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Patriots’ line, backs have Raiders moving backwards

This shouldn't have happened. Yes, the New England Patriots should have beaten the Las Vegas Raiders, as they did, 36-20 on Sunday at an empty Gillette Stadium. Yes, we knew the Raiders would make mistakes, penalties, turnovers, do other dumb things. We knew that defensively they'd be lacking ...

Granite State fortunate to have prep football

It’s all a matter of perspective as the area high schools have prepared and begun for a season of the ultimate contact sport in what is now a non contact world. We are fortunate and should appreciate what has taken place so far. That’s how some see this 2020 high school football Season ...

What happened in Vegas likely won’t happen at Gillette

There's never a dull moment with the New England Patriots, is there? They lost a tough one last Sunday night in Seattle. Then we had the disheveled look from head coach Bill Belichick in Wednesday's press conference; it was one of those, “Oh, bleep, I have to do this presser on line, don't ...

Off to the races: High school sports has started

Happy High School Sports, everyone. Yes, it has started. There were a few Division II and III games slated for this past Friday and the weekend. Area school golf teams – one of the safest sports – have already hit the links and are full steam ahead. And Monday, Division I teams in all ...

Carroll-Belichick matchup always an entertaining one

You've gotta love Pete Carroll. Sure, he didn't have the success he wanted while coaching in New England from 1997-99, and he made a bonehead call that cost the Seattle Seahawks a Super Bowl title in February of 2015. But he's given the Seahawks a Super Bowl crown and a winning tradition. Of ...

No fans, no Brady, but lot of Newton on fun but strange day

The ride down Route 1 was a breeze. No traffic. No fans walking along the side of the road heading toward Gillette Stadium after paying a little cheaper price to park than the stadium lots. Oh, the fans would have loved basking in the sun at Gillette on Sunday for the New England Patriots' ...