in Western B quarterfinals. Returning players: Seniors — Kaelyn Woods, Sarah Giggey (MF); Juniors — Izzy Detroy (FB); Sophomore — Emma Woods (F). Key losses: Zoe Adams (G), Maria Valente (FB/MF), Ashley Moreau (MF), Caitlin Holmquist (MF), Michaela MacDonald (FB), Emily Hotham (FB/MF), Anisa Hayman (MF/FB), […]

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2015 Boys’ Soccer Preview: Gray-New Gloucester

Coach: Andy Higgins (fifth year) Conference: WMC: Class: B Last year: 8-6-2, lost in Western B semifinals. Returning players: Seniors — Alex Cobb (FB), Robert Fernandez (FB), Ben Rogers (F), Liam Stewart (F), Evan Plummer (FB); Juniors — Bryce Hayman (MF), John-Henry Villanueva (G). Key losses: Tyler St. Pierre (F) Jesse Ricardi (MF), Eric Wilcox […]

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Pats pick up Wayne

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots players are looking forward to having veteran wide receiver and former rival Reggie Wayne on their team. “He’s a good player. He’s played at a high level for a long time,” fellow receiver Danny Amendola said Monday. “He played on some other good football teams. We’re excited to […]

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Saints put a stop to Pats

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints receiver Brandon Cooks looks ready to fulfill the promise he showed as a rookie last season before smashing his hand on a helmet. Cooks caught all four passes thrown his way for 117 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown from Drew Brees, and the New Orleans Saints raced to a 21-0 […]

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Saints receivers Patriots’ DBs test each other

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler appreciated the chance to spend a couple days being tested at practice by record-setting quarterback Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints’ offense, even if there were moments when last season’s Super Bowl hero got the worst of his matchup. “Great work. We got some different […]

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Pats, Saints share mutual admiration

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — The kinship between Bill Belichick and Sean Payton is apparent in the way they compliment each other, as well as the subjects they’d rather not discuss. They relate on matters ranging from winning it all to the awkwardness of tarnished reputations. Their franchises have drawn some of the harshest […]

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Patriots: Belichick gets down to business

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick won’t spend any time on the golf course when the New England Patriots travel to The Greenbrier for joint practice sessions with the New Orleans Saints later this week. For the fourth straight year, the Patriots and Saints will participate in two joint practices on Wednesday and Thursday at […]

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Brady makes appearance in 22-11 loss

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady completed one of four passes before giving way to Jimmy Garoppolo, and the New England Patriots fell 22-11 to the Green Bay Packers in both teams’ exhibition opener on Thursday night. A day after appearing before a federal judge hearing the appeal of his “Deflategate” suspension, Brady played just […]

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Pats release QB Flynn, sign Lindley

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Still unsure of the status of Tom Brady and with the preseason opener coming up, the New England Patriots released veteran quarterback Matt Flynn on Monday and signed Ryan Lindley to replace him as the team’s third-stringer. Flynn signed with the Patriots on June 12, but was on the non-football injury […]

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Belichick: Injury list linked to Pats’ success

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — There were 23 players missing from New England Patriots practice on Saturday when running back Travaris Cadet walked off the field with a trainer and kicked the ground in disgust. With more than a quarter of the roster injured, coach Bill Belichick believes the Super Bowl champs are a victim of […]