EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Rex Ryan was fired up. Bill Belichick was ticked off. Everyone else was, well, a bit confused. After a newly instituted rule gave New England a penalty and Nick Folk another chance, he booted a 42-yard field goal with 5:07 left in overtime to give the New York Jets a […]
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Patriots cheerleaders visit Bangor to raise breast cancer awareness, funds for research
BANGOR — Four New England Patriots cheerleaders greeted Bangor area fans Saturday, raising breast cancer awareness and money toward research. The event at Wireless Zone, a Verizon Wireless retailer on Stillwater Avenue, brought in about 500 people, according to Chad O’Leary, who owns the Wireless Zone franchise with his wife, Mindy. Fans got autographs from […]
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H.S. Roundup: Monmouth boys’ edge Carrabec
NORTH ANSON — Josh Reny fed a through ball to Kyle Fletcher and the speedy Monmouth forward won a battle with Carrabec goalie Trent Richardson to push the ball over the goal line, lifting the Mustangs to a 1-0 win over the Cobras in MVC boys’ soccer action Wednesday. Fletcher’s goal came in the first […]
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Patriots stun Saints
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Too bad all those Patriots fans who left Gillette Stadium in disgust when their team was down didn’t wait a minute.Because that’s all Tom Brady needed.Fans left in a half-empty stadium roared when the two-time NFL MVP threw the winning touchdown pass with 5 seconds left. They beat the traffic while […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Freeport holds off Gray-New Gloucester
GRAY — The momentum had shifted in the second half of Thursday’s Western Maine Conference high school field hockey game. Visiting Freeport held a two-goal lead nine minutes into the frame, but it was Gray-New Gloucester forward Skye Conley’s goal off a pass from Jenny Holmquist that had the Patriots tilting the field in their […]
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Pats struggling behind subpar Brady
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have played all season without their top two tight ends and wide receivers from last season’s high-scoring team.And, in a way, without the quarterback who threw them the ball.Yes, that’s still Tom Brady taking the snaps. But his play hardly resembles the way he performed last year […]
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Wilfork could be out for year
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Vince Wilfork was pursuing a play when he planted his right foot, dropped to the ground and probably ended his season.“It doesn’t look too good for Vince,” New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Monday on WEEI radio. “I think he’s got a pretty serious injury and it’s probably unlikely that […]
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Pats wary of Falcons’ runners
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Vince Wilfork’s job might be easier without Steven Jackson charging at him.That doesn’t mean the Patriots defensive tackle wants the Falcons running back to miss Sunday night’s game.Wilfork figures if New England beats a team that’s at full strength, no one can question the victory.“I always want to play the best […]
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Field hockey: Knights hold off Patriots for first win
GRAY — Poland and Gray-New Gloucester were both winless heading into Monday’s meeting of rebuilding Western Maine Conference rivals, and each showed how desperate it was to get that first win for about a half. Poland’s first half was more productive than Gray-New Gloucester’s second half on the scoreboard, so it was the Knights who […]
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Pats, Bucs bring shaky offenses to the game
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — If Tom Brady had Tampa Bay’s veteran receivers on his team, the NFL’s two-time MVP might not have had so much trouble winning his first two games.If the Buccaneers had Brady instead of struggling Josh Freeman at quarterback, their chances of being unbeaten instead of winless would have been infinitely better.On […]