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Greenwood: What’s wrong with Patriots winning with defense?

As postgame personas go, Tom Brady on Sunday evening looked like a man whose car was stolen and driven through his living room, which set his house on fire, causing his dog to dart into the woods never to be found. Since Brady’s mood sets the mood for Patriots fans near and far, this is a ...

There’s nothing special about this matchup vs. Philly

Ah, we have a Philly Special. Yes, there's a lot of silly hype around the New England Patriots visit to the City of Brotherly Love this Sunday. Folks, the Patriots loss to the Philadelphia Eagles is clearly ancient history.The Patriots always play in the now, not the past. The Eagles should ...

Longo’s Friday Football Feast: It has to get better, right?

When the going gets tough, I disappear. It was the story during this man’s mediocre athletic career, and it has followed through my adult life, in this case attempting to prognosticate on high school football. Simply put, all the acorns stored up by the big fella in a rock-solid, 57-12, ...

There is sign stealing in baseball? Aw, come on

Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow needs to watch more TV. Specifically, he needs to pay attention to any of the cop shows, particularly the parts when the suspects are advised of their right to remain silent lest they say something really stupid that makes them look guilty as ...

Longo: Red Sox need Pedroia’s leadership

The news has some folks cringing in these parts. At the Arizona baseball meetings this week, new Boston Red Sox CBO Chaim Bloom announced that second baseman Dustin Pedroia, “is feeling good and intending on playing,” according to the Associated Press. I’m all for it. If ever a ...

Saturday was a tough day for Harris and other injured Titans

He wore the top half of his jersey, No. 21. He had the same calm demeanor on the sidelines that he has during games. But you have to know inside, Nashua High School North football standout Curtis Harris was dying, watching his team fall to Merrimack in the Division I quarterfinals Saturday ...