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We’re back Week 1 with more wild and wacky NFL picks

The NFL is back and so are we. We get NFL football from now all the way through the middle of February, how about that? And that means you get this column every week until then, while the day will vary. But here we are, Week One. No spread involved, seven games, always the Patriots and ...

For Brady and Patriots, this could be just the beginning

A statue. A road named after him. And above all, an evening in the summer at Gillette Stadium all to celebrate his career. Perhaps when he's inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame and, of course, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, that's what the New England Patriots and the region will do for ...

Get ready for an opening week to remember, Pats fans

Fasten your seat belts,New England Patriot fans, you've got quite a week ahead, starting today. The New England Patriots, after a couple of days off, begin preparations for the stuff that counts, the season opener vs. Philadelphia this Sunday at Gillette Stadium. Finally. But that's not all. ...

Here’s your Fall Sports Guide for September-October

Well, here we are, the summer is unofficially over as Labor Day Weekend is here. That means it's unofficially fall, and you will need a guide as a sports fan as to where to go and what to see locally, etc. Here's just a few key dates for September-October to keep in mind. November is a bigger ...

FOOTBALL FRIDAY: The sport remains a numbers game

Games on. The fun begins tonight with local high school football, although there were a couple of games that were played Thursday night out of the area to help out the officials shortage. There's a shortage of a few things these days. Hopefully, for most schools, it's not players. It's been ...

Bolden’s injury yet another reminder of football’s fragility

The words spoken at the podium Saturday night by New England Patriots captain Matthew Slater were simple yet so true. "It's a reminder," he said, "of the fragility of life." You were supposed to read in this space that the Patriots indeed played their regulars and how they did for the first ...