The young Patriots defense appeared to grow up right before our eyes yesterday, looking shaky early on, but playing their best in the fourth quarter and overtime, beating the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 at Gillette Stadium yesterday afternoon. Deion Branch starred in his return to Foxborough, with 98 yards and touchdown. The Patriots offense looked different … Continue reading Patriots Go The Distance In Beating Baltimore
Patriots Interested In Improvement, Not Revenge
Revenge makes for a good storyline. While it would be foolish to deny that the Patriots would indeed like some payback for last January's debacle at Gillette Stadium, its safe to say that the team is more interested in getting better than they are in revenge. While some in the media will certainly play up … Continue reading Patriots Interested In Improvement, Not Revenge
NESN Launches Bruins Coverage With Special Tonight
Yes, the Bruins regular season schedule has already started when they traveled to Prague in the Czech Republic for two games against the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday, October 9th and Sunday, October 10th. Now that the team is back from Prague, and ready to take on the Devils in New Jersey on Saturday night, NESN will deliver live and exclusive … Continue reading NESN Launches Bruins Coverage With Special Tonight
New Look Patriots Back To Work
So...did anything happen while I was gone? Pretty quiet week? The Patriots will have a different look to their offense for the rest of the season as they jettisoned Randy Moss and brought back former Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch. This seems likely to result in a more methodical, ball-control offense the rest of the … Continue reading New Look Patriots Back To Work
Newly-Manned Pats Prepare For Ravens
A slow start in what has typically been one of the busiest periods on the Boston sports calendar, as the B's reacclimate to the West, the Pats come off a week's bye, and the Sox are on a much longer one. As Bruce is coming back tomorrow, I'm determined to get in one Randy-free Morning … Continue reading Newly-Manned Pats Prepare For Ravens
Everything Old is New Again
Last Wednesday, it was Randy Moss putting on a purple #84. Yesterday, it was Deion Branch coming back to New England. Karen Guregian and Ian R. Rapoport team to say Branch's chemistry with Tom Brady and knowledge of the offense made it time for this return to happen. Shalise Manza Young has things coming full … Continue reading Everything Old is New Again
Bruins Open With Czech Split
We've got a four-sport edition to kick off your Columbus Day morning, but only one team played any meaningful games this weekend, so the B's draw the lead-off spot. Bruins Some bad news and then some good news this weekend, as the B's fell to the Phoenix Coyotes in their season-opener in Prague, 5-2, on … Continue reading Bruins Open With Czech Split
Rolling Moss Still Gathering News
Well, what did we expect? It was a blockbuster trade, one of the biggest in Boston since . . . the Patriots acquired Moss from Oakland during the 2007 draft. Foxborough has found a way to keep the Patriots in the news during a bye week, so let's indulge them this final time. Patriots Ian … Continue reading Rolling Moss Still Gathering News
Will Moss-less Pats Pack Any Punch?
Good morning, Boston. Nice to be back bringing you Morning Links while Bruce is away. I'll be doing things old school for the next week. No top tens, but not exactly full coverage. Just some great reporters and columnists in and around Boston covering the morning's hot topics. With Theo's bridge leading to a quiet … Continue reading Will Moss-less Pats Pack Any Punch?
Bye Week
Just as a heads up, I'm going to be taking advantage of the bye week here, and take some time to go visit family out West. With another baby coming in December, this is likely our last chance to get out there for a while. Bob Ekstrom will be filling in for the next few … Continue reading Bye Week
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