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Bills may finally give Patriots a competitive game

Let's go Buffalo. There, we've said it. We used to love that chant when Ernie DiGregorio and Bob McAdoo used to spark the old Buffalo Braves of the NBA at home. Yeah, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. So we're bringing that chant back for Sunday. We want to see the Buffalo Bills give ...

Longo’s Friday Football Feast: North hosts Exeter in potential classic

I believe it was the late Muhammad Ali who often chirped, “I’m a bad man!” Let’s just say that this week, I understand what the champ was preaching. You see, those of us who know perfection embrace it. A spotless 8-0 week has left the big fella at 21-3 through three weeks. Please ...

Red Sox manager Alex Cora was right in letting Eduardo Rodriguez get 19th win

One reason to be an Alex Cora fan is that the man is honest – or an extraordinary actor. For those who stopped watching the 2019 Red Sox when they clinched October tee times, Eduardo Rodriguez posted his 19th victory Tuesday night in a 12-10 win over the Rangers. It was one of, if not the ...

Londonderry’s Griffin deserves better than Jets

The axiom that “good things happen to good people” got severely tested in the spring of 2019. To his credit, the good person involved, as he has done for so long in his athletic career, simply perseveres. Londonderry High product Ryan Griffin was in town, starting at tight end Sunday at ...

Greenwood: Red Sox implosion starts, ends with pitching staff

Diving into the ever-deepening pool of Major League Baseball stats has never been fun for this English major. When it comes to analyzing the sea of numbers and decimal points, fear of drowning is real here. But assessing why the Red Sox officially (i.e., mathematically) have become an also-ran ...

Patriots need a challenge; is one really out there?

Enough. Pleeeeeeze NFL, get some teams that can actually play professional football on the New England Patriots schedule. Sure, you fans are loving this, it's a rout every seven days for you to enjoy, 30-14 on this particular Sunday at sun-splashed, Antonio Brown-free Gillette Stadium. Is it ...