FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England’s defense suffered another big blow Monday when the Patriots’ placed linebacker Brandon Spikes on injured reserve because of a knee injury five days before their playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts. Spikes, the Patriots’ second-leading tackler, is their fourth key defender to be sidelined for the season. The other […]
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Patriots to face comeback Colts
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The bye week is over. Now the New England Patriots can focus on a major challenge. How can they stop Andrew Luck? The quarterback who brought Indianapolis back from a 28-point, third-quarter deficit to a 45-44 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in an AFC wild-card game Saturday will lead the Colts […]
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Patriots wait, watch and prepare
BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored 54 seconds into overtime, faking out a defender at the point and then wristing the puck into the net to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Marchand’s move past Predators forward Mike Fisher gave Bruins goalie Niklas Svedberg a victory in […]
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Toughness has been Pats’ trademark
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — LeGarrette Blount carries defenders with him. Logan Mankins misses just one series after hurting his ankle. Tom Brady drives his team to last-minute victories. These New England Patriots are one tough bunch. “You’ve got to deal with adversity,” wide receiver Danny Amendola said. “We’ve got a lot of tough guys in this […]
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Belichick: Practice limits hurt players
“I’m in favor of total preparation for the players for the season,” Belichick said during a conference call with Buffalo reporters this week in leading up to New England’s home game against the Bills on Sunday. “And I think that’s been changed significantly and, I would say, not necessarily for the better when you look […]
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Ks Tucker, Gostkowski meet Sunday
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The day after Justin Tucker made a 61-yard field goal, Bill Belichick thought of a foolproof way to prevent such long kicks. Take the air out of the ball. Short of that, not much can stop Tucker connecting for the Baltimore Ravens or Stephen Gostkowski putting the ball through the uprights […]
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Girls’ basketball: Gray-NG knocks off Wells
GRAY — Maria Valente didn’t pout or shake her fists in the air at the foul line when she missed the front end of a crucial 1-and-1 opportunity that could have sealed Wells’ fate late in the fourth quarter. The undefeated Warriors were breathing down Gray-New Gloucester’s neck with a couple minutes left in a […]
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Pats end up fish food
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Desperate to stop Tom Brady’s latest comeback bid, the Miami Dolphins sought help from a reserve safety making his NFL debut after being signed Tuesday off the San Francisco 49ers’ practice squad. Michael Thomas came through, intercepting Brady’s fourth-down pass in the end zone with 2 seconds left Sunday to […]
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Pats place Gronkowski on IR
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots must get used to playing without Rob Gronkowski again. The star tight end who missed the first six games while recovering from surgeries is done for the season after being placed on injured reserve Monday with a damaged right knee. That experience could help the Patriots handle […]
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New England team living charmed life
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots are making the amazing look automatic. Week after week, comeback after unlikely comeback, they startle fans and foes by finding strange ways to win. They overcame a 24-point halftime deficit then recovered their overtime punt after it bounced off an opponent and kicked the winning field goal […]