FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Safety Jordan Richards is hoping to continue his education when he leaves Stanford to play for Bill Belichick and the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. “I just want to learn and I’m going to go there and try and be a sponge and soak up as much as I […]
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NHL draft: Patriots take tackle in the first round
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots drafted Texas defensive tackle Malcom Brown on Thursday night, hoping they’ve found a replacement for five-time Pro Bowler Vince Wilfork. The defending Super Bowl champions took Brown with the 32nd and final pick of the first round after he had been expected to be drafted earlier. That […]
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High school baseball: Rookies help Gray-New Gloucester to win over Poland
Evan Harmer, a senior, making his first varsity start as a pitcher after starting at catcher for three seasons, allowed just two runs on five hits over six-plus innings, and sophomore Zack Mann one-upped him in his first varsity appearance, tossing three innings of no-hit relief to help lead Gray-New Gloucester to a 3-2, nine-inning […]
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Pats know they need substitutes at CB slots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — An unheralded cornerback saved the Super Bowl for the New England Patriots. Now they need two starters at that position to help them defend their title. The two they had last season left in free agency — star Darrelle Revis for the New York Jets and hard-hitting Brandon Browner for the […]
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Gray-New Gloucester baseball preview
Coach: Brad Smith (fourth year) Conference: WMC Class: B Last year’s record: 9-8, lost in Class B West preliminary Returning players: Seniors — Tyler St. Pierre (P/SS), Evan Harmer (C/P), J.T. Magno (1B, P), Thomas Wood (OF); Junior — Evan Plummer (OF); Sophomore — Tanner Mann (OF). Key losses: Justin McKenna, Brendan Hubbard. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — […]
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Preview 2015: Gray-New Gloucester track and field
Coach: Todd Mercer (eighth year) Conference: WMC; Class: B Last year’s results: Boys: fourth in WMC Division I, eighth in Class B; Girls: eighth in WMC Division I, 24th in Class B. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Adam Dumas (sprints); Juniors — Ben Garcia (distances), Zach Haskell (high jump, sprints), Ben Garcia (distances); Girls: Seniors — Kierstin Stritch (javelin), […]
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Wilfork signs with Texans
HOUSTON — Longtime New England nose tackle Vince Wilfork has signed with the Houston Texans. Wilfork announced the decision on Twitter on Monday, then the Texans confirmed the signing. The 33-year-old has spent his entire 11-year career with the Patriots. Now he’ll join a Houston unit led by Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt […]
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Revis hops aboard Jets
NEW YORK (AP) — Revis Island: The Return. All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis is coming back to the New York Jets after winning the Super Bowl with the rival New England Patriots last season. Revis agents Neil Schwartz and Jon Feinsod wrote on Twitter on Tuesday night that “pending legal,” Revis had agreed to terms on […]
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Wilfork says the Patriots aren’t bringing him back
Defensive tackle Vince Wilfork said Thursday he will not be back with New England next season, ending an 11-year stay in which he won two Super Bowls and established himself as the cornerstone of the Patriots’ defense. In a statement on Twitter, Wilfork said the team told him it would not be picking up his […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Greely shoots past Gray-New Gloucester in Western B semis
The third-seeded Rangers shot the lights out from the 3-point line, especially in the first half, as they advanced to the Western B final with a 57-34 victory over No. 2 Gray-New Gloucester on Thursday. The Rangers will play Cape Elizabeth in the regional final. Greely finished 9-for-15 from behind the arc, making five of […]