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Gisele Bundchen says Tom Brady had a concussion last year

Gisele Bundchen, left, and Tom Brady attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala May 1, 2017, celebrating the opening of the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between exhibition in New York. Bundchen told “CBS This Morning” in an interview that aired May 17, 2017, that Brady suffered a concussion last […]

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The Hot Corner: New England sports Christmas wish list

Surely it will not shock anybody who has digested my work in this space for a substantial length of time that my cynicism developed far ahead of my years. Take Santa Claus, for example. By the time I reached kindergarten, I was a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic. How was a fat dude at the North Pole getting […]

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Breast cancer survivors pampered by Patriots

BETHEL — Those battling breast cancer were recognized with an impressive display of a massive pink ribbon at last week’s New England Patriots game in Foxboro, Massachusetts, but that wasn’t the only tribute. Twelve cancer survivors from Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine were treated to pampering on Oct. 13, including massages, manicures and relaxation yoga. […]

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The Hot Corner: Enjoy the greatness of Brady and Ortiz while it lasts

No, not to the pitiable creature who is commissioner of the National Football League. Not to the Worldwide Leader in Broadcast Hyperbole that wasted so much air time covering the non-scandal resulting in his one-month exile. Not to the naysayers who derive more ghoulish glee from trolling New England Patriots’ fans than cheering for one […]

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Brady’s back: How the New England Patriots got through 4 games

PointAfter | Graphiq FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — He’s baaack. And minus a surprise setback Sunday against Buffalo, it’s almost like Tom Brady never left. Despite being without their franchise centerpiece for the past month while he served his four-game “Deflategate” suspension, the New England Patriots welcome Brady back on Monday 3-1 after a 16-0 loss […]

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The Hot Corner: It’s fantasy to think Tom Brady is expendable

I dislike fantasy football. Not merely because I ended my seven-year retirement from it this NFL season and acquired Adrian Peterson, Keenan Allen and Corey Coleman in advance of their debilitating injuries. What I hate, more than the dumb-luck aspect that makes filling out a March Madness bracket look like skilled labor by comparison, is […]

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Tom Brady to stop fighting Deflategate suspension

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady will drop his appeal and serve his four-game suspension for the “Deflategate” scandal. The New England Patriots quarterback said in a Facebook post Friday that “I have made the difficult decision to no longer proceed with the legal process.” Brady’s latest appeal was rejected Wednesday by the 2nd U.S. […]