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Patriots relive the glory days, but reality returns today

Ahhhh, the good ol' days. Patriots fans who managed to skip the indoor chores on a rainy Saturday and catch the Patriots Hall of Fame festivities that were broadcast on Boston television got their fill of the glory times as former Pats linebacker Mike Vrabel and offensive line coach Dante ...

When they’re better, Patriots still only good enough to lose

Just good enough to lose. That's what the New England Patriots have seemingly become, as they clearly don't have the talent or the cohesion to win a lot of games in the National Football League. There was a little more life in the postgame press conferences from the players and head coach ...

Belichick, Patriots hope they don’t feel the Vegas heat

We knew it would be this way this past week. The vultures are circling, ready to pick apart the New England Patriots carcas and scoop up head coach Bill Belichick and carry him out of town. You know how it works. Unnamed sources close to whomever, then former Patriot greats from the dynasty ...

Now we know for sure: Patriots, as of now, are a bad team

We apologize. Sunday we mapped out a way for the New England Patriots to win as many as 10 games, given a favorable schedule during the immediate two weeks and then for a stretch in later November-early December. That, of course, was under the assumption that New England was an average ...

We pick the Patriots, but that’s in spite of the quarterback

This weekend marks either the beginning or the end of the New England Patriots season. Given the schedule, beginning with today's 1 p.m. home game vs. the New Orleans Saints, they have an opportunity to salvage things after their tough start. Then they go to Las Vegas on Oct. 15, a team that ...

October is baseball’s big month, but not around here

October has begun,and this is the month for baseball's last hurrah, on the field at least. So we'll give you a few baseball thoughts, local, regional, and national as Major League Baseball's postseason begins this week: --- For the first time in 30 years, MLB's postseason is without all three ...