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NFL still getting grasp on deflated footballs case

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. The NFL said Friday it has interviewed dozens of people and collected physical evidence but has no conclusions yet on how the New England Patriots used underinf...

DATE: Jan 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Pats’ Brady, Belichick offer no explanation for deflated footballs

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The two men most responsible for delivering wins for the New England Patriots both said Thursday they have no explanation for how footballs used to reach the Super Bowl w...

DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Doable double? Luck eyes Brady

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Step by step, Andrew Luck has climbed into the upper echelon of NFL quarterbacks. In each of his three seasons, he and the Indianapolis Colts got one ...

DATE: Jan 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Brady throws 3 touchdown passes, Patriots beat Ravens 35-31

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Tom Brady’s third touchdown pass gave New England its first lead with about five minutes remaining and the Patriots reached their fourth consecutive AFC championship game...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Beware the Ravens: Baltimore has traveled this road before in playoffs

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The temperature drops, friendly fans roar and the Patriots pile up victories. New England has the best home record in the NFL in Bill Belichick’s 15 seasons as...

DATE: Jan 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

This matchup goes beyond the marquee

Brady and Manning both are backed by a better defense in 2014

DATE: Nov 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Brady has eyes for Broncos’ improved pass rush

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Fans get another chance to gauge the relative greatness of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning when the quarterbacks will meet for the 16th time. Brady will be analyz...

DATE: Oct 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

It took a minute, but CU rallies in the Northeast

Down by 11, the Buffs Spruce’d up to beat the Minutemen

DATE: Sep 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Is the every-down linebacker dead?

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Hall of Fame linebacker Andre Tippett had a simple answer for how often he left the field when the opponent had the ball. “Never.” A slight...

DATE: Aug 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Belichick says Welker tried to ‘take out’ Talib

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The collision that knocked Aqib Talib out of the AFC championship game reverberated Monday when Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick said Wes Welker tried to “take out” th...

DATE: Jan 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Why the Patriots will win ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Belichick. Brady. And now Blount. You’ve known the first two for more than a decade, possibly the best in the business at what they do. Now you know the third,...

DATE: Jan 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

This is The Patriots’ Way

Replacement players again lead New England to overachieve

DATE: Jan 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports